Product markets are complex systems with many different stakeholders and interactions. A number of decisions within this system affect the design of new products, not only from design teams but also from consumers, producers, and policymakers. Market systems studies have shown how producers can make "profit-optimal" decisions on product design and pricing, and how those decisions influence a number of different factors including the quality, environmental impact, production costs, and ultimately consumer demand for the product. This study models the ways that policies and consumer demand influence optimal product design and, in particular, product quality and environmental sustainability. Employing this model for the design of a mobile phone case shows how different environmental impact scales, taxation levels, and information available to consumers will influence producer profits and overall environmental impacts. This demonstrates how different policies can be evaluated for their impacts on economic success for producers and reduced environmental impacts for society, and a "win-win" scenario is found for the mobile phone case.
Taxation and Transparency: How Policy Decisions Impact Designed Product Quality and Sustainability
2015
Article (Journal)
English
BKL: | 50.15 Konstruktionslehre / 52.15 Maschinenelemente, Maschinenbaugruppen / 52.20 Antriebstechnik, Getriebelehre | |
Local classification TIB: | 770/5315/5330 |
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