Alternatively, the remanufactured product may fill a market niche for high-quality, fully functional and more affordable product applications. For example, a current generation office machine may serve a segment of the market, even as market trends may be driving more technologically advanced office machines, perhaps designed to save energy or achieve other environmental benefits in their operation. The two processes - remanufacturing and new product development - can complement each other and lead to less impact on the environment on the whole. Energy savings in the former case arise during the production stage, whereas energy savings in the latter may arise during the operation of the product.