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From page 219... ... Index A Academic research, see University research Accidents, industrial, 85, 92, 93, 117-118, 129-130 Acid Deposition Monitoring and Evaluation Program, 175 Agricultural sector, 24 biotechnology, 26 chemicals, 87 Air pollution, 1, 4, 5 acid deposition, 175 automobiles, 15, 16, 152, 153, 156 Clean Air Act, 120-121, 137(n.16) , 152 historical perspectives, 1, 2, 15 public access to information, 175, 177 supply-chain factors, 128 Air Resources Board, 156 Allenby, Braden, 5, 15-43, 211 American Foundrymen's Society, 156 American National Standards Institute, 176 Art on the Internet, 193 Attitudes chemical industry, public opinion, 81 distrust of technology, 75 supply-chain design, public relations, 120-121 AT&T, 27 219 Automobile industry, 5, 15-19, 123 air pollution and emission control, 15, 16, 152, 153, 156 collaborative efforts, 151-158 fuel efficiency, 15- 16, 152 historical perspectives, 1, 2, 15-16, 151-154 international collaboration, 151-152 product design, 17, 18, 152 safety, 16, 152, 153 B Best practice technology, 11, 62, 69, 70, 89, 106, 118, 120, 133, 134, 196 Biodiversity, 2, 11 Biotechnology, 26 Browner, Carol, 177 Browsers, Internet, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 200 Bureau of Census, 36, 39-40 C Carberry, John, 7, 81-86, 212 Carbon monoxide Carnot project, see InfoSleuth� CD-ROMs, 7, 36, 38, 41, 45, 83, 84, 157 Read the entire page →
From page 220... ... , 152 Clean Water Act, 179 Climate change, 2, 11, 128 see also Greenhouse gases Cohen, Julie, 5-6, 45-55, 212-213 Collections of Information Antipiracy Act, 50-51 Colleges and universities, see University research Communication technologies, 4, 5, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 77 see also Internet extranets, 72, 74, 84 historical perspectives, 28, 30, 37, 38 information density of an economy, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39 intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 INDEX synchronous vs asynchronous, 140-141 telecommuting, 5, 77 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 119 Compton, W Dale, 211-212 Computer-aided design/computer- aided manufacturing, 4, 17, 18, 100, 153 Computer Devices International, see General Dynamics Information Systems Computer technologies, general, 23, 140 see also Databases; Electronics industry; Extranets; Internet; Intranets; Networks, computer; Process control; Software automobiles, 16-18 historical perspectives, 27-29 information density of an economy, 38-40, 41 semiconductors, 4, 21 Confidentiality, see Privacy and confidentiality Consortia of firms, 8 Contractors and contracting, see Outsourcing Cooperative Research and Development Act, 152, 153 Copyright, see Intellectual property Copyright Act, 47, 49 Corporate Average Fuel Economy, 152 Corporate-level actions, 2, 6-8, ll(n.l) Read the entire page →
From page 221... ... INDEX Rhone-Poulenc, 7, 87-93 standards, 11, 59-60, 176 best practice technology, 11, 62, 69, 70, 89, 106, 118, 120, 133, 134, 196 chemical industry, 82, 83, 89, 90, 91 supply-chain design, 116, 117, 120, 131-133, 135 Cost and cost-effectiveness factors, 4 automobiles, fuel efficiency/air quality regulations, 152 chemical sector, process redesign, 88-90 regulatory compliance, 81, 117, 118 supply-chain factors, 123 energy technologies, 32 historical perspectives, 28, 142-143 information density of an economy, 34, 38 information sharing, 141, 142-143, 147 intellectual property, 6, 53-54 liability, environmental damage, 117- 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 129, 134, 135, 178 intellectual property, 6, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54-55 product design, knowledge-sharing, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102 recycling, modular design for, 105, 107, 108 public access to information, 176 regulatory compliance, 81, 117, 118, 134 substitution of information for energy/ materials, 5, 32 supply-chain design, 117-118, 121, 122-124, 129, 134 Court cases, see Litigation D Database Investment and Intellectual Property Antipiracy Act, 49-50 Databases, 140, 158 see also Knowledge-management systems CD-ROM, 7, 36, 38, 41, 45, 83, 84, 157 corporate-level actions, 9, 69, 83, 84, 85, 90, 92-93, 143-144 distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 221 Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 expert systems, 83, 84 government agency collaboration, 9, 69, 143-144 information density of an economy, 36 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 intellectual property issues, 6, 45-55, 144, 146-147, 155 Internet access, general, 26-27 Internet access software, 9, 159-171 browsers, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 200 privacy and confidentiality, 52-53 public access, 9, 85, 173-194 de Geus, Arie, 33 Decision-making systems, 1 corporate-level, 59, 60, 76, 78 see also Product design peer review, 11 public access to information, 174 simulation models for information sharing, 142 Department of Defense, 156 Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 Department of Energy Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 Design of products, see Product design Diffusion of technology, see Intellectual property; Technology transfer Distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 Document management systems, 59, 72, 74 Downsizing, 76, 77 DuPont, 7, 81-96 Dutch Management Network, 77 E Eagan, Patrick, 9, 173-184, 213 Ecological approaches, 2-4, 5, 11 see also Biodiversity; Wildlife industrial ecology, 2-6, 13-55, 116 intellectual property rights, 45-55 supply-chain design, 116- 135 sustainability, 15-43 Read the entire page →
From page 222... ... , 174, 175, 178, 179, 181 Feedback systems automobiles, 15, 19 Internet information sharing, 186, 191 supply chain, 8, 117, 119, 127, 129-130, 140 Read the entire page →
From page 223... ... industrial ecology, 19, 20 occupational health and safety chemicals sector, 83, 87, 92-93, 119 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 92-93, 119, 135 supply-chain factors, 119, 121 Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 I Incentive-based approaches, 1, 74, 75 Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection, 69, 71 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 Intellectual property, 6,45-55, 144, 146-147, 155 see also Technology transfer chemicals sector, pollution prevention, 85 European Union law, 49-50, 52, 53 knowledge management, 75, 76 licensing of, 6, 45-46, 54, 144, 146-147 public access to information, 9, 85, 173-184 small enterprises, 140 time factors, patent applications, 6, 47 trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 International News Service v. Associated Press, 48-49 International Organization for Standardization, 116, 134, 135, 174 Read the entire page →
