Essays about: "lean manufacturing and environment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words lean manufacturing and environment.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Potentials, Enablers and Barriers of a Circular Production System in a Lean Manufacturing Context : A Case Study at Scania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Thomas Konstantin Schmitt; Christopher Wolf; [2019]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Circular Production System; Lean Manufacturing; Sustainability; Recycling; Remanufacturing; Reusing; Reducing;

    Abstract : Exploitative and profit-oriented business operations are unsustainably depleting the world’s resources and extensively harm the environment. Linear production systems within the manufacturing industry are partly held responsible for this ongoing issue as materials and waste are not getting reused but dumped. READ MORE

  4. 13. Continuous Improvement Over the Long Term : A Cross-national Study of How Continuous Improvement Can Be Sustained

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik

    Author : Kiia Kuisma; [2018]
    Keywords : continuous improvement; sustainability; Lean management; Total Quality Management; cross-national research; ständiga förbättringar; hållbarhet; Lean management; offensiv kvalitetsutveckling; tvärnationell forskning;

    Abstract : Enligt forskning är ständiga förbättringar ett väsentligt element i olika kvalitetsledningssystem, medan arbete med ständiga förbättringar i organisationer har undersökts vara ofta för begränsat i omfattning och svårt att hålla igång. Därmed var syftet med denna studie att bidra med kunskap om hur organisationer kan arbeta för att hålla ständiga förbättringar igång. READ MORE

  5. 14. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT IN A LARGE MANUFACTURING FIRM; A qualitative study of how the NBCS team at Volvo Cars can work with service development from a perspective of user-oriented approaches

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sara Liljenström; Tilda Wikner; [2017-09-14]
    Keywords : Servitization; Service development; User-oriented approaches; Lean start-up; Design thinking; Lean service creation; Service development process;

    Abstract : The environment for manufacturing firms is changing due to numerous factors, and the firms can no longer compete by solely offering physical products. Servitization is the process where manufacturing firms transform to compete through both physical products and services. Therefore, it is essential to have a process for developing services in place. READ MORE

  6. 15. Value Creation with Lean Accounting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Muhammad Abdus Samad; Yumeng Shu; Kateryna Ogar; [2017]
    Keywords : lean accounting; Strategic management accounting; target costing; time-driven activity based costing; value chain management.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The study adapts on the cybernetic controls part of the framework of Malmi and Brown (2008) elaborating the discussion to resolve the limitations of traditional accounting practices with the combination of modern accounting techniques. Since some conventional practices of accounting are no longer commensurate to the contemporary lean manufacturing environment, the emerging techniques come in place. READ MORE