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Integration of Lean Approach with Energy Efficiency: Application in Kitchenware Manufacturing Company
(INT JOURNAL MATHEMATICAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES-IJMEMS, 2020)
Energy efficiency in the industries is one of the leading problems of the 21st century. The main aim for the companies to deal with the energy efficiency paradigm is to save the resources in the manufacturing operations. ...
SYNCHRONIZED BARRIERS FOR CIRCULAR SUPPLY CHAINS IN INDUSTRY 3.5/INDUSTRY 4.0 TRANSITION FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(ELSEVIER, 2020)
Transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0, in other words Industry 3.5 stage, and moving to a circular economy are two significant concepts for organizations that need to make wholesale alterations to their current ...
Minimizing losses in milk supply chain with sustainability: An example from an emerging economy
(Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018)
Food loss in supply chain is a growing problem due to its environmental, social and economic impacts. Especially in emerging economies losses mostly occur in the first stages of the supply chain including agricultural ...
Analyzing Workforce 4.0 in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and proposing a road map from operations management perspective with fuzzy DEMATEL
(Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2018)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to present a structural competency model; second, to remark new criteria for personnel selection in Industry 4.0 environment; and third, to contribute to the operations ...
A new holistic conceptual framework for green supply chain management performance assessment based on circular economy
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018)
In circular economy, the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) provides the resource optimization and it is seen as a solution to solve environmental problems and consumption patterns within the whole supply chain. The GSCM ...
Integrated framework of disassembly line balancing with Green and business objectives using a mixed MCDM
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018)
Although the disassembly line balancing problem is one of the intensively studied areas in manufacturing, there is little research from a green perspective. This study therefore proposes an integrated framework that considers ...
Fuzzy DEMATEL-based green supply chain management performance: Application in cement industry
(Industrial Management and Data Systems, 2018)
Purpose - Performance assessment of green supply chain management (GSCM) requires a systematic approach because of its interdisciplinary and multi-objective nature. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to the ...
Quality function deployment application for improving quality of education in business schools
(Journal of Education for Business, 2017)
There is an increasing competition between universities globally to attract students. At this point, to compete, it is imperative for the universities to improve the quality of education provided for their stakeholders, ...
Integrating Social Dimensions into Future Sustainable Energy Supply Networks
(MDPI, 2020)
Environmental protection and sustainable development have become an inevitable trend in many areas, including the energy industry. The development of energy supply networks is strongly correlated with the economics of ...
Sustainability benchmarking for logistics center location decision An example from an emerging country
(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2020)
Purpose As in line with eco benchmarking, the purpose of this paper is to solve a location selection problem in an emerging country by applying sustainability benchmarking principles. Design/methodology/approach A hybrid ...
Performance evaluation of reverse logistics in food supply chains in a circular economy using system dynamics
Supply chains are composed of multiple stakeholders who have complex interrelationships. In addition, the forward and reverse flow of materials, information, human resources, and finance occurs among different stakeholders ...
A New Holistic Conceptual Framework for Leanness Assessment
(INT JOURNAL MATHEMATICAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES-IJMEMS, 2020)
Lean principles, aiming at eliminating waste and increasing efficiency at a company, take their roots from the initiatives of Taiichi Ohno. After the implementation of the principles at the Toyota Motor Company for the ...
A conceptual framework for barriers of circular supply chains for sustainability in the textile industry
Circular economy is a contemporary concept including usage of renewable materials and technologies. The transition to the circular economy creates value through closed-loop systems, reverse logistics, eco-design, product ...
Risk assessment for sustainability in e-waste recycling in circular economy
E-waste is a hazardous concept for human health, environment and businesses, and therefore, risk assessment is essential to eliminate or reduce the negative effects of e-waste in a circular economy. Decision-making plays ...
Using system dynamics to assess the environmental management of cement industry in streaming data context
(ELSEVIER, 2020)
The cement industry can be regarded as one of the major sources of anthropogenic air pollution. It uses a significant amount of energy while creating substantial amount of potentially health-threatening carbon monoxide ...
Operational excellence in a green supply chain for environmental management: A case study
(WILEY, 2020)
Nowadays, organizations have started to become more conscious about the environment in their supply chain operations. The greening process has guided supply chain practices into new ways of thinking according to green ...
Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process-integrated statistical process control: An application of demerit chart at furniture manufacturing company
(WILEY, 2020)
Statistical process control techniques, especially control charts, have been popular tools for tracking and analysing the quality improvement process. Control charts make measurements in respect to the central line and the ...
A sustainable and preventative risk management model for ship recycling industry
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2019)
When the dynamic environment of ship recycling is considered, many different severe risks may occur. These risks affect different dimensions including people, environment and economic. The aim of the study is give a framework ...
Sustainable disassembly line balancing model based on triple bottom line
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2020)
End of life (EOL) phase of a product is receiving more attention due to increase in environmental concerns, and many studies have been conducted for value creation in EOL, focusing on concepts as remanufacturing, reuse and ...
Lean in higher education A proposed model for lean transformation in a business school with MCDM application
(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2019)
Purpose This research aims to investigate and define the eight wastes of lean philosophy in higher education institutions (HEIs) by proposing a multi-stage model. Design/methodology/approach The authors have used a specific ...