Technology Management for Sustainable Production and Logistics

This book covers technical, organizational, financial and social issues connected to the implementation of more sustainable technologies. It will be valuable to both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their knowledge of technology management.

Innovative technologies provide opportunities for making manufacturing and logistics operations cleaner and more resource-efficient. New technologies focus on lifecycle engineering and lifecycle management. This book will be valuable to both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their knowledge of technology management. The book will cover technical, organizational, financial and social issues connected to the implementation of more sustainable technologies.

Includes case studies from different sectors Offers guidance on the technical and non-technical aspects of implementing new sustainable technologies Highlights the main problems that arise in the introduction of new technologies Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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A methodology for green supplier selection in food industries.- A solution approach for agricultural service center location problem using TOPSIS, DEA and SAW techniques.- Supply chain sustainability drivers, inhibitors, solutions.- Logistics sector as a support segment for sustainable supply chains.- CSR in supply chains of brewing industry.- Smart cities- a vision of the future or the present.- Reducing Truck Emissions in Import Operations at Container Terminal A Case Study in a Singaporean Port.- Energy efficiency of passenger transport in Poznan agglomeration in the face of peak oil.- Identifying relationships between eco-innovation and success of a product.- Ergonomics as significant factor of sustainable production.- Information Technologies supporting production process efficiency in ecological aspect.