Sustainability index development by integrating lean green and Six Sigma tools: a case study of the Indian manufacturing industry

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Jaiveshkumar D. Gandhi, Shashank Thanki
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Abstract

Purpose

India’s manufacturing sector employs about 12% of the labour force and contributes to about 17% of the nation’s GDP. The Indian government intends to implement several initiatives under the “Make in India” and Atma Nirbhar Bharat banners to increase the manufacturing sector’s share of the nation’s GDP to 25% by 2025. Applying lean manufacturing, green manufacturing and Six Sigma is crucial to ensure that India’s manufacturing sectors grow sustainably in international markets. This study aims to identify sustainability indicators and ascertain their respective weights to evaluate the sustainability performance of the Indian manufacturing industry.

Design/methodology/approach

This research identifies 25 sustainability indicators and classifies them into the triple bottom line of sustainability based on an evaluative literature review and expert opinion. The Best Worst Method was utilised to determine the weights of the sustainability indicators. The sustainability index was developed to evaluate economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Findings

The sustainability performance of a foundry in a significant Western Indian State city was assessed by applying the developed sustainability index. After the adoption of integrated lean, green and Six Sigma (LG&SS) strategies and related practices in the foundry, there has been a notable improvement of 68.03% in the economic index, 61.62% in the social index and 13.24% in the environmental index.

Research limitations/implications

The proposed sustainability index is applied and evaluated specifically for assessing the sustainability performance of Indian manufacturing SMEs. It can be used to substantiate firm’s sustainability performance and also to assess the improvement in firm’s performance in economic, environmental and social dimensions after implementing various operational excellence practices. However, it cannot serve as a benchmark tool across similar companies or organisations.

Practical implications

The developed sustainable index can be used to analyse the company or organisation’s sustainability performance and see how various strategies have improved things. Practitioners can use this index to assess social, economic and environmental performance and focus on areas that need improvement.

Social implications

The proposed sustainability index serves as a vital tool for monitoring a firm’s progress in triple bottom line (TBL) dimensions of sustainability, tracking a diverse range of indicators and encouraging sustainable organisational practices.

Originality/value

This study attempts to assess the economic, social and environmental performance of Indian Manufacturing SMEs by proposing a sustainability index.

通过整合绿色精益和六西格玛工具制定可持续性指数:印度制造业案例研究
目的印度制造业雇用了约 12% 的劳动力,占全国 GDP 的 17%。印度政府打算在 "印度制造 "和 "Atma Nirbhar Bharat "的旗帜下实施多项举措,到 2025 年将制造业在国家 GDP 中的比重提高到 25%。应用精益生产、绿色制造和六西格玛对于确保印度制造业在国际市场上的可持续发展至关重要。本研究旨在确定可持续发展指标,并确定其各自的权重,以评估印度制造业的可持续发展绩效。本研究确定了 25 个可持续发展指标,并根据评估性文献综述和专家意见将其归入可持续发展的三重底线。采用 "最佳最差法 "确定可持续发展指标的权重。研究结果通过应用所开发的可持续发展指数,对印度西部一个重要邦级城市的一家铸造厂的可持续发展绩效进行了评估。在铸造厂采用综合精益、绿色和六西格玛(LG&SS)战略和相关实践后,经济指标明显改善了 68.03%,社会指标改善了 61.62%,环境指标改善了 13.24%。它可用于证实企业的可持续发展绩效,也可用于评估企业在实施各种卓越运营实践后在经济、环境和社会方面的绩效改善情况。实践意义开发的可持续指数可用于分析公司或组织的可持续绩效,并了解各种战略如何改善了公司或组织的状况。社会意义所提出的可持续发展指数是监测公司在可持续发展的三重底线(TBL)方面取得进展的重要工具,可跟踪各种指标并鼓励可持续的组织实践。 原创性/价值本研究试图通过提出可持续发展指数来评估印度制造业中小企业的经济、社会和环境绩效。
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期刊介绍: ■Organisational design and methods ■Performance management ■Performance measurement tools and techniques ■Process analysis, engineering and re-engineering ■Quality and business excellence management Articles can address these topics theoretically or empirically through either a descriptive or critical approach. The co-Editors support articles that significantly bring new knowledge to the area both for academics and practitioners. The material for publication in IJPPM should be written in a manner which makes it accessible to its entire wide-ranging readership. Submissions of highly technical or mathematically-oriented papers are discouraged.
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