The manufacturing industry is seeking an open, inclusive, and neutral set of indicators to
measure sustainability of manufactured products and manufacturing processes. In these …

The perspectives on the manufacturing footprint of global firms are widening from the
economic aspects to also include the environmental and social aspects. Thus, sustainability …

Business model innovation has seen a recent surge in academic research and business
practice. Changes to business models are recognized as a fundamental approach to realize …

Intensifying global consumption stipulates the use of sustainable manufacturing and circular
economy concepts to make products while managing available finite resources. Designers …

Abstract Industrial Product-Service Systems (IPS²) have been increasingly researched and
practiced in a variety of fields and sectors. Nevertheless, such solutions are not as …

The global society faces huge challenges to meet the expanding needs of a growing
population within the constraints posed by a climate crisis and a strongly accelerated loss of …

In the recent years, increasing attention has been posed towards enhancing the
sustainability of manufacturing processes by reducing the consumption of resources and key …

Since 1960s, with the development of societal and related technologies, many advanced
manufacturing systems (AMSs) and modes have been put forward, and they have attracted …

Abstract Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) has traditionally treated
consumption and production as separate domains of economic activities with different …

Energy-aware scheduling (EAS) of manufacturing processes demands a mathematical
model to optimally plan energy saving for a given schedule. The proposed approach starts …