Download or read book Integrating Sustainable Manufacturing Assessment Into Decision Making for a Production Work Cell written by Hao Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability has been the focus of intense discussions over the past two decades, with topics around the entire product life cycle. In the manufacturing phase, research has been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in its assessment of sustainability. However, few efforts have investigated sustainable production decision making, where engineers are required to concurrently consider economic, environmental, and social impacts. An approach is developed to assess broader sustainability impacts by conducting economic assessment, environmental impact assessment, and social impact assessment at the work cell level. The results from the assessments are then integrated into a sustainable manufacturing assessment framework, along with a modified weighting method based on pairwise comparison and an outranking decision making method. The approach is illustrated for a representative machining work cell producing stainless steel knives. Economic, environmental, and social impact results are compared for three production scenarios by applying the sustainable manufacturing assessment framework. Sensitivity analysis is conducted to study the robustness of the results. For future research, it is desired that a tool which integrates manufacturing information system information and the sustainable manufacturing assessment approach can be built to assist production engineers in considering sustainability performance when making decisions.

Download or read book Sustainable Machining written by J. Paulo Davim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview on current sustainable machining. Its chapters cover the concept in economic, social and environmental dimensions. It provides the reader with proper ways to handle several pollutants produced during the machining process. The book is useful on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and it is of interest to all those working with manufacturing and machining technology.

Download or read book Assisting Decision Making in Component Design for Sustainable Manufacturing written by Dane Eastlick and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current life cycle assessment tools are often deficient in assisting design for sustainable manufacturing efforts. Integrating an improved assessment method into a decision support framework will provide a means for designers and engineers to better understand the impacts of their decisions. A unit process modeling-based sustainability assessment method is presented to assist design decision making by accounting for and quantifying economic, environmental, and social attributes. A set of these sustainability metrics is defined as a basis for comparison of component design alternatives. The method is demonstrated using two titanium component production alternatives that represent typical design for manufacturing scenarios. The modeling method significantly increases the resolution of sustainable manufacturing metrics over conventional assessment techniques, and is one aspect of the overall decision support framework developed. Additionally, fixed sum importance weighting, weighted sum modeling, and scenario analysis were selected as easily employed and transparent design decision techniques to provide the remaining elements of the framework. The demonstration of the decision support framework for titanium component manufacturing illustrates that the sequential approach developed can assist engineers in developing more sustainable components and products.

Download or read book A Framework for Integrating Systems Thinking Into Sustainable Manufacturing written by Hao Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving the understanding the relations of sustainability behaviors in manufacturing systems and actively engaging with manufacturers (especially SMEs) in sustainability efforts is key to the long-term success of U.S. industry and the natural environment. This study addresses this urgent need by establishing a systemic approach for the design of costing methods by linking the economic, environmental, and social domains of sustainable manufacturing with systems thinking principles, and by understanding the actual sustainability-related behaviors in a metal product manufacturing setting with the collaboration of a small manufacturer. The proposed system dynamics-based method identifies sustainability factors and behaviors of the manufacturing system and depicts their relations across three system levels:, the enterprise level, the shopfloor level, and the process/operation level. The creative method design approach from the domain of systems thinking, manages to integrate economic assessment, environmental assessment, and social assessment methodologies and to quantify the assessment results, which are embedded in a systems dynamics model. The model, consisting of identified manufacturing behaviors related to product design modification, environmental impact control, and process safety improvement, is able to assist decision makers by demonstrating sustainability performance changes over a determined time period. Based on the results of this research, U.S. manufacturers will be able to develop systemic costing approaches towards improving worker well-being, energy efficiency, and cleaner production at lower cost.

