Sustainable Production

The course includes learning about measures for implementing the concept of sustainability in the operational practice of manufacturing companies.
The course subject is the design aspects of sustainability in manufacturing companies (e.g. production, procurement, distribution) and the corresponding levers.
The content includes the development and significance of the sustainability concept, strategic positioning, derivation of measures and sustainability assessment.

The content is structured as follows:

• M01 - Keynote speech
• M02 - Introduction and conceptual basics
• M03 - Basic models of sustainability
• M04 - Strategic implementation
• M05 - Energy efficiency I
• M06 - Energy efficiency II
• M07 - Material efficiency
• M08 - CO₂ accounting
• M09 - Transformation of factories
• M10 - Employee aspects in the factory
• M11 - Evaluation of sustainability
• Guest lecture with practical relevance

Lectures

The current lecture dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Exercises

The current exercise dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Lecture notes

Lecture notes and exercise scripts are available in digital form on Stud.IP.

Examination

The written exam in SoSe 24 will take place on Thu, 08.08.2024 from 10.15 to 12.15 as a 90-minute attendance exam.

Here you can find the current examination schedule of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Further information will be announced in the corresponding Stud.IP course.

In the event of contradictory statements, the dates of the examination schedule published by the Faculty apply.

Exam results

The examination results will be made available in Stud.IP.