Sustainability in Manufacturing Enterprises: Concepts, Analyses and Assessments for Industry 4.0 (Green Energy and Technology)

This book explores sustainability within manufacturing enterprises and examines the concepts and principles of this field. It also reviews the quantitative and qualitative tools available for analytic assessment. It presents a new framework for sustainable manufacturing requirements and discusses the implementation of sustainable manufacturing in terms of practices, indicators, and sustainability level assessments. The book also details the important conditions necessary for the conversion of existing traditional plants to ones with more sustainable processes. Chapters explore topics including the assessment of economic sustainability, social sustainability, environmental sustainability, sustainable manufacturing practices, and sustainability optimization. Serving as a reference for engineers, managers, and practitioners involved in manufacturing, this book will also be a valuable resource to students and researchers of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, and operations management. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Globalization and International Issues....Pages 11-21 Emerging Issues....Pages 23-31 Innovative Products Design....Pages 33-40 Reconfiguration Manufacturing Enterprises....Pages 41-50 Competitive Manufacturing Strategies....Pages 51-72 Performance Evaluation....Pages 73-80 Management for Sustainability....Pages 81-89 Assessments of Economic Sustainability....Pages 91-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Social Sustainability....Pages 103-115 Environmental Sustainability....Pages 117-128 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Sustainability Awareness....Pages 131-150 Sustainability Practicing....Pages 151-167 Sustainability/Sustainable Development Assessment....Pages 169-190 Optimizing Sustainability Indexes....Pages 191-201 Implementing Sustainability Strategy....Pages 203-213 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Sustainability in Service Sector: Oil and Gas Industry....Pages 217-236 Sustainability Assessment for Industrial Estates....Pages 237-242 Education for Sustainability....Pages 243-248