Process-related key performance indicators for measuring sustainability performance of ecodesign implementation into product development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 416-428

  Rodrigues, Vinícius P ^a   Pigosso, Daniela C A ^a   McAloone, Tim C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecodesign implementation; Ecodesign management; Performance indicators; Product development; Sustainability performance

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PHASIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84995376711     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.046     Document Type: Article

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