Overview
- 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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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. Â 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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA, May 23 - 25, 2012
Editors: David A. Dornfeld, Barbara S. Linke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29068-8Published: 20 April 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43813-4Published: 09 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29069-5Published: 23 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 625
Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Engineering Design, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Renewable and Green Energy