Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 1)

Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 1)
Author: John Stark
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2015-04-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319174401

This third edition updates and adds to the successful second edition and gives the reader a thorough description of PLM, providing them with a full understanding of the theory and the practical skills to implement PLM within their own business environment. This new and expanded edition is fully updated to reflect the many technological and management advances made in PLM since the release of the second edition. Describing the environment in which products are developed, manufactured and supported, before addressing the Five Pillars of PLM: business processes, product data, PLM applications, Organisational Change Management (OCM) and Project Management, this book explains what Product Lifecycle Management is, and why it’s needed. The final part of the book addresses the PLM timeline, showing the typical steps and activities of a PLM project or initiative. “Product Lifecycle Management” will broaden the reader’s understanding of PLM, nurturing the skills needed to implement PLM successfully and to achieve world-class product performance across the lifecycle.

Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2009

Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2009
Author: U S Geological Survey & Orienteering S
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781411322950

This publication provides information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for more than 90 individual minerals and materials.

Act. V.

Act. V.
Author: United States. Bureau of Public Roads
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1952
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN:

Global Waste Management Outlook

Global Waste Management Outlook
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789280734799

The UNEP Governing Council of February 2013 requested the United Nations Environment Programme "to develop a global outlook of challenges, trends and policies in relation to waste prevention, minimization and management, taking into account the materials life cycle, subject to the availability of extra-budgetary resources and in consultation with Governments and stakeholders, building on available data, best practices and success stories, taking into account the Global Chemicals Outlook and any other relevant initiatives and taking care not to duplicate existing information, to provide guidance for national policy planning." UNEP's International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), in collaboration with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), has taken the lead on this initiative; aiming to develop the Global Waste Management Outlook as a tool to provide an authoritative overview, analysis and recommendations for action of policy instruments and financing models for waste management. The GWMO is the result of two year's work and provides the first comprehensive global overview of the state of waste management around the world in the 21st century.

Design for Environmental Sustainability

Design for Environmental Sustainability
Author: Carlo Arnaldo Vezzoli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008-06-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1848001630

This volume is a technical and operative contribution to the United Nations "Decade on Education for Sustainable Development" (2005-2014), aiding the development of a new generation of designers, responsible and able in the task of designing environmentally sustainable products. The book provides a comprehensive framework and a practical tool to support the design process. This is an important text for those interested in the product development processes.

Going Green

Going Green
Author: Anne Wallace Sharp
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2009-05-29
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1420501925

Individuals interested in "going green" use scientific and consumer knowledge to reduce their carbon footprint. Many people practice environmental and ecological responsibility by recycling, not overheating or overcooling rooms, using energy-efficient light bulbs, and installing low-flow toilets and shower heads. This informative resource interrogates issues surrounding the environment and provides an overview of the topic. Readers will be inspired to think critically about recycling, shopping green, and the environment at risk.

Sustainable Operations in India

Sustainable Operations in India
Author: Ayon Chakraborty
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018-02-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811080100

This book focuses on understanding the status quo of sustainable practices in industry operations from an emerging economy perspective, presenting various practices in India. In order to offer a balance between theory and practice, it provides guidelines for applying models to achieve the goal of sustainability in this competitive environment. The chapters include theoretical perspectives, models and empirical evidence on sustainable practices from Indian industries. The book also presents a scholarly perspective on sustainable operations from various researchers and practitioners in India for a global audience in academia and industry.