Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

14Design for Sustainability (D4S)

14.1 Introduction

With the continuous increase in global wealth and the improvement of human living standards, people are becoming more and more conscious of the deterioration of today's global environment. Some buzzwords, such as global warming, pollution, shortage of oil, and extinction of species, have frequently been used in the news headlines and major subjects of political disputations. How to pursue the sustainability of the economy, society, and environment has been recognized as a nation's priority for both developed and developing countries. In manufacturing, many terminologies related to sustainability, such as Green Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, and ...