Research Article
Rational Embracing of Modern Prototyping Capable Design Technologies into the Tools Pool of Product Design Teams
Table 4
Other Influencing parameters included in the model.
| Level 1
Branch main node | Level 2
Other influencing parameters/criteria | Level 3
Factors |
| | 3. Other issues influencing prototyping decisions | 3.1 Environment | 3.1.1 Energy consumption | | 3.1.2 Materials consumption | | 3.1.3 Materials recyclability | | 3.1.4 Materials toxicity | | 3.2 Social Issues |
3.2.1 Support of national economy | | 3.2.2 Support of local community/economy | | 3.2.3 Support of enterprise/group | | 3.3 Method availability |
3.3.1 Availability within enterprise/group | | 3.3.2 Establishment/spread of technology/method | | 3.3.3 Existence in local industrial environment | | 3.3.4 Existence in national industrial environment |
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