Eco-redesign of a personal electronic product subject to the energy-using product directive

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1411-1423

  Yung, Winco K C ^a   Chan, H K ^b   Wong, Danny W C ^a   So, Joey H T ^a   Choi, Albert C K ^a   Yue, T M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case study; eco design; electronic products; environment; life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

2005/32/EC; DECISION PARAMETERS; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; ECODESIGN; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY-USING PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; EUROPEAN UNION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NEW DESIGN; ORIGINAL DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84861021449     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.571941     Document Type: Article

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