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Lean and Green Manufacturing—a Review on its Applications and Impacts

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The manufacturing industry has been facing the pressure of supply-demand and climate change around the globe. Many industry players are constantly seeking for alternative option to strike a good balance between operation and environmental performance. Despite many studies on lean and green that have been done, there is no definite definition for lean and green. This paper explores the evolution and contribution of lean manufacturing and green manufacturing. The paper’s main contribution is to focus on the application and impact of lean and green approach in the manufacturing industry. The common challenges and confusions faced by the manufacturing industry are studied. This paper identifies the similarities and benefit of both lean and green approaches, the synergy effect of lean and green, application tools, and misconception of lean and green. It allows the industries to have a better understanding on the application of tools and challenges prior to moving forward with actual implementation of the lean and green approach. This paper also identifies potential research gaps which address the need of effective lean and green implementation strategy in the industry. The need to reduce the implementation gap for lean and green approach will contribute significantly towards sustainable manufacturing.

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Abbreviations

DfE:

Design for environment

FPS:

Ford Production System

GM:

Green manufacturing

IoT:

Internet of things

ISO:

International Standard Organization

JCM:

Joint Credit Mechanism

JIT:

Just in time

L&G:

Lean and green

LCA:

Lifecycle analysis

LM:

Lean manufacturing

MCDM:

Multiple-criteria decision making

NGO:

Non-governmental organization

SMED:

Single-minute exchange die

TPS:

Toyota Production System

UNEP:

United Nations Environmental Program

WWII:

World War II

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  1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

    Wei Dong Leong & Hon Loong Lam

  2. Department Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Wendy Pei Qin Ng

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Leong, W.D., Lam, H.L., Ng, W.P.Q. et al. Lean and Green Manufacturing—a Review on its Applications and Impacts. Process Integr Optim Sustain 3, 5–23 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41660-019-00082-x

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