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This chapter discusses the “cradle-to-grave” approach to environmental management of products or processes. It focuses on tracing the environmental burden presented by a product and process and tracks the management of its raw materials, energy and material usage and waste management with a view to developing programs for environmental improvement. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is discussed by looking at its three main stages namely inventory analysis, impact assessment, and improvement assessment
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Madu, C.N. (2001). Life Cycle Assessment. In: Madu, C.N. (eds) Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1727-6_17
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