Sustainable product systems—experiences based on case projects in sustainable product development

The sweet spot in sustainability: a framework for corporate assessment in sugar manufacturing

“…Despite the positive terms, a trade-off between quality and the performance of the TBL is also implied in some articles as improving one dimension possibly loses the performance of another dimension (Hanssen 1999;Isaksson and Steimle 2009;Narasimhan and Schoenherr 2012;Székely and Knirsch 2005). From these, it may be better to say that the relationship between quality improvement and the development of the TBL is still inconclusive among different business practices.…”

Does the potential of the use of LCA match the design team needs?

“…Consequently, it is very difficult to compare a completed product with a product in the ''development stage'', or even with a final product from a competitor. Scenario analyses, such as those [17] developed by Hansen, can be used to alleviate these problems, but this increases the complexity and uncertainty of the results. Similarly, the LCA is completely unsuitable for the environmental comparison between two products that have different functions [18], even if this difference is between 1 or 2 specifications of the product.…”

Market Success Factors of Sustainable Products

“…To Chen et al (2006) and Chen (2009), environmentally sustainable practices add value to a brand as they generate positive awareness towards the brand, as well as increased perceived quality and trust that may positively impact customer satisfaction. Hanssen (1999), Baker and Sinkula (2005), Lee, Gemba e Kodoma (2006), González-Benito and González-Benito (2008), Peng and Lin (2008), Brito et al (2008) and Naranjo-Gil (2009) all confirm that market knowledge and organizational adaptation towards market characteristics are positively related to success of environmentally sustainable innovations. Thus, organizations operating at global levels must adapt processes and products to local demand in order to reap increased profitability.…”