Environment conscious manufacturing

Hotter temperatures, less arctic ice, loss of habitat-every other day, it seems, global warming and environmental issues make headlines. Consumer-driven environmental awareness combined with stricter recycling regulations have put the pressure on companies to produce and dispose of products in an en...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Gupta, Surendra M.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2008.
Subjects
Manufacturing processes > Environmental aspects.
Engineering design > Environmental aspects.
Industries > Environmental aspects.
Waste minimization.
Source reduction (Waste management)
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420018790
1420018795
9781628704785
1628704780
9780849335525
0849335523
Physical Description1 online resource (537 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Industrial metabolism
  • Product design for the environment
  • Product lifecycle monitoring via embedded sensors
  • Quantitative decision-making techniques for reverse/closed-loop supply chain design
  • Yesterday proactive, responsive today
  • Disassembly line balancing
  • Multi-Kanban system for disassembly line
  • Disassembly sequencing problem
  • Human-in-the-loop disassembly modeling and planning
  • Planning disassembly for remanufacture-to-order systems
  • Facility and storage space design issues in remanufacturing
  • Some studies on remanufacturing activities in India
  • Optimal control policy for environmentally conscious manufacturing systems
  • Disassembly and reverse logistics
  • Evaluating environmentally conscious manufacturing barriers with interpretive structural modeling.

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