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Virtual Reality Based Ecodesign

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Efficiency in Sustainable Supply Chain

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In the chapter a combination of the virtual reality technology with the ecological approach to the design of electrical appliances of everyday use has been discussed. The case study on a hammer drill is presented. The authors present how useful can be the virtual reality technology in the process of environmentally friendly design of products. The basic functions of a product, its design and operation can be evaluated by means of the virtual reality technology before the product is put into production. The product disassembly method and duration, as well as the waste reclamation and recycling levels, can be determined at the design stage.

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  1. Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965, Poznan, Poland

    Justyna Trojanowska & Anna Karwasz

  2. University of Minho, Azurém Campus, 4804–533, Guimarães, Portugal

    Jose M. Machado & Maria Leonilde R. Varela

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  1. Justyna Trojanowska
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  1. Faculty of Management Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

    Paulina Golinska-Dawson

  2. Poznan School of Logistics, Poznan, Poland

    Adam Kolinski

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Trojanowska, J., Karwasz, A., Machado, J.M., Varela, M.L.R. (2017). Virtual Reality Based Ecodesign. In: Golinska-Dawson, P., Kolinski, A. (eds) Efficiency in Sustainable Supply Chain. EcoProduction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46451-0_8

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