Product Design and Development is the efficient and effective generation anddevelopment of ideas through a process that leads to new products. From an industrialengineering knowledge view, it is the processes and analysis employed supportingefficient decision-making
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Work Design & Measurement
A Work System is a system in which human participants and/or machines perform work (processes and activities) using materials, energy, and information integrated with technology resources to efficiently and effectively produce products and provide services
Read moreISE’s natural link to a sustainable future – Problem Solved Podcast
Engineering for One Planet (EOP) is an initiative supported by The Lemelson Foundation to promote sustainable engineering practices and integrate sustainability into engineering education. Cindy Anderson is founder and CEO of Alula Consulting and a
Read moreSBP named 2024 Excellence in Sustainable Development Award Winner
SBP (formerly St. Bernard Project) is a nonprofit founded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Their mission is to “shrink the time between disaster and recovery” by providing disaster preparation and recovery support for 10
Read moreAddressing Food Insecurity by Optimizing Partner Agency Operating Hours
Abstract: Food banks work to address the problem of food insecurity for low-income and underrepresented populations. The food bank acquires food and distributes it to their partner agencies, who, in ton, distribute the food to
Read morePart Design Geometry-Driven 3D Printing Toolpath Optimization for AM Energy Sustainability Improvement
Abstract: One of the most promising new manufacturing technologies in the past three decades is additive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing or rapid prototyping. The energy consumption problem in AM can
Read moreA Productivity Framework for Establishing Project Sustainability in Industrial Firms in Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract: Industrial firms in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) invest in capital projects to achieve their long-term business objectives in line with the Sustainable Development Goals as advocated by the United Nations. However, these firms have
Read moreA Carbon-Conscious Closed Loop Multi Objective p-Hub Location Problem
Abstract: With increasing demand for environmentally-friendly products and government legislation incentivizing sustainable means of production, companies now look to adapt and incorporate these demands in production. Remanufacturing has been in industry for many years now
Read moreA Benefit-Cost Study of Implementing Particulate Matter Filters onto Motorbikes in Kenya
Abstract: As different forms of pollution continue to cause destruction all over the world, it is evident that air pollution is causing detrimental effects on the health of people in the Republic of Kenya. With
Read moreSustainable Education Tools: A Calculator for the Emissions of Greenhouse Effect Compounds
Abstract: This paper describes the use of a calculator for the emissions of Greenhouse Effect Compounds as Sustainable Education Tool, using the case of a major Mexican Transnational company. In 2012 the Climate Change General Law
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