A Lean and Green Kaizen Model

Ms. Andrea Brasco Pampanelli, GKN Driveline Brazil, Joaquim Silveira, 557, Porto

Alegre, Brazil. 91060-320. Email:  Địa chỉ email này đã được bảo vệ từ spam bots, bạn cần kích hoạt Javascript để xem nó.

Dr. Pauline Found, Cardiff University, Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff,

CF24 4AY, United Kingdom. Tel: +44(0)29 2064 7022. Email:

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Dr. Andrea Moura Bernardes, UFRGS, PPGEM Doctoral Programee, Av. Bento

Gonçalves 9500, Setor 4, Campus do Vale. 91501-970. Email:  Địa chỉ email này đã được bảo vệ từ spam bots, bạn cần kích hoạt Javascript để xem nó.

2011 POMS Annual Conference

Reno, Nevada, U.S.A

April 29 to May 2, 2011

(Kaizen 04)

Abstract

The improvement of environmental performance is key for deploying sustainable business. Therefore, following lean concepts, the management of environmental aspects should be focused in improving material and energy flows that can cause significant environmental impacts.

This paper proposes a model based on lean concepts for managing environmental aspects capable of promoting a better integration of the environmental processes to business needs.

Integrating Lean and Green concepts by taking a Kaizen approach in a cell level, the model developed has the ultimate goal of reducing environmental impacts generated by the production process.

The paper reports initial findings of recent global application of the developed model in a major engineering international corporation.

Some of the conclusions of this testing consider that the model developed is capable of reducing an average of 30% of production cells material usage and waste generation.