How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing
Purpose – This paper aims to propose a stepwise method to improve the sustainability of manufacturing processes.
Design/methodology/approach – The proposed approach is based on an extensive literature review and research around the environmental, economic and social pillars of sustainability in manufacturing firms. Considering the lean approach, the manufacturing processes are mapped in a value stream and analyzed through the extensive identified sustainability criteria.
Findings – The findings reveal the consumption and waste of natural and nonrenewable resources, through going beyond the existing boundaries and focusing on relevant derived production pieces and tracing to their origins. The findings also present the effect of the time value of money on sustainability by using the cost–time profile as a sustainability criterion. This research finds out the employees’ impacts on sustainability improvement through an effective focus on technical, cultural and personal aspects.
Practical implications – The research outcomes provide operations managers and decision-makers in the field of sustainability with a practical platform to comprehend and assess the factors contributing to the manufacturing process sustainability and to plan relevant corrective actions accordingly.
Originality/value – The extended view of sustainability criteria in this research as well as its visual analytical approach will help practitioners to assess and improve sustainability in their operations in a more holistic way.
Cost–time profile, Lean practices, Natural and nonrenewable resources, Sustainable manufacturing, Triple bottom line, Value stream mapping
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Ebrahimi, Ahmad
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Khakpour, Rouhollah
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Saghiri, Soroosh
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7 November 2023
Ebrahimi, Ahmad
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Khakpour, Rouhollah
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Saghiri, Soroosh
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Ebrahimi, Ahmad, Khakpour, Rouhollah and Saghiri, Soroosh
(2023)
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing.
International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 14 (7), .
(doi:10.1108/IJLSS-09-2022-0202).
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to propose a stepwise method to improve the sustainability of manufacturing processes.
Design/methodology/approach – The proposed approach is based on an extensive literature review and research around the environmental, economic and social pillars of sustainability in manufacturing firms. Considering the lean approach, the manufacturing processes are mapped in a value stream and analyzed through the extensive identified sustainability criteria.
Findings – The findings reveal the consumption and waste of natural and nonrenewable resources, through going beyond the existing boundaries and focusing on relevant derived production pieces and tracing to their origins. The findings also present the effect of the time value of money on sustainability by using the cost–time profile as a sustainability criterion. This research finds out the employees’ impacts on sustainability improvement through an effective focus on technical, cultural and personal aspects.
Practical implications – The research outcomes provide operations managers and decision-makers in the field of sustainability with a practical platform to comprehend and assess the factors contributing to the manufacturing process sustainability and to plan relevant corrective actions accordingly.
Originality/value – The extended view of sustainability criteria in this research as well as its visual analytical approach will help practitioners to assess and improve sustainability in their operations in a more holistic way.
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‘How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes a real case in home appliance manufacturing
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 February 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 29 March 2023
Published date: 7 November 2023
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Keywords:
Cost–time profile, Lean practices, Natural and nonrenewable resources, Sustainable manufacturing, Triple bottom line, Value stream mapping
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Local EPrints ID: 476720
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/476720
ISSN: 2040-4166
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Rouhollah Khakpour
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Soroosh Saghiri
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