From page 224... ... l) public access issues, 9, 85, 173-194 software distribution, 8, 26, 27 software for access, 9, 159- 171 browsers, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 47 49 50 200 sustainability, 10, 195-196 telecommuting, 5, 77 Intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 Inventory techniques, 4, 85 see also Supply-chain factors Ishii, Kosuke, 7, 105-113, 214-215 electronics industry, 22, 31 recycling, design for, 107 Just-in-time inventories, 4, 85 K Kabjian, Michael, 5, 7, 59-79, 215 Killgoar, Paul Jr., 8-9, 151-158, 215-216 Kleindorfer, Paul, 8, 115-138, 216 Knauer, Joshua, 9, 185-194, 216 Knowledge-management systems, 1, 5 see also Intellectual property corporate-level, 2, 6-7, 59, 60-78 J Japan, 11, 31 automobile industry, 151 communication, 31 INDEX chemical sector, DuPont, 7, 81-86, 91-92 sustainable development, 2, 195-209 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 L Language factors, human, 162, 197, 200, 204-205 Languages, computer, 143, 208 object-oriented programming, 144- 145, 147 query, 159 Legal issues, 2, 76 see also Intellectual property; Regulatory Issues liability, environmental damage, 117- 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 129, 134, 135, 178 intellectual property, 6, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54-55 litigation, intellectual property rights, 45, Legislation acid deposition (Wisconsin Acid Rain Law) Read the entire page →
From page 225... ... Motorola, Inc., 49 National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act, 153, 154 National Cooperative Research and Production Act, 153 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 NCR Corporation, 9 Networks, computer, 9, 10, 18, 22, 41, 72, 93, 143, 146, 159-172 see also Internet distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 EnviroLink, 59 extranets, 72, 74, 84 intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 o Object-oriented programming, 144- 145, 147 Occupational health and safety chemicals sector, 83, 87, 92-93, 119 supply-chain factors, 119, 121 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 135 Material Safety Data Sheets, 92-93, 119 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , 41 Outsourcing, 4, 63, 73, 75, 76, 89 Read the entire page →
From page 226... ... see also Intellectual property; Standards automobiles, fuel efficiency/air quality regulations, 152 chemical sector, 81, 88 corporate-level actions, 63 cost of compliance, 81, 117, 118, 134 Global System for Sustainable Development, 197, 200 Material Safety Data Sheets, 92-93, 119 public access to information, 175, 176, 177, 179-181 supply-chain factors, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 125, 127, 126, 128, 134, 135, 177-178 Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 Reichman, J.H,, 53 Reverse logistics, 116, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 129 Rhone-Poulenc Inc., 7, 87-93 Richards, Deanna, 5, 7, 59-79, 217-218 Rickard, Maurice, 9, 185-194, 218 Romer, Paul, 33 Royal Dutch Shell, 33 S Samuelson, Pamela, 53 Schlumberger, 9 Read the entire page →
From page 227... ... , 22, 24-25 information density of an economy, 36-41 International Organization of Standardization, 116, 131-133, 134, 135, 174 plug-and-play software, 143 quality of life, 19, 21, 22, 32, 34, 35 recycling, modular design for, 106, 107 Stanford University, 106, 112 Sun Microsystems, 27 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, 120 Supply-chain factors, 8, 18, 62, 66-67, 68, 102, 115-138, 158 see also Inventory techniques cost-effectiveness, 117-118, 121, 122-124, 129, 134 feedback systems, 8, 117, 119, 127, 129-130, 140 inventory techniques, 4, 85 occupational health and safety, 119, 121 productlife cycle, 116, 118, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 132, 136(n.3) Read the entire page →
From page 228... ... 228 T Technical assistance, 71 Technology transfer, 7, 8-10, ll(n.l) , 71, 84-85, 88, 139-148 see also Intellectual property corporate-level, 5, 7, 59, 69, 71, 78, 84-85, 88, 95-103; see also Knowledge management collaborative efforts, 8, 9, 62, 69-72, 77, 139, 143-144, 151-209 global sustainability, 10, 195-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 public access, 9, 85, 173-194 historical perspectives, 22 Internet, 9, 26-27, 159-171, 185-194 product life cycle, 96, 97, 100-101, 102 Technology Transfer Act, 152 Telecommuting, 5, 77 Texas Instruments, 9 Time factors see also Produce life cycle competition, 115, 139 database property protections, 6 information density of an economy, 40 intellectual property protection, 50, 52-53 just-in-time inventory, 4, 85 knowledge management, 77 patent applications, 6, 47 recycling, modular design for, 105-106, 108 Torts, see Liability Toxic materials, 10 see also Chemicals sector Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 Trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 Transportation services, 3, 5, 24, 70 see also Automobile industry chemical industry, tankers, 82 intelligent vehicle highway system, 46-47, 48, 49, 51 just-in-time inventories, 4, 85 supply-chain design, 121, 123-124, 128 TRW, 9 INDEX U United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, 197 United States Council for Automotive Research, 154, 155, 156 University research, 5, 51, 53, 72, 105, 106, 113, 116, 139, 143-144, 146, 155, 208 V Volatile organic compounds, 16 W Waste management, 2, 33, 67 see also Recycling of waste materials chemical sector, 83, 84-85 intellectual property issues, 46 packaging, 65, 67, 82, 99, 121, 128 substitution of services for products, 5, 22, 26, 28, 32-33 supply-chain design, 121-122, 124 Water pollution, 2, 177 acid deposition, 175 chemical industry, 82 Clean Water Act, 179 supply-chain factors, 128 Wiese, Lynda, 9, 173-184, 218 Wildlife chemical industry, 82, 86 habitat loss and, biodiversity, 2, 11 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 174, 175, 178, 179, 181, 182 World Intellectual Property Organization, 50 World Wide Web, see Internet z Zeidenberg, Michael, 45 Read the entire page →

