DocumentCode
3300903
Title
Influencing product lifetime through product design
Author
Smeels, Erik ; Stevels, Ab
Author_Institution
STIO Ind. Design, Delft, Netherlands
fYear
2003
fDate
8-11 Dec. 2003
Firstpage
267
Lastpage
271
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322673
Filename
1322673
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