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Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability

Author : Michael F. Zaeh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319020544
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability by : Michael F. Zaeh

Download or read book Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability written by Michael F. Zaeh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production (CARV2013) is "Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability. Leading edge research and best implementation practices and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods for enhancing manufacturing systems' economic sustainability and prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume and capability, scalability and managing the volatility of markets, competition among global enterprises and the increasing complexity of products, manufacturing systems and management strategies are discussed. Industry challenges and future directions for research and development needed to help both practitioners and academicians are presented. About the Editor Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh, born in 1963, has been and is Professor for and Manufacturing Technology since 2002 and, together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart, Head of the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM). After studying general mechanical engineering, he was doctoral candidate under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg at TUM from 1990 until 1993 and received his doctorate in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, he was department leader under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart. From 1996 to 2002, he worked for a machine tool manufacturer in several positions, most recently as a member of the extended management. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh is an associated member of the CIRP and member of acatech, WGP and WLP. His current researches include among others Joining and Cutting Technologies like Laser Cutting and Welding as well as Friction Stir Welding, Structural Behaviour and Energy Efficiency of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Processes like Additive Manufacturing.

Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability

Author : Hoda A. ElMaraghy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642238602
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Book Synopsis Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability by : Hoda A. ElMaraghy

Download or read book Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability written by Hoda A. ElMaraghy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 4th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production (CARV2011) is “Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability”. Leading edge research and best implementation practices and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods for enhancing manufacturing systems’ economic sustainability and prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume and capability scalability and managing the volatility of markets, competition among global enterprises and the increasing complexity of products, manufacturing systems and management strategies are discussed. Industry challenges and future directions for research and development needed to help both practitioners and academicians are presented.

Mass Customization and Sustainability

Author : Claudio R. Boër
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 144715116X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Book Synopsis Mass Customization and Sustainability by : Claudio R. Boër

Download or read book Mass Customization and Sustainability written by Claudio R. Boër and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To adapt to global competitive pressures, manufacturers must develop methods and enabling technologies towards a personalized, customer oriented and sustainable manufacturing. Mass Customization and Sustainability defines the two concepts of mass customization and sustainability and introduces a framework to establish a link between the two concepts to answer the questions: Are these two aspects empowering one another? Or are they hindering one another? These questions investigate mass customization as one of the main driving forces to achieve effective sustainability. A methodology to assess the contribution of mass customization to sustainability is developed, providing an assessment model composed by a set of indicators covering the three aspects of sustainability: social, economical and environmental. This is supported and further explained using ideas and new concepts compiled from recent European research. Researchers, scientists, managers and industry professionals alike can follow a set of practical examples and industrial cases, enabling them to easily transfer Mass Customization and Sustainability theoretical concepts into actions to be enforced into their everyday business for gaining competitiveness. Mass Customization and Sustainability also introduces useful concepts for government officials responsible for establishing sustainable policies and regulations, offering methods to compare the results of implementation of such policies.

Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems

Author : Américo Azevedo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 331900557X
Total Pages : 1693 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems by : Américo Azevedo

Download or read book Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems written by Américo Azevedo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 1693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings includes the set of revised papers from the 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2013). This conference aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of leading edge scientific knowledge and industrial experience regarding the development and integration of the various aspects of Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems covering the complete life-cycle of a company’s Products and Processes. Contents will include topics such as: Product, Process and Factory Integrated Design, Manufacturing Technology and Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Operations Management and Optimization and Manufacturing Networks and MicroFactories.

Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems

Author : Ann-Louise Andersen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030907007
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems by : Ann-Louise Andersen

Download or read book Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems written by Ann-Louise Andersen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features state-of-the-art contributions from two well-established conferences: Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2020) and Mass Customization and Personalization Conference (MCPC2020). Together, they focus on the joint design, development, and management of products, production systems, and business for sustainable customization and personalization. The book covers a large range of topics within this domain, ranging from industrial success factors to original contributions within the field.

