Design of sustainable product life cycles

Life cycle design is understood as "to develop" (to plan, to calculate, to define, to draw) a holistic concept for the entire life cycle of a product". Life cycle design means a one time planning during the concept phase of a productin which the pathway of a product over the entire life cycle is determined. So e.g. the planning of possible services for a product during its utilization phase, the way of material recycling, how and which parts can be reused, how the logistics for recycling will be organised or how the product can be used afterwards. So it is a conceptual pre-design of all later activities over the life cycle. By this understanding the book delivers a really holistic approach because before a product is physically made a life-long concepts and utilization scenarios with closed material and information cycles have to be developed. This promotes a real "thinking in product (life) cycles". Holistic approach tolifecycle management and life cycle design Reference work for implementation methods in Research and Practice INDICE: Introduction.- Life Cycle Modelling.- Life Cycle Information Support.- Life Cycle Evaluation.- Life Cycle Design.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-79081-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés