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SUMMARY:Design support for eco-efficiency improvements in manufacturing - 
 Lampros Litos (CIS)
DTSTART:20161028T090000Z
DTEND:20161028T094500Z
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CONTACT:Yongjiang Shi
DESCRIPTION:Eco-efficiency has been portrayed by various authors and insti
 tutions\, as an effective way of reducing industry's carbon footprint and 
 safe-guard natural resources. It is a concept that has been simplified for
  practice as "doing more with less".  However\, very few studies provide s
 upport for practitioners that wish to implement improvements in manufactur
 ing that enhance environmental and economic performance.  Using design res
 earch methodology (DRM)\, an improvement method was developed that intends
  to help practitioners in factories improve eco-efficiency by relying on s
 ystem strengths. The method is based on a novel maturity framework for eco
 -efficiency (Litos and Evans\, 2015). The method can be seen as consisting
  of two main modules/tools: a self- assessment process and a workshop proc
 ess. The researcher demonstrates how the method was used in various case s
 tudies to help practitioners understand their eco-efficiency potential and
  implement better practices. The development of the main modules is discus
 sed as well as insights from the application process in two case studies.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, IfM\, 17 Charles Babbage Road
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