Environmental management in design : lessons from Volvo and Hewlett-Packard for the Department of Defense /

The Defense Department, seeking methods to hold the line on environmental costs, can look to corporations in the private sector for novel approaches to environmental management. Corporations have learned that, if environmental issues are considered in the design stage, the payoffs over the life of t...

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Autore principale: Resetar, Susan A., 1961-
Enti autori: Rand Corporation, United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Altri autori: Camm, Frank A., 1949-, Drezner, Jeffrey A.
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1998.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=48009
Sommario:
  • Introduction
  • Environmental Issues in Weapon Systems Acquisition
  • What Is Design-For-Environment?
  • No Silver Bullets: Elements of a Comprehensive Process
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Volvo Case Study: Driving Toward Green
  • Appendix B: Hewlett-Packard Case Study: Product Stewardship: Green Computes
  • Bibliography.