Lean and green integration into production system models – experiences from Swedish industry
Highlights
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Large Swedish companies attempt to integrate EMS into their lean programmes.
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Environment issues have to be clear on strategic ‘value & principle’ level and operational level.
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Most EMS tools are used by experts and are not designed for use by operative staff.
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Operational roles and responsibilities need to be broadened to include sustainability issues.
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A holistic set of KPIs is needed to show business relevance of environmental performance.
Abstract
This paper focuses on integration of operations management, specifically production system models with environmental management and related issues such as quality and safety. Based on knowledge concerning lean-based improvement programmes for company-specific production systems (XPS) and integration between formal management systems, such as ISO 9001 and 14001, industrial practices from integrating management systems with the XPS were studied. A literature-based comparison between formal management systems and XPS is made, indicating integration potentials. The empirical research is an analysis of five vehicle and automotive companies in which various efforts have been made to integrate their management systems with their XPS. The results show that although conscious steps have been taken since the introduction of ISO 14001 in integrating environmental management into everyday operations, there are still obstacles to overcome. To fully include sustainability aspects, the characteristics of the improvement systems have to be adapted and extended. One barrier to extended integration is the lack of integration strategy. There is further a lack of sustainability metrics and adaptation of improvement methods to push companies' operational performance. In addition, organisational issues still arise concerning the responsibility and ownership of environmental management in relation to operations. Based on these results it is concluded that processes for integration are recommended; however, each organisation needs to consider its operations, corporate culture and business opportunities of its environmental management. Still, incorporating environmental management systems into XPS is seen as an effective way of establishing company commonality in continuous improvement, resulting in holistic understanding and improved organisation performance.
Graphical abstract
Keywords
Production systemEnvironmental management systemsISO 14001ISO 9001Operational managementLean
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Lean และรวมสีเขียวเป็นแบบจำลองระบบการผลิต – ประสบการณ์จากอุตสาหกรรมสวีเดนไฮไลท์•บริษัทสวีดิชขนาดใหญ่พยายามรวม EMS เป็นโปรแกรมของพวกเขาแบบ lean•ปัญหาสิ่งแวดล้อมจะต้องชัดเจนในระดับ 'ค่าและหลัก' กลยุทธ์ และระดับปฏิบัติการ•เครื่องมือ EMS ส่วนใหญ่ถูกใช้ โดยผู้เชี่ยวชาญ และไม่กลับมาใช้โดยวิธีปฏิบัติตนภาย•ปฏิบัติหน้าที่และความรับผิดชอบจำเป็นต้องมีให้แก่ปัญหาความยั่งยืน•ชุดแบบองค์รวมของ Kpi จะต้องเกี่ยวข้องธุรกิจแสดงการดำเนินงานด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมบทคัดย่อThis paper focuses on integration of operations management, specifically production system models with environmental management and related issues such as quality and safety. Based on knowledge concerning lean-based improvement programmes for company-specific production systems (XPS) and integration between formal management systems, such as ISO 9001 and 14001, industrial practices from integrating management systems with the XPS were studied. A literature-based comparison between formal management systems and XPS is made, indicating integration potentials. The empirical research is an analysis of five vehicle and automotive companies in which various efforts have been made to integrate their management systems with their XPS. The results show that although conscious steps have been taken since the introduction of ISO 14001 in integrating environmental management into everyday operations, there are still obstacles to overcome. To fully include sustainability aspects, the characteristics of the improvement systems have to be adapted and extended. One barrier to extended integration is the lack of integration strategy. There is further a lack of sustainability metrics and adaptation of improvement methods to push companies' operational performance. In addition, organisational issues still arise concerning the responsibility and ownership of environmental management in relation to operations. Based on these results it is concluded that processes for integration are recommended; however, each organisation needs to consider its operations, corporate culture and business opportunities of its environmental management. Still, incorporating environmental management systems into XPS is seen as an effective way of establishing company commonality in continuous improvement, resulting in holistic understanding and improved organisation performance.Graphical abstractKeywordsProduction systemEnvironmental management systemsISO 14001ISO 9001Operational managementLeanFig. 1.Fig. 2.Fig. 3.
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