In recent years the increased awareness of environmental issues has led to the
development of new approaches to product design, known as Design for Environment and …

This book seeks to address the needs of Life Cycle Management (LCM), while presenting
the current practice, in both large and small firms. Furthermore, although LCM is established …

Our article uses the theory of transaction cost economics as a conceptual basis for
examining the contracting mechanisms by which firms in the computer industry structure …

How strong is the link between being Lean and being Green? In recent years, the discipline
of industrial ecology has developed as a practical approach to incorporating ecological …

Sustainable manufacturing (SM) broadly implies the development of innovative
manufacturing sciences and technologies that span the life cycle of products and services to …

The evaluation of tradeoffs between technologies and policies for mitigation of
environmental problems requires a systematic investigation of effects over the entire region …

Abstract The Return on Environment (ROE) is developed, and tested, as an objective
indicator to support the results of Life Cycle Assessments. It is based on the observation that …

In order to achieve progress towards sustainable resource management, it is essential to
evaluate options for the reuse and recycling of secondary raw materials, in order to provide …

This paper presents recent trends in Design for Sustainability (DfS) with foresight and
strategy as the point of view. We first provide a definition of design for sustainability based …

In den vergangenen Jahren ist der Druck auf Unternehmen gestiegen, nicht mehr
ausschließlich ökonomische Zielsetzungen zu verfolgen, sondern auch ökologische und …