Essays about: "lean green technology Thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words lean green technology Thesis.

  1. 1. Mining for Whose Future? The Recycling of Narratives for Continuous Extraction : A discursive study of the Gállok mine

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sámi rights; Gállok; Critical Discourse Analysis; Green growth; Green transition; Mining;

    Abstract : The Exploitation of land for economic growth has been an ongoing issue for locals’ rights to land, especially indigenous people. In Sweden, EU’s largest producer of Iron ore, the conflict between the State, indigenous Sámi, and mining industries have caused many controversies over the years, where mining projects repeatedly infringe upon land inhabited by Sámi. READ MORE

  3. 2. Green and Circular Capital Investments in Production Industry

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

    Author : Filip Magnusson; [2022]
    Keywords : Green design; Capital investment design; Production system design; Circular investments; Grön design; Design kapitalinvesteringar; Design produktionssystem; Cirkulära investeringar;

    Abstract : As the concept of sustainability and environmentalism is growing due to new customer demand and regulations, production industry is facing extreme challenges in rethinking their processes and implement sustainability measures. Several companies are taking reactive measures where changes are made on the shopfloor in form of altered operations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of two different transport options for freight of heavy battery cells : a case study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Malin Andersson; Sara Fridhagen; [2022]
    Keywords : supply chain; sustainability; Lean; battery electric vehicle; transport; filling rate; truck; train; dangerous goods; tied-up capital;

    Abstract : With the change that is taking place in the automotive industry, where production goes from producing internal combustion motor vehicles (ICE) to battery electric vehicles (BEV), this will lead to an increase in transportation of batteries. Batteries are components that are heavy, expensive, and classified as dangerous goods, which means higher demands on transport. READ MORE

  5. 4. EFFICIENT & SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING PROCESSES : Support for decision-making towards improved efficiency and sustainability performance

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Rebecka Gullberg; Rebecka Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Lean Green; Discrete event simulation; Recycling process; Efficiency Sustainability; Trade-off; Lean Green; Simulering; Återvinningsprocess; Effektivitet Hållbarhet; Kompromiss;

    Abstract : Background With large amounts of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the waste streams, recycling of PVC and more sustainable processes have become increasingly important. The sustainable development of processes has received a lot of attention in the last decades because of the increasing environmental threat. READ MORE

  6. 5. Impact of Lean Six Sigma on Sustainability: Relationships and framework for their integration.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Roger Marco Magraner; [2019]
    Keywords : Lean; Six Sigma; Sustainability; Green manufacturing; Sustainable manufacturing; Integrated framework.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Problem definition Nowadays society is very concerned with sustainability. Companies try their best to meet sustainability customers’ expectations and regulations. The adoption of Lean and Six Sigma could bring sustainability improvements, but it is not clear how these three areas are combined and how they are currently addressed by companies. READ MORE