Material Flow Management Improving Cost Efficiency and Environmental Performance /

• Main Author: Hinz, Kristin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wagner, Bernd (Editor), Enzler, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2006.
• Series: Sustainability and Innovation,
• Subjects: Business.; Accounting.; Bookkeeping.; Production management.; Environmental economics.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Environmental Economics.; Accounting/Auditing.

The implementation of material flow management offers enterprises a high potential for realizing new economic competitive advantages. The eco-efficient optimization of material flows aims at reducing costs while simultaneously achieving long-term sustainability with regard to ecological and societal...

Table of Contents:

• Aspects of Material Flow Management
• Computer Aided Resource Efficiency Accounting
• Measuring Environmental Performance with EPM-KOMPAS Software Tool — Material Flow Analyses, Environmental Assessment and Success Control
• Integrated Controlling Based on Material and Energy Flow Analysis — A Case Study in Foundry Industries
• Environmental Accounting Instruments: Implementation & Continuous Use — Concepts for the Application of Input-Output Balance, Environmental Performance Indicators and Flow Cost Accounting
• Efficient Closure of Material and Component Loops — Substance Flow Oriented Supply Chain Management
• Developments in Material Flow Management: Outlook and Perspectives.