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... Index A Academic research, see University research Accidents, industrial, 85, 92, 93, 117-118, 129-130 Acid Deposition Monitoring and Evaluation Program, 175 Agricultural sector, 24 biotechnology, 26 chemicals, 87 Air pollution, 1, 4, 5 acid deposition, 175 automobiles, 15, 16, 152, 153, 156 Clean Air Act, 120-121, 137(n.16) , 152 historical perspectives, 1, 2, 15 public access to information, 175, 177 supply-chain factors, 128 Air Resources Board, 156 Allenby, Braden, 5, 15-43, 211 American Foundrymen's Society, 156 American National Standards Institute, 176 Art on the Internet, 193 Attitudes chemical industry, public opinion, 81 distrust of technology, 75 supply-chain design, public relations, 120-121 AT&T, 27 219 Automobile industry, 5, 15-19, 123 air pollution and emission control, 15, 16, 152, 153, 156 collaborative efforts, 151-158 fuel efficiency, 15- 16, 152 historical perspectives, 1, 2, 15-16, 151-154 international collaboration, 151-152 product design, 17, 18, 152 safety, 16, 152, 153 B Best practice technology, 11, 62, 69, 70, 89, 106, 118, 120, 133, 134, 196 Biodiversity, 2, 11 Biotechnology, 26 Browner, Carol, 177 Browsers, Internet, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 200 Bureau of Census, 36, 39-40 C Carberry, John, 7, 81-86, 212 Carbon monoxide Carnot project, see InfoSleuth� CD-ROMs, 7, 36, 38, 41, 45, 83, 84, 157

