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 |
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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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