Nachhaltige Produktion

What it is about

You will learn the fundamentals and practice of sustainable production: from urgency to methods for assessment and to concrete measures in factories. In the end you will be able to assess sustainability levers in production, analyze products for sustainability potential, and apply methods such as life cycle assessment and systems thinking.

What you will be able to do

Awareness of the urgency of sustainable production
Understand the foundations of sustainable production
Assess technical levers to increase sustainability
Analyze products for sustainable production possibilities
Apply systems thinking to production contexts
Apply methods for measuring and evaluating sustainability

What the module consists of

LectureConveying the fundamentals, expert talks and practical examples
TutorialApplication of methods to concrete examples, practical exercises and group activities

Teaching method

Lecture with presentationsExplanation of the fundamentals and deepening through examples and guest lectures
Exercises (practical work, group work)Direct application of the learned methods, development of solution concepts
Use cases & guest lecturesDemonstration of the lecture content on practical, industrial examples

What you should already know

Knowledge of the basics of production and related areas (logistics, product development, etc.)recommended

Assessment

Written examCalculation tasksSk sketches/DiagramsApplication questions

Written exam, 90 minutes. Short and comprehension questions, calculation tasks as well as sketches/diagrams and application examples are examined. A non-programmable pocket calculator is allowed as a tool.

Exam date25.02. · 14:00–15:30MW 2001 Rudolf-Diesel-Hörsaal (5510.02.001)

Reading list

Neugebauer - Handbuch Ressourcenorientierte Produktion
Garbie - Sustainability in Manufacturing Enterprises
Stark et al. - Sustainable Manufacturing. Challenges, Solutions and Implementation Perspectives
Meadows - Thinking in Systems
DIN EN ISO 14040 - Umweltmanagement – Ökobilanz – Grundsätze und Rahmenbedingungen
DIN EN ISO 14001 - Umweltmanagementsysteme – Anforderungen mit Anleitung zur Anwendung

Dates

LectureSustainable Manufacturing

Wed10:00–12:00
MW 1250, Hörsaal (5502.01.250)
14× · 14.10.–03.02.
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- 21.10.
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- 09.12.
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- 27.01.
- 03.02.

ExerciseSustainable Manufacturing - Exercise

Tue13:15–14:45
2250, Seminarraum B8 (5502.02.250)
13× · 27.10.–02.02.
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- 03.11.
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- 24.11.
- 01.12.
- 08.12.
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- 26.01.
- 02.02.

From the current semester, not binding.

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