Glass manufacturing is well known energy intensive industry comprising of manufacturers in the sub-segment, producing 90% for local market. Demand for glassware has shown a rising trend due to the increase in population and income levels. At the most fundamental level, supply chain management (SCM) is management of the flow of goods, data, and finances related to a product or service, from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of the product at its final destination. In Supply planning the Glass manufacturing, operation, demand, distribution is considered. Broken bottles, glass products including utensils, decor so mainly comes from glass factory. The next step is production planning which includes design according to the predicated sales and cost Product efficiency and economically viability. Precision in planning equates to on-time shipments, the best use of labor, and assurances that appropriate supplies and equipment are available for each order. Process for deciding what retail products to stock and how much to order the four major ones are raw materials and components, working progress, finished goods and maintenance, repair and operating supplies comprises the inventory planning. The capacity planning is based on understanding current capacity and project future demand. In SWM it is related to storage. We have to assess your risks. China is considered as the world top most country to manage their waste according to supply chain management. Develop countries have more opportunities to recycle glass rather than developing countries. Several polices are suggested to manage the demand which include awareness which can be done by starting a campaign over social media to aware people about the destruction that glass dumping is causing to our environment. We can approach our new generation that actively participate on social networking sites and have a number of followers. Because guiding one person could lead to guidance of more than 100 people ahead. The next strategy is recycling which can be done by a pre-treatment process which removes any paper or plastic using blown air. Any metal objects are removed with magnets. Next, it is sorted by colour and washed to remove any further impurities. Then it’s crushed, melted and moulded into new products such as bottles and jars.
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Project of Environmental Engineering Students 20 session UET Lahore
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