Innovative approaches to optimising design and use of durable consumer goods

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 227-250

  Mont, Oksana ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Durable products; Eco design; Planned obsolescence; Service and circular economy; Use optimisation; Utilisation rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749086160     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2008.020395     Document Type: Article

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