Title :
Evaluating environmental performance: a case study in the flat-panel display industry
Author :
Koch, Jonathan ; Keoleian, Gregory
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Natural Resources & Environ., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Researchers at the University of Michigan applied their life cycle design framework in a research project with Optical Imaging Systems (OIS). OIS is a US manufacturer of high-performance, active-matrix liquid crystal displays, one of the leading flat panel display technologies. The study evaluated OIS´s environmental management system and how environmental performance may impact competition in the flat panel display industry. Metrics were developed to measure environmental performance in a factory simulation model. Strategies for improvement are recommended according to incremental, reengineering, and future approaches
Keywords :
electronic equipment manufacture; electronics industry; environmental factors; flat panel displays; liquid crystal displays; management; Optical Imaging Systems; US manufacturer; active-matrix LCDs; environmental management system; environmental performance evaluation; factory simulation model; flat-panel display industry; high-performance AMLCD; life cycle design framework; liquid crystal displays; research project; Active matrix liquid crystal displays; Active matrix technology; Computer aided software engineering; Computer industry; Environmental management; Flat panel displays; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Optical imaging; Production facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1995. ISEE., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2137-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1995.514968
