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 Supplementary Examination

COURSE : ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS MANUFACTURING

CODE : TIE 5214
DATE : AUGUST 2013
DURATION: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATE

1. Answer any five (5) questions
2. All questions carry 20 marks 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

a) List any 5 types of pollution [5]

b) What are the effects of each mentioned in (a)? [8]
c) Explain how pollution can be controlled with reference to (a) with the aid of sketches
and diagrams [7]

Question 2

a) What is Sustainable development and what are the merits and demerits of sustainable
development to developing countries like Zimbabwe? [8]
b) Millennium Development Goal number 7 is Ensuring Environmental sustainability and
there are reports that Zimbabwe may fail to meet the goal, discuss. [12]

Question 3

How does a company derive economic benefits by pursuing environmental efficiency? Give
examples. [20]

Question 4

a) What are the differences between waste removal at source and end of pipe waste
treatment? [8]
b) Explain how process modification can be used to control waste at the source compared to
managing the waste at the end of the pipe giving examples. [12]

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Question 5

Discuss in detail each of the following techniques

a) Cleaner production [8]
b) Lean manufacturing [7]
c) Waste minimization [5]

Question 6

Using a company of your choice design a cleaner production plan and select suitable waste
minimization techniques. [20]

Question 7
a) Draft an environmental quality policy for the company of your choice. [10]
b) Discuss the stages involved in the life cycle of a product. [10]

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