TY - GEN
T1 - Applicable methods for sustainable development for small and middle-size companies
AU - Lindemann, U.
AU - Hessling, T.
AU - Hutterer, P.
AU - Mörtl, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2001 IEEE.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1109/ECODIM.2001.992342
DO - 10.1109/ECODIM.2001.992342
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84963640900
T3 - Proceedings - 2nd International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing
SP - 180
EP - 183
BT - Proceedings - 2nd International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, EcoDesign 2001
Y2 - 11 December 2001 through 15 December 2001
ER -