Green Manufacturing: Swati Rastogi OISM 470w February 19, 2001

Green Manufacturing
Swati Rastogi
OISM 470w
February 19, 2001
Topics To Be Covered
What is green manufacturing?
Terms to know
Goal
Nuts & bolts
How it works
Obstacles
Real world example
Critical thinking exercise
Summary
What Is Green
Manufacturing?
Green manufacturing is a
method for manufacturing that
minimizes waste and pollution.
These goals are often achieved
through product and process
design.
Terms to Know
Here are some terms to help you
better understand the idea of
green manufacturing:
Product design includes the
the definition of the product
architecture and the design,
production, and and testing of a
system for production.
Terms to Know (2 of 2)
Three life cycle approaches to
product design:
Design for reuse refers to designing products
so that they can be used in later generations
of products.
Design for disassembly a method for
developing products so that they can be easily
taken apart.
Design for remanufacture a method for
developing products so that the parts can be
used in other products.
Goal of Green
Manufacturing
The purpose is to support future
generations by attaining
sustainability by the means of
preserving natural resources.
Nuts & Bolts
Environmentally benign
manufacturing will become one
of industrys greatest strategic
challenges, not only from an
engineering perspective, but
from a business and marketing
perspective as well. (3)
Strategic Challenges
Range of coordinated actions
Trade and environment policies
(mutually supportive)
Eliminating environmental harmful
subsidies
Promoting the transfer of
technologies and financial resources
Efficient operation of markets
Achieving greater international
cooperation (4)
Obstacles
Businesses have a responsibility
of influence
Prices of raw material and
subsidized energy are essential
Lack of availability and
information (4)
Obstacles (2 of 2)
High-profile leadership
Training programs need more
support
Accessibility to loans from the
government
National cleaner production
centers need to be established
(4)
How It Works
1) Rethink product and process
technology
2) Explore the market potential
3) Supply goods and services
4) Extend producer responsibility
(4)
How It Works (2 of 2)
1) Reduce energy consumption
2) Integrate promotion
3) Incorporate goals
4) Promote development
5) Integrate environmental costs
(4)
Real World Example
The need for fossil fuels has

lead to discoveries of different
methods of manufacturing that
replace renewable resources.
Real World Example
Petroleum.
Fossil fuel base for plastic.
Can be replaced by plants.
Corn can be fermented into
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).
Final product is synthesized biologically
and completely biodegradable.
Fast food and packaging industry use
polystyrene which has similar characteristics
as PHA.
Real World Example
How It Works
Corn is grown and harvested
Transported to manufacturing plant
Glucose extracted and fermented
Cells are washed and spun in
centrifuge twice
Concentrated and dried into powder
Critical Thinking
Exercise
Do you think that this process
of turning corn or plants into
other fossil fuels will be
beneficial to the environment in
the future? (3)
Why or why not?
Researched Response
More energy is consumed during
polymer production through plant
fermentation.
Energy is required to produce
fertilizer, insecticide, and herbicides.
Energy is also required in growing,
harvesting, and processing. (3)
Researched Response (2
of 3)
Total energy for 1 lb. Of PHA s
equal to the utilization of 2.38 lbs of
fossil fuel resources
Same amount of polystyrene using
chemical manufacturing needs only
2.26 lbs of oil
19 times more electricity, 22% more
steam, and seven times more water
(3)
Researched Response (3
of 3)
2.39 lbs would have to be burned to
make energy in fermentation
1.26 lbs would be burned in
chemical manufacturing
Polluting effects are greater (3)
Predictions
Given adequate support, renewable
energy technologies can meet much of
the growing demand at prices lower than
those usually forecast for conventional
energy. By the middle of the 21st century,
renewable resources of energy could
account for 3/5 of the worlds electricity
market and 2/5 of the market for fuels
used directly. Moreover, making a
transition to renewable-intensive energy
economy would provide environmental
and other benefits not measure id
standard economic accounts.(4)
Summary
Cleaner production is a preventive
strategy that aims at promoting the
use and the development of cleaner,
processes, products, and services.
(4)
A key to more sustainable
development is long-term structural
changes in the way our economies
work. (2)
Bibliography
1. Foster, S. Thomas. Managing Quality: An
Integrative Approach. Upper Saddle River:
Prentice Hall, 2001.
2. Green Manufacturing Can Be Worse For
Environment. Unisci.com.
http://unisci.com/stories/19993/0824995.htm (24
Aug 1999).
3. Green Manufacturing Is A Strategic Priority.
ManufacturingNews.com.
http://manufacturingnews.com/news/00/0915art1.ht
ml (15 Sept. 2000).
4. Oslo Roundtable On Sustainable Production and
Consumption. Linkages.
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/consume/oslo006.html.

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