This optional class aims to provide students of the Master of Science in Management Engineering the conceptual basis and the methodological approaches related to Sustainable Manufacturing, from the guidelines to the tools for the performance analysis of a manufacturing system. This knowledge, together with the classical tools for the evaluation of efficiency, effectiveness and economy of a production system, will be necessary for the implementation of decision-making strategies in sustainable production. The teaching of such tools is completed by some examples of application in real industrial cases.

The expected learning outcomes in terms of knowledge and skills can be resumed as follows: - Knowledge: to evaluate, in view of sustainable production, the performance of a manufacturing system through the analysis of processes and consumed resources; - Skills: to select sustainability indicators and criteria for analysis, to associate them with models and analytical methods, and to estimate the level of performance of a company or of a production system.

Good knowledge of the topics covered in courses dedicated to manufacturing and production systems.

In the following, the list of the main topics is presented: - Introduction to the fundamental concepts of Sustainable Development with respect to the international manufacturing scenario; - Assessment of the environmental, economic, and social issues of Sustainable Manufacturing; - Identification of the main drivers of resource depletion during the materials life cycle; - Approaches and methodologies for the evaluation of production systems; - Application of Life Cycle Analysis, Life Cycle Inventory, Eco-audit tools; - Economics of end-of-life scenarios and assessment of recycling benefit awarding; - Indicators for the analysis of the sustainability of production processes; - Environmental analysis of machining, forming, and additive manufacturing processes; - Technologies enabling green manufacturing; - Analysis and evaluation of industrial application cases.

All the topics will be presented and discussed during the lectures. In addition, the learned methods and the procedures will be applied in practical classes for the analysis of real production systems.

[1] Set of presentations for each topic will be available for the students on the Teaching Portal (www.polito.it). [2] Recommended books: - Michael F. Ashby. Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice (Second Edition) Elsevier (2013). ISBN: 978-0-12-385971-6. - David A. Dornfeld, Editor. Green Manufacturing - Fundamentals and Applications. Springer (2013). ISBN 978-1-4419-6015-3. [3] Additional material (i.e. papers from the international literature) will be suggested during the lectures.

Modalità di esame: Prova scritta tramite PC con l'utilizzo della piattaforma di ateneo;

The exam aims at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics listed in the official course program and the ability to apply the theory and related calculation methods to the solution of exercises (coherently with the Expected Learning Outcomes detailed above). The exam lasts 2 hours and consists of a written test containing theoretical questions (including open-ended questions, multiple choice questions, true or false questions) and exercises on the application of models and procedures discussed during the lectures. During the exam, students must not access other resources (smartphone, tablet, notes, teaching material, slides, books, et cetera) or communicate with other people. The online exam will be held by using the Exam platform of Politecnico di Torino combined with proctoring tools (Respondus). Students will be asked to use only the scientific calculator embedded into the online platform. A tool for typing formulas/equations will be made available for the questions in which it could be needed. An exam simulation is made available from the beginning of the course. The assessment is expressed in thirtieths and the exam is passed if the mark is at least 18/30. The exam results are communicated on the teaching portal, together with the date on which students can review the assignment and ask for clarifications.

Modalità di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova scritta tramite PC con l'utilizzo della piattaforma di ateneo;

The exam aims at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics listed in the official course program and the ability to apply the theory and related calculation methods to the solution of exercises (coherently with the Expected Learning Outcomes detailed above). The exam lasts 2 hours and consists of a written test containing theoretical questions (including open-ended questions, multiple choice questions, true or false questions) and exercises on the application of models and procedures discussed during the lectures. During the exam, students must not access other resources (smartphone, tablet, notes, teaching material, slides, books, et cetera) or communicate with other people. In case of blended exam (online and onsite): 1) The online exam will be held by using the Exam platform of Politecnico di Torino combined with proctoring tools (Respondus). Students will be asked to use only the scientific calculator embedded into the online platform. A tool for typing formulas/equations will be made available for the questions in which it could be needed. 2) The onsite exam will be held by using printed papers provided by the teachers. Students will be asked to use only a personal scientific calculator. An exam simulation is made available from the beginning of the course. The assessment is expressed in thirtieths and the exam is passed if the mark is at least 18/30. The exam results are communicated on the teaching portal, together with the date on which students can review the assignment and ask for clarifications.