Sustainable green product design and manufacturing / assembly systems engineering principles and rules with examples

Sustainable product and process engineering, green, lean design, manufacturing / assembly system and factory design / management rules and principles are offered with a focus on `monozukuri´. The Japanese phrase, `monozukuri´ means sustainable, environmentally friendly, green factories and products with simultaneously integrated product and process designs. Based on the author´s extensive research and study of products, processes and factories in the USA, Japan, Europe and China, eighteen `monozukuri-focused´ green product, process, factory design & management principles are explained. The rule-based approach introduced in this article, when integrated into an intelligent Sustainable Enterprise Engineering (iSEE:Green) design, will reduce waste at all levels, and create new eco-friendly (a.k.a. Earth-friendly), sustainable opportunities for satisfying rapidly changing market needs.