Development of Environmental Value Stream Model for Assessing Sustainability in Manufacturing

Abstract:

Increasing concern over the resource consumption and utilisation alongside of any manufacturing process decides the sustainability of the product. Many contemporary organisations due to stringent government regulation and policies now focus on management of waste generated across their units. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) generally focuses on reducing task time and thereby reducing monetary over heads. From the environmental perspective, the type of waste produced is important because of the difference in level of toxicity and environmental impact. This work focuses on imbibing environmental waste into the lean method of value stream mapping. The proposed integrated model was implemented in a case organisation and environmental impact was computed. The developed model can be used by stake holders and represent environmental impact at individual process and product levels to align organisation practices with strategic objectives for waste reduction.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 867)
• Pages: 301-306
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.867.301
• Online since: July 2017
• Authors: Kandasamy Jayakrishna*, M. Srikrishna, S. Senthilkumar, A. Vinoth Louie, R. Kamalakannan
• Keywords: Carbon Footprint, Environmental Impact Factor, Environmental Impact Index, Environmental Waste, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping

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