Lean and Cleaner Production : Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Lean and Cleaner Production Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions

This book explains how in moving towards Cleaner Production, the Lean Production Philosophy can be applied to reduce carbon emissions in prefabrication - one major source of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions which contribute to global climate change. This book examines theories and principles in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wu, Peng. author (author), Low, Sui Pheng. author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Materias:
Production management.
Environmental economics.
Production.
Environmental Economics.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009467197306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change
  • Lean Production Philosophy
  • The Precast Concrete Industry
  • Modelling the Lean Production Philosophy
  • Research Design and Methodology
  • Applications in Precast Concrete Factories
  • Case study of a Precast Concrete Factory
  • Precast Concrete Products in Construction Sites
  • Case study of a Construction Site
  • Carbon Labelling and Reflections
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References.

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