Towards an interdisciplinary framework for effective sustainability assessment in manufacturing

Kumar, M and Mani, M (2021) Towards an interdisciplinary framework for effective sustainability assessment in manufacturing. In: 28th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2021, 10-12 Mar 2021, Jaipur; India, pp. 79-84.

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Abstract

Sustainability assessment in manufacturing has predominantly focused on environmental dimensions without accounting for absolute (consumption and or pollution) limits and has remained limited to efficiency-based improvements. Efficiency-based assessments are increasingly yielding counterintuitive results. An effectiveness-based approach could integrate local and global absolute pollution limits in the sustainability assessment and ensure resource-effectiveness using circularity indicators. Circularity is increasingly viewed as a viable approach to achieving sustainability by discerning the underlying interconnected, diverse systems. This paper presents a preliminary systems-based framework for effective sustainability assessment in manufacturing. Steps to understand and identify effectiveness indicators have been discussed. A case study of photovoltaic manufacturing industry has been discussed in the context of the framework. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	Procedia CIRP
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier B.V.
Keywords:	Efficiency; Pollution; Sustainable development, Case-studies; Circular economy; Effectiveness; Effectiveness indicators; Elsevier; Interdisciplinary frameworks; Manufacturing industries; Photovoltaics; Sustainability assessment, Manufacture
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA) Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2021 06:22
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2021 06:22
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/68595

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