This book contributes to understanding of Technology Evaluation and Selection in the perspective of Life Cycles. Presents case studies to help readers understand the interplay between available solutions and the specific problem or opportunity they confront.

This book provides specific topics intending to contribute to an improved knowledge on Technology Evaluation and Selection in a Life Cycle Perspectives. Although each chapter will present possible approaches and solutions, there are no recipes for success. Each reader will find his/her balance in applying the different topics to his/her own specific situation. Case studies presented throughout will help in deciding what fits best to each situation, but most of all any ultimate success will come out of the interplay between the available solutions and the specific problem or opportunity the reader is faced with.

Provides a detailed view on the current approaches of technology evaluation and selection in product and process design context and with a life cycle perspective Discusses Life Cycle Cost in a product and process engineering scenario, focusing on design and technology evaluation and selection Presents traditional and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies from the point of view of sustainable production Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, TULisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

Inhalt
Material flow cost accounting.- Life Cycle based Evaluation and Interpretation of Technology Chains in Manufacturing.- Selecting manufacturing process chains in the early stage of the product engineering process with focus on energy consumption.- Manufacturing with Minimal Energy Consumption.- Integrated framework for life cycle-oriented evaluation of product and process technologies.