Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing

Manufacturers, under pressure from their major stakeholders, integrate  environmental issues in the design and management of their products.  These stakeholders include customers, regulators, employees,  communities, and interest groups who have a common stake in protecting  the earth from pollution and in limiting the exploitation of earth's  limited natural resources. Manufacturers recognize that being  environmentally responsible also offers competitive advantage to the  firm. The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing is written  as a state-of-the-art reference to guide environmentally conscious  manufacturing (ECM). All the contributors have done extensive research  and/or practice work in the field of ECM.

The Handbook covers all  the major topics in Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing. There are  specific chapters to deal with sustainable manufacturing, recycling,  eco-labelling, life cycle assessment, and ISO 14000 series of standards,  as well as decision-making aspects of Environmentally Conscious  Manufacturing. Decision-oriented topics on supply chain, decision  models, quality initiative, environmental costing and decision support  systems are also covered. The influence of ECM on marketing imperative  is also covered.