Key aspects of product attraction: a focus on eco-friendliness
| Autor: | Josiena Gotzsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Product design specification
Engineering Environmental Engineering Process management Product design business.industry Product innovation Management Monitoring Policy and Law Product engineering Product lifecycle New product development Systems engineering Product management Product (category theory) business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. 8:37 |
| ISSN: | 1741-511X 1466-2132 |
| DOI: | 10.1504/ijetm.2008.016297 |
| Popis: | For product managers and designers, being able to identify the multiple attributes making a product attractive is primordial. Environmental qualities are becoming an increasingly important part of product appeal. This paper aims to facilitate the identification of a product's key attraction points, including eco-friendly characteristics. Derived from findings in the literature, a model is proposed that gives an overview of desirable product aspects. The model is principally based on qualitative research from the product design literature (Burdek, 1996; Mono, 1997; Steffen, 2000) and quantitative research, related to new product development by Cooper and Kleinschmidt (1995). Eco-design practices and recommendations have been used to integrate sustainability elements in this model. The last section of this paper describes a product development that is driven by environmental issues. The proposed model of product attraction is applied to this case. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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