Negotiated environmental agreements in promoting material efficiency in industry – first steps in Finland

Lilja, Raimo

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.01.002

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“…While, in the manufacturing process, the strategies consist of yield improvement, batch processing, energy efficiency, use of pre-cut materials, and minimizing secondary processes. The importance of incorporating material efficiency in manufacturing processes has been strongly acknowledged by both academics and industrial practitioners [2,4,5,15,16]. However, the existence of several barriers has limited the adoption of this strategy in the actual practices.…”

Section: Materials Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Not ready for the changes, no obligation to change [1][2][3] • Less interest to participate [4,15,16] Implementation cost…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• High cost to invest in technology [6,19] • Unwilling to invest in unproven strategy [6,19,20] • High cost to obtain environmental permits [6,19] • High management cost (e.g., training) [1,2,16] Product design restriction…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Restriction on type of material used [1,3,12,16] • Restriction on product design changes [1,3] Lack of information and knowledge…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of these companies react by transferring the increase in raw material prices to the customers [1,3]. Furthermore, some companies, especially SMEs, are reluctant to change their existing and familiar manufacturing processes to something new that requires significant time and financial investment [2,4,15,16].…”

Section: Unwillingness To Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Analysis to Determine the Barriers to Implementing a Material Efficiency Strategy: Electrical and Electronics’ Companies in the Malaysian Context

Abdul-Rashid

Ghazilla

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:Material efficiency is one of the most important strategies for helping manufacturing companies achieve sustainability in their production activities. However, there are many barriers to the implementation of material efficiency strategies in the manufacturing processes and overall business operations. The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate the barriers faced by Electrical and Electronics (E&E) manufacturing companies in Malaysia in implementing material efficiency strategies. A mixed-mode research method was employed to collect data from these companies. Semi-structured interviews were used to identify the barriers faced by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics (E&E) industry, while an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) survey was utilized to determine the importance of each barrier. Seven companies participated in the semi-structured interviews, and 18 companies took part in the AHP survey. Nine barriers were generated from analysis of the interviews, and were then ranked by priority using the AHP method. These important findings could be used as a guide for E&E companies in managing or overcoming barriers during the implementation of material efficiency strategies and other sustainable manufacturing activities.

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