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Ecological Principles and Metrics for Improving Material Cycling Structures in Manufacturing Networks
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A key element for achieving sustainable manufacturing systems is efficient and effective resource use. This potentially can be achieved by encouraging symbiotic thinking among multiple manufacturers and industrial actors ...
Adding a Detrital Actor to Increase System of System Resilience: A Case Study Test of a Biologically Inspired Design Heuristic to Guide Sociotechnical Network Evolution
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Networking complex sociotechnical systems into larger Systems of Systems (SoS) typically results in improved performance characteristics including sustainability, efficiency, and productivity. The response, or lack thereof, ...