Value Networks in Manufacturing Sustainability and Performance Excel
This book highlights innovative solutions together with various techniques and methods that can help support the manufacturing sector to excel in economic, social, and environmental terms in networked business environments. The book also furthers understa
- PDF / 6,092,533 Bytes
- 323 Pages / 453.543 x 683.15 pts Page_size
- 82 Downloads / 186 Views
Jayantha P. Liyanage Teuvo Uusitalo Editors
Value Networks in Manufacturing Sustainability and Performance Excellence
Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing Series editor Duc Truong Pham, Birmingham, UK
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7113
Jayantha P. Liyanage Teuvo Uusitalo •
Editors
Value Networks in Manufacturing Sustainability and Performance Excellence
123
Editors Jayantha P. Liyanage University of Stavanger Stavanger Norway
Teuvo Uusitalo VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Tampere Finland
ISSN 1860-5168 ISSN 2196-1735 (electronic) Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing ISBN 978-3-319-27797-4 ISBN 978-3-319-27799-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27799-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940797 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
This book is dedicated to the R&D team of the EU Project ‘SustainValue’, their beloved families, and affiliations for continuous commitment, creativity, and teamwork.
Preface
The significance of the manufacturing industry in Europe is widely known and accepted. Manufacturing companies generate, directly and through services, wealth and jobs in all European countries. Globalization has activated a novel industrial revolution, leading to a new world wide distribution of production and markets. The increasing demands for sustainability, at the same time, have created new challenges and emerging opportunities for society and for business. The traditional trans-national manufacturing product and service delivery solutions cannot be sustained in business environments, where growing trade volumes and commercial operational patterns impose significant environmental challenges across Europe. Hence, a radical shift is required, with industry being in a key position to purs
Data Loading...