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... , 152 Clean Water Act, 179 Climate change, 2, 11, 128 see also Greenhouse gases Cohen, Julie, 5-6, 45-55, 212-213 Collections of Information Antipiracy Act, 50-51 Colleges and universities, see University research Communication technologies, 4, 5, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 77 see also Internet extranets, 72, 74, 84 historical perspectives, 28, 30, 37, 38 information density of an economy, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39 intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 INDEX synchronous vs asynchronous, 140-141 telecommuting, 5, 77 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 119 Compton, W Dale, 211-212 Computer-aided design/computer- aided manufacturing, 4, 17, 18, 100, 153 Computer Devices International, see General Dynamics Information Systems Computer technologies, general, 23, 140 see also Databases; Electronics industry; Extranets; Internet; Intranets; Networks, computer; Process control; Software automobiles, 16-18 historical perspectives, 27-29 information density of an economy, 38-40, 41 semiconductors, 4, 21 Confidentiality, see Privacy and confidentiality Consortia of firms, 8 Contractors and contracting, see Outsourcing Cooperative Research and Development Act, 152, 153 Copyright, see Intellectual property Copyright Act, 47, 49 Corporate Average Fuel Economy, 152 Corporate-level actions, 2, 6-8, ll(n.l)

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... INDEX Rhone-Poulenc, 7, 87-93 standards, 11, 59-60, 176 best practice technology, 11, 62, 69, 70, 89, 106, 118, 120, 133, 134, 196 chemical industry, 82, 83, 89, 90, 91 supply-chain design, 116, 117, 120, 131-133, 135 Cost and cost-effectiveness factors, 4 automobiles, fuel efficiency/air quality regulations, 152 chemical sector, process redesign, 88-90 regulatory compliance, 81, 117, 118 supply-chain factors, 123 energy technologies, 32 historical perspectives, 28, 142-143 information density of an economy, 34, 38 information sharing, 141, 142-143, 147 intellectual property, 6, 53-54 liability, environmental damage, 117- 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 129, 134, 135, 178 intellectual property, 6, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54-55 product design, knowledge-sharing, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102 recycling, modular design for, 105, 107, 108 public access to information, 176 regulatory compliance, 81, 117, 118, 134 substitution of information for energy/ materials, 5, 32 supply-chain design, 117-118, 121, 122-124, 129, 134 Court cases, see Litigation D Database Investment and Intellectual Property Antipiracy Act, 49-50 Databases, 140, 158 see also Knowledge-management systems CD-ROM, 7, 36, 38, 41, 45, 83, 84, 157 corporate-level actions, 9, 69, 83, 84, 85, 90, 92-93, 143-144 distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 221 Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 expert systems, 83, 84 government agency collaboration, 9, 69, 143-144 information density of an economy, 36 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 intellectual property issues, 6, 45-55, 144, 146-147, 155 Internet access, general, 26-27 Internet access software, 9, 159-171 browsers, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 200 privacy and confidentiality, 52-53 public access, 9, 85, 173-194 de Geus, Arie, 33 Decision-making systems, 1 corporate-level, 59, 60, 76, 78 see also Product design peer review, 11 public access to information, 174 simulation models for information sharing, 142 Department of Defense, 156 Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 Department of Energy Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 Design of products, see Product design Diffusion of technology, see Intellectual property; Technology transfer Distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 Document management systems, 59, 72, 74 Downsizing, 76, 77 DuPont, 7, 81-96 Dutch Management Network, 77 E Eagan, Patrick, 9, 173-184, 213 Ecological approaches, 2-4, 5, 11 see also Biodiversity; Wildlife industrial ecology, 2-6, 13-55, 116 intellectual property rights, 45-55 supply-chain design, 116- 135 sustainability, 15-43

