A system for integrating design for environment (DFE) criteria into the new product introduction process

Environmental design needs for new products are becoming more demanding and diverse. They are changing as new concepts emerge and existing concepts are modified. Some design for environment (DFE) needs have or will become legal and regulatory requirements, while many remain as “preferred practices” that need to be recognized and addressed. As a result, ith can sometimes be difficult to get design groups to take responsibility for the wide variety of DFE objectives. Thus, a product steward faces the challenge of trying to inject desired environmental characteristics into new product design objectives