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http://dx.doi.org/10.7736/KSPE.2012.29.9.964

Characterization of Eco-Design Checklists  

Masoudi, Ali (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH)
You, Hee-Cheon (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH)
Suh, Suk-Hwan (Graduate School of Engineering Mastership, POSTECH)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.29, no.9, 2012 , pp. 964-970 More about this Journal
Abstract
Various eco-design tools have been developed which can be classified into quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative tools. Practitioners are reluctant to utilize quantitative tools in light of their time-demanding nature. Among the qualitative tools, checklists are simple tools that allow a quick and effective evaluation and consideration of environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of a product. A profound and better understanding of eco-design checklists is needed so that practitioners can apply them appropriately to their product development context. Various types of eco-design checklists are analyzed in the present study based on their attributes and classified in a structured way for their efficient utilization in product development contexts.
Keywords
Early Stages of Product Development; Environmental Impact; Ecodesign Checklist; Characteristics of Checklist; Classification of Checklist;
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