Fuon theory: Standardizing functional units for product design

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 683-691

  Collado Ruiz, Daniel ^a   Ostad Ahmad Ghorabi, Hesamedin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Design domains; Ecodesign; Functional unit; Fuons; Life cycle assessment; Product development; Product family

Indexed keywords

DESIGN DOMAINS; ECODESIGN; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; FUONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PRODUCT FAMILIES;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GLASS BOTTLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 77955273413     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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