<p>In order to achieve and maintain a sustainable society, the manufacturing development efforts performed needs to be sustainable as well. The only path to a more sustainable society is to enable humans to think and act more sustainably. This is only possible if awareness of how our actions influence the sustainability balance of the world. With this in mind, we can also recognize that digital representation / simulation is a core technology, which is more sustainable than most physical tests and prototypes used historically since the majority of work is performed virtually without tampering and utilizing physical resources. However, simulation can also monitor and measure sustainability aspects of the developments. Sustainability incorporates at least three main aspects: social, environmental and economical. The simulations need to aim for holistic solution, not sub-optimization, and take heed of impact on cost, people and the planet. Most simulation models in the manufacturing domain only accounts for economical aspects, hence decision makers need to add social and environmental considerations without model support. Recent research on sustainability awareness shows that it is essential to change mindset and educate researchers on how to cognitively simulate sustainability aspects in the context of their own research. In addition, efforts in incorporating both social and environmental aspects into the traditionally more economically oriented modeling technologies are under way. The number of solutions for sustainability is growing ever faster, but they only matter if we go beyond the talk and start to act, Avancez!</p>

Tradeoff Analysis Using Digital Tools for Sustainable Manufacturing

Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/MSEC/MSEC2021/volume/85062

2021 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2021)

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