Technology and Manufacturing Process Selection The Product Life Cycle Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Henriques, Elsa (Editor), Pecas, Paulo (Editor), Silva, Arlindo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Transportation.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

This book provides specific topics intending to contribute to an improved knowledge on Technology Evaluation and Selection in a Life Cycle Perspectives. Although each chapter will present possible approaches and solutions, there are no recipes for success. Each reader will find his/her balance in ap...

Table of Contents:

• Material flow cost accounting
• Life Cycle based Evaluation and Interpretation of Technology Chains in Manufacturing
• Selecting manufacturing process chains in the early stage of the product engineering process with focus on energy consumption
• Manufacturing with Minimal Energy Consumption
• Integrated framework for life cycle-oriented evaluation of product and process technologies.