Instructor(s)
Prof. Randolph Kirchain
MIT Course Number
3.080
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Choice of material has implications throughout the life-cycle of a product, influencing many aspects of economic and environmental performance. This course will provide a survey of methods for evaluating those implications. Lectures will cover topics in material choice concepts, fundamentals of engineering economics, manufacturing economics modeling methods, and life-cycle environmental evaluation.