Axiomatic Design in Large Systems

Author : Amro M. Farid
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319323881
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Axiomatic Design in Large Systems written by Amro M. Farid and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a synthesis of recent developments in Axiomatic Design theory and its application in large complex systems. Introductory chapters provide concise tutorial materials for graduate students and new practitioners, presenting the fundamentals of Axiomatic Design and relating its key concepts to those of model-based systems engineering. A mathematical exposition of design axioms is also provided. The main body of the book, which represents a concentrated treatment of several applications, is divided into three parts covering work on: complex products; buildings; and manufacturing systems. The book shows how design work in these areas can benefit from the scientific and systematic underpinning provided by Axiomatic Design, and in so doing effectively combines the state of the art in design research with practice. All contributions were written by an international group of leading proponents of Axiomatic Design. The book concludes with a call to action motivating further research into the engineering design of large complex systems.

Advances in Production Management Systems. Competitive Manufacturing for Innovative Products and Services

Author : Christos Emmanouilidis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642403522
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Production Management Systems. Competitive Manufacturing for Innovative Products and Services by : Christos Emmanouilidis

Download or read book Advances in Production Management Systems. Competitive Manufacturing for Innovative Products and Services written by Christos Emmanouilidis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes IFIP AICT 397 and 398 constitute the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2012, held in Rhodes, Greece, in September 2012. The 182 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the two volumes. They are organized in 6 parts: sustainability; design, manufacturing and production management; human factors, learning and innovation; ICT and emerging technologies in production management; product and asset lifecycle management; and services, supply chains and operations.

Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy

Author : J. Stjepandić
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1614994404
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (149 download)

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Book Synopsis Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy by : J. Stjepandić

Download or read book Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy written by J. Stjepandić and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory of concurrent engineering is based on the concept that the different phases of a product lifecycle should be conducted concurrently and initiated as early as possible within the product creation process. Concurrent engineering is important in many industries, including automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, consumer goods and environmental engineering, as well as in the development of new services and service support. This book presents the proceedings of the 21st ISPE Inc. International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, held at Beijing Jiaotong University, China, in September 2014. It is the first volume of a new book series: 'Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering'. The title of the CE2014 conference is: 'Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy', which reflects the variety of processes and methods which influence modern product creation. After an initial first section presenting the keynote papers, the remainder of the book is divided into 11 further sections with peer-reviewed papers: product lifecycle management (PLM); knowledge-based engineering (KBE); cloud approaches; 3-D printing applications; design methods; educational methods and achievements; simulation of complex systems; systems engineering; services as innovation and science; sustainability; and recent research on open innovation in concurrent engineering. The book will be of interest to CE researchers, practitioners from industry and public bodies, and educators alike.

Advances in Production Management Systems. Sustainable Production and Service Supply Chains

Author : Vittal Prabhu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642412637
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Production Management Systems. Sustainable Production and Service Supply Chains by : Vittal Prabhu

Download or read book Advances in Production Management Systems. Sustainable Production and Service Supply Chains written by Vittal Prabhu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes IFIP AICT 414 and 415 constitute the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2013, held in University Park, PA, USA, in September 2013. The 133 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the two volumes. They are organized in 4 parts: sustainable production, sustainable supply chains, sustainable services, and ICT and emerging technologies.

Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: From Design to Implementation

Author : Lyes Benyoucef
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030287823
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: From Design to Implementation by : Lyes Benyoucef

Download or read book Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: From Design to Implementation written by Lyes Benyoucef and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops innovative techniques from operational research and management science for the design and implementation of a reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS), and subsequently analyzes and assesses their performance. A reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) is a paradigm that can address many of the challenges posed by the modern market. Accordingly, substantial research is now being conducted on RMS, focusing on various levels of decision-making (strategic, tactical and operational). However, as a relatively new research area, there are still only very few books and articles available on reconfigurable manufacturing system design and management. In addition to filling that gap, this book provides a forum for investigating, exchanging ideas on, and disseminating the latest advances in the broad area of RMS applications in today’s industry. Gathering contributions by experts from academia, industry and policy-making, it represents an essential contribution to the existing literature on manufacturing and logistics in general and industry 4.0 in particular.

