A Life Cycle Engineering model for technology selection: a case study on plastic injection moulds for low production volumes

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 846-856

  Pecas P ^a   Ribeiro, I ^a   Folgado, R ^a   Henriques, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Injection moulds; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Cost; Life Cycle Engineering; Technology selection

Indexed keywords

INJECTION MOULDS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COST; LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY SELECTION;

ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGRATION; MOLDS; RESINS; TECHNOLOGY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 64249102551     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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