NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING

ENGINEERING

B-Eng Hons Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

2nd Semester Examination

COURSE : ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS

MANUFACTURING
CODE : TIE 5214
DATE : MAY 2013
DURATION: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATE

1. Answer any five (5) questions
2. All questions carry 20marks each
3. This paper contains seven (7) questions
4. This paper consists of Three (3) printed pages

REQUIREMENTS
1. Scientific calculator

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Question 1

What do you understand by the term manufacturing environment? List any 5 aspects that
constitute the manufacturing environment; discuss how each one is damaged and how effects can
be minimized. [20]

Question 2

a) What is the difference between cleaner production and pollution control? [4]
b) Discuss how lean manufacturing can be used as a tool of implementing Cleaner
Production or Pollution control [4]
c) What is Agenda 21 and how does it relate to sustainable development. [8]
d) What are the limitations of Agenda 21 implementation? [4]

Question 3
a) What are the functions and powers of the Environmental Management Agency (EMA)
according to the Environmental Management Act Chapter 20.27? [10]
b) Zimbabwe continues to face a problem of pollution despite the control measures outlined
in the Act, discuss. [10]

Question 4
Explain the following terms with examples
a) Emission reduction strategies [4]
b) Green engineering [4]
c) Life cycle assessment [4]
d) Pollution prevention [4]
e) Reuse and recycling [4]

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Question 5
Using 4 specific products show how an environmentally conscious manufacturing can be set up
for each. [20]

Question 6
a) What is ISO14000? [3]
b) What are the benefits of implementing ISO 14000? [7]
c) How would you implement the requirements for ISO14000 in your organization? [10]

Question 7
a) What is environmental quality? [5]
b) What are the indicators of environmental quality in relation to:
i. Air quality [3]
ii. Land quality [3]
iii. Water quality [3]
c) What are the effects of pollution on human healthy? [6]

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