Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Project: ECM assessment guidance manual

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10120610· OSTI ID:10120610

The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of the basic tools that will be used in conducting assessments under the Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing (ECM) Project assessment program. ECM can cover a wide range of issues including: finding safer alternatives to toxic materials; changing processes to become more efficient; environmental costs and regulatory compliance; waste reduction; energy conservation; product packaging; and product reuse/recycling. The assessments performed as part of this program will try to identify opportunities to implement technologies/actions that will promote the types of results listed above. The general methodology, or sequence of events, that will be used in conducting assessments is as follows: 1. Form an Assessment Team; 2. Map Process by flow diagrams and materials accounting; 3. Identify opportunities for ECM by activity based accounting and pareto analysis; 4. Identify and evaluate ECM/pollution prevention alternatives; 5. Implement alternatives; 6. Monitor progress. All of the assessment steps listed above are addressed in this document except forming the assessment team. The tools discussed in this document are well known, widely used process analysis or quality improvement tools which have been adapted for use in evaluating opportunities for ECM/Pollution prevention.

• Research Organization: Maine Metal Products Association, Portland, ME (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG04-94AL99286
• OSTI ID: 10120610
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/99286-T4; ON: DE95007983; TRN: 95:002393
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Nov 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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