Value Creation Through Sustainable Manufacturing

von Matthew J Franchetti, Somik Ghose, Behin Elahi

376 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This authoritative guide presents managers and engineers with proven strategies for implementing sustainable systems and practices in their manufacturing operations.Readers will gain a solid understanding of the challenges involved in sustainability by examining integrated strategies and practical tactics in the context of real-world industry applications. In this discussion, the authors effectively address the issues, costs, and value of sustainable design, environmentally sound resource, process, and facility management, waste minimization and pollution prevention, maximizing energy efficiency and sustainable energy sources, and green supply chain management.Features- A coordinated road map of proven, integrated strategies for creating value through sustainable manufacturing systems and practices applies to a broad range of industry applications and organizations.- Ready-to-use assessment techniques, performance evaluations, and economic and cost-benefit analyses, plus case studies, provide guidelines for managerial and engineering practitioners in the field.- Clear discussions cover key areas of sustainable manufacturing—from design, facility, material, resource, waste, and energy management to supply chain, logistics, and maintaining sustainability.  

• ISBN: 9780831135218
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.02.2016
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Industrial Press