.... The first is called the “sand-cone” model, which poses that performance improvements derived from lean are cumulative on each one of the sustainability dimensions. The second is called the “trade-offs” approach. In this case, the resources required to improve one dimension of sustainability clash with those...

... manufacturing strategy should make trade‐offs explicit, enabling manufacturing to set priorities that enhance the competitive advantage (p. 33). They also mention that when directing operations, statements in the form of “charters” should define what is expected from the plant, the capabilities it should have...