Continuous Improvement in Environmental Performance: A Case Study in an Oilfield Services Company

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Sealy ◽  
Hannah Scott
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Performance

scholarly journals Responsabilidade Socioambiental como Fator de Competitividade

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (38) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
Cristiane Paulino Gomes Gonçalves ◽  
Gilberto de Sousa Bruno ◽  
José Francisco dos Reis Neto ◽  
Rafael Capriolli Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Alcohol Industry ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
A Company

Este artigo visa avaliar como a responsabilidade socioambiental é um fator de competitividade para uma empresa do setor sucroalcooleiro instalada no Estado de Mato Grosso. O desenvolvimento foi embasado nas discussões sobre organizações no âmbito do setor sucroalcooleiro com foco na aplicação da responsabilidade socioambiental. A metodologia utilizada compreendeu o uso da técnica de pesquisa documental e bibliográfica aliada ao estudo de caso estruturado, a partir do cenário do setor sucroalcooleiro. Os resultados obtidos se referem como a responsabilidade socioambiental pode ser considerada um aspecto estratégico e um importante diferencial competitivo no mercado. Os projetos com foco na melhoria contínua do desempenho ambiental da empresa, como a adoção de praticas do seu papel de responsabilidade socioambiental que buscam contribuir para o crescimento e desenvolvimento das comunidades locais e regionais, a preservação do meio ambiente para a perpetuação da empresa, tornaram-se ainda mais credívéis perante aos stakeholders, os quais se mostram cada vez mais sensíveis e reativos às questões socioambientais. Palavras-chave: Responsabilidade Socioambiental. Competitividade. Sucroalcooleira. Stakeholders.  AbstractThis article aims to evaluate how socio-environmental responsibility is a factor of competitiveness for a company from the sugar and alcohol industry installed in the State of Mato Grosso. The development was based on discussions on organizations within the scope of the sugar and alcohol sector with a focus on the application of social and environmental responsibility. The methodology used included the use of the documentary and bibliographic research technique allied to the structured case study, based on the scenario of the sugar and alcohol industry. The results obtained refer to how social and environmental responsibility can be considered a strategic aspect and an important competitive differential in the market. The projects focused on the continuous improvement of the company's environmental performance, such as the adoption of practices of its social and environmental responsibility that seek to contribute to the growth and development of local and regional communities, the preservation of the environment for the perpetuation of the company, have made even more credible vis-à-vis stakeholders, who are increasingly sensitive and reactive to social-environmental issues. Keywords: Environmental Responsibility. Competitiveness. Sugar and Alcohol. Stakeholders.

scholarly journals Modelling Sustainable Industrial Symbiosis

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1172
Author(s):  
Hafiz Haq ◽  
Petri Välisuo ◽  
Seppo Niemi
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Industrial Symbiosis ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Network Connections

Industrial symbiosis networks conventionally provide economic and environmental benefits to participating industries. However, most studies have failed to quantify waste management solutions and identify network connections in addition to methodological variation of assessments. This study provides a comprehensive model to conduct sustainable study of industrial symbiosis, which includes identification of network connections, life cycle assessment of materials, economic assessment, and environmental performance using standard guidelines from the literature. Additionally, a case study of industrial symbiosis network from Sodankylä region of Finland is implemented. Results projected an estimated life cycle cost of €115.20 million. The symbiotic environment would save €6.42 million in waste management cost to the business participants in addition to the projected environmental impact of 0.95 million tonne of CO2, 339.80 tonne of CH4, and 18.20 tonne of N2O. The potential of further cost saving with presented optimal assessment in the current architecture is forecast at €0.63 million every year.

scholarly journals Characterisation and Life Cycle Assessment of Pervious Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregates

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Adilson C. Paula Junior ◽  
Cláudia Jacinto ◽  
Thaís M. Oliveira ◽  
Antonio E. Polisseni ◽  
Fabio M. Brum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Pervious Concrete ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates

The search for environmental preservation and conservation of natural resources gives rise to new concepts and viable technical solutions on the path to sustainable development. In this context, this study’s main objective is to analyse the influence of recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) on the development of pervious concrete, whose use as a floor covering represents an excellent device to mitigate the urban soil sealing phenomena. For this, mechanical and hydraulic tests were carried out, in addition to microstructural analyses and the assessment of its environmental performance. The results obtained were compared to reference studies also involving the incorporation of recycled aggregates. A pilot-scale case study was conducted, involving a parking space lined with pervious concrete moulded “in situ”. In laboratory tests, permeability coefficients and mechanical strengths compatible with the literature and above the normative limit for light traffic were found. The case study demonstrated higher permeability than in the laboratory, but the flexural strength was lower, being indicated only for pedestrian traffic. The environmental assessment showed that the RCA represents a positive contribution to the environmental performance of pervious concrete. Still, attention should be given to the recycled aggregate transport distance between the concrete plant and the RCA treatment plant.

scholarly journals Levels in the evolution of continuous improvement: A multiple case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan A. Marin-Garcia ◽  
Yolanda Bautista-Poveda ◽  
Julio J. Garcia-Sabater
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

Business survival and market performance through Lean Six Sigma in the chemical manufacturing industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 566-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Muganyi ◽  
Ignatio Madanhire ◽  
Charles Mbohwa
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Chemical Product ◽  
Business Survival ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chemical Manufacturing ◽  
Product Manufacturing

Purpose The research paper aims to unveil the practical use of Lean Six Sigma and its effectiveness as a business survival strategic tool by a chemical product realization concern, as well as to establish the market and business performance impacts on the manufacturing entity. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was pursued with a multi-national chemical manufacturing entity in South Africa. A comprehensive literature research was undertaken to establish the contemporary tools used for implementing Lean Six Sigma, and the classification and flow of tools and steps undertaken to ensure the successful and effective application of Lean Six Sigma in a manufacturing organization and the benefits derived. The critical success factors and reasons of ineffective use of tools are reviewed. To ensure that a comprehensive research was conducted which is relevant to the body of knowledge in engineering, recent articles on the application of Lean Six Sigma were selected and reviewed during the progress of the study to add impetus to the relevance of the findings. Findings The research findings were mainly based on the inferences obtained from a chemical product manufacturing concern in South Africa, to distinguish the efficacy and relevance of Lean Six Sigma as strategic business survival tool and imputing strategic resonance to corporate strategy. Research limitations/implications This research was limited to distinguishing Lean Six Sigma as a business survival strategic tool and an ultimate enhancer of market performance for a chemical product manufacturing entity. The implementation and evaluation of the Lean Six Sigma methodology as a business survival strategic and market performance enhancement option for the case study organization was entailed as the corollary of deductive resemblance to similar entities. Practical implications This study enables continuous improvement practitioners to evaluate the Lean and Six Sigma practices. The advantages posed by the simultaneous and optimized application of the two approaches versus individual application were assessed and verified to produce enhanced continuous improvement. This poses further challenges to scholars and academics to pursue further researches on the practicality of applying Lean Six Sigma as a strategic option. Originality/value The paper prompts the efficacy of well publicized methodologies and evaluates their implementation for strategic performance for manufacturing organizations. The practical application, constraints and resultant effects of deploying Lean Six Sigma were reviewed to give impetus to the methodology.

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