Abstract
Sustainable manufacturing appears to be a rapidly developing field and it would be expected that there is a growing body of knowledge in this area. Initial examination of the literature shows evidence of sustainable work in the areas of product design, supply chain, production technology and waste avoidance activities. Manufacturers publish metrics showing significant improvements in environmental performance at high level but information on how these improvements are achieved is sparse. Examining peer reviewed publications focused on production operations there are few cases reporting details and there has been little prior analysis of published sustainable manufacturing activity. Moreover, the mismatch between academic and practitioner language leads to challenges in interpretation. This paper captures and analyses the types of sustainable manufacturing activities through literature review. In turn this can help manufacturers to access examples of good practice and help academics identify areas for future research
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 354-376 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Production Planning and Control |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 24 May 2011 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2012 |
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- sustainable manufacturing; literature review; best practice; case studies