A six-step methodology enables manufacturers to evaluate different production processes through quantification of sustainability metrics.

The lens of sustainability can be used to describe the economic, environmental and social aspects of a specific process.

 

KEY CONCEPTS

• With demand for sustainable manufacturing growing, one problem is how best to quantify this process.

• A six-step methodology has been devised to quantify sustainability metrics.

• This strategy has been used to determine which of three pathways for making bevel gears generates the best sustainability performance.