Green Manufacturing

Green Manufacturing is a method for manufacturing that minimizes waste and pollution achieved through product and process design. It slows the depletion of natural resources as well as lowering the extensive amounts of trash that enter landfills. Its emphasis is on reducing parts, rationalizing materials, and reusing components, to help make products more efficient to build. Green Manufacturing is a philosophy rather than an adopted process because it motivates ongoing improvement efforts even though it may be impossible to achieve.It is a holistic endeavor intended to result in less waste, cleaner products and processes, a better and safer working environment, improved relationships between companies and local communities, compliance with government regulations, and enhancement of profitability and competitiveness. The reason it is such an important tool is because it intertwines with today’s manufacturing strategies of global sourcing, concurrent engineering, and total quality.