Comparative Research on the Environmental Cost of Replacement and Maintenance of the Computer

Jing Zhang () and Yaoqiu Wang
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Jing Zhang: Beijing Jiaotong University
Yaoqiu Wang: Beijing Jiaotong University

Chapter Chapter 95 in LTLGB 2012, 2013, pp 699-705 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the rapid development of computer and its correlation techniques, the discarded computers are becoming a growing burden to the modern society. The Green IT advocate the green design, but the appropriate time you discard your computer isn’t done in-depth research. This essay puts its effort on computer component update and maintenance work. Firstly we will calculate the environmental cost caused by each period of the life cycle of computers, then draw a contrast between the cost of reusing the computer after maintenance and of replacing a new one, in order to figure out the optimal time at which the life cycle of computer product ends. And Environmental cost reach the lowest.

Keywords: Life cycle of computer; Environmental cost; Equipment maintenance; Equipment replacement; Cost comparison; Optimal time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34651-4_95

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