Understanding the real impact of DFE guidelines: A case study of four generations of telephones

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Abstract

This research addresses a fundamental question regarding the effectiveness of existing design for environment (DFE) guidelines. The study attempts to understand the improvement in a product's environmental performance directly attributable to the DFE tools and how much results simply from other design objectives or enabling technologies. Four generations of a business telephone, with the latest version designed using state-of-the-art DFE guidelines, are examined using lifecycle assessment and demanufacturing analysis to evaluate environmental lifecycle performance. This information is used to forecast the progression to a present day, non-DFE phone. By overlaying comparable information generated by analyzing the current DFE-designed phone, the true impact of DFE on the product can be assessed.

Identifier

0032659941 (Scopus)

Publication Title

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

First Page

134

Last Page

139

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