Title: Elements of effective DFE program management and product stewardship
Abstract: Abstract Design for the Environment (DFE) is a systems‐oriented approach for designing more ecologically and economically sustainable product systems. It couples the product development cycle used in business with the physical life‐cycle of a product. DFE integrates environmental requirements into the earliest stages of design so total impacts caused by product systems can be reduced. With DFE practices, environmental, performance, cost, cultural, and legal requirements are balanced. Concepts such as concurrent design, total quality management, cross‐disciplinary teams, and multiattribute decision making are essential elements of DFE. 1 In this article, the authors show how these DFE initiatives can provide the design and product development teams with the training, information, decision support tools, and procedures that ensure improved product development decisions and environmental performance.
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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