... dimension of operations performance. Finally, we analyse environmental performance as an operations objective and present certain aspects that should be taken into account when measuring it. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Environment Operations management Sustainable development...

... of the implementation process of an EMS. Furthermore, the interaction of these factors is examined in terms of the five categories of an EMS mentioned above. Finally, a conceptual model of the EMS‐HR factors is proposed to assist in proper facilitation of the environmental management program. Environment...

... Limited 2001 Environment Sustainable development Operations management The growing scientific evidence on the harmful long term effects of environmental pollution has led to increased demands for more sustainable industrial processes, so that the quality of life for future generations...

...Joseph Sarkis The natural environment and the manufacturing function are becoming inextricably linked. As the new millennium approaches and progresses, profitability, productivity and environmental consciousness are increasingly viewed as integral goals of manufacturing organizations. The issues...

... at the operations level. Environmental technologies are defined as production equipment, methods, practices, product designs and delivery systems that limit or reduce negative impacts of products or services on the natural environment (Klassen and Whybark, 1995; OECD, 1995; Shrivastava, 1995). From an operations...

...S. Thomas Foster, Jr; Scott E. Sampson; Steven C. Dunn The impact of business operations on the natural environment has been a public concern for decades and a research concern for years. To date, the focus of environmental impact research has been almost exclusively on manufacturing industries...

... examines these and other differences, and the impact of these differences on the acceptance and use of environmental concerns within the new product design process. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Product design Environment Manufacturing Case studies Environmentally responsible manufacturing...

...Giovanni Azzone; Giuliano Noci Environmental issues are rapidly emerging as one of the most important topics in strategic manufacturing decisions. Growing public awareness and increasing government interest in the environment have induced many companies to adopt programmes aimed at improving...

... programmes,Hunt and Auster[ 10 ] identified a continuum of five developmental stages of environmental management programmes. The continuum consists of: © MCB UP Limited 1995 Environment Environmental management strategy Operational audit During the 1950s and 1960s, the forces...

... that European manufacturers are over a year ahead of the rest of the world in disassembly research[ 16 ]. Assembly Environment Operations management Production planning Scheduling © MCB UP Limited 1994 Despite the economic and environmental benefits of disassembly,researchers...

..., the results obtained using this formula could be erroneous. Redesigns this formula in a fuzzy environment where its parameters can be specified imprecisely. This gives “leeway” to the user in stating the parameters, in the sense that parameters can be specified in a range. The strength of fuzzy set theory...

... Management, Vol. 8 No. 3, 1989, pp. 263-77. 10. Swamidass, P.M. and Newell, W.T., "Manufacturing Strategy, Environmental Uncertainty and Performance: A Path Analytic Model", Management Science, Vol. 33 No. 4, 1987, pp. 509-24. 11. Fine, C.H. and Hax, A.C., "Manufacturing Strategy: A Methodology...