A conceptual design tool for resolving conflicts between product functionality and environmental impact

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 0910061-09100611

  Fitzgerald, Daniel P ^a   Herrmann, Jeffrey W ^b   Schmidt, Linda C ^b  

^a Black and Decker Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN BY ANALOGIES; DESIGN TOOL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; TIME TO MARKET; UNIT COST;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77957307591     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002144     Document Type: Article

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