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Sustainable operations management: a typological approach
Corbett, Lawrence M. - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 2 (2009) 1, pp. 10-30
This paper discusses the nature of sustainability and sustainable development as they relate to operations management … approach to integrating the diverse strands of sustainability in operations, using industrial ecology and carbon neutrality as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011898509
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Algorithm for complete enumeration based on a stroke graph to solve the supply network configuration and operations scheduling problem
Maheut, Julien; Garcia-Sabater, Jose P. - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 3, pp. 779-795
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an algorithm that solves the supply network configuration and operations scheduling problem in a mass customization company that faces alternative operations for one specific tool machine order in a multiplant context. Design/methodology/approach:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902792
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Understanding the benefits of product-service system for involved parties in remanufacturing
Priyono, Anjar - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 10 (2017) 2, pp. 323-351
Purpose: This study aims to analyse the benefit provided by interested parties in remanufacturing including manufacturing companies, original equipment manufacturers and customers. Existing studies examining Produc-Service System (PSS) focus on relationship between two parties, either between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011920121
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Application of a methodology based on the theory of constraints in the sector of tourism services
Pérez Campdesuñer, Reyner; Pérez Pravia, Milagros; … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 10 (2017) 1, pp. 7-27
Purpose: The objective of the research was aimed at achieving the implementation of the theory of constraints on the operating conditions of a hotel, which differs by its characteristics of traditional processes that have applied this method, from the great heterogeneity of resources needed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011919639
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Carbon footprint estimation for a sustainable improvement of supply chains: state of the art
Cordero, Pilar - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 3, pp. 805-813
Purpose: This paper examines the current methodologies and approaches developed to estimate carbon footprint in supply chains and the studies existing in the literature review about the application of these methodologies and other new approaches proposed by some authors....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902807
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A decision support tool for sustainable supplier selection in manufacturing firms
Orji, Ifeyinwa Juliet; Sun, Wei - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 7 (2014) 5, pp. 1293-1315
increased consciousness of sustainable development thus, reinforcing need for accurately considering sustainability in supplier …, uncertainty among sustainability factors and the need to capture all subjective and objective criteria are unavoidable and pose … huge challenge to accurately incorporate sustainability factors into supplier selection. Methodology: This study develops a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913215
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The application of the triple bottom line approach to sustainability assessment : the case study of the UK automotive supply chain
Azevedo, Susana Garrido; Barros, Miguel - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 10 (2017) 2, pp. 286-322
Purpose: The objective of this paper is to assess the level of sustainability of the UK automotive supply chain … considering simultaneously the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) representing the Triple … Bottom Line (TBL) approach. Design/methodology/approach: The assessment of the automotive SC' sustainability is based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011920116
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Critical incidents of outsourcing processes in pharmaceutical supply chain : a mixed-methods approach
Marinkovic, Valentina; Heine, Ina; Georgiev, Andrijana … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 13 (2020) 3, pp. 495-513
Purpose: In this paper, a practical framework is presented for the successful integration of buyers and contract organizations based on the Critical Incident Technique (CIT). Methodology: The initial pool of situations was developed inductively according to qualitative data provided by ten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421505
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The simulation and optimization research on manufacturing enterprise's supply chain process from the perspective of social network
Fu, Chun; Shuai, Zhenzhen - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 3, pp. 963-980
Purpose: By studying the case of a Changsha engineering machinery manufacturing firm, this paper aims to find out the optimization tactics to reduce enterprise's logistics operational cost. Design/methodology/approach: This paper builds the structure model of manufacturing enterprise's logistics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914693
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Investing in lean to improve basic capabilities : a strategy for system supply?
Carlsson, Inga-Lill; Aronsson, Håkan - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 10 (2017) 1, pp. 28-48
Purpose: This paper describes the perceived effects of implementing lean production in a Swedish SME contract manufacturer. Especially focused are the effects on, and possible trade-offs between, cost-efficiency and flexibility. Design/methodology/approach: SME suppliers need basic capabilities...
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