An abbreviated alternatives assessment process for product designers: A children's furniture manufacturing case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-476

  Winnebeck, Kathryn H ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives assessment; Consumer product safety improvement Act; Metrics; Product safety

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT PROCESS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; METRICS; PRODUCT DESIGNERS; PRODUCT SAFETY; THREE-STEP PROCESS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; HEALTH HAZARDS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

RATING;

EID: 79951551641     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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