Inaccessible hygiene water sources and sanitation are one of the sustainability issues that
need to be solved. An attempt to solve this problem is to change the conventional system …

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 …

Whilst it is generally accepted that improvements in water management are required
worldwide, the relatively low apparent financial cost of water is inhibiting the essential …

Purpose–Over the past three decades comprehensive insights were made in order to design
and manage the value chain. A lot of scholars discuss differences between private sector …

➢ Evaluates the preparedness of chain to create, realise and distribute value effectively;➢
Compares the environmental impact of different activities along the chain, and➢ Assesses …

The Value Stream Mapping (VSM) method was applied to a case study in the iron and steel
industry in Southern Africa as a supporting management tool to identify, demonstrate, and …

Businesses have a responsibility to shareholders and other stakeholders. By establishing a
direct link between sustainability and shareholder value, businesses can successfully …

This study examines whether the integration of life cycle costing and life cycle assessment
based on the sequence of activities within the value chain support decision making towards …

Purpose–The paper shows how sustainable value chain analysis (SVCA) can be used as a
diagnostic tool to identify misalignment between resource allocation and consumer …