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Understanding sustainability data through unit manufacturing process representations: a case study on stone production

May 24, 2016
Author(s)
Bjoern J. Johansson, Mahesh Mani, William Z. Bernstein, Kevin W. Lyons, KC Morris, Laurie Rebouillat, Ilaria Barletta
Efficiency of natural stone production processes in quarries directly affects the economic output and environmental performances, such as production lead times and energy consumptions. Knowledge on stone production processes is crucial in making

MANUFACTURING PROCESS INFORMATION MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

June 9, 2014
Author(s)
Mahesh Mani, Kevin W. Lyons, Lina Valivullah, Satyandra K. Gupta
Sustainable manufacturing systems use processes, methodologies, and technologies that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. To create and maintain such systems, well-defined measurement methodologies and corresponding manufacturing information

SUSTAINABILITY CHARACTERIZATION FOR DIE CASTING PROCESS

August 7, 2013
Author(s)
Megan F. Watkins, Mahesh Mani, Kevin W. Lyons, Satyandra K. Gupta
The manufacturing sector accounts for approximately one-third of the total energy consumption in the United States. Today, sustainable manufacturing has become an area of increasing interest, as companies look to reduce their manufacturing footprint and

Carbon Weight Analysis for Machining Operation and Allocation for Redesign

December 16, 2009
Author(s)
Gaurav Ameta, Mahesh Mani, Sudarsan Rachuri, Kevin W. Lyons, Shaw C. Feng, Ram D. Sriram
The objective of this research is to explore and develop a new methodology for computing carbon weight (CW) - often referred to as carbon footprint, in manufacturing processes from the part level to assembly level. In this initial study we focused on

An Enabler for Supplier Discovery in Virtual Supply Chains: A Shared Terminology

November 5, 2009
Author(s)
Steven J. Fenves, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Mahesh Mani, Albert T. Jones
Rigid supply-chain organizational structures are giving way to highly dynamic collaborative partnerships. These partnerships will develop rapidly by composing global manufacturing resources in response to open market opportunities; and, they will disband

The Evaluation of Ontologies

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Leo Obrst, Benjamin Ashpole, Werner Ceusters, Mahesh Mani, Steven R. Ray, Bradford Smith
Recent years have seen rapid progress in the development of ontologies as semantic models intended to capture and represent aspects of the real world. There is, however, great variation in the quality of ontologies. If ontologies are to become