NDLI: A practical approach to the ecological lifetime optimization of electronic products

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Van Nes, N. Cramer, J. Stevels, A.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Fac. of Ind. Design Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands (Van Nes, N.)
Abstract	In order to be able to answer the question of whether to "extend or shorten the product lifetime", one must first analyze the gap between the ecologically optimum lifetime and the current usage time. The ecologically optimum lifetime is defined as "the time until replacement is considered ecologically sound" and is determined by two factors: the reduction in the efficiency of the product itself due to use and the improvement in the efficiency of new products in the market. When trying to find a way to close the gap, it is helpful to distinguish between the different dimensions of the product that can become obsolete. This information forms the basis for the development of directions for redesign.
Starting Page	108
Ending Page	111
File Size	34448
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769500072
DOI	10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747592
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-02-01
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Design engineering Postal services Water resources Power generation economics Environmental economics Guidelines Raw materials Washing machines Refrigeration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

A practical approach to the ecological lifetime optimization of electronic products