Integrating the Lean concept in sustainable manufacturing development

Abstract

In the current context of climate change in the world, it is increasingly necessary to implement strategies and ways of action to adapt industrial companies to sustainable production. The implementation of the Lean concept has a particular impact on creating added value, by reducing wastage, production waste and improving efficiency in order to obtain products/services of higher quality. Through a new approach, the authors propose the use of Lean techniques to develop sustainable manufacturing with an impact on the environment and their implementation in the production sectors. The main objective of the paper is to highlight the opportunities and challenges of Lean Manufacturing in the context of sustainable development. At the same time, the application of Green Manufacturing concept is the development of products/services/processes that save energy, natural resources, with beneficial effects on the environment. A starting point in the analysis will consist of the detailed study of the literature regarding the use of this two concepts, the limits that still occur in their implementation and the finding of a methodology for networking them. The results will demonstrate that integrating the two dimensions will lead to increased performance of the system and to the development of a sustainable company.