Sustainable product innovation : entrepreneurship for human well-being /

Detailing sustainability challenges facing our global society in the 21st century, this unique text makes a well-supported business case for sustainable product development. --

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rafinejad, Dariush, 1943- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Knovel (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Plantation, FL : J. Ross Publishing, Incorporated, [2017]
Subjects:	New products > Environmental aspects. Sustainable design. Écoconception. sustainable architecture. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The sustainability challenge
Transition toward sustainable development and business strategy
Sustainability frameworks and industrial ecology
Life-cycle assessment
Technology and product strategy
The product development and commercialization process
User-inspired innovation and design thinking : user-need research
Design for excellence and sustainability
Design for end-of-life management : a zero-waste strategy
Public policy and building inherent safety by design
Sustainability standards and product ratings
Decision analysis and modeling in product development : system dynamics modeling
Return on investment : intellectual property protection.