Sustainability Performance Indicators for Supporting the Realization of Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Manufacturing

Sustainability Indicators for Biobased Product Manufacturing: A Systematic Review

“…In examining the start of any supply chain from farm, forest, or fossil fuel, the effect on the land that provides the resources plays a significant role. Some indicators in papers reviewed from the biomass discipline mentioned documenting land use change and associated GHG emissions, carbon sequestration potential, and GHG release intensity (GHG emissions released during production plus other overheads, divided by a normalization factor) (Baumert et al, 2005;Burli et al, 2016;Heslouin et al, 2017;Huang & Badurdeen, 2017;Kim et al, 2012;Mikko et al, 2013;OECD, 2017bOECD, , 2017cVaidya & Mayer, 2016). Accounting, sales, and marketing aspects (discussed in Section 3.6) are additional factors influencing emissions during product manufacturing (Diamantopoulou et al, 2016;Eseoglu et al, 2014;Heslouin et al, 2017).…”

“…Specifically, in looking at manufacturing setups, the time for disassembly, remanufacturing techniques, and reverse logistics needs to be considered. For this purpose, the indicator cycle time, expressed in the unit time (seconds), was also chosen (Ashby, 2012;Burli et al, 2016;Diaz-Balteiro et al, 2017;Eseoglu et al, 2014;Fortună et al, 2012;Gaitan-Cremaschi et al, 2015;Helleno et al, 2017;Heslouin et al, 2017;Huang & Badurdeen, 2017;Kim et al, 2012;Kluczek, 2017;Lal et al, 2011;Maes & Van Passel, 2014;Mikko et al, 2013;Schöggl et al, 2017;Smith et al, 2017;Stindt, 2017;Vaidya & Mayer, 2016;Valdez-Vazquez et al, 2017;Vinodh & Girubha, 2012;Xia et al, 2017;Zarandi et al, 2011).…”

“…Their research is supplemented with a case study in Brazil that looks into a cosmetics and thermoplastics company with high volume and low variety of products. Mikko et al (2013) and Kluczek (2017) also refer to technology as a fourth standing pillar of sustainability. The 21st century has seen drastic leapfrogging of various technologies (e.g., landlines to cell phones, fossil fuels to renewables, gas to electric cars); the results have affected labor as automation replaces traditional assembly line jobs, increases outsourcing of jobs overseas, and demands a more skilled workforce to displace unskilled labor (Acemoglu, 2002).…”

“…Using these definitions, it is possible to determine where and how eco-design concepts have been incorporated with respect to biobased product manufacturing. Some indicators identified are lifespan of the product, implementation of quality best practices, environmental features and components, design for manufacturing and assembly, and design aspects related to recycling and manufacturing (Eseoglu et al, 2014;Fortună et al, 2012;Gaitan-Cremaschi et al, 2015;Hallstedt, 2017;Helleno et al, 2017;Heslouin et al, 2017;Joung et al, 2013;Kluczek, 2017;Mikko et al, 2013;Schöggl et al, 2017;Vaidya & Mayer, 2016;Valdez-Vazquez et al, 2017;Vinodh & Girubha, 2012;Xia et al, 2017). The European Commission is actively promoting eco-innovation for market distribution, realizing human impact to its full extent by incorporating five points: (1) materials recycling and recycling processes, (2) sustainable building products, (3) food and drink sector, (4) water efficiency, treatment, and distribution, and (5) greening business (Eseoglu et al, 2014;European Commission, 2016).…”

“…The final category within this pillar is performance management. This itself was considered a separate pillar in some papers (Eseoglu et al, 2014;Heslouin et al, 2017;Joung et al, 2013;Mikko et al, 2013). Within this category, the topic of maintenance-related to frequency of instrument/equipment maintenance, chemicals used in the process, and associated labor cost-is discussed.…”