Green benefits from adopting lean manufacturing: a case study from the automotive sector

Maíra Clara Sobral; Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour; Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour

doi:10.1002/tqem.21336

Green benefits from adopting lean manufacturing: a case study from the automotive sector

Maíra Clara Sobral, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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Abstract

The study discussed in this article examined how adopting lean manufacturing
practices can generate environmental benefits for a large multinational automotive manufacturer. We also investigated how managers in charge of the production and environmental areas at the study company view the relationship between lean and green in everyday manufacturing operations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-72
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Quality Management
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21336
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2013

Keywords

automobile industry
environmental quality
greenspace
manufacturing
sustainability
sustainable development

UN SDGs

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