Sustainable product development requires integrating eco- and open innovation. Traditional Design Thinking (DT), while effective for iterative product improvement, often lacks the capability to address environmental considerations comprehensively, necessitating new approaches to balance consumer...

The PLM process is developing methodologies to support sustainable production during the whole product lifecycle. The present research makes a focus on the first phase product development (the design phase) that is significant to set future costs and environmental impacts. This research analyzes...

Immer wieder liest man, dass Hersteller ihre Produkte bewusst so konstruieren, dass sie vorzeitig kaputtgehen. Die Leidtragenden: die Kunden. Viele Hersteller aber wollen den Verschleiß hinauszögern. Wie gehen sie vor, um Obsoleszenz zu planen? Der Band präsentiert erstmals die Sicht und die...

Lightweight design is regarded as a technological approach to engineer products in a more energy and material efficient- and, therefore, resource-saving way. In this sense, high-tech multi-materials, also referred to as composites, have become very popular for many decades due to their...

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Geleitwort / Haberkern, Stefanie / Katzan, Johannes -- Einführung / Longmuß, Jörg / Poppe, Erik -- Zu Begriff und Theorie der geplanten Obsoleszenz / Poppe, Erik / Longmuß, Jörg -- Obsoleszenz als systemisches Problem - Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Akteuren der...

This book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and...

New and shifting legal, market and financial dynamics have increased the pressure on firms in manufacturing industries to implement processes for developing and marketing sustainable products. The environmental and social impacts of products and services depend on how they interact with the...