Environmental performance in manufacturing companies: a benchmarking study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Trujillo-Gallego ◽  
William Sarache ◽  
Miguel Afonso Sellitto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Performance Assessment ◽  
Expert Input

PurposeThis study aims to explore manufacturing companies' environmental performance with the green supply chain management (GSCM) approach, taking into account company size, geographic region, industrial sector, target market and environmental management maturity level.Design/methodology/approachBased on the literature review, five propositions were put forward. An empirical study, using survey research, was completed. The survey questionnaire was designed with 46 items, using both the literature and industry expert input. Statistical analysis was employed to test the propositions in a sample of 116 Colombian manufacturing companies.FindingsThe test results indicate that significant environmental performance differences exist, given company sizes and target markets. However, no statistical significance was found involving the geographic region or industrial sector. Significant differences were found in maturity levels between the three clusters identified: reactive, preventive and proactive. Although the companies in the proactive group performed better, they still lagged in green practices that implied integration with suppliers and customers.Practical implicationsThis study provides empirical evidence regarding the profile of those manufacturing companies that achieve better environmental performance. Moreover, the results yield insights for the generation of continuous improvement processes in companies with lower performance.Originality/valueFew empirical studies have been carried out in GSCM that integrate specific factors in the environmental performance assessment of manufacturing companies in developing countries. On the other hand, the results permit the identification of the profile of those companies with greater maturity in their environmental practices.

Measuring environmental performance in hospitals: a framework and process

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Pasqualini Blass ◽  
Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa ◽  
Edson Pinheiro de Lima ◽  
Lilian Adriana Borges
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Assessment And Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Performance Assessment ◽  
Review Current ◽  
New Framework

Purpose This paper aims to propose a new framework to define relevant and meaningful indicators for monitoring and assessing environmental performance to improve health-care systems and operations. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive literature review followed by field studies conducted with ten hospitals in the southern region of Brazil underlined the scarcity of consistent frameworks applied in practice to measure, monitor and improve environmental performance. A new framework was developed and proposed to address this issue. The proposed framework is operationalized through a “process approach” and evaluated in terms of feasibility (Can the process be followed?), usability (Is the approach easily followed?) and utility (Are the results useful for managers?). Findings The paper proposes a framework and a process to evaluate the environmental performance in hospitals. Practical implications The proposed framework represents meaningful guidance to managers for strategy formalization, goal setting and environmental performance assessment and monitoring. Originality/value The paper proposes a systematic framework for measuring environmental performance in hospitals drawn from the literature review, current legislation and best practices reported in literature.

Adapting Altman's model to predict the performance of the Palestinian industrial sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahaa Awwad ◽  
Bahaa Razia
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to adopt the Altman model in order to predict the performance of industrial companies listed on the Palestinian Stock Exchange during the period of time between 2013 and 2017.Design/methodology/approachThe study sample consisted of 12 industrial companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange, and their financial disclosure period extended for 5 years. Multiple linear regression model was used in the analysis to determine the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable where the independent variables were (X1, X2, X3). This study is based on one basic assumption, which is that the Altman's model cannot predict the performance of the Palestinian industrial sector.FindingsThe results of the analysis proved the negation of the zero main hypothesis. This means that Altman's model can predict the performance of the Palestinian industrial sector at the level of statistical significance (a = 0.05), as well as the existence of a statistically significant relationship between each of the independent variables (X2, X4, X5) and the dependent variable (Log (Z-score)). Hence, the relationship of X1 and X3 with the dependent variable was not statistically significant.Social implicationsThis paper highlights different challenges that face the adaption of Atman's model and performance prediction in the Palestinian industrial sector. The findings of the analysis have the potential to help future researchers in examining and dealing with new challenges.Originality/valueThis paper presents a vital review of adopting Altman's model in the Palestinian industrial sector. A number of recommendations have been made, the most important of which is that most of the companies are located in the red zone. The Altman's model must be adapted in order to fit the Palestinian environment according to the results of statistical analysis and according to a proposed model, which is Log (Z) = −0.653 + 0.72X2 + 0.18X4 + 0.585X5.

