Special Issue: Sustainable Manufacturing

Abstract

Sustainable manufacturing involves more than simply implementing isolated solutions aimed at improving energy efficiency or reducing environmental impact, as an example. It requires that the manufacturing enterprise comprehensively adopts broader, system-level sustainability goals in decision-making when allocating its limited resources. Thus, the papers in this special issue provide the reader a foundation for understanding the complex interplay of environmental, economic, and social aspects, as well as corresponding analysis tools to achieve sustainable manufacturing.