The role of modular upgradability as a green design strategy

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 640-648

  Agrawal, Vishal V ^a   Ülkü, Sezer ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green product design; Modularity; New product development; Sustainability; Sustainable operations

Indexed keywords

ENTIRE LIFE CYCLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN DESIGNS; GREEN PRODUCT DESIGN; MODULARITY; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT CATEGORIES; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; OBSOLESCENCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84886003085     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1120.0396     Document Type: Article

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