Download or read book Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision Making written by Jingzheng Ren and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making: Methodologies and Case Studies gives readers a comprehensive introduction to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) methodology for sustainability measurement of industrial systems, proposing an efficiency methodology for stakeholders and decision-makers. Featuring the latest methods and case studies, the book will assist researchers in environmental sciences and energy to develop the best methods for LCA, as well as aiding those practitioners who are responsible for making decisions for promoting sustainable development. The past, current status and future of LCSA, Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA), the methodology of LCSA, typical LCSA case studies, limitations of LCSA, and life cycle aggregated sustainability index methods are all covered in this multidisciplinary book. Includes models for assessing sustainability in environmental, energy engineering and economic scenarios Features case studies that help define the advantages and obstacles of real world applications Presents a complete view, from theory to practice, of a life cycle approach by exploring the methods and tools of sustainability assessment, analysis and design of sustainability assessment

Download or read book Integrating Sustainability in Manufacturing Process Planning written by Qais Hatim and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More recently, interest in designing products and manufacturing processes with major consideration given to the resources used and waste produced over the entirety of product/process life cycle, viz. sustainable manufacturing has increased. Unlike design and manufacturing process development activities that generally have access to a wealth of material information, sustainability assessment activities are generally made difficult by lack of a centralized source of information to incorporate sustainability knowledge into current manufacturing life cycle strategies. Even though considerable research has been accomplished in sustainable manufacturing domain, its application to real life problems is known to be in the early stages due to complexity in information representation, model compositions, system integrations, and computation. Moreover, isolated activities of process planning within the gate-to-gate life cycle can lead to localized solutions in sustainability assessment. Integrating operation plans and process plans provides globalized sustainable and productive solutions in the manufacturing gate-to-gate life cycle.This thesis, first, presents an attempt to understand these complexities for building material information model by addressing the requirements for defining a high-level material information model for sustainability that can capture this information across different life cycle stages as well as primary stakeholders. Second, the performance of job shop manufacturing is often related to diversified activities that impact sustainability and productivity. Process and operation plans are particularly considered as the main activities that significantly impact different key performance indicators. The research proposed a systematic methodology for supporting manufacturing decision-making regarding sustainability and productivity assessment by integrating these plans.In the first stage the different ways in which materials and material information influence the decision-making process were analyzed. For this purpose information modeling techniques were employed to generate manufacturing scenarios. Activity models were generated and analyzed to collect and categorize key concepts towards constructing a Materials Information Model for Sustainability. The analysis helped in identifying locations where materials factor into the decision-making process, the key information requirements that help build a material information model for sustainability. In the second stage of this research, a systematic methodology was developed for enabling the sustainability and productivity performance assessment for integrated process and operation plans at the machine cell level of manufacturing systems. Selection of processes and operations is accomplished through building a Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making formulation. This formulation enables the combined assessment of sustainability and productivity in selecting the optimum process and operation plans. Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) is employed to address the problem of conflicting key performance indicators during process planning. Discrete event simulation (ArenaTM) and optimization techniques (heuristic search algorithms in OptQuest) are combined to determine the set of inputs out of a number of possible planning scenarios and their interactions that optimize system sustainability and productivity performances. The possibility of applications of the approach to real-world production is demonstrated through a case study that uses the proposed methodology to analyze and understand manufacturing floor-level scenarios.

Download or read book Sustainable Manufacturing and Design written by Kaushik Kumar and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Manufacturing and Design draws together research and practices from a wide range of disciplines to help engineers design more environmentally sustainable products. Sustainable manufacturing requires that the entire manufacturing enterprise adopts sustainability goals at a system-level in decision-making, hence the scope of this book covers a wide range of viewpoints in response. Advice on recyclability, zero landfill design, sustainable quality systems, and product take-back issues make this a highly usable guide to the challenges facing engineering designers today. Contributions from around the globe are included, helping to form an international view of an issue that requires a global response. Addresses methods to reduce energy and material waste through manufacturing design Helps to troubleshoot manufacturability problems that can arise in sustainable design Includes coverage of the legislative, cultural and social impacts of sustainable manufacturing, promoting a holistic view of the subject

Download or read book Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4 0 written by Hamed Gholami and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of the latest technologies in the Industry 4.0, using smart and autonomous systems driven by data and machine learning, to develop a sustainable approach to manufacturing. It includes the implementation of smart technological approaches in different manufacturing processes such as laser welding, additive manufacturing, equipment maintenance and inspection, automotive manufacturing, poultry processing, supply chain management, value stream mapping and development. This book caters to research experts and practitioners who are keen to realize the benefits of industry 4.0 to transform the manufacturing sector into a more sustainable-based state.

