Three interrelated aspects of the product lifecycle decision making are studied from the perspective of sustainability: waste reduction in manufacturing, green product deployment strategies and product upgrade investment decision making. Mathematical models are developed to assist stakeholders in making the rational decisions at corresponding product lifecycle stages.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PITT/oai:PITTETD:etd-11102008-101602 |
| Date | 29 June 2009 |
| Creators | Hu, Guiping |
| Contributors | Bopaya Bidanda, Yan Wang, Larry J. Shuman, Nabil Nasr, Lisa M. Maillart |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh |
| Source Sets | University of Pittsburgh |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-11102008-101602/ |
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