A normative decision analysis method for the sustainability-based design of products

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 342-362

  Eddy, Douglas C ^a   Krishnamurty, Sundar ^a   Grosse, Ian R ^a   Wileden, Jack C ^b   Lewis, Kemper E ^c  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory   (United States)

^c the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; multi criteria decision making; sustainable product design; utility theory

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFECYCLE COSTS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGNS; UTILITY THEORY;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84875231069     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544828.2012.745931     Document Type: Article

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