Application of agent technology for recycling-oriented product assessment

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 817-839

  Dostatni, Ewa ^a   Diakun, Jacek ^a   Hamrol, Adam ^a   Mazur, Waldemar ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agent technology; Computers; Design; Design for recycling; Recycling

Indexed keywords

AGENT TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS; DESIGN FOR RECYCLING; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT; WEAK REPRESENTATIONS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTERS; DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOOLS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84880538028     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-02-2013-0062     Document Type: Article

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