Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview on eco-factories of the future
- Presents cutting-edge solutions from academia and industry towards sustainable manufacturing
- Covers a broad range of topics including energy management and life cycle evaluation
Part of the book series: Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management (SPLCEM)
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This edited monograph presents a selection of research contributions on eco-factories of the future. The topical focus lies on cutting-edge solutions from academia and industry that enable and support companies in their efforts towards sustainable manufacturing. The authors provide an overview over recent developments, aiming at a comprehensive understanding of eco- and cost-efficient manufacturing from machine to factory level. The solutions contributed by leading research institutions and companies have been mostly implemented and evaluated in industrial pilot projects across Europe. The methodological approaches cover topics such as factory planning, manufacturing simulation, energy management as well as life cycle evaluation. The target audience comprises industry experts and decision makers as well as researchers in the field of sustainable manufacturing.
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Book Title: Eco-Factories of the Future
Editors: Sebastian Thiede, Christoph Herrmann
Series Title: Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93730-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93729-8Published: 18 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06711-3Published: 26 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93730-4Published: 06 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2194-0541
Series E-ISSN: 2194-055X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 198
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Innovation/Technology Management, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes