Refereed Publications (1998)


  • Boks, C., Nilsson, J., Masui, K., Suzuki, K., Rose, C., and Lee, B. "An International Comparison of Product End-of-Life Scenarios and Legislation for Consumer Electronics." 1998 IEEE International Symposium for Electronics and the Environment Conference, Chicago, Illinois. [pdf]
  • Ishii, K. "Design for Environment and Recycling: Overview of Research in the United States." Invited paper, CIRP 5th Life Cycle Engineering Seminar, Sept. 1998, Stockholm, Sweden. [Presentation] [pdf]
  • Ishii, K. "Modularity: A Key Concept in Product Life-cycle Engineering" in A. Molina and A. Kusiak eds., "Handbook of Life-cycle Enterprise," to be published from Kluwer, Fall 1998. Presentation [pdf]
  • Kmenta, S. and Ishii, K., "Advanced FMEA Using Meta Behavior Modeling for Concurrent Design of Products and Controls," ASME Deign For Manufacturing Conference. September 1998. Atlanta, GA. DETC98/DFM-5746. [pdf]
  • Martin, M.V. and Ishii, K., "Developing a DFX Course Using Structured Methodologies." ASME Deign For Manufacturing Conference. September 1998. Atlanta, GA. DETC98/DFM-5746. [pdf]
  • Martin, M.V., Kmenta, S. and Ishii, K., "QFD and the Designer: Lessons from 200+ Houses of Quality." World Innovation and Strategy Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 1998. WISC 98 Proceedings, ISBN 1-875760-97-0. [pdf]
  • Rose, C., Beiter, K., Ishii, K., and Masui, K., "Characterization of Product End-of-Life Strategies to Enhance Recyclability," ASME Design For Manufacturing Conference, September, 1998, Atlanta, GA. DETC98/DFM-5742. To be published in 1998 ASME DTC/CIE Proceedings. [pdf]
  • Rose, Catherine M., Stevels, A., and Ishii, K. "Product Characteristics and their Relationship to End-of-Life Strategies," In press for to Care Vision 2000, Vienna, Austria. [pdf]
  • Rose, C. M., Masui, K., Ishii, K. "How Product Characteristics Determine End-of-Life Strategies." 1998 IEEE International Symposium for Electronics and the Environment Conference, Chicago, Illinois. [pdf]
  • Sarbacker, S. and Ishii, K. "Worth Feasibility Evaluation: A Tool to Plan and Track Innovative Product Development," Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, August 9-12, 1998. [pdf]
  • Sarbacker, S., Ishii, K., "Application of a Framework for Evaluating Risk in Innovative Product Development," International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, May, 1998. [pdf]
  • Sarbacker, S., Ishii, K., "Reconsidering "Technical Feasibility": The Effects of Value Ambiguity in Innovative Product Development," 1998. [pdf]
  • Sarbacker, S.D. and Ishii, K. (1998). "Worth Feasibility Evaluation: a Tool to Plan and Track Innovative Product Development." The 2nd International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, August 1998. Maui, Hawaii. [pdf] Presentation. [pdf]