Integration of Ecodesign in Product Development
extra - OR, another example, perhaps more relevant might be as follows. An end-of-pipe approach to household waste might be to incinerate the rubbish. This is only deals with the results of the problem rather than preventing the problem. The opposite would be to prevent the production of the waste in the first place by limiting or banning packaging used in the first place.
the aim of this article is to identify the success factors presented for the integration of Ecodesign in product development and to provide a structured overview of the factors.
Introduction
Today it is widely acknowledged that companies need to reduce the environmental impact of their activities.
in the early days of industrial environmental consciousness focus was set on so-called "end-of-pipe" solutions. Which means reducing the amount of harmful emmision and substances from manufacturing facilities.
*in other words - reducing emision that comes out (at the end of the "pipe")
eg. of an end-of-pipe approach might be dealing with CO2 emmissions from coal-fired power stations by capturing and storing the carbon rather than finding a different way of producing power altogether.
Recently, focus has changed towards the environmental performance of the products and consequently product development has become of great importance, because a product's environmental performance is mainly determined during the product development process.
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Ecodesign - refers to actions taken in product development aimed at minimising a product's environmental impact during its whole life cycle, without compromising product criteria such as performance and cost.
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Frame of Reference: Factors Affecting the Success of Product Development
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the aim of this article is to identify the success factors presented for the integration of Ecodesign in product development and to provide a structured overview of the factors.
Introduction
Today it is widely acknowledged that companies need to reduce the environmental impact of their activities.
in the early days of industrial environmental consciousness focus was set on so-called "end-of-pipe" solutions. Which means reducing the amount of harmful emmision and substances from manufacturing facilities.
*in other words - reducing emision that comes out (at the end of the "pipe")
eg. of an end-of-pipe approach might be dealing with CO2 emmissions from coal-fired power stations by capturing and storing the carbon rather than finding a different way of producing power altogether.
Recently, focus has changed towards the environmental performance of the products and consequently product development has become of great importance, because a product's environmental performance is mainly determined during the product development process.
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Ecodesign - refers to actions taken in product development aimed at minimising a product's environmental impact during its whole life cycle, without compromising product criteria such as performance and cost.
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Frame of Reference: Factors Affecting the Success of Product Development
Research on