TESPI (Tool for Environmental Sound Product Innovation): A simplified software tool to support environmentally conscious design in SMEs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5583, Issue , 2004, Pages 186-192

  Misceo, Monica ^a   Buonamici, Roberto ^a   Buttol, Patrizia ^a   Naldesi, Luciano ^a   Grimaldi, Filomena ^b   Rinaldi, Caterina ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco design; Life Cycle; Product Innovation; Quality Function Deployment; Small and Medium sized Enterprises

Indexed keywords

ECO-DESIGNS; LIFE CYCLE (LC); PRODUCT INNOVATION; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD); SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME);

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 17044438747     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.570158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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