Improving Profitability Through Green Manufacturing: Creating A Profitable And Environmentally Compliant Manufacturing Facility

Hillis, an industry consultant on productivity and sustainability, and DuVall (technology systems, East Carolina U.) argue that profits don't have to be sacrificed for the sake of environmental responsibility and we don't have to destroy the earth to make a profit. They focus on production techniques that increase output efficiency and reduce waste, but also staffing models that make use of worker flexibility to respond to changing demands. Everything has a life-cycle, they point out, and when businesses violate this by either using obsolete or inefficient technology, designs, or staffing models they harm the earth and their bottom-line. The material is presented in a structured format with introductions, defined sections and summaries with bibliographies. The chapters consider building decision-making models, environmental regulations and standards, case studies, engineering considerations for improved manufacturing operations, life cycle cost analysis in facility design. In the end the authors present a "profitable and compliant process chart" for assessing for profitable green manufacturing standards. The book is of high quality with excellent binding. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

DAVID R. HILLIS, PhD, has more than thirty-five years of experience in academia and private industry. Currently he is an independent consultant who works with manufacturers to maximize productivity and minimize waste. Hillis is coauthor of Manufacturing Processes: Materials, Productivity, and Lean Strategies; Manufacturing Processes: Automation, Materials, and Packaging; and Waste Reduction Strategies for Fiberglass Fabricators.

J. BARRY DuVALL, PhD, has more than forty years of experience in industry and academia. He is currently a full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. He has taught courses in many areas including productivity improvement, manufacturing processes and materials, digital communication, and technology management. Dr. DuVall is the author or coauthor of Contemporary Manufacturing Processes; Manufacturing Processes: Materials, Productivity, and Lean Strategies; Manufacturing Processes: Automation, Materials, and Packaging; and Getting the Message: the Technology of Communications.

Preface


Acknowledgements


Chapter 1 Manufacturing


Chapter 2 Building a Decision Making Model


Chapter 3 Environmental Regulation Standards and Profitability


Chapter 4 Case Studies


Chapter 6 The Facility


Chapter 7 Applying the Profitable & Compliant Process Chart


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