TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
T2 - A State-of-the-Art Survey
AU - Zhang, Hong C.
AU - Kuo, Tsai C.
AU - Lu, Huitian
AU - Huang, Samuel H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgment This researchw as supportedi n part by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board ATP award underg rantc ontractn o. 003644-130.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing (ECD&M) is a view of manufacturing that includes the social and technological aspects of the design, synthesis, processing, and use of products in continuous or discrete manufacturing industries. The benefits of ECD&M include safer and cleaner factories, worker protection, reduced future costs for disposal, reduced environment and health risks, improved product quality at lower cost, better public image, and higher productivity. Environmentally conscious technologies and design practices will allow manufacturers to minimize waste and to turn waste into a profitable product. This paper updates information about ECD&M and provides some general information, guidelines, and references for research and implementation. In the meantime, more clear definitions of related terms used in the ECD&M area are provided. A brief future trends analysis is also provided.
AB - Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing (ECD&M) is a view of manufacturing that includes the social and technological aspects of the design, synthesis, processing, and use of products in continuous or discrete manufacturing industries. The benefits of ECD&M include safer and cleaner factories, worker protection, reduced future costs for disposal, reduced environment and health risks, improved product quality at lower cost, better public image, and higher productivity. Environmentally conscious technologies and design practices will allow manufacturers to minimize waste and to turn waste into a profitable product. This paper updates information about ECD&M and provides some general information, guidelines, and references for research and implementation. In the meantime, more clear definitions of related terms used in the ECD&M area are provided. A brief future trends analysis is also provided.
KW - Design for Disassembly and Recycling
KW - Design for Environment
KW - Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
KW - Lifecycle Engineering
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U2 - 10.1016/S0278-6125(97)88465-8
DO - 10.1016/S0278-6125(97)88465-8
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:0001378506
SN - 0278-6125
VL - 16
SP - 352
EP - 371
JO - Journal of Manufacturing Systems
JF - Journal of Manufacturing Systems
IS - 5
ER -