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Department:	Manufacturing Engineering	Module Code:	MTEC81000
Level:	Level 8	Contact Hours:	36
Duration:	1 Semester	Directed Study Hours:	8
Effective Term:	2015/16	Indep. Study Hours:	56
Credits:	5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

None

Module Description/Aims:

� Enable the student to assess existing manufacturing practices in relation to sustainability
� Impart to the student skills required to develop sustainable manufacturing strategies as well as monitor and improve existing systems

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Contact Type	Hours
Lecture	3 Per Week

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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:

No.	Description/Learning Outcomes
1	Prepare and formulate management strategies which apply to sustainable production
2	Utilise International Standards and Legislation which apply to sustainable manufacturing
3	Apply knowledge gained in order to audit and implement Environmental Management Systems in Industrial Organisations.
4	Display a knowledge of sustainable manufacturing processes and technology
5	Assess and monitor sustainable manufacturing systems by developing and formulating appropriate indicators
6	Cost and identify the benefits associated with sustainable manufacturing

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Learning Strategies
This module is delivered by lecture where lecture notes and relevant case studies assist in this delivery.

Indicative Syllabus Content show detail >>

Content	Detail
Sustainable Manufacturing/Development Strategies	Environmental requirements, economic requirements, social requirements, design and manufacture for sustainable development (product life cycle).
Sustainable Production	Reducing the use of materials and energy in manufacturing, closing of material loop systems to conserve resources and prevent waste, reuse of products which have been recycled, minimisation/avoidance and management of waste, design and planning of products taking into account ease of repair, adaptability, durability and longer life and disposal/recycling, cleaner production technologies, improvement within existing processes technologies, R & D in environmentally compliant technologies, sustainable process contracting.
Sustainable Assessment and Formulation of Compliance Indicators	Resource use indicators, product indicators, economic indicators, environmental indicators, quality indicators, social indicators.
Economic Considerations	Life cycle costing, investment Analysis of cleaner production, cost of re-cycling, Up-cycling, sustainable process and product and packaging cost reduction, grant aid/funding available.
Renewable Energy for Manufacturing Applications	Solar energy, wind power, hydro/Micro-Hydro generation of electricity, fuel cell technology, bio energy.
Environmental Management (ISO 14000)	Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001), guidance necessary for SMEs (ISO 14002), examples and practical advice on implementation of Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14004), environmental Auditing (ISO 19011).
Recovery and Recycling of Waste	Polymers, metals, electronic assemblies, glass, packaging, lubricants/coolants, Industrial chemicals.

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Assessment Strategies
Knowledge and comprehension of module concepts will be assessed by written examination during and at the end of the semester.
Research into various topics relevant to Sustainable Manufacturing will be assessed by evaluation and marking of various written projects by students.

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Learning Outcome	Assessment Category	Assessment Method	Additional Information	% alloc
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Final Exam (Scheduled)	Final Written Exam		70
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Continuous Assessment	Class Exam	Class Tests	15
4, 5, 6	Continuous Assessment	Assignment - Out of Class	Assignments to be completed by students	15

Reading List show detail >>

Type	ISBN	Title Author Publisher	Year	Library Link
Essential	0470856092	Sustainable Development in Practice: Case Studies foe Engineers and Scientists Adisa Azapagic, Roland Clift, Slobodan Perdan Wiley	2004	view
Essential	1860584276	Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development Bernard Hon Wiley	2003	-
None	0471168777	Moving Ahead with ISO 14000:Improving Environmental Management and Advancing Sustainable Development Philip A. Marcus, John T. Willig Wiley	1997	view
None	0471877409	Polymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development Adisa Azapagic, Alan Emsley, Ian Hamerton Wiley	2003	-

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