This volumes consists of 59
peer-reviewed papers, presented at the International Conference on Sustainable
Design and Manufacturing (SDM-16) held in Chania, Crete Greece in April 2016. Leading-edge research into sustainable design
and manufacturing aims to enable the manufacturing industry to grow by adopting
more advanced technologies, and at the same time improve its sustainability by
reducing its environmental impact. SDM-16 covers a wide range of topics from sustainable
product design and service innovation, sustainable process and technology for
the manufacturing of sustainable products, sustainable manufacturing systems
and enterprises, decision support for sustainability, and the study of societal
impact of sustainability including research for circular economy. Application
areas are wide and varied. The book will provide an excellent overview of the
latest research and development in the area of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing.