TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zokaei,A.Keivan
AU  - Lovins,L.Hunter
AU  - Hines,Peter
TI  - Creating a lean and green business system: techniques for improving profits and sustainability 
SN  - 9781466571136 (e-book)
AV  - HD30.255 .Z65 2013
U1  - 658.4083 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Industrial management
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Environmental responsibility
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Business and Management
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Other manufacturing technologies
KW  - thema
KW  - Business & the environment; green' approaches to business
KW  - Production engineering
KW  - Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
KW  - Production & quality control management
KW  - Business negotiation
KW  - Applied ecology
KW  - Manufacturing industries
KW  - Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - "A Productivity Press book."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781466571129; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - While most companies often have a disintegrated approach toward lean and green, this book shows the synergies between them. It provides case studies that show how leading companies have been successful in the symbiosis of lean and green, and demonstrates how companies can adopt a systematic approach to become lean and green; Things that are good for the planet are also good for business. Numerous studies from the likes of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, and others indicate that organizations that commit to goals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of nonrenewable resources clearly outperform their competition.Like lean thinking, greening your business is not just a `nice to have'; at least not anymore. It is now a key economic driver for many forward looking firms. This book is packed with case studies and examples that illustrate how leading firms use lean and green as simultaneous sources of inspiration in various sectors of industry - from automotive and retail to textile and brewing. Take Toyota as an example, the holy grail of economic efficiency for decades. This book, shows that Toyota tops the green chart too, describing Toyota's notion of Monozukuri: sustainable manufacturing.Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits and Sustainability offers opportunities for innovation that can simultaneously reduce dependence on natural resources and enhance global prosperity. It explores less understood aspects of lean and green - discussing their evolution independently as well as the opportunities that exist in their integration, highlighting the importance of a cultural shift across the whole company.Outlining a systematic way to eliminate harmful waste while generating green value, the book explains how to: Become economically successful and environmentally sustainable by adopting the lean and green business system model Adopt a systematic approach to become lean and green, and develop your own roadmap to success Use the cutting edge tools, techniques, and methodologies developed by the authors Translate the techniques and culture that underpin lean into environmental improvements Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits and Sustainability supplies a new way of thinking that will allow you to boost improvement efforts and create a positively charged work environment - while contributing to the long-term well-being of the environment
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