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Life cycle engineering: Applying life cycle knowledge to engineering solutions The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) is an international academy dedicated to the development of manufacturing through research in production engineering. It has 550 memberships of specialist engineers and scientists from universities, industries and professional organizations throughout the world from 40 different countries. CIRP takes proactive role when it comes to global growth and the well-being of the society as communicated in its vision. CIRP has been aware of the crucial role manufacturing plays on the global sustainability and its three pillars, namely economic, environmental and social sustainability. In order to recognize this role and address the related issues, a working group was set up within CIRP during the early 1990s under the banner of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE). As a result of growing significance and interest on sustainability, this working group has been transformed into a Scientific Technical Committee (STC LCE &A) and an international conference has been established as a communication platform for exchanging ideas and disseminating research findings. Throughout the years, this inter- national conference has been transformed into a premier interna- tional conference in the area of sustainability. The 15th International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering took place in Sydney, Australia in April 2008. The primary theme of the conference was the application of life cycle knowledge to engineering solutions. The 10 top papers from this conference were identified, peer reviewed and selected by the editorial board for inclusion in this Special Edition of the CIRP Journal. Life Cycle Engineering has now been accepted worldwide as a key engineering field in order to reduce the environmental impact of industrial production. The enthusiasm and support for the Life Cycle Engineering are greater than ever with the increased significance of sustainability in today’s world. CIRP has destined to play a crucial role in this context through its Scientific Technical Committee on Life Cycle Engineering and its communication platform the conference itself. The 16th International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering is scheduled to takes place in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009. Sami Kara* Member CIRP, Secretary of STC LCE&A 2007-Life Cycle Engineering & Management Research Group, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia *Tel.: +61 2 9385 5757; fax: +61 2 9663 1222 E-mail address: [email protected] CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology 1 (2009) 213 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cirpj 1755-5817/$ – see front matter ß 2009 CIRP. doi:10.1016/j.cirpj.2009.07.001

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CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology 1 (2009) 213

Life cycle engineering: Applying life cycle knowledge to engineering solutions

Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology

journal homepage: www.elsev ier .com/ locate /c i rp j

The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) isan international academy dedicated to the development ofmanufacturing through research in production engineering. Ithas 550 memberships of specialist engineers and scientists fromuniversities, industries and professional organizations throughoutthe world from 40 different countries.

CIRP takes proactive role when it comes to global growth and thewell-being of the society as communicated in its vision. CIRP hasbeen aware of the crucial role manufacturing plays on the globalsustainability and its three pillars, namely economic, environmentaland social sustainability. In order to recognize this role and addressthe related issues, a working group was set up within CIRP during theearly 1990s under the banner of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE). As aresult of growing significance and interest on sustainability, thisworking group has been transformed into a Scientific TechnicalCommittee (STC LCE &A) and an international conference has beenestablished as a communication platform for exchanging ideas anddisseminating research findings. Throughout the years, this inter-national conference has been transformed into a premier interna-tional conference in the area of sustainability. The 15th InternationalConference on Life Cycle Engineering took place in Sydney, Australiain April 2008. The primary theme of the conference was theapplication of life cycle knowledge to engineering solutions.

1755-5817/$ – see front matter � 2009 CIRP.

doi:10.1016/j.cirpj.2009.07.001

The 10 top papers from this conference were identified, peerreviewed and selected by the editorial board for inclusion in thisSpecial Edition of the CIRP Journal.

Life Cycle Engineering has now been accepted worldwide as akey engineering field in order to reduce the environmental impactof industrial production. The enthusiasm and support for the LifeCycle Engineering are greater than ever with the increasedsignificance of sustainability in today’s world. CIRP has destinedto play a crucial role in this context through its Scientific TechnicalCommittee on Life Cycle Engineering and its communicationplatform the conference itself. The 16th International Conferenceon Life Cycle Engineering is scheduled to takes place in Cairo,Egypt, in 2009.

Sami Kara*Member CIRP, Secretary of STC LCE&A 2007-Life Cycle

Engineering & Management Research Group,

School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering,

The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

*Tel.: +61 2 9385 5757; fax: +61 2 9663 1222E-mail address: [email protected]