Download or read book Sustainable Manufacturing written by Rainer Stark and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume presents the research results of the Collaborative Research Center 1026 “Sustainable manufacturing - shaping global value creation”. The book aims at providing a reference guide of sustainable manufacturing for researchers, describing methodologies for development of sustainable manufacturing solutions. The volume is structured in four chapters covering the following topics: sustainable manufacturing technology, sustainable product development, sustainable value creation networks and systematic change towards sustainable manufacturing. The target audience comprises both researchers and practitioners in the field of sustainable manufacturing, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Download or read book Optimization in the Agri Food Supply Chain written by Mayssa Koubaa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainability in Practice written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability is now a widely spread concept, and much progress has been achieved since the 1970s, when it started to be widely discussed. At present, many international organizations and scientists are active in implementing sustainable development as a whole and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular. Nevertheless, the main research agenda is being led by some countries, providing a good opportunity for other nations and regions which have not yet been so active, to bring their viewpoints to the global discussion. One of these regions is Latin America. Consistent with the need for more cross-sectorial and cross-cultural interactions among the various stakeholders working in the field of sustainability in Latin America and beyond, this book pursues two main aims: a) to provide research institutions, universities, NGOs, government agencies, and enterprises from the region with an opportunity to present their works in the field of sustainability and b) to document and promote ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of sustainability projects, especially successful initiatives and good practice across the Latin America region. Last but not least, a further aim of the book is to present methodological approaches and experiences deriving from case studies and projects, which aim to show how sustainability may be enhanced in practice.

Download or read book Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2016 written by Rossi Setchi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-02 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volumes consists of 59 peer-reviewed papers, presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM-16) held in Chania, Crete Greece in April 2016. Leading-edge research into sustainable design and manufacturing aims to enable the manufacturing industry to grow by adopting more advanced technologies, and at the same time improve its sustainability by reducing its environmental impact. SDM-16 covers a wide range of topics from sustainable product design and service innovation, sustainable process and technology for the manufacturing of sustainable products, sustainable manufacturing systems and enterprises, decision support for sustainability, and the study of societal impact of sustainability including research for circular economy. Application areas are wide and varied. The book will provide an excellent overview of the latest research and development in the area of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing.

Download or read book Sustainability and company performance written by Lujie Chen and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation approaches the question of sustainability and its influence on company performance, with special focus on the manufacturing industry. In the contemporary production environment, manufacturing operations must take into account not only profit, but also environmental and social performance, in order to ensure the long-term development of the company. Companies have to decide whether they should allocate resources to environmental and social practices in order to improve their competitive advantage. Consequently, in decision-making processes concerning operations, it is important for companies to understand how to coordinate profit, people, and planet. The objective of this dissertation was to investigate the current situation regarding manufacturers’ sustainable initiatives, and to explore the relationship between these sustainable practices and companies’ performance, including financial performance, operational performance, innovation performance, environmental performance, and social performance. First of all, a structured literature review was conducted to identify sustainable factors considered to be important in the decision making of manufacturing operations. The findings were synthesized into a conceptual model, which was then adopted as the basis for designing the survey instrument used in this dissertation. Drawing on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reports, empirical research was performed to explore the relationship between environmental management practices and company performance. Interestingly, the findings showed that many environmental management practices had a strong positive impact on innovation performance. Sustainability disclosures and financial performance were further analyzed using extended data from the GRI reports. The results also showed that several sustainability performance indicators, such as product responsibility, human rights, and society, displayed a significant and positive correlation with return on equity in the sample companies. In order to further explore the research area and to verify these findings, a triangulation approach was adopted and new data were collected via a survey conducted among middle and large sample companies in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The results indicated that the sustainable improvement practices had a positive impact on company performance. Some environmental and social improvement practices had a direct and positive correlation with product and process innovation. Furthermore, findings suggested that better cooperation with suppliers on environmental work could help to strengthen the organizational green capabilities of the focal companies. When considering the company’s general approach to implementing sustainable practices, some interesting findings emerged. There were limited significant differences in sustainable practices when comparing different manufacturing sectors, and different countries and regions. However, the results showed that Swedish manufacturing companies often place higher priority on implementing economic and environmental sustainability practices than on social ones. This dissertation contributes to the literature on manufacturing sustainability. The study expands the understanding of how environmental, social, or economic perspectives as a triple bottom line can influence company performance and to a certain extent the supply chain. Identifying and understanding such relationships gives companies the opportunity to integrate sustainability into their manufacturing operations strategy in order to sustain their manufacturing operations over the long term.

