Evaluation of design alternatives' environmental performance using AHP and ER approaches

IEEE Systems Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1185-1192

  Ng, C Y ^a   Chuah, K B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); eco design; evidential reasoning (ER); life cycle assessment (LCA); new product development (NPD)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EVALUATION OF DESIGNS; EVIDENTIAL REASONING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84913587145     PISSN: 19328184     EISSN: 19379234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2013.2258217     Document Type: Article

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