摘要：AbstractImproving the economic as well as the energetic performances of manufacturing systems has become a real challenge for both researchers and industrials. Due to the economic, legislative and environmental pressure, enhancing both economic and energetic performances arouses interest and attracts further efforts. The objective of this paper is to discuss current work done on this subject, analyze the results and propose further perspectives for research in this area towards sustainability. Furthermore, an introduction for an economic and energetic evaluation method for serial production lines is also presented.
