Explains why product development teams should use the combined creative input of loyal customers, sales and marketing teams, suppliers and others outside the company, instead of a relying on a small t
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"Preface The current marketplace is undergoing an accelerated pace of change that challenges corporations to apply new techniques to respond rapidly to this ever-developing environment. At the center
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After introducing the concepts of Sustainable Development, the authors discuss Industrial Ecology and Design for Environment as defined in the literature. They present the life cycle theory and appro
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