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Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World

Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA, May 23 - 25, 2012

  • Collection of recent research providing cutting-edge knowledge on life cycle engineering
  • Special emphasis on leveraging, social aspects, metrics for sustainability, emerging technologies, and logistics prepares researchers for future challenges
  • Focus on technology and sustainability within life cycle engineering addresses a broad audience

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Table of contents (104 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-12
  2. Making the Business Case for Eco-Design and Sustainable Manufacturing

    • Alireza Veshagh, Salvador Marval, Tim Woolman
    Pages 11-17
  3. Goal Programming-Based Approach to Identify Sustainable Product Service System Designs

    • Aihua Huang, Ken Wijekoon, Fazleena Badurdeen
    Pages 19-24
  4. Supporting Scenario Design in Planning Long-Term Business Strategies Based on Sustainability Scenarios

    • Yusuke Kishita, Maki Hirosaki, Yuji Mizuno, Haruna Wada, Shinichi Fukushige, Yasushi Umeda
    Pages 25-30
  5. Exploiting Life Cycle Innovation

    • J. E. Parada Puig, S. Hoekstra, L. A. M. van Dongen
    Pages 31-36
  6. Product-Service System Types and Implementation Approach

    • Britta Pergande, Paula L. A. Nobre, Anderson C. Nakanishi, Eduardo S. Zancul, Leandro Loss, Lucas C. Horta
    Pages 43-48
  7. Life Cycle Oriented Quality Assessment of Technical Product-Service Systems

    • Sebastian Waltemode, Carsten Mannweiler, Jan C. Aurich
    Pages 49-54
  8. A Framework to Analyze the Reduction Potential of Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Passenger Cars

    • Christoph Herrmann, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Mark Mennenga, Steven Skerlos, Thomas Stefan Spengler, Julian Stehr et al.
    Pages 55-60
  9. Material Substitution for Automotive Applications: A Comparative Life Cycle Analysis

    • Laura Marretta, Rosa Di Lorenzo, Fabrizio Micari, Jorge Arinez, David Dornfeld
    Pages 61-66
  10. Decision Making Methodology to Reduce Energy in Automobile Manufacturing

    • Katherine C. McKinstry, Jorge Arinez, Stephan Biller, David Dornfeld
    Pages 67-71
  11. Water Consumption in a Vehicle Life Cycle

    • Francisco Tejada, John Zullo, Tina Guldberg Tejada, Bert Bras
    Pages 73-78
  12. Simplified Life Cycle Analysis of a Forming Tool in the Automotive Industry

    • F. Klocke, G. Schuh, B. Döbbeler, M. Pitsch, R. Schlosser, D. Lung et al.
    Pages 79-84
  13. LCA Application: The Case of the Sugar Cane Bagasse Electricity Generation in Brazil

    • Diogo A. Lopes Silva, Ivete Delai, Mariana Maia de Miranda, Mary Laura Delgado Montes, Aldo Roberto Ometto
    Pages 85-90
  14. Energy Efficiency Potential for China’s Cement Industry: A Bottom-Up Technology-Level Analysis

    • Ali Hasanbeigi, William Morrow, David Fridley, Eric Masanet, Tengfang Xu, Jayant Sathaye et al.
    Pages 91-96
  15. Drivers and Barriers of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing: A Comparative Study of Indian and German Organizations

    • Varinder Kumar Mittal, Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Christoph Herrmann, Patricia Egede, Christian Wulbusch
    Pages 97-102
  16. Stimulating Students to Experience Sustainable Engineering: The CQS Group T Racing Team

    • Nicolas Dekeyser, Sietze Swolfs, Geert Waeyenbergh, Wim Dewulf
    Pages 103-106
  17. Reducing Energy Demands of Printing Machines by Energy Reuse Options and Optimization

    • Reimund Neugebauer, Matthias Putz, Carsten Keller, Sascha Fälsch
    Pages 107-112

About this book

The 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering continues a strong tradition of scientific meetings in the areas of sustainability and engineering within the community of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). The focus of the conference is to review and discuss the current developments, technology improvements, and future research directions that will allow engineers to help create green businesses and industries that are both socially responsible and economically successful.  The symposium covers a variety of relevant topics within life cycle engineering including Businesses and Organizations, Case Studies, End of Life Management, Life Cycle Design, Machine Tool Technologies for Sustainability, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Systems, Methods and Tools for Sustainability, Social Sustainability, and Supply Chain Management.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory for Manufacturing, and Sustainability (LMAS), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    David A. Dornfeld, Barbara S. Linke

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Softcover Book USD 329.99
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