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From Principles to Practices
The above principles are elaborated in more detail in the next several
chapters, which include many examples of progressive industry
practices:
• Chapter 7 describes the use of DFE performance indicators
and metrics (Principles 2 and 3).
• Chapter 8 provides a catalogue of DFE design strategies
and guidelines (Principles 4 and 7).
• Chapter 9 discusses a variety of DFE analysis methods and
tools (Principle 5).
• Chapter 10 describes the practice of integrated life-cycle
management (Principle 1).
Part 3 of this book shows how these DFE principles have been put
into practice by a wide range of companies in different in dustries,
including complex assembly industries such as electronics (Chap-
ter 11) and transportation systems (Chapter 12); process-intensive
industries such as chemicals (Chapter 13), materials (Chapter 17),
and electric power (Chapter 18); high-volume discrete manufactur-
ing industries such as pharmaceuticals (Chapter 14), food and bever-
ages (Chapter 15), and consumer products (Chapter 16); and, finally,
service industries such as retailing, package delivery, and tourism
(Chapter 19).

References
1. See the supply chain operations reference model (SCOR) developed by the
Supply Chain Council, www.supply-chain.org.
2. W. McDonough and M. Braungart, Cradle To Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make
Things (New York: North Point Press, 2002).
3. P. T. Anastas and J. B. Zimmerman, “Design through the 12 Principles of Green
Engineering,” Environmental Science & Technology, March 1, 2003.
4. Also important is the preservation of social capital; namely, the institutions, rela-
tionships, and norms that underpin human society, including bonds of mutual
trust. See the World Bank discussion: go.worldbank.org/C0QTRW4QF0.
5. J. Benyus, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (New York: William Morrow,
1997).