Chapter 9

LINKING ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS

The process of product design and product development varies from company to company and involves many different approaches and tools. Consequently, the ISO/TR 14062 Technical report "Environ-mental management - Integrating envi-ronmental aspects into product design and development" presents a general model of the product design and development process. The model (see slide to the right) divides the process into six typical stages:

• Planning
• Conceptual design
• Detailed design
• Testing/prototype
• Production and marked launch
• Product review

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