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Improving Profitability Through Green Manufacturing Creating a Profitable and Environmentally Compliant Manufacturing Facility

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ISBN-10: 1118111257

ISBN-13: 9781118111253

Edition: 2012

Authors: David R. Hillis, J. Barry DuVall

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This book provides a means of improving the performance of a manufacturing facility based on environmental compliance and potential for profitability. This allows the reader to evaluate materials and processes based on costs for operations and environmental impact.  The approach is wide in scope recognizing key organizational functions such as marketing, product design, manufacturing technology, manufacturing management, and human resources.  Active involvement from members of each of these functional groups is essential to create a manufacturing facility and then maintain it as an ongoing “green” operation. The role and responsibility of each of these groups are discussed to enable both…    
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Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/19/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Manufacturing
Introduction
Manufacturing Sequence
Product Life Cycles—There's More Than One
Life Cycle Analysis
Potential for Waste and Value Added in Manufacturing
Vertically versus Horizontally Integrated Manufacturing
Waste and Its Unexpected Sources
The First Source of Waste
The Second Source of Waste
The Third Source of Waste
A New Product—First Phase for Waste Reduction
Existing Products—Second Phase for Waste Reduction
Regeneration
Life Cycle of the Manufacturing Facility 25�
Creating a Classifi cation System for a Compliant and Profitable Manufacturing System
Summary
Selected Bibliography
Building A Decision-making Model
Introduction
Industrial Production and Manufacturing
Classifying Manufacturing Industries
Major Product Groups from NAICS
Material Stocks
Major Material Families
Basic Process Classifi cations
Forming Processes
Separating Processes
Joining Processes
Conditioning Processes
Finishing Processes
Design Template for Classifying Manufacturing Processes
It All Began in Sally's Garden
The Analysis
Next Steps
Selected Bibliography
Environmental Regulations, Standards, and Profitability
Introduction
Organizing to Comply—The Management Foundation
Formalizing the Management Approach—The ISO Standards
ISO 14000 Series of Standards
Overview of Major Environmental Regulations
Clean Air Act Overview
Clean Water Act Overview
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Overview
Summary—Compliance Can Mean Profits
Selected Bibliography
Case Studies
Introduction
Case Study 1
Introduction
Waste Minimization Programs
Reuse and Recycling Activities in the Office
Reduction and Reuse of Packaging
Comment
Case Study 2
Introduction
The Study and Methods Used
Conclusion
Comment
Case Study 3
Introduction
Description of the Manufacturing Operation
Manufacturing Operations and Sequence
Steps Taken to Lessen the Environmental Impact of the Manufacturing Facility
Material Waste Reduction
Resource Reduction
Methods the Company Uses to Identify and Make Improvements
Summary
Comment
Case Study 4
Introduction
Manufacturing Operations and Sequence
Steps Taken to Lessen the Environmental Impact of the Facility
Methods Used to Make Improvements
Examples of Waste Reduction
Comment
Case Study 5
Introduction
Singapore Packaging Agreement
The "Three Rs" Approach to Solid Waste Minimization
Comment
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
An Overview Of Tools Used To Improve Manufacturing Operations
Introduction
Waste Reduction: The Profi table and Compliant Process Chart—A Collaborative Tool for Both Groups and All Functions
Training and Development
Operator Self-Control
Culture Change
Manufacturing Engineering and Operations
Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen
Pareto Principle
Process Control
Certifi ed Management Systems
Design of Experiments
Poka-Yoke
Finding the Root Cause of a Problem
Fishbone or Ishikawa Diagram
Situational Awareness
Product Design
Design for Assembly
Human Resources
The Life Cycle
A Just-in-Time Workforce
Summary
Selected Bibliography
The Facility
Introduction
Making a Building That Can Be Regenerated
Plant Location
Sustainable Design
A Sustainable Building
Construction Sequence
Life Cycle and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Cost Analysis Software
The eQUEST� Program
The eVALUator Program
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
Energy Star
Energy Management Program
Steps to Establish an Energy Management Program
International Standards for an Energy Management System
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 174�
Summary
Selected Bibliography
Applying The Profitable And Compliant Process Chart
Introduction
PCPC Worksheets
Using the Data Collection Worksheets
Step 1: Material Selection
Step 2: Process Identifi cation
Step 3: Outsourcing Manufacturing Processes
Summary
Industrial Applications of the PCPC
Application 1: Avionic Systems, Incorporated
Comment
Application 2: American Automotive Corporation
Comment
Application 3: NAVAC Logistics Center
Comment
Application 4: Custom Machine Builders
Comment
Observations
Constructing the Virtual PCPC
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index