A Holistic Approach to Design Support for Bio-polymer Based Packaging

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1112-1123

  Colwill, J A ^a   Wright, E I ^a   Rahimifard, S ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Decision support tool; Life cycle assessment; Multi criteria decision making; Packaging; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SCORECARDS; DECISION PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN SUPPORT; DESIGN TOOL; ECO-DESIGN TOOLS; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL FACTORS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HOLISTIC DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PACKAGING DESIGNS; PACKAGING ENGINEERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRATEGIC FIT; STRATEGIC INTENT; SUPPORT TOOL; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN;

BIOPOLYMERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUPPLY CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN METHOD; FOOTPRINT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLYMER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84871335584     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0545-z     Document Type: Article

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