Download or read book Sustainability Assessment During Early Product Development written by Seyedhamed Seyedmahmoudighomi and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research explored in this thesis helps provide a better understanding of efforts that have been undertaken to more precisely calculate environmental impacts and human health risks, such as energy consumption, carbon footprint, and toxicity, to support environmental sustainability assessment of products. The work is comprised of two research objectives, the first research objective explores the integration of the environmental aspect of sustainability performance into the design of common products, manufacturing processes, and relevant supply chain networks to assist decision makers. The second research objective explores the challenges of safety concerns, human health risks, and toxicological responses in developing novel products. The framework developed for the first objective relies on manufacturing and supply chain unit process modeling, and is demonstrated for the evaluation of backpack design variants. It is shown that simultaneous consideration of manufacturing and supply chain processes can impact decision-making and improve product sustainability from an environmental perspective at the design stage. For the second objective, nanomaterials are a focus due to their potential to enable advanced technologies; however, little is known about their effects on the environment and human health. This research builds on a prior investigation of the stability and toxicity characteristics of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) used in metalworking nanofluids (MWnF). For stability analysis and toxicological assessment, the dynamic light scattering (DLS) method and the zebrafish assay method are applied, respectively, to evaluate the development of TiO2 and ZnO MWnF formulations. In general, the results reveal addition of these NPs causes a higher mortality rate in comparison to NP-free formulations. From this thesis research, it is concluded that integrating evaluation of sustainable manufacturing and use performance into early product development provides the opportunity for improved engineering decision making. As a contribution, a point of departure is established for the research community to move current efforts forward for concurrent consideration of multiple stages of the product life cycle in pursuit of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. By pursuing this path, future research will ease some of the most challenging recent issues faced by decision makers globally, including use of non-renewable resources, GHG emissions and climate change, human health risks, toxicity, and potential health hazards.

Download or read book Sustainable Manufacturing written by Günther Seliger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual series Global Conferences on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) sponsored by the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) is committed to excellence in the creation of sustainable products and processes that conserve energy and natural resources, have minimal negative impacts upon the natural environment and society, and adhere to the core principle of sustainability by considering the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To promote this noble goal, there is a great need for increased awareness in education and training, including the dissemination of new findings on principles and practices of sustainability applied to manufacturing. The series Global Conferences on Sustainable Manufacturing offers international colleagues the opportunity to network, expand their knowledge, and improve practice globally.

Download or read book Advanced Applications in Manufacturing Engineering written by Mangey Ram and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Applications in Manufacturing Engineering presents the latest research and development in manufacturing engineering across a range of areas, treating manufacturing engineering on an international and transnational scale. It considers various tools, techniques, strategies and methods in manufacturing engineering applications. With the latest knowledge in technology for engineering design and manufacture, this book provides systematic and comprehensive coverage on a topic that is a key driver in rapid economic development, and that can lead to economic benefits and improvements to quality of life on a large-scale. Presents the latest research and developments in manufacturing engineering Covers a comprehensive spread of manufacturing engineering areas for different tasks Discusses tools, techniques, strategies and methods in manufacturing engineering applications Considers manufacturing engineering at an international and transnational scale Enables the reader to learn advanced applications in manufacturing engineering

Download or read book Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World written by David A. Dornfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering continues a strong tradition of scientific meetings in the areas of sustainability and engineering within the community of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). The focus of the conference is to review and discuss the current developments, technology improvements, and future research directions that will allow engineers to help create green businesses and industries that are both socially responsible and economically successful. The symposium covers a variety of relevant topics within life cycle engineering including Businesses and Organizations, Case Studies, End of Life Management, Life Cycle Design, Machine Tool Technologies for Sustainability, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Systems, Methods and Tools for Sustainability, Social Sustainability, and Supply Chain Management.