Print Email Facebook Twitter A design tool for refurbishment: Generating industry specific design rules Title A design tool for refurbishment: Generating industry specific design rules Author Boorsma, N.E. Contributor Peck, D.P. (mentor) Prendeville, S.M. (mentor) Faculty Industrial Design Engineering Department Product Innovation Management Programme Master of Science Strategic Product Design Date 2016-03-24 Abstract This thesis presents the results of a single case study performed at Philips Refurbished Systems, focusing on a medical imaging system: interventional X-ray, which enables Image Guided Therapy (IGT). The goal of the study was to add value to the refurbishment activities at Refurbished Systems by developing design rules for refurbishment. This thesis highlights the relevance of this topic to the company, the industry and to designers and introduces the design tool which was created to come up with industry specific design rules for refurbishment. Subject RefurbishmentRemanufacturingCircular economyCircular designMedical equipmentIGTDesign rulesDesign strategyDesign tool To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d052a214-dad1-4278-87da-f41fae1653d6 Access restriction Campus only Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Boorsma, N.E. Files campus only