Environmental management in design
Subtitle: lessons from Volvo and Hewlett-Packard for the Department of Defense
By: Susan Resetar, Frank Camm, Jeffrey Drezner.
Contributors: Camm, Frank A., 1949-; Drezner, Jeffrey A.; Rand Corporation.; United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Publisher: Rand
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: United States. Dept. of Defense -- Procurement -- Environmental aspects.; Volvo, Aktiebolaget -- Management -- Environmental aspects.; Hewlett-Packard Company -- Management -- Environmental aspects.; Defense contracts -- Environmental aspects -- United States.; Environmental management -- Case studies.; United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Design and construction -- Environmental aspects.
Description: The Defense Department, seeking methods to hold the line on environmental costs, can look to corporations in the private sector for novel approaches to environmental management. Corporations have learned that, if environmental issues are considered in the design stage, the payoffs over the life of the product or system can be large. The authors of this report concentrate on two corporations -- Volvo and Hewlett-Packard -- to identify the key factors that led to successful implementation of a design-for-environment program. The report shows, by drawing on the experience of Volvo, Hewlett-Packard, and other industry leaders, how DoD can incorporate pollution prevention into design activities of weapon systems without any loss of capability and with a potential for enormous savings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150).
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense ; National Defense Research Institute."
"MR-1009-OSD."
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