Holistic approach chain processes

Achieving these objectives requires that the w hole chain for production processes is revised in an holistic approach that enables new products by new processing technologies and production concepts, encompass full lifecycles to optimize the w hole production chain, and minimizes the use of resources and improves... 

Although the value of multi-objective optimisation to environmental process design has been widely recognised, most of the applications only consider the process in isolation from its supply chain. The majority of approaches also use so-called burden or physical indicators based upon the mass of waste and emissions released instead of quantifying the potential environmental impact of pollutants. Within this context Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides a more holistic approach for quantifying environmental... 

The first phase of the procedure model regards the as-is analysis of the supply network scenario to be improved. For the as-is analysis, a flexible palette of methods and instruments is provided for the take-up and analysis of the supply network. An important aspect is the holistic approach to capture the supply chain structures and process organization in an encompassing way. The holistic approach is a prerequisite for tailored improvements and is of uttermost importance for the development and design of improvement options. The as-is analysis of the supply network scenario uses an analysis framework specifically developed for process and organizational... 

Since life cycle assessment (LCA) can be more than an environmental impact assessment approach, chapter Life Cycle Sustainabiftty Assessment A Holistic Evaluation of Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts discusses life cycle sustainabiftty assessment. This extends the holistic environmental LCA to account for the economic and social pillars of sustainabiftty. Lastly, chapter Embedding Sustainabiftty in Product and Process Development—The Role of Process Systems Engineers describes the practical role of process systems engineers in the implementation of sustainabiftty in product and process development. It shows some key aspects and tools that practitioners should take into account to design and develop more sustainable products and processes during material selection, process design, process and product modeling, and supply chain implications. 

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