Influencing product lifetime through product design

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 286-299

  van Nes, Nicole ^a   Cramer, Jacqueline ^b  

^a SKIM Analytical   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design for environment; Design for longevity; Durability of products; Product lifetime optimization; Replacement motives; Replacement purchasing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LONGEVITY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 24944587842     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.491     Document Type: Article

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