"Systems engineering techniques such as optimization tools, simulation model, integrated modeling systems, management information systems, decision support tools, material flow analysis, and life cycle assessment have been developed, yet have not been applied to the waste management industry as prac
Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approach: The Systems Approach
✍ Scribed by Matthew Franchetti
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Professional
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 583
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Great book explains things very well. I have even used this book outside of my class
✦ Table of Contents
Copyright......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 21
1 DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTEANALYSIS AND MINIMIZATION......Page 25
2 BACKGROUND AND FUNDAMENTALS OF SOLID WASTE ANALYSIS AND MINIMIZATION......Page 43
3 BENEFITS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZATION......Page 97
4 DEPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES......Page 105
5 CREATING A SUCCESSFUL SOLID WASTE MINIMIZATION LAUNCH......Page 111
6 THE SIX SIGMA SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR DEPLOYMENT......Page 121
7 METRICS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT......Page 133
8 THE GENERAL APPROACH FOR A SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT......Page 141
9 TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 225
10 COMMUNICATING AND LEVERAGING SUCCESS......Page 229
11 THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY,INVENTION, AND INNOVATION IN SOLID WASTE MINIMIZATION......Page 231
Part 3 SOLID WASTE GENERATION MODELING: CHARACTERIZATION,PREDICTION, AND EVALUATION......Page 235
12 INTRODUCTION......Page 237
13 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY......Page 239
14 DATA COLLECTION......Page 241
15 SOLID WASTE CHARACTERIZATIONBY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES......Page 261
16 SOLID WASTE ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION......Page 283
17 BENCHMARKING AND EVALUATION......Page 317
18 MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION......Page 325
19 MODEL VALIDATION AND CASESTUDY APPLICATION......Page 327
20 MODEL SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH......Page 337
Part 4 CASE STUDIES......Page 343
21 INTRODUCTION TO CASE STUDIES......Page 345
22 AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY,AND FISHING APPLICATIONS......Page 349
23 MINING APPLICATIONS......Page 357
24 CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS......Page 365
25 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS......Page 377
26 APPAREL- AND FABRIC-MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS......Page 385
27 WOOD- AND LUMBER MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS......Page 391
28 PAPER MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS......Page 401
29 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING APPLICATIONS......Page 411
30 CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM PROCESSING APPLICATIONS......Page 419
31 PLASTIC AND RUBBER MANUFACTURING......Page 429
32 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL INDUSTRIES......Page 437
33 ELECTRONICS, SEMICONDUCTORS,AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT......Page 445
34 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY INCLUDING AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING......Page 455
35 TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICAL,AND WAREHOUSING APPLICATIONS......Page 467
36 HEALTH SYSTEM APPLICATIONS......Page 477
37 COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, FINANCIAL,AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE APPLICATIONS......Page 485
38 ACCOMMODATIONS AND FOOD SERVICE APPLICATIONS......Page 501
39 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE APPLICATIONS......Page 513
40 EDUCATION APPLICATIONS......Page 521
41 INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS......Page 533
42 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS......Page 541
REFERENCES......Page 547
INDEX......Page 553
✦ Subjects
Экологические дисциплины;Обращение с отходами;Твердые бытовые отходы;
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