Handbook of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811005494
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing by : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Download or read book Handbook of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing written by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the sustainability aspects of additive manufacturing (AM) in two separate volumes. It describes the details of this technology and its implications on the entire product life cycle sustainability, as well as embedded carbon and the further research needed to move this technology towards sustainable, mainstream production. Sustainability is not new for any area of industry, including additive manufacturing, and there are currently a number of ongoing research projects, both in industry and in academic institutions, that are investigating sustainability, embedded carbon and research activities which would need to be done in the future to move this technology towards sustainable mainstream production.

Mass Customized Manufacturing

Author : Vladimir Modrak
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315398966
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Mass Customized Manufacturing written by Vladimir Modrak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings several original contributions to research and practical applications in the field of mass customization from the designer, manufacturer, and customer perspectives respectively. It presents advancements in product design for mass customization, design of assembly and supply chain processes, variety induced complexity models, complexity management, marketing tools, information systems to support decision-making, and critical success factors of this manufacturing and marketing strategy.. A special focus of interest is also on the use of product configurators in practice and sustainability assessment for mass customization strategy. The aim is to disseminate current developments and approaches for further theoretical investigation and practical applications of mass customized manufacturing systems.

Cold Micro Metal Forming

Author : Frank Vollertsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030112802
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Cold Micro Metal Forming written by Frank Vollertsen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book contains the research report of the Collaborative Research Center “Micro Cold Forming” (SFB 747) of the University of Bremen, Germany. The topical research focus lies on new methods and processes for a mastered mass production of micro parts which are smaller than 1mm (by forming in batch size higher than one million). The target audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in production engineering, but the book may also be of interest to graduate students alike.

Learning Factories

Author : Eberhard Abele
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319922610
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Learning Factories written by Eberhard Abele and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the state of the art of learning factories. It outlines the motivations, historic background, and the didactic foundations of learning factories. Definitions of the term learning factory and a corresponding morphological model are provided as well as a detailed overview of existing learning factory approaches in industry and academia, showing the broad range of different applications and varying contents. Learning factory best-practice examples are presented in detailed and structured manner. The state of the art of learning factories curricula design and their use to enhance learning and research as well as potentials and limitations are presented. Further research priorities and innovative learning factory concepts to overcome current barriers are offered. While today numerous learning factories have been built in industry (big automotive companies, pharma companies, etc.) and academia in the last decades, a comprehensive handbook for the scientific community and practitioners alike is still missing. The book addresses therefore both researchers in production-related areas, that want to conduct industry-relevant research and education, as well as managers and engineers in industry, who are searching for an effective way to train their employees. In addition to this, the learning factory concept is also regarded as an innovative learning concept in the field of didactics.

Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems

Author : Alexandre Dolgui
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030859029
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems by : Alexandre Dolgui