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... , 174, 175, 178, 179, 181 Feedback systems automobiles, 15, 19 Internet information sharing, 186, 191 supply chain, 8, 117, 119, 127, 129-130, 140

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... industrial ecology, 19, 20 occupational health and safety chemicals sector, 83, 87, 92-93, 119 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 92-93, 119, 135 supply-chain factors, 119, 121 Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 I Incentive-based approaches, 1, 74, 75 Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection, 69, 71 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 Intellectual property, 6,45-55, 144, 146-147, 155 see also Technology transfer chemicals sector, pollution prevention, 85 European Union law, 49-50, 52, 53 knowledge management, 75, 76 licensing of, 6, 45-46, 54, 144, 146-147 public access to information, 9, 85, 173-184 small enterprises, 140 time factors, patent applications, 6, 47 trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 International News Service v. Associated Press, 48-49 International Organization for Standardization, 116, 134, 135, 174

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... l) public access issues, 9, 85, 173-194 software distribution, 8, 26, 27 software for access, 9, 159- 171 browsers, 9, 18, 72, 145, 163, 171, 198, 47 49 50 200 sustainability, 10, 195-196 telecommuting, 5, 77 Intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 Inventory techniques, 4, 85 see also Supply-chain factors Ishii, Kosuke, 7, 105-113, 214-215 electronics industry, 22, 31 recycling, design for, 107 Just-in-time inventories, 4, 85 K Kabjian, Michael, 5, 7, 59-79, 215 Killgoar, Paul Jr., 8-9, 151-158, 215-216 Kleindorfer, Paul, 8, 115-138, 216 Knauer, Joshua, 9, 185-194, 216 Knowledge-management systems, 1, 5 see also Intellectual property corporate-level, 2, 6-7, 59, 60-78 J Japan, 11, 31 automobile industry, 151 communication, 31 INDEX chemical sector, DuPont, 7, 81-86, 91-92 sustainable development, 2, 195-209 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 L Language factors, human, 162, 197, 200, 204-205 Languages, computer, 143, 208 object-oriented programming, 144- 145, 147 query, 159 Legal issues, 2, 76 see also Intellectual property; Regulatory Issues liability, environmental damage, 117- 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 129, 134, 135, 178 intellectual property, 6, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54-55 litigation, intellectual property rights, 45, Legislation acid deposition (Wisconsin Acid Rain Law)

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... Motorola, Inc., 49 National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act, 153, 154 National Cooperative Research and Production Act, 153 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Data Exchange Network, 9, 160, 165-171 NCR Corporation, 9 Networks, computer, 9, 10, 18, 22, 41, 72, 93, 143, 146, 159-172 see also Internet distributed data systems, 9, 10, 18, 28, 147, 160, 180, 185 Global System for Sustainable Development, 10, 196-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 EnviroLink, 59 extranets, 72, 74, 84 intranets, 22, 59, 72, 74, 83, 84, 90, 157, 158 o Object-oriented programming, 144- 145, 147 Occupational health and safety chemicals sector, 83, 87, 92-93, 119 supply-chain factors, 119, 121 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 135 Material Safety Data Sheets, 92-93, 119 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , 41 Outsourcing, 4, 63, 73, 75, 76, 89

