Encouraging resource-conscious behavior through product design: The principle of discretization

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Srivastava, Jayesh ^a   Shu, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION;

DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DISCRETIZATIONS; LEAD USER METHODS; LEAD USERS; RESOURCES CONSUMPTION; WATER CONSUMPTION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84879969481     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024225     Document Type: Article

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