An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiju Antony ◽  
Michael Sony ◽  
Mary Dempsey ◽  
Attracta Brennan ◽  
Thomas Farrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fundamental Limitations ◽  
Emerging Trends

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma through an empirical study. Six Sigma is one of the most powerful business process improvement strategies used by numerous World Class corporations for over three decades. A handful of existing publications address some limitations and potential trends of Six Sigma, yet there are no empirical studies investigating the fundamental limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma. Design/methodology/approach The authors developed an online survey instrument based on the existing literature addressing the above. In this study, 61 Six Sigma Master Black Belts and Black Belts from large manufacturing companies and 25 academics who are familiar with the Six Sigma topic participated and contributed to the research. Findings The study reports the top 5 limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma from the viewpoints of both academics and experts from large manufacturing companies. These are: integration of Six Sigma with Big Data, use of Six Sigma in small medium and micro enterprises, over emphasis of Six Sigma on variability reduction, poor implementation of Six Sigma and its negative impact on employee satisfaction and non-exploitation of integration of Six Sigma with Industry 4.0. Practical implications In order to sustain Six Sigma initiatives, it is imperative that limitations and fundamental gaps are understood, and strategies developed to address them. The authors argue that leading academic scholars have a vital role to play in working with industry practitioners to overcome the limitations and emerging trends addressed above. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical study looking into the limitations, research gaps and emerging trends of Six Sigma.

Extending cumulative capability models: the role of innovation in the accumulation of competitive performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mantas Vilkas ◽  
Inga Stankevice ◽  
Rimantas Rauleckas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Competitive Performance ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Dimensions

PurposeCumulative capability models are dominating frameworks explaining how manufacturing organizations gain their performance capabilities, such as quality, delivery, flexibility and cost. When innovation capabilities are excluded from the framework, the models are incapable of explaining how companies sustain substantive capabilities in a changing environment. Responding to this gap, the purpose of this paper is to propose and test a “sand cone” cumulative capability model that includes the innovation competitive performance alongside the competitive performance of quality, delivery flexibility and cost.Design/methodology/approachTwo competing cumulative models were proposed. The extended cumulative capability model hypothesizes the development of innovation in sequence with other competitive performance dimensions. The affected with innovation cumulative model hypothesizes innovation performance as a predecessor of other performance dimensions. The models were tested using a multimethod approach on a representative sample of 500 manufacturing companies. An analysis of correlations among competitive performance, frequencies of plants following prescribed sequences, fit statistics of covariance-based structural equation modeling and analysis of strength and statistical significance of path coefficients enabled us to select a model that best represents the collected data.FindingsThe findings reveal that innovation competitive performance operates as a predecessor of quality, delivery, flexibility and cost and is developed in relation to these performance dimensions. The modified model also provides a theoretical explanation of how innovation performance helps to sustain reliable production systems that can perform consistently over time within a tolerable range of quality, delivery, flexibility and cost performance.Practical implicationsThe results are significant for practitioners, especially for companies that are operating in volatile environments because the results provide insight on how to develop innovation competitive performance in relation to quality, delivery, flexibility and cost performance.Originality/valueThis study extends the cumulative capability models with innovation competitive performance. It advances the contingency approach on cumulative capability models.

The impact of supply chain fit on business and innovation performance in Brazilian companies

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Zimmermann ◽  
Luis Miguel D.F. Ferreira ◽  
Antonio Carrizo Moreira ◽  
Ana Cristina Barros ◽  
Henrique Luiz Correa
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Demand Uncertainty ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThis paper investigates the effect of the fit between supply and demand uncertainty (SDU) and supply chain responsiveness (SCR) (SC fit) on business and innovation performance in Brazilian companies.Design/methodology/approachThe study presented an analysis carried out on an empirical study based on a sample of 150 manufacturing companies. Business and innovation performance of companies with different types of SC fit ( high–high and low–low fits) and misfit (positive and negative) are compared and discussed.FindingsThe results indicated that SC fit had a positive effect on both business and innovation performance. Further analyses suggested that companies with SC fit present similar business performance, independent of the level of SDU that characterizes the environment where they compete, while companies in environments with higher levels of uncertainty tend to present superior innovation performance. Companies with positive and negative misfit present similar performance.Originality/valueAn analysis of the literature showed that there is no consensus when it comes to the definitions and measurements of SC fit. The paper investigates the effects of SC fit on business and innovation performance, while previous empirical studies have mainly addressed its impact on financial performance. Moreover, this study compares the effects of two types of fit and two types of misfit and assesses SC fit in Brazilian manufacturing companies, analyzing the context of an under-researched reality.

