Defining Sustainable Manufacturing Using a Concept of Attractor as a Metaphor

Moldavska, Anastasiia; Martinsen, Kristian

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2017.12.182

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“…The development process presented in [31] included the analysis of scientific requirements to SA, such as [30,38,105], and addressed the limitations of CSA discussed previously in the literature. A CSA architecture was developed using a complexity-based model of SM presented in [101,112]. Moldavska and Martinsen [101] define SM as a complex behavioral pattern to which any manufacturing company should tend to evolve.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A CSA architecture was developed using a complexity-based model of SM presented in [101,112]. Moldavska and Martinsen [101] define SM as a complex behavioral pattern to which any manufacturing company should tend to evolve. This behavioral pattern is defined by the criteria for SM, such as to improve operational effectiveness, improve professional knowledge and competence of employees, increase the wealth of the society, and reduce discrimination.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Module 2 and Module 3 provide a comprehensive list of criteria that can guide the selection of sustainability indicators for different types of companies. Module 2 ensures that companies measure not only what matters most to them, but what is relevant to SM according to prior art [99,101]. Unified criteria for SM can, therefore, be a common ground for developers of CSA, whereas the choice of indicators will depend on the specific company context.…”

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“…Modules 2 and 3 provide the flexibility to change as the general understanding of SM and SD evolves over time. A set of criteria for SM has been developed by Moldavska and Martinsen as a part of the definition of SM [101]. 76 criteria have been proposed based on content analysis of SM definitions and a literature review.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Since the CSA architecture was developed based on the complexity-based model of SM, Figure 4 illustrates the transition from the model of SM (top block) to CSA architecture (middle block), and, finally, to CSA tool for a case company (bottom block). The model of SM represents a 'sustainable' company as 'a system that contributes to the sustainability of the larger system while maintains its own sustainability', i.e., company should tend to contribute to the global sustainability, i.e., world (A1), as well as maintain its own sustainability (A2) [101]. Manufacturing company is a sub-system with its own sustainability values (A2)-SM, and global sustainability values (A1)-SW.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Testing and Verification of a New Corporate Sustainability Assessment Method for Manufacturing: A Multiple Case Research Study

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2018

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This paper aims at answering the question of how to design a theoretically sound corporate sustainability assessment (CSA) method that can strengthen the ability of manufacturing companies to contribute to global sustainable development (SD). In our effort to answer this question, we conduct a case study to test a newly designed CSA method to develop assessment tools for each of four different case companies. The method combines criteria-based indicators development with qualitative system dynamics modeling based on mental models of decision-makers. This strategy ensures a holistic approach to what corporate sustainability and sustainable manufacturing are. The paper is intended to serve, first of all, as a practical guide to the development of CSA tools. The scientific value of the method is discussed in terms of how it assists in the development of a tool that provides the potential to overcome shortcomings of existing approaches to sustainability assessment and to embrace the complexity of the sustainability concept. From the case study results, we demonstrate the capability of the new method by showing how it satisfies scientific requirements to sustainability assessment and fulfills functions of CSA. We also show how it may overcome some of the observed limitations of existing CSA tools.Sustainability 2018, 10, 4121 2 of 40 nature of conducting sustainability assessments by the private sector can potentially lead to selective interpretation and reporting of sustainability performance outcomes, increasing the danger of greenwashing. There is also a necessity to extend the scope of such assessments beyond a company's internal performance indicators toward external data on sustainable development trends, risks, and opportunities [20]. Despite these recommendations, the success of the existing efforts is argued to be very limited [21] due to the fact that research on how to translate social and environmental boundaries into contextually-based measures of sustainable development is still in an embryonic stage (ibid). Thus, the translation of societal-level indicators to a corporate context remains one of the most significant challenges in the operationalization of SDGs in the business world. It has been argued that strategically mindful firms with a solid corporate philosophy that values environmentalism are more willing to practice corporate sustainability [22], which is driven by the corporate sustainability strategy [23].Research about corporate sustainability assessment is still dominated by neoclassical thinking that implies the use of the so-called paradigm of rational and objective knowledge [24]. Therefore, many of the currently prevailing assessment tools are quite technocratic and deterministic by nature, with characteristics of their techno-rational roots and a high level of engineering. Such tools are often considered to be 'truth machines', with the ability to deterministically predict the behaviour of systems in the future. The technocratic approach has resulted in significant limitations of CSA as ...

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Csa Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Csa Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Csa Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Multiobjective Optimization Model for a Dynamic and Sustainable Cellular Manufacturing System under Uncertainty

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Khalili

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2022

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For many years, cellular manufacturing has been implemented by owners of manufacturing units. Furthermore, the increasing importance of sustainable development has led manufacturers and managers to consider the concepts of sustainable manufacturing. Sustainable manufacturing includes three components: economic, environmental, and social responsibility. Many research and studies have been conducted in the field of cellular manufacturing, and also in most studies, only the economic component or at most two components of sustainable manufacturing have been taken into account. With increasing concerns about global warming, environmental issues have become particularly important in the production of products and goods. On the other hand, customer satisfaction as one of the aspects of social responsibility is of significant importance. In this research, we put the sustainable manufacturing system in the dynamic cellular manufacturing system under uncertainty (fuzzy parameters). A multiobjective sustainable mathematical model with objective functions of minimizing costs minimizing CO2 emissions and minimizing product shortages (customer satisfaction) was proposed. In order to confirm the validity and accuracy of the proposed model, a small example was solved in GAMS software with CPLEX solver and epsilon constraint method, and its basic variables were investigated. Then, due to the high complexity of the proposed cellular manufacturing model, two meta-heuristic algorithms NSGA-II and MOGWO were used to solve larger problems in MATLAB software. To compare the performance of the two proposed algorithms, ten problems with different dimensions were designed and then the two algorithms were compared with each other based on several performance evaluation indicators. Also, in order to investigate the significance of the difference between the two algorithms based on each index, a statistical analysis was carried out by Minitab software. Taguchi method was also used to adjust the parameters of both algorithms. Based on the analytic results and statistical analysis, the MOGWO algorithm performed better than NSGA-II algorithm and the exact solution method, GAMS software.

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Defining Sustainable Manufacturing Using a Concept of Attractor as a Metaphor

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Testing and Verification of a New Corporate Sustainability Assessment Method for Manufacturing: A Multiple Case Research Study

Testing and Verification of a New Corporate Sustainability Assessment Method for Manufacturing: A Multiple Case Research Study

Sustainability assessment in manufacturing: perspectives, challenges, and solutions

A Multiobjective Optimization Model for a Dynamic and Sustainable Cellular Manufacturing System under Uncertainty

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