Browsing Mechanical Engineering (Conference Papers) by Subject "Sustainability"
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Business sustainability methodology for European manufacturing SMEs
(IST Press, 2011-06-28)SMEs find it difficult to deal with environmental issues due mainly to their limited resources in terms of money, people and time. Our research also identified other barriers to engaging SMEs in environmental improvement ... -
End-of-waste criteria: Helper or hindrance for the circular economy in Ireland?
(School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, 2022)It is imperative that societies identify and implement mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the climate crisis on the environment, the economy, and human health. A circular economy provides an opportunity to shift ... -
Sustaining multi-national subsidiaries operations in the electronics industry in Ireland
(2010-09)US multi-national corporations' (MNC) subsidiaries operating in the electronics industry represent a significant and important grouping of the high tech manufacturing sector in Ireland based on the number of people employed, ...