Innovative approaches to optimising design and use of durable consumer goods
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The classical market economy provided basis for emergence of a throwaway society that is based on economies of scale, planned obsolescence and growing demand for new products. This society is clearly unsustainable. An alternative model is the so-called circular economy based on optimised product life span, extended services and remanufacturing activities. The aim of this paper is to understand the complexity of the product durability discourse from environmental and economic perspectives and from the viewpoint of different stakeholders and to discuss innovative strategies for achieving product durability by maximising utilisation rate and improving value of durable products for users.
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The most effective product lifetime extension strategy begins with robust material selection, quality manufacturing, and longevity-oriented design rather than downstream repair infrastructure.
“It also resonates with the upstream design philosophy articulated by Cooper and Mont [1,2], whereby the most effective product lifetime extension strategy begins with robust material selection, quality manufacturing, and longevity-oriented design rather than downstream repair infrastructure.”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [1]
Material and structural durability are key technical specifications to extend lifetime.
“Material and structural durability (e.g., resistance to use conditions, such as exposure to extreme temperatures, deformation risks, and degradation due to contact with other substances) are key technical specifications to extend lifetime [50,57,58].”
From Characterisation and environmental value proposition of reuse models for fast-moving consumer goods: reusable packaging and products (2021) · cites this paper as [57]
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- Authors
- Mont, O.
- Affiliations
- Lund University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Mont, Oksana
- ORCID
- Mont, Oksana
- Venue
- International Journal of Product Development
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3/4
- Pages
- 227
- ISSN
- 1477-9056 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-8178
- OpenAlex
- W1988594729
- Cited by
- 90
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Product Development (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Keywords
- product durability, durable consumer goods, circular economy, throwaway society, planned obsolescence, remanufacturing, extended services, stakeholder perspectives, sustainable product design
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