Green ManufacturingGreen Manufacturing

By Jennifer TranBy Jennifer TranOISM 470 WOISM 470 WSection 3Section 3

Topic OverviewTopic Overview

� What is green manufacturing?What is green manufacturing?

� Goals Goals

� Why green manufacturing.Why green manufacturing.

� Benefits Benefits

Topic OverviewTopic Overview

� How it works?How it works?

� Different AspectsDifferent Aspects

� Example in the real world.Example in the real world.

� SummarySummary

What is green manufacturing?What is green manufacturing?

� Method for manufacturing that minimizes Method for manufacturing that minimizes waste and pollution achieved through waste and pollution achieved through product and process design.product and process design.

� Philosophy rather than an adopted process Philosophy rather than an adopted process or standard.or standard.

Green Manufacturing’s GoalGreen Manufacturing’s Goal

� The goal of sustainability. The goal of sustainability. • Every company when it comes to green Every company when it comes to green

manufacturing should be conserving natural manufacturing should be conserving natural resources for future generations. resources for future generations.

Why Green Manufacturing?Why Green Manufacturing?

� Manufacturer’s ResponsibilitiesManufacturer’s Responsibilities• Where does a manufacturer’s responsibility Where does a manufacturer’s responsibility

end?end?

• What is an acceptable level of toxic emission?What is an acceptable level of toxic emission?

Benefits Of Green ManufacturingBenefits Of Green Manufacturing

� Creates a great reputation to the public.Creates a great reputation to the public.

� Saves useless cost.Saves useless cost.

� Promotes Research and Design.Promotes Research and Design.

Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Companies move from traditional end-of-Companies move from traditional end-of-pipe control to new technologies.pipe control to new technologies.

� End-Of-Life ManagementEnd-Of-Life Management

Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Waste source reduction on the spot.Waste source reduction on the spot.

� RecyclingRecycling

� Virgin Materials are recycledVirgin Materials are recycled

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Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Invest in production process Invest in production process improvements rather than control improvements rather than control technology.technology.• $7.2 billion spent by corporate companies in $7.2 billion spent by corporate companies in

reducing pollution of which $3.2 billion was reducing pollution of which $3.2 billion was used for pollution process enhancement.used for pollution process enhancement.

Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Advanced manufacturing systems Advanced manufacturing systems promotes green design and production promotes green design and production strategies.strategies.

� Development of innovative manufacturing Development of innovative manufacturing systems.systems.

Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Reduction in “leapfrogging from lily pad to Reduction in “leapfrogging from lily pad to lily pad.” (Bergstrom, 50)lily pad.” (Bergstrom, 50)

� Substitute renewable sources for finite Substitute renewable sources for finite ones.ones.

� Funding research facilities.Funding research facilities.

Process of Green ManufacturingProcess of Green Manufacturing

� Employee Recycling.Employee Recycling.

� Companies must decide whether to make-Companies must decide whether to make-or-buy.or-buy.

Different Aspects Different Aspects

� JIT ManufacturingJIT Manufacturing

� Zero Emission StrategyZero Emission Strategy

� ISO 9000 and ISO 14000ISO 9000 and ISO 14000

What is JIT Manufacturing?What is JIT Manufacturing?

� JIT ManufacturingJIT Manufacturing• Aspect of Supply Chain ManagementAspect of Supply Chain Management• Emphasis on continuous cost reduction and Emphasis on continuous cost reduction and

quality improvement quality improvement

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What is Zero Emission?What is Zero Emission?

� Zero EmissionZero Emission• ““Elimination of all environmentally damaging Elimination of all environmentally damaging

by products from the production process.”by products from the production process.”• 16% of companies actively pursuing zero 16% of companies actively pursuing zero

emission.emission.• 85% of companies are pursuing reduced 85% of companies are pursuing reduced

emission strategies.emission strategies.

What is ISO 9000 and ISO 14000?What is ISO 9000 and ISO 14000?

� International Quality Standards used by International Quality Standards used by companies on a voluntary basis.companies on a voluntary basis.

� Motivates changes Motivates changes

� Companies is following quality standards Companies is following quality standards that are recognized.that are recognized.

Example of Green ManufacturingExample of Green Manufacturing

� Murray Ohio Manufacturing CompanyMurray Ohio Manufacturing Company• produces lawn mowers and bicyclesproduces lawn mowers and bicycles

� Wanted to develop ways of reducing scrap Wanted to develop ways of reducing scrap metal.metal.

