Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10672998 | CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Manufacturing energy efficiency has become a key concern due to increasing energy costs and their associated environmental impact. It is important however, that investigations into the embodied energy of a product be in the context of global manufacturing rather than energy efficiency related to a particular product life cycle. This paper presents a model to assess the impact of global manufacturing on the embodied energy of products. Six different products manufactured from various raw materials in a global manufacturing network were used to carry out the assessment. The results show that product, material and key supply chain parameters play a crucial role.
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Authors
S. Kara, S. Manmek, C. Herrmann,