Essays about: "lean and green"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words lean and green.

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. Waste Analysis on a Production Line - A Case Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

   Author : Sanna Treptow; Déspina Karida; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable manufacturing systems; Sustainable production; Lean production; Just in Time Production JiT ; Kanban; Waste; Environmental Value Stream Mapping EVSM ; Production Performance Matrix PPM ; Key Performance Index KPI ; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study aims to assist Swedish company Clemondo AB in reducing waste in production, where the goal is to determine where waste appears as well as make suggestions for potential improvements, which are presented as Key Performance Indices (KPIs) and minimized manufacturing costs. Citation chaining is used to retrieve extant literature, while other productions and process-related information are gathered through observations and discussions. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Improve Sustainability Performance of a Global Supply Chain : Proposal of LARGS framework and case study in Airinum

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

   Author : Kei Sam Cheong; [2022]
   Keywords : LARGS; lean agile resilient green sustainable; supply chain management; SCM; carbon emission; LCA; sustainability performance; pandemic;

   Abstract : Leanness, agility, resilience, greenness, and sustainability of a supply chain are critical factors that organizations have to consider to increase the competitiveness of their supply chain. Lean & Green (L&G) practices have been proven to enhance performance related to sustainability when deployed. READ MORE