Essays about: "waste minimisation"

Found 4 essays containing the words waste minimisation.

1. 1. Practical Implementation of Lean at Small and Young Companies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

   Author : Fredrik Hasselgren; [2018]
   Keywords : “Lean SME”; “Lean Small Company”; “Lean Manufacturing”; “Practical Lean Implementation”; “Lean Young Company”; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Introduction: This thesis aims to investigate how a small and young company can implement the management philosophy Lean. The thesis is designed as a literature study with two objectives. The first objective is to identify what Lean is and what its underlying tools, methods and principles are. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainability Analysis of the Airline Industry – Low Cost Carriers and Full Service Carriers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Robyn Kotze; [2017]
   Keywords : LCC; FSC; sustainability; business models; business strategies; environmental stewardship; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The aviation industry is perceived as being unsustainable in the long term due to foreseen continuous growth and the use of finite natural resources. To become more sustainable airlines need to address sustainability in their business model and business strategies. READ MORE

4. 3. What Role can Municipalities take to Accelerate Development in Regional Waste Management Systems towards a Zero Waste Society

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jessica Ekdahl; Amanda Friberg; [2015-07-07]
   Keywords : Waste management; Innovation in waste techniques; Industrial Symbiosis; Circular economy; CSR; Sustainable development; Swedish municipal waste management; Resource effectiveness; Waste indicators; Trends in waste; Socio-economic analysis; Preventative waste initiatives;

   Abstract : Abstract During recent decades society has been striving towards a circular economy where minimisation and prevention of waste is the key objective. An increasing world population coupled with subsequent increasing waste volumes and diminishing raw materials is primarily driving the movement from a linear towards a circular economy. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing the practical relevancy of environmental cost accounting for industrial waste Waste accounting, process efficiency, and cleaner production

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Raphaël Jachnik; [2006]
   Keywords : industrial waste; environmental cost accounting; cost allocation; material efficiency; waste minimisation; cost reduction; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Accounting; Redovisning; Environmental technology; pollution control; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the Thesis work is to conduct an assessment of both the way companies currently account for their waste costs, and of the potential relevancy of engaging in a more comprehensive cost accounting for waste in terms of achieving industrial waste minimisation and cost optimisation. In order to do so, literature about environmental and cost accounting was reviewed, an empirical study was conducted with 20 Swedish industrial companies and production sites, as well as a case study with one of the companies previously interviewed. READ MORE