The edited book would provide to establish an effective channel of communication between the academic community of design and manufacturing engineers in academic and research institutions, professionals working in
industry and related businesses, and government agencies and policy-makers
concerned with sustainability issues in design and manufacturing, which also
forms the mission of this book series. So the edited book is to provide academics/researchers and industry practitioners a platform to discuss new solutions for product design and development as well as the manufacturing
technologies with due consideration to the complex issues surrounding sustainability. Further, the edited book aims to simulate innovation and development of sustainable products and production technologies. The edited
book comprises of the articles by leading thinkers and practitioners from
around the world.
The chapters in the book have been categorized in Four Sections, namely,
Section I: Sustainability Methodology; Section II: Sustainability in Manufacturing;
Section III: Sustainability in Product Design; and Section IV: Optimization.
Section I contains Chapters 1 and 2, whereas Section II has Chapters 3–5,
Section III with Chapters 6–8, and Section IV contains Chapters 9 and 10.