Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate how environmental improvements can be achieved through operational practices of Lean Manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was conducted to analyze the relationship between operational practices of Lean and reduction of...

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Autores: Pinto Junior, Marcos José Alves, Veiga Mendes, Juliana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/109541
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/109541
https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.2268
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Palabra clave:Lean manufacturing
Operational practices
Environmental performance
Producció ajustada -- Aspectes ambientals
Producció -- Estalvi d'energia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions
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spelling Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental ImprovementsPinto Junior, Marcos José AlvesVeiga Mendes, JulianaLean manufacturingLean manufacturingOperational practicesEnvironmental performanceProducció ajustada -- Aspectes ambientalsProducció -- Estalvi d'energiaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacionsPurpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate how environmental improvements can be achieved through operational practices of Lean Manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was conducted to analyze the relationship between operational practices of Lean and reduction of environmental impact in organizational contexts. Verified theoretically, this relationship was observed in a company of the electronics industry, through an exploratory research which contemplated a mixed approach. The adopted research method consisted of a single case study, by providing greater depth and detail of the study. Utilized a research protocol, validated pilot test. The instruments for data collection were semi-structured interviews, direct observation and document analysis. The information was examined qualitatively considering the technique for content analysis. Findings: As a result of the study, it was found that there is evidence for the existence of relationship between the practices of Lean, for example, Kaizen, PDCA (plan, do, check, act), Ishikawa Diagram, Poka-Yoke, and Standardized Work, with the reduction of environmental impacts of an organization. This reduction was observed after application of these practices that resulted in the reduction of energy consumption and water consumption. These results were accounted for financially, contributing to a reduction of annual costs by about US$ 17,900. Originality/value: The study presents in detail, the application of operational practices of Lean Manufacturing, with an effective view to reducing the environmental impact and cost reduction. The literature review, a detailed description of the application process and financial results are important information that contributes to the scientific studies that address traditional operating practices and the search for better environmental performance.Peer ReviewedOmniaScience20172017-10-0120172017-10-31journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/109541https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.2268reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1095412026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
title Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
spellingShingle Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
Pinto Junior, Marcos José Alves
Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing
Operational practices
Environmental performance
Producció ajustada -- Aspectes ambientals
Producció -- Estalvi d'energia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions
title_short Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
title_full Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
title_fullStr Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
title_full_unstemmed Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
title_sort Operational Practices of Lean Manufacturing: Potentiating Environmental Improvements
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pinto Junior, Marcos José Alves
Veiga Mendes, Juliana
author Pinto Junior, Marcos José Alves
author_facet Pinto Junior, Marcos José Alves
Veiga Mendes, Juliana
author_role author
author2 Veiga Mendes, Juliana
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing
Operational practices
Environmental performance
Producció ajustada -- Aspectes ambientals
Producció -- Estalvi d'energia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions
topic Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing
Operational practices
Environmental performance
Producció ajustada -- Aspectes ambientals
Producció -- Estalvi d'energia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions
description Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate how environmental improvements can be achieved through operational practices of Lean Manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was conducted to analyze the relationship between operational practices of Lean and reduction of environmental impact in organizational contexts. Verified theoretically, this relationship was observed in a company of the electronics industry, through an exploratory research which contemplated a mixed approach. The adopted research method consisted of a single case study, by providing greater depth and detail of the study. Utilized a research protocol, validated pilot test. The instruments for data collection were semi-structured interviews, direct observation and document analysis. The information was examined qualitatively considering the technique for content analysis. Findings: As a result of the study, it was found that there is evidence for the existence of relationship between the practices of Lean, for example, Kaizen, PDCA (plan, do, check, act), Ishikawa Diagram, Poka-Yoke, and Standardized Work, with the reduction of environmental impacts of an organization. This reduction was observed after application of these practices that resulted in the reduction of energy consumption and water consumption. These results were accounted for financially, contributing to a reduction of annual costs by about US$ 17,900. Originality/value: The study presents in detail, the application of operational practices of Lean Manufacturing, with an effective view to reducing the environmental impact and cost reduction. The literature review, a detailed description of the application process and financial results are important information that contributes to the scientific studies that address traditional operating practices and the search for better environmental performance.
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