Title :
Influencing product lifetime through product design
Author :
Smeels, Erik ; Stevels, Ab
Author_Institution :
STIO Ind. Design, Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
The lifetime of the current generation of audio systems is far away from its ecological optimum. Replacing a product for a better, nicer or just more cosmetically pleasing one is the order of the day. The question this paper addresses is whether optimising the lifetime of audio systems is an interesting concept to gain environmental and business benefit The paper concludes that in the case of audio systems lifetime optimisation can be used to bring about innovative new ideas that at the same time reduce environmental impact substantially.
Keywords :
audio systems; consumer electronics; design for environment; optimisation; product design; reliability; audio systems; business benefit; environmental benefit; environmental impact; lifetime optimisation; product design; product lifetime; Audio systems; Consumer electronics; Optimization methods; Reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2003. EcoDesign '03. 2003 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8590-x
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322673
