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Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce defines sustainable manufacturing as: ‘‘the creation of
manufactured products that use processes that minimize negative environmental impacts,
conserve energy and natural resources, are safe for employees, communities, and consumers and
are economically sound.’’ Achieving sustainability in manufacturing requires a holistic approach
integrating not just the product and the manufacturing processes involved in its fabrication, but
also the entire supply chain, including manufacturing systems. This integrated approach must
look beyond single product-life toward multiple product life-cycles. Success in achieving more
sustainable manufacturing brings benefits to Department of Defense (DoD) applications in terms
of advanced design methodologies aimed at extended product life, lowered weight, lower energy
costs, reduced logistical burden through sustainable supply chain management, among others.
PRISM is a coordinated set of sustainable manufacturing research projects to achieve those goals
while advancing the state of the art in sustainable manufacturing research and development at the
product, process and systems levels. To be successfully implemented, sustainable manufacturing
requires advanced crossdisciplinary research to enable the development of improved models,
metrics for sustainability evaluation, and simulation/optimization techniques at the product,
process, and system levels. PRISM research will also explore promising military applications for
new lightweight materials and new manufacturing technologies and approaches which can serve
to reduce the demand for raw materials and energy during manufacturing, reduce harmful
environmental and societal impact and provide extended product life and lower energy costs
during product use. Extending over four years, individual PRISM projects will pursue energy
reduction in manufacturing at the plant level, sustainable value stream mapping of manufacturing
processes, sustainable supply chain management, material substitution for sustainable products,
regulatory compliance (including a database of materials used in existing weapons systems) for
sustainable manufacturing, development of nanocrystalline metals, modeling and simulation for
sustainable product design, management of societal sustainability for manufacturing. Equipment
acquired for the projects will be combined and shared to establish a Laboratory for Sustainable
Materials Performance and Life Prediction at University of Kentucky.
The research and associated service projects will be conducted by University of Kentucky
College of Engineering faculty and graduate students, led by senior faculty internationally
recognized as pioneers in the field of sustainable manufacturing research, including members of
UK’s Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing. Projects will solicit input and feedback from
Kentucky industrial partners, beginning with a day-long workshop for interested parties,
including relevant state agencies; Kentucky manufacturing firms will offer process data and
testbed facilities to ensure research results are usable in actual manufacturing settings. Results of
the research will be disseminated to small and medium-sized Kentucky manufacturing enterprises
through a series of regional sustainable manufacturing workshops and industry short courses.
The project will also answer a current national need by conducting a roadmapping/strategic
planning exercise to chart the future course of sustainable manufacturing research.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 3/24/11 → 12/31/12 |
Funding
- Army: $722,582.00
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Progressive Research Initiative in Sustainable Manufacturing (PRISM)
Jawahir, I., Badurdeen, F., Rouch, K. & Dillon, O.
3/24/11 → 12/31/12
Project: Research project