Cross-Functional Mapping to Link Lean Manufacturing and Life Cycle Assessment in Environmental Impact Reduction

Leong, Jun and Cheung, Wai Ming (2017) Cross-Functional Mapping to Link Lean Manufacturing and Life Cycle Assessment in Environmental Impact Reduction. In: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 68 . Springer, London, pp. 421-431. ISBN 9783319570778

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Abstract

In industry, carbon emissions are mainly produced from the amount of energy used in the manufacturing processes due to the burning of fossil fuels, material of products and transportation. The aim of this paper reports the synergy of integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) and Lean manufacturing to reduce the negative environmental impacts of a plastic injection moulded product. A cross-functional mapping method is used because a number of functional areas such as Lean manufacturing and LCA are involved. This work demonstrated that the adaptation of lean thinking and LCA could minimise negative environmental impacts of a product significantly.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	H700 Production and Manufacturing Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Wai Ming Cheung
Date Deposited:	02 May 2017 09:01
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 22:13
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/30643

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