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A waste elimination process: An approach for lean and sustainable manufacturing systems

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dc.contributor.authorMostafa, S.
dc.contributor.authorDumrak, J.
dc.contributor.editorKhan, M.
dc.contributor.editorHussain, M.
dc.contributor.editorAjmal, M.M.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe continuous improvement using waste elimination has been emphasized as the most important task of modern organizations. Lean manufacturing system has proved its capability to eliminate waste and produce environmental gains. The eight types of waste identified under lean have positive relations to green waste. In this chapter, a waste elimination process is suggested as an approach for lean sustainable outcomes. The process structure contains three consecutive phases: waste documentation, waste analysis, and waste removal. The techniques and tools of each phase are inclusively discussed.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Green supply chain management for sustainable business practice, 2016 / Khan, M., Hussain, M., Ajmal, M.M. (ed./s), Ch.5, pp.111-152
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-5225-0635-5.ch005
dc.identifier.isbn9781522506355
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/122458
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIGI Global
dc.publisher.placeUS
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAdvances in logistics, operations, and management science (ALOMS), 2327-350X
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 IGI Global
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0635-5.ch005
dc.subjectwaste elimination
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectenvironmental gains
dc.subjectgreen approaches
dc.titleA waste elimination process: An approach for lean and sustainable manufacturing systems
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916081211901831

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