A multiple case study analysis of Six Sigma practices in Indian manufacturing companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1138-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiju Antony ◽  
E.V. Gijo ◽  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Abhijeet Ghadge
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Analysis

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the fundamental barriers/challenges, benefits, commonly used tools and techniques, organisational infrastructure and impact on organisational performance in three Indian manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach A multi-case study analysis using the exploratory case study research was adopted by the authors to obtain a deeper insight into the Six Sigma implementation within three distinctive manufacturing organisations in India. Interviews were conducted with relevant staff (Six Sigma Deployment Champions, Six Sigma Master Black Belts and Six Sigma Black Belts) in all three companies. Findings Some of the barriers in implementing and sustaining Six Sigma identified from the case studies include: lack of accuracy of data generated from the processes, lack of understanding of the benefits of Six Sigma in the early stages of its adoption, high-attrition rate of Six Sigma Black Belts and so on. The benefits of Six Sigma included improvement of process yield, reduction of rework and rejection, reduction of raw material inventory, improved on-time delivery, on-time availability of material for production and so on. Supplier-input-process-output-customer, cause and effect diagram, process mapping, hypothesis tests (two sample test, F-test, etc.), control charts (X-bar-R chart, individual chart, etc.), simple graphical tools such as histograms, box plots and dot plots were the most commonly used tools of Six Sigma across the companies that participated for this research. All three companies have reported that Six Sigma had a positive impact on organisational performance and moreover the study also revealed that Six Sigma had positive impact on customer satisfaction, return-on-investment, productivity and product quality. Research limitations/implications The study was carried out in three Indian companies and therefore the findings cannot be generalised. The authors are extending the study to three more companies and the findings will be reported in the forthcoming months. Practical implications The findings of the study provide a good foundation to understand the fundamental barriers, benefits, commonly used tools and whether Six Sigma is having any impact on business performance in the Indian context. Very few empirical studies have been carried out on Six Sigma implementation in the Indian manufacturing companies and this research sets an agenda for a number of studies to follow on in the forthcoming years. Originality/value In authors’ opinion, this is possibly one of the first multi-case empirical studies on Six Sigma implementation in the Indian manufacturing companies. The results of the study can be used to benchmark with similar studies in other countries to understand the good and bad management practices of Six Sigma implementation.

Performance evaluation of lean manufacturing implementation in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner Cezar Lucato ◽  
Felipe Araujo Calarge ◽  
Mauro Loureiro Junior ◽  
Robisom Damasceno Calado
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Individual Element ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
Survey Results

Purpose – Manufacturing companies worldwide have been replacing traditional mass-production practices by lean initiatives. This translation process is progressive and may vary depending on several factors. Hence, it could be expected that the degree of adoption of the lean practices could vary significantly among industries, regions and even countries. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation performance of lean principles in Brazil, the paper developed a survey in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area, which considered 51 industries of different sizes, from several industrial segments, nationals and multinationals. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed survey was developed using as a normative framework the SAE J4000 standard – identification and measurement of the best practice in implementation of lean operation and the SAE J4001 – implementation of lean operation user manual. To measure the implementation degree of the lean practices in the researched industries, the paper proposed the utilization of two concepts: the degree of leanness (DOL) of an element of J4000 and DOL of a company. Also three hypotheses were tested, trying to establish the relationship among the DOL and firm ownership, their size and respective industrial sector. Findings – The results obtained in the survey demonstrated that the performance of lean initiative implementation is not uniform among the companies located in the researched area. Outcomes also showed that the degree of implementation of the lean practices by multinational companies was higher than that for the national firms. However, it was not possible to establish a relationship between the DOL and the size of the firms. Neither a clear and definite association between DOL and industrial sector was possible to be identified. Practical implications – For the practitioners and managers dealing with the lean implementation, this paper gives a relevant contribution because it shows how they can effectively use an existing tool to measure the implementation of the lean practices in their respective firms. Furthermore, the DOL calculation for each individual element of the J4000 standard could also be used by practitioners and managers to identify specific problems and opportunity areas where practical actions could be identified to improve the lean implementation. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the lean manufacturing theory because it proposes a theoretical way to measure the degree of implementation of the lean initiatives in the manufacturing companies. Also the survey results generate additional research material that could be used by other researchers to further explore the subject in the area.

