scholarly journals Creating Social Handprints: Method and Case Study in the Electronic Computer Manufacturing Industry

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Catherine Benoit Norris ◽  
Gregory A. Norris ◽  
Lina Azuero ◽  
John Pflueger
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Electronic Computer ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Global Trade ◽  
Trade Model ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Social Organizational

This article introduces a process that can be used by companies to obtain an increasingly precise picture of their supply chain social footprint (negative impacts) and identify potential social handprints (i.e., changes to business as usual that create positive impacts) using social organizational life cycle assessment (SO-LCA). The process was developed to apply to the electronics sector but can be used by companies in any industry. Our case study presents the social footprint of a typical US computer manufacturing company and identifies potential salient social risks and hotspots using generic information about the inputs that are related to a global trade model. The global trade model enables us to map the likely supply chain based on where inputs are usually sourced from by the US electronic computer manufacturing sector. In order to identify material impacts, normalization factors were created and used. Once the material impacts and salient risks are known, it becomes necessary to identify root causes in order to plan actions that will truly make a meaningful change, addressing the issues at stake. The article concludes by establishing a methodology that enables the use of the industry-level impacts and assessment in combination with the organization’s own data to calculate company-specific results.

Implementation of lean in IT SME company: an Italian case

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Torri ◽  
Kaustav Kundu ◽  
Stefano Frecassetti ◽  
Matteo Rossini
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Lean Practices

Purpose In spite of huge advancement of Lean in the manufacturing sector, its advantage in the service sector is not fully investigated. The purpose of this paper is to cover this gap in particular for the information technology (IT) sector through the implementation of the Lean philosophy in a small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME), operating in the IT sector. Design/methodology/approach A case study is conducted and following the A3 model, Lean is deployed in the case company. Data were collected through on-site interviews, waste sources were identified and then countermeasures for their reduction were proposed and adopted. Findings This study reveals that the implementation of the Lean practices in an SME operating in the IT sector offers good operative and financial results, thanks to the higher productivity obtained through the reduction of non-value-added activities. Research limitations/implications This paper reports a single case study, not enough to generalize the results. Moreover, more Lean tools and practices should be tested in IT companies to assess their effectiveness. Practical implications This paper increments the knowledge base for the application of Lean and A3 model outside the manufacturing industry. This paper should assist practitioners and consultants who have the desire to understand a better way of Lean implementation in fast-growing IT industry and in SME. Originality/value Research on Lean implementation in an SME company and in IT sector is scarce. This study aims to assess the efficiency of the adoption of Lean practices following the A3 model. The results could be highly valuable for similar companies (dimension or sector), especially those that are facing transition situations in terms of size and at the same time want to improve their operations performance, efficiency and avoid waste.

Ressourceneffizienz durch Digitalisierung*/Resource efficiency through digitisation. Potentials for SMEs in the manufacturing industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (05) ◽  
pp. 319-324
Author(s):  
I. Bogdanov ◽  
A. Nuffer ◽  
A. Sauer
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Resource Efficiency ◽  
Digitale Transformation ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Stand Der Technik ◽  
A Current

Der vorliegende Beitrag behandelt den Themenkomplex Ressourcen-effizienz und digitale Transformation im verarbeitenden Gewerbe sowie die dabei entstehenden Wechselwirkungen. Neben dem aktuellen Stand der Technik werden die im Rahmen einer aktuellen Studie durchgeführte Fallbeispielanalyse und die entwickelte Methodik zur Ermittlung der Ressourceneffizienzpotenziale vorgestellt. Diese Potenziale und die eingesetzten digitalen Maßnahmen sind zentrale Bausteine des vorliegenden Beitrags.   This article deals with the topic complex of resource efficiency and digital transformation in the manufacturing sector as well as the resulting interactions. In addition to the current state of the art and perspectives, the case study analysis carried out as part of a current study, as well as the developed method for establishing the resource efficiency potentials will be presented. The resultant potential and the digital measures are central components of this article.

scholarly journals Mathematical Analysis of Supply Chain Optimization focusing on Artificial Neural Network: A case study in Apparel Manufacturing Organization

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shibbir Ahmad ◽  
Mohammad Kamruzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Supply Chain Optimization ◽  
Apparel Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Manufacturing Organization ◽  
The Right

Abstract In this study, implemented artificial nueral network (Ann) in apparel manufacturing organizations to optimize the supply chain converging on right supplier selection by analyzing their performance criteria.Moreover, data collected from three diffrents factory to analyze the efficiney and profit -loss status of that units. Furthermore, analyze the supplier selection criteria of three suppliers in order to select the right supplier at the real time in apparel manufacturing industry . This study shows that it can be saved 20 % of the total cost.

Pure Curd Supply Chain

2016 ◽  
pp. 97-110
Author(s):  
Rajneesh Mahajan ◽  
Suresh Garg ◽  
P. B. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Shed Light

The modern food safety management comprises of ISO 22000:2005. It has modified the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) by embedding food safety management. It has created a standardized management system. The objective of current chapter is to endow a systematic approach for the ground level implementation of ISO 22000 in Indian pure curd supply chain management. The chapter is prepared utilizing combination of qualitative research and case study method. A case of Milsh Dairy Ltd. (MDL, organisation's name is disguised) was discussed to shed light on ISO 22000 features, comparative analysis between HACCP and ISO 22000. The research is limited to professional pure curd manufacturing sector. Authors have adopted the research methodology which can be applied to other sectors also.

Performance of Green Supply Chain in Manufacturing Industry - The Case of a PCB Manufacturer

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 4803-4806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo Hua Lin ◽  
Yong Qiang Zhang ◽  
Sang Bing Tsai ◽  
Shen Shi Wen ◽  
Cheng Kuang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Supplier Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Management Mechanism

Green Supply Chain (GSC) requires suppliers to give integrated consideration to their products and the environment-related management practice. The principle of environmental protection shall be incorporated in the supplier management mechanism, with the objective of embodying environmental protection concept in the products, and hence promoting market competiveness. This is a case study on the PCB industry, and the performance of green competitiveness of the company in case was evaluated with the IPA approach. The result then served as the basis for the company’s improvement.

scholarly journals Implementation of industry 4.0 to achieve sustainable manufacturing in steel industry: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
The One ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Sustainable manufacturing has been a popular topic of research for quite some time now. There are various concepts and ideas which have claimed to have a significant impact on sustainability of the manufacturing industry like lean, green and agile manufacturing. Industry 4.0 is the latest and by far the one with the maximum potential of changing the manufacturing sector forever. It is rightly called as “the fourth industrial revolution”. It is a wide concept which covers many state of the art technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Augmented reality etc. But like every big revolution, it is to face many challenges also. In this review, we are looking at this ‘yet in infancy’ concept and its role in achieving a sustainable manufacturing sector as discussed by researchers. Different scholars have come up with different challenges to implementation of I4.0 which they thought to be of some significance. There is going to  review such challenges making a list of 13 such challenges. Then, it also throw some light on the new challenge faced by all of humanity in the form of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and how it is affecting the manufacturing sector.

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