Quality Green, EMS and lean synergies: sustainablemanufacturing within SMEs as a case point
The aim of this paper is to examine the synergies between lean,
EMS and green systems, manufacturing management strategies
as found in the literature, with a focus on the co-occurent
implementation of these strategic initiatives, in order to develop a
research agenda to guide a theoretically based future research to
assist small-medium enterprise (SME) managerial decision
making. An in-depth literature search unveiled drivers and
conflicting points across the manufacturing strategies. Separate
literature inundations have risen to address implementation issues
in EMS, lean, green for manufacturing sustainability, but the
relationships and possible intersections of these three has been
neglected. The current research unifies the literature addressing
the synergies, divergences and suggests a research agenda to
address the gaps in the literature. Additionally, recommendations
are provided for SMEs as well as policy makers to consider for a
successful implementation of sustainability goals.
Keywords: SME ; manufacturing; system synergies
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R.S.Wadhwa
GUC
R.S.Wadhwa
GUC