Susana Duarte

Citation:

Duarte, Susana, and V. Cruz-Machado. "Green and lean model for business sustainability." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management. Vol. 502. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 502. Springer-Verlag, 2017. 1281-1291.

Abstract:

Understanding how efficiently we use the role of resources in the organization namely natural resources in use, water, materials and energy consumption is a vital step for designing business strategies to tackle inefficiencies. Green and lean model for business sustainability will be presented and indicators for a resource efficient and green business will be discussed. Organizations must understand how resources are use and how can be used, making better decision about the use of those environmental, social, and economic resources. However the resources are not only a business concern. All organizations in a specific region should be evaluated for the knowledge of the progress on the road to sustainability. This study aims to be a preliminary study of how to use green and lean management concept as a step towards to sustainability. To the authors this is the first attempt to understand and develop a model through green and lean concepts to improve critical sustainability issues, enhancing the efficiency of the resources.

Notes:

Sem PDF.; 10th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management, ICMSEM 2016 ; Conference date: 31-08-2016 Through 02-09-2016