Environment Conscious Manufacturing

Environment Conscious Manufacturing (ECM) is an emerging discipline that is concerned with developing methods for manufacturing new products from conceptual design to final delivery, and ultimately to end-of-life disposal, that satisfy environmental standards and requirements. This text provides comprehensive coverage of this discipline, exploring such topics as: algorithms and heuristics; design for disassembly, the environment, recycling, and remanufacturing; disassembly process planning and scheduling; environmental impact assessment models; lifecycle assessment; logistic aspects; product reuse and recovery; and sustainable products. It also includes several case studies in ECM.