The Handbook of environmentally conscious manufacturing : from design & production to labeling & recycling / Robert E. Cattanach ... [et al.]
Contributor(s): Cattanach, Robert E
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BookPublisher: Chicago : Irwin Professional Pub, 1995Description: xiv, 300 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0786301473.Subject(s): Manufactures -- Environmental aspects | Environmental protectionDDC classification: 658.408 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 658.408 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00060426 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Companies seeking a competitive advantage are employing environmentally responsible design and production methods to meet the demands of their customers, regulators, employees, and the community. The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing is the essential guide to developing, creating and marketing environmental improvements. Going far beyond traditional primers that cover only regulatory compliance, this resource helps to create an organization-wide strategy for designing environmentally responsible products and methods, and use those same processes to market them to the public. This is the first work of its kind to integrate both the manufacturing and marketing dimensions of environmental excellence. By incorporating environmental considerations into proven management techniques, The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing provides a simple foundation for understanding and implementing the principles of environmental design and manufacturing, while simultaneously creating genuine marketing opportunities. The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing also explains how to: meet the legal and technica
Bibliography: (pages 289-290) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (page 291).
An overview of environmentally conscious manufacturing and marketing -- Part One: Design and manufacturing -- Regulatory framework -- Integrating environmentally conscious manufacturing within the company -- Evaluating existing products and processes -- Developing ECM process options -- New product/process design -- Part Two: Marketing, labeling and packaging -- Understanding environmentally conscious marketing: The conceptual framework -- Environmental marketing regulations and guidelines: The American model -- International regulations and guidelines -- Implementing environmentally conscious marketing.