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Impact of Technology on Product Life Cycle Design: Functional and Environmental Perspective

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As new technologies enter the market, new products are developed with increased functionality/ performance. However the problem is currently available design assessment methods such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is product-based and does not address the environmental impact directly arising from enabling technology. The challenge lies in understanding the changes in product life cycle design and the associated environmental impact. This paper investigates the Life Cycle Impact of two generations of computer display technologies to show the problem in assessing products based only on functional unit and the need for a new direction in product design assessment.

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  1. Life Cycle Engineering and Management Research Group School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Seung Jin Kim & Sami Kara

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Kim, S.J., Kara, S. (2012). Impact of Technology on Product Life Cycle Design: Functional and Environmental Perspective. In: Dornfeld, D., Linke, B. (eds) Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5_33

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