Title :
A green engineering framework for concurrent design of products and processes
Author :
Singh, Nanua ; Falkenburg, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Manuf. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present a green engineering framework for the integrated design of product and processes. The primary objective in green engineering is to eliminate the waste or scrap generated as a result of design and manufacturing decisions if possible, otherwise reduce it to the best possible limits. We present a Physical System Theoretic approach for modelling and analysis of waste generated by jointly considering engineering design and manufacturing issues. A mathematical programming model is developed to concurrently decide the product tolerances and manufacturing technology
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; design engineering; mathematical programming; modelling; concurrent design; green engineering framework; integrated product/process design; manufacturing technology; mathematical programming model; modelling; product tolerances; scrap elimination; waste elimination; Assembly; Cost function; Design engineering; Manufacturing processes; Mathematical model; Mathematical programming; Product design; Raw materials; Virtual manufacturing; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1993., Proceedings of the 36th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Detroit, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1760-2
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1993.343383
