Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing

Manufacturers are increasingly, under pressure from their major stakeholders to integrate environmental issues in the design and management of their products. These stakeholders include customer, regulators, employees, communities, and interest groups who have a common stake in protecting the earth...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Madu, Christian N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sustainable manufacturing
  • 2. Concepts and methodologies to help promote industrial ecology
  • 3. ISO 14000 and environmentally conscious manufacturing
  • 4. Communicating product recovery activities
  • 5. Green design and quality initiatives
  • 6. Environmental cost accounting and business strategy
  • 7.Accounting for an environmentally conscious setting
  • 8. The development of eco-labelling schemes
  • 9. Green Advertising
  • 10. Recycling as universal resource policy
  • 11. Innovation Towards Environmental Sustainability In Industry
  • 12. A Systematic Framework for Environmentally Conscious Design
  • 13. Environmental Attributes of Manufacturing Processes
  • 14. Environmental decision support systems
  • 15. Decision models for reverse production system design
  • 16. Environmentally sound supply chain management
  • 17. Life cycle assessment
  • 18. Multi-pathway and cumulative risk-assessment
  • 19. Reclamation and recycling of municipal waste
  • 20 Challenging the future