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A sustainable manufacturing tool for the analysis and management of resource consumption within production processes

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Reducing energy/resource consumption in production processes can significantly improve the environmental performance of manufacturing systems. This paper proposes a sustainable manufacturing method and tool and describes its application in a mechanical engineering company which produces automotive components. The tool allows to map the processes/activities and the related resources consumed, assess the efficiency through specific key performance indicators, identify process criticalities and thus set mitigation or improvement strategies.

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  1. Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Largo dell’Università, 01100, Viterbo, Italy

    Marco Marconi

  2. Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy

    Roberto Menghi

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Marconi, M., Menghi, R. A sustainable manufacturing tool for the analysis and management of resource consumption within production processes. Int J Interact Des Manuf 15, 65–68 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-020-00720-6

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