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Introduction

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The aim of this introductory chapter is to present an overview of the subject of Design for X (DFX) in relation to chapters included in this book. The following questions are discussed:

  1. 1.

    What is DFX?

  2. 2.

    How does DFX work?

  3. 3.

    Why is DFX used?

  4. 4.

    Which DFX, when and where?

  5. 5.

    Who is involved in DFX?

  6. 6.

    What is next?

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Huang, G.Q. (1996). Introduction. In: Huang, G.Q. (eds) Design for X. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3985-4_1

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