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Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability

Proceedings of the 20th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Singapore 17-19 April, 2013

  • Presents current research on life cycle engineering
  • Proceedings of the 20th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Singapore 17-19 April, 2013
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Table of contents (120 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-12
  2. How to Manufacture a Sustainable Future for 9 Billion People in 2050

    • Shahin Rahimifard, Leila Sheldrick, E. Woolley, J. Colwill, M. Sachidananda
    Pages 1-8
  3. On the Potential of Design Rationale for Ecodesign

    • Miriam Kozemjakin da Silva, Tatiana Reyes Carrillo, Sébastien Remy
    Pages 9-14
  4. Applying Unit Process Life Cycle Inventory (UPLCI) Methodology in Product/Packaging Combinations

    • Ellen Oude Luttikhuis, Marten E. Toxopeus, Michael Overcash
    Pages 15-20
  5. Towards an Increased User Focus in Life Cycle Engineering

    • Johannes Daae, Casper Boks
    Pages 21-26
  6. Quantitative Design Modification for the Recyclability of Products

    • Shinichi Fukushige, Takahiro Mizuno, Eisuke Kunii, Yuki Matsuyama, Yasushi Umeda
    Pages 27-33
  7. Evolution in Ecodesign and Sustainable Design Methodologies

    • Leila Sheldrick, Shahin Rahimifard
    Pages 35-40
  8. Integration of Environmental Aspects in Product Development and Ship Design

    • Karin Källmar, Therese Karlsson Sundqvist, Erik Sundin
    Pages 41-46
  9. Cradle to Cradle in Product Development: A Case Study of Closed-Loop Design

    • Ingrid de Pauw, Elvin Karana, Prabhu Kandachar
    Pages 47-52
  10. Managing Eco Design and Sustainable Manufacturing

    • Denis Boret Cordoba, Alireza Veshagh
    Pages 59-67
  11. An Evaluation Scheme for Product-Service System Models with a Lifecycle Consideration from Customer’s Perspective

    • Kwang-Jae Kim, Chie-Hyeon Lim, Jun-Yeon Heo, Dong-Hee Lee, Yoo-Suk Hong, Kwangtae Park
    Pages 69-74
  12. A Case-Based Reasoning Approach to Support the Application of the Eco-Design Guidelines

    • Michele Germani, Marco Mandolini, Marco Marconi, Alessandro Morbidoni, Marta Rossi
    Pages 81-86
  13. Integrated Software Platform for Green Engineering Design and Product Sustainability

    • Michele Germani, Maud Dufrene, Marco Mandolini, Marco Marconi, Peggy Zwolinski
    Pages 87-92
  14. Integrating Information in Product Development

    • Erik Lejon, Michael Lundin, Peter Jeppsson, Mats Näsström
    Pages 93-98
  15. Environmental Impact of Body Lightweight Design in the Operating Phase of Electric Vehicles

    • Günther Schuh, Kai Korthals, Matthias Backs
    Pages 105-110
  16. Structure for Categorization of EcoDesign Methods and Tools

    • Mattias Lindahl, Sara Ekermann
    Pages 117-122

About this book

This edited volume presents the proceedings of the 20th CIRP LCE Conference, which cover various areas in life cycle engineering such as life cycle design, end-of-life management, manufacturing processes, manufacturing systems, methods and tools for sustainability, social sustainability, supply chain management, remanufacturing, etc.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Andrew Y. C. Nee, Soh-Khim Ong

  • (SIMTech), Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, Singapore

    Bin Song

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 20th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Singapore 17-19 April, 2013

  • Editors: Andrew Y. C. Nee, Bin Song, Soh-Khim Ong

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-48-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science + Business Media Singapore 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-4451-47-5Published: 04 May 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1159-7Published: 01 November 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-4451-48-2Published: 08 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 738

  • Number of Illustrations: 280 b/w illustrations, 366 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Sustainable Development, Industrial and Production Engineering, Operations Management

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eBook USD 259.00
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Softcover Book USD 329.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 329.99
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