Murray Ohio ManufacturingMurray Ohio Manufacturing

� Used a chlorinated oil with an additive of Used a chlorinated oil with an additive of graphite to create heightened lubricity.graphite to create heightened lubricity.• Oil was used as a stamping lubricantOil was used as a stamping lubricant

� Looked at two different chemicalsLooked at two different chemicals• Dry Coating ProductDry Coating Product• ColdkoteColdkote

Murray Ohio ManufacturingMurray Ohio Manufacturing

� Dry Coating ProductDry Coating Product• Required machinery Required machinery

needed 400ft in length.needed 400ft in length.

• Teflon coating that the Teflon coating that the product left made the product left made the sheets more slippery.sheets more slippery.

• Cost of machinery was Cost of machinery was high.high.

� ColdKoteColdKote• System was 10ft in System was 10ft in

length.length.

• Non-oil lubricant Non-oil lubricant

• Cost of machinery had Cost of machinery had a payback of six a payback of six months.months.

Coldkote the winnerColdkote the winner

� The benefits of ColdkoteThe benefits of Coldkote• scrap metal went from 9% to 1/10 of 1%.scrap metal went from 9% to 1/10 of 1%.

• Tool life increased 30-50%.Tool life increased 30-50%.

• Polish time went from 3-4days to once a day.Polish time went from 3-4days to once a day.

Green Manufacturing Green Manufacturing

� Coldkote Green Manufacturing Coldkote Green Manufacturing • The removal of Coldkote was used with a warm The removal of Coldkote was used with a warm

alkaline bath.alkaline bath.• Coldkote becomes a solid compound once its Coldkote becomes a solid compound once its

applied therefore reducing the amount of applied therefore reducing the amount of spilling and dripping.spilling and dripping.

• Non-oil lubricant reduces toxicity of company’s Non-oil lubricant reduces toxicity of company’s waste stream.waste stream.

Are you an expert on Green Are you an expert on Green Manufacturing?Manufacturing?

� What is one of the benefit for green What is one of the benefit for green manufacturing?manufacturing?

� Green manufacturing includes employees. Green manufacturing includes employees. True or False. Explain.True or False. Explain.

� Why should your company even think about Why should your company even think about green manufacturing?green manufacturing?

Answers for the non-experts.Answers for the non-experts.

� One of the benefits of green manufacturing One of the benefits of green manufacturing would be reducing cost because in the end would be reducing cost because in the end the company may not have to shell out the company may not have to shell out money to remove the waste when waste money to remove the waste when waste has already been eliminated on the first has already been eliminated on the first step. ( Zero Emission Strategy )step. ( Zero Emission Strategy )

Answers for the non-experts.Answers for the non-experts.

� Employees are included in every step of the Employees are included in every step of the green manufacturing process. In order to green manufacturing process. In order to have better quality which is linked to better have better quality which is linked to better manufacturing services, employees must manufacturing services, employees must be involved from the designing of the be involved from the designing of the process to just recycling office materials. process to just recycling office materials.

Answers for the non-expertAnswers for the non-expert

� A company should consider green A company should consider green manufacturing because it makes their manufacturing because it makes their standards a little higher in quality than standards a little higher in quality than others. Saving cost and increasing others. Saving cost and increasing production could also be an incentive for a production could also be an incentive for a company to even think about green company to even think about green manufacturing.manufacturing.

SummarySummary

� Green manufacturing is the elimination of Green manufacturing is the elimination of waste through the production process.waste through the production process.

� Companies must step up and take Companies must step up and take responsibility for their actions.responsibility for their actions.

� End-of-life management used more often End-of-life management used more often then end-of-pipe control.then end-of-pipe control.

SummarySummary

� Green manufacturing promotes innovative Green manufacturing promotes innovative design.design.

� Processes such as JIT and zero emission Processes such as JIT and zero emission should be exercised by all companies.should be exercised by all companies.

� Green manufacturing saves cost but more Green manufacturing saves cost but more importantly it saves valuable resources.importantly it saves valuable resources.

BibliographyBibliography

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� Bergstrom, Robin. “On Giving Due Thought to Bergstrom, Robin. “On Giving Due Thought to Afterthought,” Afterthought,” Manufacturing ManagementManufacturing Management, , v103, Nov1991.v103, Nov1991.

� Bergstrom, Robin. “Stamping Made Cleaner, “ Bergstrom, Robin. “Stamping Made Cleaner, “ Manufacturing ManagementManufacturing Management, v103, Nov1991, v103, Nov1991

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