Lean framework for planning redesign proposals to optimise EOL environmental behaviour in WEEE products

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-324

  Katsamaki, Anastasia ^a   Bilalis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

end of life treatment; lean thinking; wastes of electrical and electronic equipment

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; DISASSEMBLY PROCESS; DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; END-OF-LIFE; LEAN THINKING; PRODUCT END-OF-LIFE; PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT; SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS; USEFUL LIFE;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84870828671     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2012.694916     Document Type: Article

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