Sustainability as a driver of operational excellence - the relevance of variability in process operations

Q2 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management Pub Date : 2020-06-18 DOI:10.1504/ijism.2020.10030051

D. Silva, A. Azevedo

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Sustainable development is a widely spread concept nowadays, especially due to external pressure related to environmental and social issues, affecting all players of the supply chain. Sustainable policies must be adopted, such as improving process performance and reducing waste. With sustainability as a driver of operational excellence, this study is focused on the improvement of the production process of a company by reducing variability. A variability analysis was done to understand its root causes and act upon them, as well as a quantification of waste in the process. Finally, an improvement plan was delineated to mitigate the problems identified.

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可持续性作为卓越运营的驱动因素——过程操作中可变性的相关性

可持续发展是当今广泛传播的概念，特别是由于与环境和社会问题相关的外部压力，影响到供应链的所有参与者。必须采用可持续的政策，例如改进工艺性能和减少浪费。随着可持续性作为卓越运营的驱动因素，本研究的重点是通过减少可变性来改善公司的生产过程。进行了可变性分析，以了解其根本原因并对其采取行动，以及对过程中的浪费进行量化。最后，描述了一个改进计划，以减轻所确定的问题。

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International Journal of Integrated Supply Management Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management

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6.00

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期刊介绍： IJISM''s thematic focus is on research that investigates and improves integration along supply chains. IJISM seeks high-impact scholarly analytical and empirical research in integrated supply management from academics and professionals. It is discipline-agnostic. Supply chain integration can be a complex and challenging imperative involving industry 4.0 ecosystems, alignment of supply markets and consumers, associated organisational changes, and the creation and management of integrative relationships in the supply chain. Substantive research that addresses such issues is solicited. Topics covered include: -Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing/service eco-systems including blockchains, robotics, wearables, sensors, AI, data mining, additive technologies, etc. in integrated supply chains -Global integrated supply chain design -Purchasing and supplier coordination and relationships -New modelling, optimisation and empirical methodologies in integrated supply chain design and management -Risk management and resilience -Sustainable operations and sharing and circular economies -Lean supply managenent -Quality management in supply chains -Transportation and logistics -Customer relationship, service response, demand management in supply chains -E-commerce supply management -Performance measurement in supply chains