LEAN to GREEN
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BEYOND LEAN TOWARD GREEN:
Integrating manufacturing excellence with the Business of Sustainability
Excellence programs have long focussed on the elimination of waste from our processes. The implementation of manufacturing best practice leads us towards sustainability. The focus of improvement programs can be expanded to include and embrace sustainability themes, and equally the tools and techniques of lean manufacturing can be adapted and applied to sustainability improvement projects.
An emphasis on sustainability can improve the performance of an organistaion and build on lean manufacturing programs by extending the emphasis on waste elimination and the involvement of employees in improvement initiatives.
In the future, as the cost of material and energy continues to increase and becomes a larger component of the cost of manufacturing (currently up to 70% or more), organisations will need to adopt sustainability strategies.
KEY QUESTION
Is the level of resource consumption by your value streams sustainable ?
Has Your Lean Manufacturing program plateaued or lost momentum ?
Do you and your leaders understand your organisations Triple Bottom Line ?