The Producer- and Consumer-based Eco-Efficiencies and their Application to Ecodesign

Author

Park, Pil-Ju ; Tahara, Kiyotaka ; Inaba, Atsushi

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Life Cycle Assessment, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba

fYear

2005

Firstpage

779

Lastpage

784

Abstract

The product-based eco-efficiency and the consumer-based eco-efficiency were defined based on the concept that the product value is the ratio of worth to cost. The former is expressed as [(product quality /Cost)/LIME results] and the latter is expressed as [(Consumer´s satisfaction/Price)/LIME results]. The applicability of the proposed eco-efficiencies to ecodesign was tested using digital cameras. The results shows that companies can identify the weak points of their products related to environment, product quality, and consumer´s satisfaction by using both the PBEE and the CBEE results, and use this information in ecodesign

Keywords

cameras; consumer products; customer satisfaction; design for environment; ecology; pricing; product development; quality management; consumer satisfaction; consumer-based eco-efficiency; costing; digital cameras; ecodesign; environment factors; pricing; producer-based eco-efficiency; product development; product quality; product value; Cost function; Digital cameras; Environmental economics; Law; Legal factors; Measurement units; Product design; Product development; Size measurement; Testing; Consumer´s satisfaction; Digital camera; Eco-efficiency; Ecodesign; product quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0081-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619349

Filename

1619349