Screen LibraryEcoProduction and logistics : emerging trends and business practices /
Environmental awareness is driven mainly by the scarcity of natural resources and by more strict legal regulations. The modern enterprise policy should look at the relations between economic actions and ecological consequences. Ecoproduction is a new business approach which focuses on the most effic...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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EcoProduction,
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23553-5 |
| Summary: |
Environmental awareness is driven mainly by the scarcity of natural resources and by more strict legal regulations. The modern enterprise policy should look at the relations between economic actions and ecological consequences. Ecoproduction is a new business approach which focuses on the most efficient and productive use of raw materials and natural resources in order to minimize footprints on the natural environment. This book aims to provide the state- of- the- art as well as new ideas of the environmental conscious operations management. The contributors present in the individual chapters problems related to: eco-friendly production technologies; recycling and waste reduction. Scope of topics discussed in this book covers also pollution prevention, energy efficiency. The authors describe problems of information management in complex systems. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783642235535 (electronic bk.) 3642235530 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | TS155 |
| CLC: | X322 |
| Contents: |
Sustainability and life cycle management -- Supporting Product Lifecycle Management with Requirements Information / Sustainability Discussion with an Example of Selected Countries in Asia and Oceania / Introduction to Strategic Eco-Controlling to Support Strategic Decision-Making / Is It Possible To Generate Added Value Through A Higher Environmental Proactivity Orientation? A Practical Analysis of the Spanish Ceramic Industry / Analysing the Determinants of Better Performance Through Eco Management Tools at the Food Industry: An Empirical Study / Environmental friendly resource management in Production -- The Role of Production Efficiency Regarding Ecological Aspects / Production Waste Management: Case Study / Sustainability: Orientation in Maintenance Management--Theoretical Background / Sustainability: Orientation in Maintenance Management: Case Study / Framework for Controlling Energy Consumption of Machine Tools / Mobile Assistance for Energy-Efficient Production: Scenario Parameters and System Impact / Scheduling a Single Mobile Robot Incorporated into Production Environment / Declarative Approach to Cyclic Scheduling of Multimodal Processes / Information systems and information management supporting sustainability -- Simulation Software and Technologies for "Green" Eco-Production / Assessing Environmental Impact in Environmental Information Systems: Measurements and Monitoring / Conception of Interactive Information and Decision Support System for Urban and Industrial Air Quality Management: Extension / Organizational Learning and Environmental Engineering with Special Focus on Health Care / Complementary Information Systems on Research in Europe on ICT for Environmental Sustainability / |