Leveraging Design for Sustainability Across Product Development
by Kimi Ceridon
SUMMARY
Implementing identifiable, quantifiable and measurable Design for Sustainability (DfS) metrics into a product’s design is not enough to product more sustainable products. These metrics must be tracked and managed throughout the product development process including design, manufacturing, sourcing, production, delivery and beyond. More sustainable product are the result of integrating a life cycle thinking approach throughout these processes and into extended manufacturer responsibilities. The following introduces life cycle thinking methods to the various product development phases.
This article appeared in the November 10, 2010 on Indusry Week.
SUMMARY
This article appeared in the November 10, 2010 on Indusry Week.