Sustainable Manufacturing: Review & Emerging Advances

Being responsible for over 20% of accumulated greenhouse gas emissions, the manufacturing sector has been the third major contributor to the overall global environmental pollution. Given the high awareness of the need for a better quality of life, the socio-economic impacts of manufacturing activities are also globally recognized.

According to the UN Environment Programme report, both the production and the consumption sides of the industrial cycle carry significant harmful impacts on the environment in the form of toxic gases and acidic substances released, as well as the immense drainage of non-renewable resources.

Hence, manufacturing processes and the industrial supply chain are among the most damaging factors, where timely industrial action and policy intervention are crucial. Sustainable manufacturing has made big strides in recent years and has changed the industry considerably.

This course introduces the subject of Sustainable manufacturing at the beginning and follows with a brief reminder on sustainability, and then dives into the concept of sustainable manufacturing. The course explains afterwards the pillars of sustainable manufacturing, which include Supply chain, Materials, Design and production, and management and policy-making. This course also takes an interest in emerging advances in Sustainable Manufacturing, such as Industry 4.0, Circular economy, Additive manufacturing, and the use of Sustainable materials.

The topic of Sustainable manufacturing is covered from many angles through the following plan:

1. Introduction
2. Brief Reminder on Sustainability
3. Understanding the Concept of Sustainable Manufacturing
4. Key Areas of Sustainable Manufacturing
5. Emerging Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing
6. Take-home Lessons & Recommendations

I hope you enroll in the course to learn interesting knowledge about the trendy topic of Sustainable Manufacturing!

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