Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications introduces the basic definitions and constraints/issues surrounding green manufacturing at the process, machine and system (including supply chain) levels; shows, by way of several examples from different industry sectors, the potential for substantial improvement and the paths to achieve the improvement. Discusses regulatory and government motivations for green manufacturing and outlines the path for greening ofmanufacturing to more sustainable production." Discusses: New engineering approaches for manufacturing and provides a path from traditional manufacturing to green manufacturing Regulatory and economic issues surrounding green manufacturing New supply chains that need to be in place before going green State of the art case studies in the areas of automotive, semiconductor and medical areas as well as in the supply chain and packaging areas INDICE: Introduction and background motivation.- Regulatory, social and business environment for green manufacturing.- Metrics and analytical tools.- Green supply chains.- Present state of green manufacturing.- Case study 1: Automotive.- Case study 2: Semiconductor.- Case study 3: Alternative energy supplies.- Case study 4: Supply chain and packaging.- Case study 5: Manufacturing technology for green production.- Future opportunities.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-6015-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 260
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés