Environmental legislations -- Design for disassembly -- Design for assembly -- Design for maintenance -- Consideration of reuse, recycling and remanufacturing -- Costing for sustainable product design.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Author Biographies -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of Sustainability -- 1.1.1 Performance Evaluation of the Economic Pillar -- 1.1.2 Performance Evaluation of the...

Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational “fitness” within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to both the practice and...