A framework for co-designing product and production system to support resource-efficient manufacturing

This thesis reports on research undertaken to investigate how to advance the current practices of resource efficiency and sustainability consideration in manufacturing business through the simultaneous design of Product and Production System (P&PS). The primary objective of this research is the development of a framework and methods to support a manufacturer to transform the current independent design processes into a single design process facilitating designs of resource-efficient P&PS. [Continues.]