Lean manufacturing practices, ISO 14001, and environmental performance in Malaysian automotive suppliers

Habidin, Nurul Fadly; Hibadullah, Siti Norhafizan; Fuzi, Nursyazwani Mohd; Salleh, Mad Ithnin; Latip, Nor Azrin Md

doi:10.1080/17509653.2017.1288587

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“…This may suggest a mediating effect of EMS adoption on the relationship between LM and environmental performance. Habidin et al [64] empirically verified this mediating effect but they also found that the relationship between ISO 14001 and performance was not significant (p = 0.051). Boiral and Henri [65] also found that there was no correlation between ISO 14001 and environmental performance, maybe because certification can be attributed to external pressures or marketing purposes while the company is not really committed to sustainability.…”

Section: The Influences Of Pressure To Adopt Green Practices and Iso mentioning

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Lean Manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability: The Effects of Employee Involvement, Stakeholder Pressure and ISO 14001

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This paper explores the relationships between lean manufacturing (LM), the promotion of green practices, employee involvement, pressure to take actions against environmental issues, the adoption of an ISO 14001-based environmental management system (EMS) and environmental performance in order to understand how LM can help improve environmental performance through environmental practices and the development of a lean culture. The effects of pressure to “go green”, employee involvement and the adoption of an EMS based on the International Organization for Standardization’s standard ISO 14001 are discussed. Data were collected from 220 Chinese manufacturing firms and analyzed using partial least squares (PLS) regression. The results suggest that the implementation of LM has a positive effect on the promotion of green practices and consequent achievement of high environmental performance; employee involvement is a moderator that affects the relationship between green practices and environmental performance; pressure to “go green” is a mediator in the relationship between LM and green practices; however, the adoption of ISO 14001 does not act as a moderator on the relationship between LM and green practices, but synergies emerge if ISO 14001 is integrated with LM. The study shows the importance of human attitudes and fosters managers to develop the necessary mechanisms to ensure and enhance employee involvement and lean culture. Although these determinants of environmental sustainability have been studied separately until now, this paper analyzes them simultaneously, investigating the relationship between different strategies and shedding some light on successful actions that promote sustainable manufacturing, and on the role of LM in sustainability. The findings can help manufacturers to take the initiative to improve environmental performance and assist governments in implementing industrial policies.

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“…A review of the literature yields numerous publications that conclude that there is interest in providing industries with methodologies and tools that facilitate the adoption of efficient environmental management and production practices in a joint manner [33,34]. However, there is no evidence of the existence of general indicators that measures productive and environmental efficiency simultaneously.…”

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A New Mindset for Circular Economy Strategies: Case Studies of Circularity in the Use of Water

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In a circular economy (CE) environment, it is important to make good and efficient use of resources and consider that the waste generated in production processes can be a valuable resource. However, the tools and methodologies conventionally used to analyze and evaluate production systems are based on techniques focused on linear production management models, where the primary purpose is to reduce the treatment and management of waste as much as possible and where productive and environmental efficiency are not evaluated simultaneously. Changing the paradigm from a linear to a circular economy requires that a new strategy for production systems be defined, one that makes production processes simultaneously circular and efficient (in terms of quality and productivity). In this context, a holistic vision is needed when implementing CE strategies. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to provide evidence, through two real case studies in the use of water, that the management of this resource without considering systemic thinking may not be the most circular solution. Main results showed that improvements based on the traditional approach of reducing resource use cannot provide the best results if they are supported only by current process consumption without considering the circularity of resources.

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“…ISO 14001 is an international standard that assists managers to reduce the environmental impact [33]. The environmental management system (EMS) has become one of the main tools used by companies to handle environmental dimensions [34].…”

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“…The environmental management system (EMS) has become one of the main tools used by companies to handle environmental dimensions [34]. ISO 14001 consists of the following five main elements: environmental policy, environmental plan, implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets, checking and corrective action, and management review [33]. Sambasivan and Fei [35] presented four factors and fourteen sub-factors that the authors argued to be critical for the effective implementation of ISO 14001-based EMS in the electrical and electronic sector in Malaysia.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Factors for Supplier Selection and Monitoring: The Case of the Automotive Industry in Thailand

Suraraksa

Shin

2019

Sustainability

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The integration of the global market makes the supply chain more complex and has great impacts on efficient supplier management strategies. The aim of this study is to present a systematic supplier management framework to integrate supplier selection and monitoring phases, which are not independent of each other. However, only a few previous studies have pointed out the differences between the two phases. The proposed methodology integrates a quantitative and qualitative approach, formulating multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the priorities of these criteria. This research explores the difference in the set of criteria for supplier selection and supplier monitoring. The results provide comprehensive insights into the criteria to help decision-makers, managers, and practitioners select appropriate suppliers and monitor suppliers’ performances in the automotive industry. Based on the result, it can be said that a company should integrate the supplier selection and monitoring process. Furthermore, the purchasing and manufacturing manager should continuously collaborate and synchronize the relative weights for the critical factors.

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Lean manufacturing practices, ISO 14001, and environmental performance in Malaysian automotive suppliers

Cited by 26 publications

References 49 publications

Lean Manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability: The Effects of Employee Involvement, Stakeholder Pressure and ISO 14001

Lean Manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability: The Effects of Employee Involvement, Stakeholder Pressure and ISO 14001

A New Mindset for Circular Economy Strategies: Case Studies of Circularity in the Use of Water

Comparative Analysis of Factors for Supplier Selection and Monitoring: The Case of the Automotive Industry in Thailand

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