DocumentCode :
378716
Title :
Applicable methods for sustainable development for small and middle-size companies
Author :
Lindemann, Udo ; Hessling, Thomas ; Hutterer, Philipp ; Mörtl, Markus
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Produktentwicklung, Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
180
Lastpage :
183
Abstract :
Small and middle-size companies have a limited availability of personnel and financial resources for environmental issues as well as a lack of know-how as compared to the larger enterprises. They need a more pragmatic methodology to utilize their potentials for sustainable products. Current literature and industry sources provide only incomplete or abstract approaches. The research project presented entitled "Integrated Product Policy" therefore has been formulated to investigate applicable methodologies to support the sustainable development for small and middle-sized companies. The methodology presented is a completely different approach towards this problem compared to the \´ecobalance\´ approach. We identify and focus on the main criteria of the respective company and product by checking all possibilities of IPP activity. Subsequently, effective methods are used to utilize the potentials. It is a practical approach for implementation of sustainable development in all phases of the lifecycle
Keywords :
design for environment; personnel; product development; recycling; IPP activity; Integrated Product Policy; ecobalance; environmental issues; financial resources; lifecycle; middle-sized companies; personnel; pragmatic methodology; small companies; small/middle-size companies; sustainable development; sustainable products; Availability; Companies; Environmental economics; Large-scale systems; Personnel; Process design; Protection; Rail transportation; Sustainable development; Vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1266-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.992342
Filename :
992342
Link To Document :
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