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... see also Intellectual property; Standards automobiles, fuel efficiency/air quality regulations, 152 chemical sector, 81, 88 corporate-level actions, 63 cost of compliance, 81, 117, 118, 134 Global System for Sustainable Development, 197, 200 Material Safety Data Sheets, 92-93, 119 public access to information, 175, 176, 177, 179-181 supply-chain factors, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 125, 127, 126, 128, 134, 135, 177-178 Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 Reichman, J.H,, 53 Reverse logistics, 116, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 129 Rhone-Poulenc Inc., 7, 87-93 Richards, Deanna, 5, 7, 59-79, 217-218 Rickard, Maurice, 9, 185-194, 218 Romer, Paul, 33 Royal Dutch Shell, 33 S Samuelson, Pamela, 53 Schlumberger, 9

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... , 22, 24-25 information density of an economy, 36-41 International Organization of Standardization, 116, 131-133, 134, 135, 174 plug-and-play software, 143 quality of life, 19, 21, 22, 32, 34, 35 recycling, modular design for, 106, 107 Stanford University, 106, 112 Sun Microsystems, 27 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, 120 Supply-chain factors, 8, 18, 62, 66-67, 68, 102, 115-138, 158 see also Inventory techniques cost-effectiveness, 117-118, 121, 122-124, 129, 134 feedback systems, 8, 117, 119, 127, 129-130, 140 inventory techniques, 4, 85 occupational health and safety, 119, 121 productlife cycle, 116, 118, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 132, 136(n.3)

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... 228 T Technical assistance, 71 Technology transfer, 7, 8-10, ll(n.l) , 71, 84-85, 88, 139-148 see also Intellectual property corporate-level, 5, 7, 59, 69, 71, 78, 84-85, 88, 95-103; see also Knowledge management collaborative efforts, 8, 9, 62, 69-72, 77, 139, 143-144, 151-209 global sustainability, 10, 195-209 InfoSleuth�, 9, 159-171 public access, 9, 85, 173-194 historical perspectives, 22 Internet, 9, 26-27, 159-171, 185-194 product life cycle, 96, 97, 100-101, 102 Technology Transfer Act, 152 Telecommuting, 5, 77 Texas Instruments, 9 Time factors see also Produce life cycle competition, 115, 139 database property protections, 6 information density of an economy, 40 intellectual property protection, 50, 52-53 just-in-time inventory, 4, 85 knowledge management, 77 patent applications, 6, 47 recycling, modular design for, 105-106, 108 Torts, see Liability Toxic materials, 10 see also Chemicals sector Toxics Release Inventory, 10, 85, 91, 120, 130, 135, 173, 175, 177, 182 Trade secrets, 6, 47-48, 85 Transportation services, 3, 5, 24, 70 see also Automobile industry chemical industry, tankers, 82 intelligent vehicle highway system, 46-47, 48, 49, 51 just-in-time inventories, 4, 85 supply-chain design, 121, 123-124, 128 TRW, 9 INDEX U United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, 197 United States Council for Automotive Research, 154, 155, 156 University research, 5, 51, 53, 72, 105, 106, 113, 116, 139, 143-144, 146, 155, 208 V Volatile organic compounds, 16 W Waste management, 2, 33, 67 see also Recycling of waste materials chemical sector, 83, 84-85 intellectual property issues, 46 packaging, 65, 67, 82, 99, 121, 128 substitution of services for products, 5, 22, 26, 28, 32-33 supply-chain design, 121-122, 124 Water pollution, 2, 177 acid deposition, 175 chemical industry, 82 Clean Water Act, 179 supply-chain factors, 128 Wiese, Lynda, 9, 173-184, 218 Wildlife chemical industry, 82, 86 habitat loss and, biodiversity, 2, 11 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 174, 175, 178, 179, 181, 182 World Intellectual Property Organization, 50 World Wide Web, see Internet z Zeidenberg, Michael, 45

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