Application of a comprehensive Product Environmental Profile system to design for the environment

Author

Ching, S. ; Jacques, M. ; Kirby, J.R. ; Mann, T.

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

86

Abstract

This paper discusses IBM´s integration of its design for the environment (DFE) rating assessment program into its Lotus Notes-based Product Environmental Profile (PEP) system. IBM has measured progress in improving the environmental performance of products through a system of DFE rating assessments on new products. This system was integrated into the new online Product Environmental Profile System. This paper discusses how IBM has historically performed DFE rating assessments, describes the development of the Lotus Notes PEP database, and discuss how IBM integrated its DFE assessment process into the PEP system and some of the resulting benefits of this integration

Keywords

design for environment; engineering computing; management information systems; DFE rating assessment program; IBM; Lotus Notes; PEP information management system development; Product Environmental Profile system; design for environment; environmental performance improvement; Databases; Design engineering; Design methodology; Guidelines; Hardware; Manufacturing; Product design; Product development; Protection; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and the Environment, 1999. ISEE -1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Danvers, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5495-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.1999.765853

Filename

765853