From an action research type of investigation, the current paper reports the development of a
managerial tool with the purpose to align the economical and environmental aspects in …

Research into the application of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) as a tool to enhance the
environmental sustainability performance of operations has been confined to a handful of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new methodology called overall
greenness performance for value stream mapping (OGP-VSM). Using value-added …

Integrating environmental commitment to manufacturing concerns seems unavoidable
towards a more sustainable conduct. In the contemporary scenario, Value Stream Mapping …

Sustainable manufacturing, which involves the use of sustainable processes and systems to
produce more sustainable products, is becoming increasingly important. One natural starting …

This paper presents the initial results of a comprehensive effort to develop a methodology for
sustainable value stream mapping (Sus-VSM) and its application to an industry case study …

There is a need to include environmental waste alongside other lean wastes. Current
concepts of environmental waste focus on the total production of waste from a plant …

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a popular and easy tool for visualizing production
processes in enterprise. It allows one to eliminate or reduce waste, ie, activities that do not …

The combination of environmental and economic performance measurement is a key
prerequisite for manufacturing companies to achieve high eco-efficiency and thus crucial to …

In production research, sustainability is discussed in various forms and often combined with
Value Stream Mapping (VSM), a highly accepted method in practice for improving …