Overview
- Provides a comprehensive review of sustainability tools, including guidance on applying each
- Includes five practical case studies from industry
- Is based on the authors’ considerable experience in sustainable product development and the outcome of number of research projects sponsored by national and international funding bodies and industries
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Methods for Sustainable Product Design
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Case Studies of Product Life Cycle Assessments
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Case Studies of Integrated Approach for Sustainable Product Development
Keywords
About this book
• Regulations/directives related to sustainable product development
• Popular lifecycle analysis software packages
• Environmental and social lifecycle impact assessment methods
• Lifecycle inventory databases
• Eco-point and eco-accounting infrastructure
• ICT and traceability technologies for sustainable product development
• Sustainable design and manufacture
• Integrated approach for sustainable product development
A description of each sustainability tool is accompanied by easy-to-understand guidelines as well as sustainable product development methods. Five different case studies are also presented to illustrate how to apply the tools and methods into the development of real sustainable products.
In view of the increasing pressure on industries to meet the, sometimes conflicting, demands of the market and environment, this book is a valuable resource for engineers and managers in manufacturing companies wishing to update their knowledge of sustainable product development. It is also suitable for researchers and consultants who are involved or interested in sustainable product development, as well as for students studying sustainable development, production, and engineering management.
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Product Development
Book Subtitle: Tools, Methods and Examples
Editors: Daizhong Su
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39149-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39148-5Published: 13 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39151-5Published: 13 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-39149-2Published: 12 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 369
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Design, Sustainability Management, Industrial and Production Engineering, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design