The development of environmentally conscious products, which give customers satisfaction and provide environmental value, is one of the responsibilities of manufacturers.Toshiba has developed technologies for an environmental information system that appropriately manages environmental data throughout the entire product life cycle and supports the development of environmentally conscious products (ECPs). It can also be incorporated itself into an existing product development process.In this paper, we describe a supporting technology for the early phases of product development, a Web-based life cycle assessment (LCA) tool, and a technology for system integration. By applying these technologies, it becomes possible to explore the most effective environmental considerations while maintaining development efficiency.
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