Cover Image

Improving profitability through green manufacturing : creating a profitable and environmentally compliant manufacturing facility /

Manufacturers can be green and highly profitable at the same time. Profits do not have to be sacrificed to environmental responsibility, or vice versa. Following this book's tested and proven approach, readers discover how to create and operate manufacturing facilities that are highly profitabl...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillis, David R.
Other Authors: DuVall, John Barry, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, ©2012.
Subjects:
Manufacturing processes > Cost control.
Manufacturing processes > Environmental aspects.
Green products > Cost effectiveness.
Sustainable enginering.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781118391884
1118391888
9781118391860
1118391861
9781118391877
111839187X
9781118391891
1118391896
1118111257
9781118111253
9781282134591
1282134590
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • ""TITLE PAGE""; ""COPYRIGHT PAGE""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CHAPTER 1 MANUFACTURING""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MANUFACTURING SEQUENCE""; ""PRODUCT LIFE CYCLESâ€"THERE’S MORE THAN ONE""; ""LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS""; ""POTENTIAL FOR WASTE AND VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING""; ""VERTICALLY VERSUS HORIZONTALLY INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING""; ""WASTE AND ITS UNEXPECTED SOURCES""; ""A NEW PRODUCTâ€"FIRST PHASE FOR WASTE REDUCTION""; ""EXISTING PRODUCTSâ€"SECOND PHASE FOR WASTE REDUCTION""; ""REGENERATION""; ""LIFE CYCLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY""
  • ""CREATING A CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A COMPLIANT AND PROFITABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM""""SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 2 BUILDING A DECISION-MAKING MODEL""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING""; ""CLASSIFYING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES""; ""MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS FROM NAICS""; ""MATERIAL STOCKS""; ""MAJOR MATERIAL FAMILIES""; ""BASIC PROCESS CLASSIFICATIONS""; ""DESIGN TEMPLATE FOR CLASSIFYING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES""; ""IT ALL BEGAN IN SALLY’S GARDEN""; ""THE ANALYSIS""; ""NEXT STEPS""; ""CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PROFITABILITY""; ""INTRODUCTION""
  • ""ORGANIZING TO COMPLYâ€"THE MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION""""FORMALIZING THE MANAGEMENT APPROACHâ€"THE ISO STANDARDS""; ""OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS""; ""SUMMARYâ€"COMPLIANCE CAN MEAN PROFITS""; ""CHAPTER 4 CASE STUDIES""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CASE STUDY 1""; ""CASE STUDY 2""; ""CASE STUDY 3""; ""CASE STUDY 4""; ""CASE STUDY 5""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""CHAPTER 5 AN OVERVIEW OF TOOLS USED TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WASTE REDUCTION: THE PROFITABLE AND COMPLIANT PROCESS CHARTâ€"A COLLABORATIVE TOOL FOR BOTH GROUPS AND ALL FUNCTIONS""
  • ""Training and development""""manufacturing engineering and operations""; ""product design""; ""human resources""; ""summary""; ""chapter 6 the facility""; ""introduction""; ""making a building that can be regenerated""; ""plant location""; ""sustainable design""; ""construction sequence""; ""life cycle and life cycle cost analysis""; ""cost analysis software""; ""building for environmental and economic sustainability""; ""energy star""; ""international standards for an energy management system""; ""leadership in energy and environmental design""; ""summary""
  • ""Chapter 7 applying the profitable and compliant process chart""""introduction""; ""pcpc worksheets""; ""using the data collection worksheets""; ""industrial applications of the pcpc""; ""observations""; ""conclusion""; ""glossary""; ""index""

Similar Items