Sustainable Manufacturing, Green Jobs,
& Renewable Energy Supply Chains
Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII
March 25, 2009 -- Purdue University
Eric Mittelstadt, CEO, NACFAM
What is Sustainable
Manufacturing?
• Borrowing from the United Nations’ definition of
sustainable development:
– Sustainable manufacturing “meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.”
• Department of Commerce Definition:
– “Sustainable manufacturing is defined as the creation of
manufactured products that use processes that are non-polluting,
conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically
sound and safe for employees, communities, and consumers.”
• NACFAM applies this to all products, not just the manufacturing of “sustainable” products or renewable energy
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e.g., Green Jobs in Manufacturing
Shades of Green
Overarching Green Jobs
Frameworks & Policies
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Services
Manufacturing
Product Development
Green Jobs in Existing
Manufacturing Sectors
Green Jobs in the
Manufacturing
of “Green Products”
Green Jobs Enabled
Through Sustainable
Manufacturing
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Hierarchical Steps to Sustainable
Manufacturing
Industrial
Ecology
* Derived from many sources
and research (including
Cradle-to-cradle, Pochampally
et al. and many other papers)
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Ideal Closed-Loop Supply Chain
• Application of McDonough & Braungart theory
to Pochampally, Nukala, & Gupta closed-loop
theory
Production/
Material
Inputs
Raw
Materials
Remanufacture
& Reuse
Material Input
Demand
Centers
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Component
Suppliers
Recovery
Facilities
Manufacturing
(OEMs)
Waste to
Recovery
Consumers
(Ind. or bus.)
& Use
Collection
Centers
Natural Environment
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Network Centric Manufacturing (NCM)
for Superiority, Affordability & Speed
Above diagram from
DSN Innovations
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NCM & “Green Product” Supply
Chains/Networks
• Regional NCM Solutions Will Provide Infrastructure &
Framework for:
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Collaboration among suppliers
Entrance of suppliers into new markets
Longer term resiliency & durability
Innovation within the supply networks
• NACFAM & Its Partners Can Help:
– Design, Develop & Implement the Framework for the NCM
Infrastructure, including building trust through development of:
• Shared objectives, metrics & incentives
– Perform the Regional NCM Inventory
– Design Monitoring & Assessments
– Plan & Manage NCM events & workshops
– Manage & Facilitate C-level Collaboration
– Facilitate Business Planning & Modeling
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Green Jobs in Manufacturing
Shades of Green
Overarching Green Jobs
Frameworks & Policies
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Services
Manufacturing
Product Development
Green Jobs in Existing
Manufacturing Sectors
Green Jobs in the
Manufacturing
of “Green Products”
Green Jobs Enabled
Through Sustainable
Manufacturing
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Skills and Skill Standards
Sustainability Related Skills
Crosscutting
Skills
IndustrySpecific
Industry
SectorSpecific
Product or
Material
Specific
Application of Existing Skills
in a Sustainability Context
Modified Skills or Applications
of Skills and new KSAs that
Can Be Trained in a
Short Amount of Time
New Skills and KSAs that
Require Specialized Training
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This matrix would be used to categorize everything from broad core
competencies to specialized skills for critical work functions, as
well as sustainability-specific KSAs related to the critical work functions
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NACFAM’s Role in Green Jobs
• Participate in and organize partnerships that
bring all stakeholders together to:
– Facilitate dialogue among & engage all relevant
stakeholders
– Define & categorize “Green” manufacturing jobs
– Define & categorize necessary skills and
standards
– Develop applicable training frameworks, models &
programs
– Implement training & workforce development
programs
– Determine proper channels to get information &
training to those who need it most
– Help identify & procure available resources for
these projects
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Legislation & Regulation
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EPA proposed carbon registry program
SMART Sustainable Manufacturing certification like LEED
House Select Committee plans climate change bill by Memorial Day
Speaker Pelosi wants bill to address both climate & energy issues
Senate Energy Committee introduced last week the Manufacturing &
Industrial Competitiveness bill; covers energy efficiency, emissions &
hazardous waste reduction, water usage, material substitutes, etc.
– Senate reintroduction of Green Jobs & Infrastructure Act including:
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$50 B loan program for Clean Tech Manufacturing
$1 B Advanced Battery Manufacturing incentive program
$10 B for Energy Efficiency & Conservation public-private block grants
$625 M expanded Green Jobs Act
– PLUS American Recovery & Investment Act $17.5 B DoE & $2 B DoL
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How NACFAM Can:
-- Help manufacturers develop sustainability life cycle models for decisionmaking
-- Partner to set up networks of potential renewable energy component
suppliers
-- Assist to set up regional sustainable manufacturing closed loop supply
networks
-- Provide support with green workforce development & how you can get
involved
-- Partner with you on the ground to implement structured green jobs training
Questions?
Jeffrey Mittelstadt, VP, Sustainable Mfg.
[email protected]
Work: 202.367.1178 ext. 2
Cell: 919.308.9187
Eric Mittelstadt, CEO
[email protected]
Work: 202.367.1178 ext. 4
Cell: 248.703.0006