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Integrated Environmental and Economic Assessment of Production Systems using a Material Flow Simulation Model

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Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability

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Manufacturing companies are under pressure to optimize both the environmental and economic sustainability of their production. However, the interdependencies between environmental and economic performance indicators are widely unexplored. Companies need a decision support tool that helps them understand these interdependencies, evaluate alternative improvement measures and make the right decision to increase overall performance. This paper presents a new approach that combines Discrete Event Simulation, Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment in one simulation model. It unifies the economic and environmental perspective on a production system and is thus deemed to have a high potential for a more effective decision support for companies.

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    A. Sproedt, J. Plehn, C. Schneider & P. Schönsleben

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Sproedt, A., Plehn, J., Schneider, C., Schönsleben, P. (2012). Integrated Environmental and Economic Assessment of Production Systems using a Material Flow Simulation Model. In: ElMaraghy, H. (eds) Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23860-4_68

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