Title :
Environmental Value Chain Analysis: a tool for product definition in Eco Design
Author :
Ishii, Kos ; Stevels, Ab
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper proposes the method of Environmental Value Chain Analysis (EVCA) that aids the product definition stage of Eco Design. Key elements of EVCA include: (1) the mainstream flow and stakeholders impact, (2) the internal value chain, and (3) the issue correlation matrix. EVCA helped to transform Philips Consumer Electronics from an environmentally defensive organization in 1994 into a proactive one at present. The Green TV project (1996) and the current Eco Vision program serve as illustrative examples of EVCA. The analysis enables us to formulate the lessons to be learned from the past and also in which way current programs can be further enhanced
Keywords :
consumer electronics; environmental factors; product development; Eco Design; Eco Vision program; Environmental Value Chain Analysis; Green TV project; Philips Consumer Electronics; environmentally defensive organization; environmentally proactive organization; internal value chain; issue correlation matrix; mainstream flow impact; product definition; product definition stage; stakeholders impact; Companies; Consumer electronics; Costs; Energy consumption; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Mechanical engineering; Packaging; Raw materials; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2000. ISEE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5962-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2000.857646
