But these stages of the product’s lifecycle become real only after all the design and sourcing decisions are made … often too late to significantly affect a product’s profit margin.

The following is an excerpt from our FY24 Purpose Report, celebrating 40 years of impact at Cisco. Data and metrics are reflective of Cisco’s fiscal year 2024, ending on July 31, 2024.

Yet, focusing on opportunities to impact customer experience during the design stage of a product’s life cycle remains a vital but overlooked aspect for many organizations.

An insightful prospective LCA can avoid product developers from getting locked in a type of design that won’t be able to overcome the risks. Reducing technology risks using sustainability and ...

Traditional methods guiding enterprise resource planning (ERP) are inflexible and inefficient, as are the legacy enterprise systems governing product life cycle management (PLM).

Resale Value One of the financial benefits of a life cycle assessment is the ability to know the resale value of a product at various stages of its life.

Value engineering is a systematic and organized approach to providing the necessary functions in a project at the lowest cost.

This Design Idea uses the TLC555 CMOS timer for a standard, greater-than-50%-duty-cycle, low-frequency design.

Circular design means designing products, packaging, and systems that enable reuse, minimize environmental impacts, drive innovation, and realize value for our stakeholders.