The paper presents a lifecycle approach and the related software tool for the analysis and management of resource consumptions and environmental impacts of manufacturing plants. The approach, based on the industrial metabolism model, takes into account all the production and assembly aspects. The tool is able to assess the optimum working conditions for the minimization of resource consumptions (e.g. electricity) or environmental emissions (e.g. CO2). It provides a tangible support to guide decision-making strategies to move manufacturing towards sustainability. A manufacturing plant has been analysed for the model validation and the management of production scenarios, optimizing environmental and energy loads.
A Software Tool for the Analysis and Management of Resource Consumptions and Environmental Impacts of Manufacturing Plants / Favi, Claudio; Germani, Michele; Mandolini, Marco; Marconi, Marco. - ELETTRONICO. - 61:(2017), pp. 341-346. (Intervento presentato al convegno 24th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, CIRP LCE 2017 tenutosi a jpn nel 2017) [10.1016/j.procir.2016.11.166].
A Software Tool for the Analysis and Management of Resource Consumptions and Environmental Impacts of Manufacturing Plants
Favi, Claudio
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2017-01-01
Abstract
The paper presents a lifecycle approach and the related software tool for the analysis and management of resource consumptions and environmental impacts of manufacturing plants. The approach, based on the industrial metabolism model, takes into account all the production and assembly aspects. The tool is able to assess the optimum working conditions for the minimization of resource consumptions (e.g. electricity) or environmental emissions (e.g. CO2). It provides a tangible support to guide decision-making strategies to move manufacturing towards sustainability. A manufacturing plant has been analysed for the model validation and the management of production scenarios, optimizing environmental and energy loads.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
