Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
5572NCCG-SEP-PAR
Aims
Concerns about how manufacturing and global supply chain industry are impacting the environment are on the rise. The main aim of this specialist module is to provide students with technological knowledge and practical awareness for addressing climate emergency via developing their understanding for improving sustainability in manufacturing operations. By analysing a number of case studies, students will develop their knowledge of various aspects of eco-friendly manufacturing principles including cellular manufacturing, smart factory (economics and operations), efficient industrial energy management and sustainable industrial waste management. Alongside this it will equip students with tools to quantifiably evaluate the materials and manufacturing choices made with respect to their environmental and sustainability impact.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate and apply sustainable and greener solutions to manufacturing practice.
2.
Demonstrate ability to design and develop green manufacturing and principles for related factories.
3.
Undertake an analysis of decarbonisation and sustainability for manufacturing and product development.
4.
Demonstrate understanding of practical decarbonisation measures and strategies for smart manufacturing.
5.
Communicate conclusions (associated with eco-friendly manufacturing case studies) clearly in written and verbal form to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:• Introduction and evolution of Industry X.0 and previous industrial revolutions.
• Environmentally benign manufacturing principles (manufacturing and net zero carbon future).
• Principles of sustainable product development and green manufacturing.
• Smart factory layouts.
• Smart energy management (industrial energy efficiency) principles for future factories.
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).
• Cellular manufacturing principles including lean manufacturing and Just-In-Time strategies.
• Additive manufacturing (vs subtractive manufacturing) principles.
• Minimum quantity lubrication in machining and cutting tool sustainability.
• Sustainability assessment in manufacturing: perspectives, challenges and solutions.
• Sustainable supply chain management (i.e. green logistics) in manufacturing industries.
• Sustainable industrial waste management.
• Economics of eco-friendly measures in manufacturing.
• Eco-auditing principles.
• Case studies in sustainable manufacturing (e.g., decarbonisation success stories, the Toyota production system, cryogenic cooling-based sustainable machining or the latest ones etc.).