Forecasting sales and generation of obsolete computers in the U.S.

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Yan, Yang ^a   Williams, Eric ^a  

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounding analysis; Computer penetration rate; E Waste; End of Life computers; Logistic model

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; ESTIMATION; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIFE CYCLE; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RATE CONSTANTS; SALES; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASYMPTOTIC LIMITS; BOUNDING ANALYSIS; CARRYING CAPACITY; COMPUTER PENETRATION RATE; E-WASTE; END-OF-LIFE COMPUTERS; FUTURE TRENDS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LIFE SPAN; LOGISTIC MODEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOWER BOUNDS; PENETRATION RATES; PER CAPITA; S-SHAPED; SALES DATA; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS; UPPER BOUNDS;

COMPUTERS;

EID: 51849147612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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