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