Download or read book Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems written by Alexandre Dolgui and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five-volume set IFIP AICT 630, 631, 632, 633, and 634 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2021, held in Nantes, France, in September 2021.* The 378 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 529 submissions. They discuss artificial intelligence techniques, decision aid and new and renewed paradigms for sustainable and resilient production systems at four-wall factory and value chain levels. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: artificial intelligence based optimization techniques for demand-driven manufacturing; hybrid approaches for production planning and scheduling; intelligent systems for manufacturing planning and control in the industry 4.0; learning and robust decision support systems for agile manufacturing environments; low-code and model-driven engineering for production system; meta-heuristics and optimization techniques for energy-oriented manufacturing systems; metaheuristics for production systems; modern analytics and new AI-based smart techniques for replenishment and production planning under uncertainty; system identification for manufacturing control applications; and the future of lean thinking and practice Part II: digital transformation of SME manufacturers: the crucial role of standard; digital transformations towards supply chain resiliency; engineering of smart-product-service-systems of the future; lean and Six Sigma in services healthcare; new trends and challenges in reconfigurable, flexible or agile production system; production management in food supply chains; and sustainability in production planning and lot-sizing Part III: autonomous robots in delivery logistics; digital transformation approaches in production management; finance-driven supply chain; gastronomic service system design; modern scheduling and applications in industry 4.0; recent advances in sustainable manufacturing; regular session: green production and circularity concepts; regular session: improvement models and methods for green and innovative systems; regular session: supply chain and routing management; regular session: robotics and human aspects; regular session: classification and data management methods; smart supply chain and production in society 5.0 era; and supply chain risk management under coronavirus Part IV: AI for resilience in global supply chain networks in the context of pandemic disruptions; blockchain in the operations and supply chain management; data-based services as key enablers for smart products, manufacturing and assembly; data-driven methods for supply chain optimization; digital twins based on systems engineering and semantic modeling; digital twins in companies first developments and future challenges; human-centered artificial intelligence in smart manufacturing for the operator 4.0; operations management in engineer-to-order manufacturing; product and asset life cycle management for smart and sustainable manufacturing systems; robotics technologies for control, smart manufacturing and logistics; serious games analytics: improving games and learning support; smart and sustainable production and supply chains; smart methods and techniques for sustainable supply chain management; the new digital lean manufacturing paradigm; and the role of emerging technologies in disaster relief operations: lessons from COVID-19 Part V: data-driven platforms and applications in production and logistics: digital twins and AI for sustainability; regular session: new approaches for routing problem solving; regular session: improvement of design and operation of manufacturing systems; regular session: crossdock and transportation issues; regular session: maintenance improvement and lifecycle management; regular session: additive manufacturing and mass customization; regular session: frameworks and conceptual modelling for systems and services efficiency; regular session: optimization of production and transportation systems; regular session: optimization of supply chain agility and reconfigurability; regular session: advanced modelling approaches; regular session: simulation and optimization of systems performances; regular session: AI-based approaches for quality and performance improvement of production systems; and regular session: risk and performance management of supply chains *The conference was held online.

Sustainable Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152259616X
Total Pages : 1962 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 1962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the increasingly competitive corporate sector, businesses must examine their current practices to ensure business success. By examining their social, financial, and environmental risks, obligations, and opportunities, businesses can re-design their operations more effectively to ensure prosperity. Sustainable Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that explores the best practices that promote business sustainability, including examining how economic, social, and environmental aspects are related to each other in the company’s management and performance. Highlighting a range of topics such as lean manufacturing, sustainable business model innovation, and ethical consumerism, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, business executives, business professionals, managers, and academics seeking current research on sustainable business practices.

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies

Author : Martin Abraham
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128047925
Total Pages : 2276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies written by Martin Abraham and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 2276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Eight Volume Set provides an authoritative assessment of the sustainable technologies that are currently available or in development. Sustainable technology includes the scientific understanding, development and application of a wide range of technologies and processes and their environmental implications. Systems and lifecycle analyses of energy systems, environmental management, agriculture, manufacturing and digital technologies provide a comprehensive method for understanding the full sustainability of processes. In addition, the development of clean processes through green chemistry and engineering techniques are also described. The book is the first multi-volume reference work to employ both Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approaches to assessing the wide range of technologies available and their impact upon the world. Both approaches are long established and widely recognized, playing a key role in the organizing principles of this valuable work. Provides readers with a one-stop guide to the most current research in the field Presents a grounding of the fundamentals of the field of sustainable technologies Written by international leaders in the field, offering comprehensive coverage of the field and a consistent, high-quality scientific standard Includes the Life Cycle Analysis and Triple Bottom Line approaches to help users understand and assess sustainable technologies