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Lean and green: industrial engineering methods are natural stepping stones to green engineering

01 Sep 2009-Industrial Engineer (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE))-Vol. 41, Iss: 9, pp 24-30
About: This article is published in Industrial Engineer.The article was published on 2009-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 69 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lean project management & Green engineering.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore and evaluate previous work focussing on the relationship and links between Lean and Green supply chain management practices, and provide evidence suggesting that Lean is beneficial for Green practices and the implementation of Green practices in turn also has a positive influence on existing Lean business practices.

541 citations


Cites background from "Lean and green: industrial engineer..."

  • ...Green wastes can be seen as an extension to Lean wastes, and, in the effort to reducing Lean wastes, Green wastes can be incorporated and simultaneously reduced (Hansen et al., 2004; Kleindorfer et al., 2005; Bergmiller and McCright, 2009b; Franchetti et al., 2009)....

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  • ...Franchetti et al. (2009) state that the only real difference between Lean and Green lies in the different views these practices have of the nature of the environment....

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  • ...For examples, the Japanese printer manufacturer Kyocera designs printers that cost less to use and have fewer parts to replace (Gordon, 2001), Boeing reduces the amount of protective cardboard and bubble wrapping used for storage and material handling of its 747 wings (Franchetti et al., 2009), Compaq designs its headquarters in Houston, Texas with skylights to reduce electricity use (Gordon, 2001), the United Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Mail as well as UPS operate a more sustainable alternative fuel vehicle fleet (CMI, 2009; KPMG, 2011a), Sony Corporation recycles sludge to make cement (Gordon, 2001), and crisp manufacturer Walkers UK puts a policy in place under which the company engages in reusing and recycling activities so that ultimately zero waste is sent to landfill (PepsiCo, 2011)....

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  • ...Additionally, inventory requires storage space that needs to be lighted and heated or chilled, which is considered waste from an environmental point of view (Franchetti et al., 2009)....

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  • ...…et al. (2006); (s) Sarkis (2003); (t) Nicholas (1998, pp. 75-80); (u) Carvalho and Cruz-Machado (2009) referring to Darnall et al. (2008); (v) Franchetti et al. (2009); (w) Srivastava (2007); (x) UN (1987); (y) Kainuma and Tawara (2006); (z) Melnyk et al. (2003); (aa) Simons and Mason…...

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TL;DR: The study investigates the impacts of supplier relationship management and total quality management on environmental performance under the influence of leadership and the moderation effect of institutional pressures using a pre-tested structured questionnaire and finds them to be a good fit based on confirmatory factor analysis and fit indices output.

500 citations


Cites background from "Lean and green: industrial engineer..."

  • ...That green manufacturing has helped firms to achieve superior performance is supported by the literature (e.g. Pauli, 1997; Farish, 2009; Franchetti et al., 2009; Deif, 2011; Murovec et al., 2012; Prajogo et al., 2012; Pereira-Moliner et al., 2012; Gunasekaran and Spalanzani, 2012; Dües et al., 2013; Gavronski et al., 2011)....

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  • ...The practices that constitute green manufacturing are Lean Manufacturing (e.g. Farish, 2009; Franchetti et al., 2009; Deif, 2011; Dües et al., 2013); Total Quality Management (TQM) (e....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review and an analysis of the literature concerning a possible model for integrating three management systems: lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and sustainability, and identify new opportunities and challenges that should be addressed by future studies.

345 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the broader sustainability benefits of lean operations and report that lean operations meet a wide range of sustainability outcomes beyond environmental benefits (including supply monitoring, trans....
Abstract: Purpose – The adoption of lean operational practices and independently the uptake of business practices related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility continues to grow. Past research has hinted at relationships between these two areas – suggesting that “lean is green” (e.g. Florida, 1996). The lean mantra of waste reduction and “doing more with less” is immediately apparent as delivering environmental benefits and has formed the basis of past research (e.g. Hughes, 2012). Almost all research linking lean operations or lean supply chains to sustainability issues have focused exclusively on environmental impact. The purpose of this paper is to explore the broader sustainability benefits of lean operations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a longitudinal multi-year (up to four years observation), multi-case analysis (n=5). Findings – The paper reports that lean operations meet a wide range of sustainability outcomes beyond environmental benefits (including supply monitoring, trans...

290 citations

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TL;DR: A conceptual framework using constructs obtained using reduction of gathered data that summarizes the role of big data analytics in supporting world-class sustainable manufacturing (WCSM) is proposed and the importance for academia and practice is highlighted.
Abstract: Big data (BD) has attracted increasing attention from both academics and practitioners. This paper aims at illustrating the role of big data analytics in supporting world-class sustainable manufacturing (WCSM). Using an extensive literature review to identify different factors that enable the achievement of WCSM through BD and 405 usable responses from senior managers gathered through social networking sites (SNS), we propose a conceptual framework using constructs obtained using reduction of gathered data that summarizes this role; test this framework using data which is heterogeneous, diverse, voluminous, and possess high velocity; and highlight the importance for academia and practice. Finally, we conclude our research findings and further outlined future research directions.

264 citations