Sustainable manufacturing requires simultaneous consideration of economic, environmental, and social implications associated with the production and delivery of goods. Fundamentally, sustainable manufacturing relies on descriptive metrics, advanced decision-making, and public policy for implementation, evaluation, and feedback. In this paper, recent research into concepts, methods, and tools for sustainable manufacturing is explored. At the manufacturing process level, engineering research has addressed issues related to planning, development, analysis, and improvement of processes. At a manufacturing systems level, engineering research has addressed challenges relating to facility operation, production planning and scheduling, and supply chain design. Though economically vital, manufacturing processes and systems have retained the negative image of being inefficient, polluting, and dangerous. Industrial and academic researchers are re-imagining manufacturing as a source of innovation to meet society's future needs by undertaking strategic activities focused on sustainable processes and systems. Despite recent developments in decision making and process- and systems-level research, many challenges and opportunities remain. Several of these challenges relevant to manufacturing process and system research, development, implementation, and education are highlighted.
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Oregon State University,
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A Review of Engineering Research in Sustainable Manufacturing Available to Purchase
Karl R. Haapala,
and Manufacturing Engineering,
Oregon State University,
204 Rogers Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331
e-mail: [email protected]
Karl R. Haapala
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School of Mechanical, Industrial
,and Manufacturing Engineering,
Oregon State University,
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Corvallis, OR 97331
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Fu Zhao,
Division of Environmental
and Ecological Engineering,
Purdue University,
585 Purdue Mall,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Fu Zhao
School of Mechanical Engineering
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Jaime Camelio,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
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Jaime Camelio
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John W. Sutherland,
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John W. Sutherland
Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
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Steven J. Skerlos,
University of Michigan,
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Steven J. Skerlos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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David A. Dornfeld,
University of California,
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David A. Dornfeld
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I. S. Jawahir,
University of Kentucky,
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I. S. Jawahir
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Andres F. Clarens,
University of Virginia,
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Andres F. Clarens
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Jeremy L. Rickli
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Jeremy L. Rickli
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
,Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Karl R. Haapala
School of Mechanical, Industrial
,and Manufacturing Engineering,
Oregon State University,
204 Rogers Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331
e-mail: [email protected]
Fu Zhao
School of Mechanical Engineering
,Division of Environmental
and Ecological Engineering,
Purdue University,
585 Purdue Mall,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: [email protected]
Jaime Camelio
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
235 Durham Hall,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: [email protected]
John W. Sutherland
Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
,Purdue University,
322 Potter Engineering Center,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: [email protected]
Steven J. Skerlos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
,University of Michigan,
2250 GG Brown Building,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
e-mail: [email protected]
David A. Dornfeld
Department of Mechanical Engineering
,University of California,
6143 Etcheverry Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720
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I. S. Jawahir
Department of Mechanical Engineering
,University of Kentucky,
414C UK Center for Manufacturing,
Lexington, KY 40506
e-mail: [email protected]
Andres F. Clarens
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
,University of Virginia,
D220 Thornton Hall,
Charlottesville, VA 22904
e-mail: [email protected]
Jeremy L. Rickli
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
,Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University,
217 Durham Hall,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. Manuscript received July 11, 2012; final manuscript received March 4, 2013; published online July 17, 2013. Editor: Y. Lawrence Yao.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Aug 2013, 135(4): 041013 (16 pages)
Published Online: July 17, 2013
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Haapala, K. R., Zhao, F., Camelio, J., Sutherland, J. W., Skerlos, S. J., Dornfeld, D. A., Jawahir, I. S., Clarens, A. F., and Rickli, J. L. (July 17, 2013). "A Review of Engineering Research in Sustainable Manufacturing." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. August 2013; 135(4): 041013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4024040
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