COMPARISON AND ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION PROJECTS FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SMALL MANUFACTURING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

The paper presents a new model for sustainable development, requiring less resources and applicable to small companies. It is applied for typical manufacturing products made in small batches. Production diagrams and material flow calculations are presented. The results are found to be satisfactory in terms of the necessity to take the right decision for choosing sustainable products.

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