Improving profitability through green manufacturing : creating a profitable and environmentally compliant manufacturing facility / / David R. Hillis, J. Barry DuVall

• Autore: Hillis David R
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Disciplina: 628
• Soggetto topico: Manufacturing processes - Cost control; Manufacturing processes - Environmental aspects; Green products - Cost effectiveness; Sustainable engineering
• Altri autori: DuVallJohn Barry <1942->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: IMPROVING PROFITABILITY THROUGH GREEN MANUFACTURING; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: MANUFACTURING; INTRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING SEQUENCE; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES-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; The First Source of Waste; The Second Source of Waste; The Third Source of Waste; A NEW PRODUCT-FIRST PHASE FOR WASTE REDUCTION; EXISTING PRODUCTS-SECOND PHASE FOR WASTE REDUCTION; REGENERATION; LIFE CYCLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY ; CREATING A CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A COMPLIANT AND PROFITABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM SUMMARY; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; 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; Forming Processes; Separating Processes; Joining Processes; Conditioning Processes; Finishing Processes; DESIGN TEMPLATE FOR CLASSIFYING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; IT ALL BEGAN IN SALLY'S GARDEN; THE ANALYSIS; NEXT STEPS ; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PROFITABILITY; INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZING TO COMPLY-THE MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION; FORMALIZING THE MANAGEMENT APPROACH-THE ISO STANDARDS; ISO 14000 Series of Standards; OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; Clean Air Act Overview; Clean Water Act Overview; Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Overview; SUMMARY-COMPLIANCE CAN MEAN PROFITS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4: CASE STUDIES; INTRODUCTION; CASE STUDY 1; Introduction; Waste Minimization Programs; Reuse and Recycling Activities in the Office ; Reduction and Reuse of Packaging Comment; CASE STUDY 2; Introduction; The Study and Methods Used; Conclusion; Comment; CASE STUDY 3; Introduction; Description of the Manufacturing Operation; Manufacturing Operations and Sequence; Steps Taken to Lessen the Environmental Impact of the Manufacturing Facility; Material Waste Reduction; Resource Reduction; Methods the Company Uses to Identify and Make Improvements; Summary; Comment; CASE STUDY 4; Introduction; Manufacturing Operations and Sequence; Steps Taken to Lessen the Environmental Impact of the Facility; Methods Used to Make Improvements ; Examples of Waste Reduction Comment; CASE STUDY 5; Introduction; Singapore Packaging Agreement; The "Three Rs" Approach to Solid Waste Minimization; Comment; CONCLUSION; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 5: AN OVERVIEW OF TOOLS USED TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS; INTRODUCTION; WASTE REDUCTION: THE PROFITABLE AND COMPLIANT PROCESS CHART-A COLLABORATIVE TOOL FOR BOTH GROUPS AND ALL FUNCTIONS; TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; Operator Self-Control; Culture Change; MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS; Lean Manufacturing; Kaizen; Pareto Principle; Process Control; Certified Management Systems ; Design of Experiments
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 profitable while meeting or exceeding the environmental standards of their local community, state, and federal governments. The authors' approach is broad in scope, setting forth the roles and responsibilities of organizational functions such as marketing, product design, manufacturing technology
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving profitability through green manufacturing
• ISBN: 1-282-13459-0; 9786613807175; 1-118-39189-6; 1-118-39188-8; 1-118-39186-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807203903321
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