Nov 2010
1 Hour
This course is part of our eLearning Archive, which includes older courses that may not be current or as user-friendly as courses designed more recently. During this analytical green engineering methods series we are going to review green engineering system and process modeling, system analysis and design following sustainable lean six sigma principles. These principles are well established in quality circles and they apply in a very positive way to our sustainable green engineering effort. The goal of this course is to offer an introduction overview of sustainable green engineering related systems and process modeling methods, explain the reasons why we have to follow process modeling methods and standards, and illustrate the importance of this subject area with real world and research examples and challenges too.
Author Keywords: alternative energy, carbon footprint, green enginnering, sustainability
IEEE Keywords: Green computing, Green design, Green products, Process modeling, Renewable energy sources, Six sigma, Sustainable development, System analysis and design
Persistent Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?mdnumber=EW1192 More »
Level: Introductory
Instructor
Paul Ranky
Paul Ranky is a Full Tenured Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, Industrial and Management Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at NJIT, with an additional faculty appointment with NJIT's IT (Information Technology Program), as Professor of IS & IT. Me... Show More
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