scholarly journals Analysis of The Effect of Environmental Performance, Company Size, Institutional Ownership and Profitability on Islamic Social Reporting Disclosures

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Safira Safira ◽  
Putri Nadia Ramadhan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Stock Index ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
The Government

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the effect of environmental performance, company size, profitability and institutional ownership on the disclosure of Islamic Social Reporting (ISR). Islamic social reporting (ISR) is still voluntary because there is no standard standard from the government. In contrast to CSR which is mandatory (mandatory). The populations in this study are manufacturing companies in the basic industrial sector and chemicals listed in the Indonesian Sharia Stock Index (ISSI) for the period 2012 - 2015. The next stage is sampling using purposive sampling with sample criteria. The data used is secondary data from the company's financial statements. The design of this research is a causal research with analysis method using multiple linear regressions. The results showed that environmental performance, company size, profitability and institutional ownership had no effect on the disclosure of Islamic Social Reporting (ISR).

Outsidership vs insidership – internationalization of health-care SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Lagerström ◽  
Cecilia Lindholm
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
The Body ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Market ◽  
Liability Of Outsidership ◽  
High Level

Purpose The paper aims to explore how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health-care sector overcome the liability of being an outsider, instead of gaining a position as an insider in new networks in markets abroad and subsequently internationalizing. The following research questions are posed: How do firms in complex health-care markets build network relationships? How is business market knowledge developed and legitimacy acquired to overcome the liability of outsidership? Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a multiple-case methodology in a nested case study of health-care SMEs, which allows for in-depth study of the importance of network relationships, business market knowledge development and legitimacy building to enter a target market; the study maps the activities and different actor roles as the entry process unfolds. The study draws on empirical evidence from 13 companies as well as industry and interest organizations. Findings The results provide support for process-based explanations of how, but also of why the internationalization of health-care SMEs takes place in distinctive sequential phases, where it is necessary to complete one phase before it is possible to embark on the next. The study answers the calls for more empirical studies capturing how firms actively enter networks to overcome the liability of outsidership, become insiders and subsequently internationalize. Originality/value The principal contribution of the authors’ study is to add to the body of research on internationalization and advance the understanding of how to build an insidership position in relevant networks by overcoming the liability of outsidership. By choosing to study firms in the health-care sector, the authors also contribute to the limited research on firms entering markets characterized by a high level of complexity.

Green value stream mapping approach to improving productivity and environmental performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Muñoz-Villamizar ◽  
Javier Santos ◽  
Julio J. Garcia-Sabater ◽  
Alvaro Lleo ◽  
Paloma Grau
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Lean And Green ◽  
Thinking Tools

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a new methodology called overall greenness performance for value stream mapping (OGP-VSM). Using value-added concepts, this approach has the potential to integrate, measure, control and improve productive and environmental performance in accordance with a company’s context.Design/methodology/approachThe OGP-VSM approach was developed by reviewing and integrating the environmental aspects of existing lean thinking tools and approaches.FindingsThis research revealed the lack of practical integration between productive and environmental performance. Using OGP-VSM, managers can see that environmental practices have a direct impact on productivity. OGP-VSM allows a balance to be found between lean and green practices in order to achieve the simultaneous improvement of productivity and environmental performance.Practical implicationsThe proposed approach is applied to a case study in an automotive company in Spain and lays the groundwork for moving toward functional environmental sustainability in manufacturers.Originality/valueCompanies are increasingly implementing environmentally focused practices. Pursuing environmentally friendly (green) performance poses several challenges, but it also affords opportunities to create new methodologies for generating a competitive advantage for manufacturing companies. There are a limited number of approaches to drawing together the elements and attributes that are essential for a holistic, practical and long-lasting improvement of environmental performance in the manufacturing sector.

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