Economic and environmental assessment of automotive remanufacturing: Alternator case study

Proceedings of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 33-40

  Kim, Hyung Ju ^a   Raichur, Vineet ^a   Skerlos, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE PARTS; AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; CLOSED LOOPS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; MARKET PRICE; MATERIAL CYCLE; NEW PRODUCTION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; SAVING ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY; VEHICLE COMPONENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 77951270636     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/MSEC_ICMP2008-72490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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