Sustainability Assessment for Manufacturing Operations

Prateek Saxena, Panagiotis Stavropoulos, John Kechagias and Konstantinos Salonitis
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Prateek Saxena: Manufacturing Department, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK
Panagiotis Stavropoulos: Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26100 Patras, Greece
John Kechagias: Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Processes, General Department, University of Thessaly, 41500 Gaiopolis, Greece
Konstantinos Salonitis: Manufacturing Department, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: Sustainability is becoming more and more important as a decision attribute in the manufacturing environment. However, quantitative metrics for all the aspects of the triple bottom line are difficult to assess. Within the present paper, the sustainability metrics are considered in tandem with other traditional manufacturing metrics such as time, flexibility, and quality and a novel framework is presented that integrates information and requirements from Computer-Aided Technologies (CAx) systems. A novel tool is outlined for considering a number of key performance indicators related to the triple bottom line when deciding the most appropriate process route. The implemented system allows the assessment of alternative process plans considering the market demands and available resources.

Keywords: sustainability; multi-criteria decision making; process planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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