Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Pr

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Things that are good for the planet are also good for business. Numerous studies from the likes of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, and others indicate that organizations that commit to goals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of nonrenewable resources clearly outperform their competition. Like lean thinking, greening your business is not just a ‘nice to... Read more

Things that are good for the planet are also good for business. Numerous studies from the likes of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, and others indicate that organizations that commit to goals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of nonrenewable resources clearly outperform their competition.

Like lean thinking, greening your business is not just a ‘nice to have’; at least not anymore. It is now a key economic driver for many forward looking firms. This book is packed with case studies and examples that illustrate how leading firms use lean and green as simultaneous sources of inspiration in various sectors of industry - from automotive and retail to textile and brewing. Take Toyota as an example, the holy grail of economic efficiency for decades. This book, shows that Toyota tops the green chart too, describing Toyota’s notion of Monozukuri: sustainable manufacturing.

Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits and Sustainability offers opportunities for innovation that can simultaneously reduce dependence on natural resources and enhance global prosperity. It explores less understood aspects of lean and green – discussing their evolution independently as well as the opportunities that exist in their integration, highlighting the importance of a cultural shift across the whole company.

Outlining a systematic way to eliminate harmful waste while generating green value, the book explains how to:

Become economically successful and environmentally sustainable by adopting the lean and green business system model
Adopt a systematic approach to become lean and green, and develop your own roadmap to success
Use the cutting edge tools, techniques, and methodologies developed by the authors
Translate the techniques and culture that underpin lean into environmental improvements

Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits and Sustainability supplies a new way of thinking that will allow you to boost improvement efforts and create a positively charged work environment – while contributing to the long-term well-being of the environment.

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Introduction
Creating Leaner and Greener Companies
Moving to a Leaner and Greener Economy
Chapter-by-Chapter Overview

Need for Green Business Practices in an Economic Downturn
Transforming Our Economy
Endnotes

Lean and Green: Principles and Strategies
What Is Lean and Why Is It Green?
Sustainability and the Case for Lean and Green
Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Thinking
Integrating Lean and Green
Endnotes

CREATING A LEANAND GREEN BUSINESS SYSTEM

Lean and Green Business Process Management
Suite of Tools for Lean and Green Process Management
Interview with Mr. Steve Hope
General Manager, Environmental Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, Toyota Motor Europe
Lean and Green at Toyota Motor Company
A Brief History
Learning from the Toyota Way
Toyota’s Environmental Performance
Monozukuri: Harmony with Nature and Society
Conclusions
Endnotes

Lean and Green Business Leadership
Lean and Green Leadership: Case Study of Adnams PLC
Introduction
Adnams Brewery: A History of Innovation and Community Values
Where Values Meet Innovation: Sustainability Investments at Adnams
Energy-Efficient Brewstream
Eco-Efficient Distribution Center
East Green Beer: A Celebration of Environmental Values
Bio-Digester: An Industrial Ecology
Incremental Sustainability Initiatives
Business Gains from Sustainability: The Lean Side of Green
Conclusion: Innovative Solution and Human Drivers

Lean and Green Strategy Deployment
Lean and Green Strategy Deployment: Case Study of Tesco Plc
A Brief History
Tesco: A Customer-Focused Company
Conclusions
Endnotes

Lean and Green Supply Chain Collaboration
Lean and Green Supply Chain Management: Case Study of Marks and Spencer
A Brief History
Engaging Staff Internally
Engaging Suppliers
Key Achievements of Plan A
Plan A as a Key Source of Innovation
Plan A and Enhancement of the M&S Brand
Plan A, Resource Efficiency, and Waste Reduction
Plan A in the Extended Supply Chain
People Factor
Synergies between Plan A and Lean Thinking in M&S
Scorecard Mechanism to Embed Sustainability across the Supply Chain
Current Challenges
Lean and Green Intervention to Improve the M&S Supply Chain
Realigning Product Specification and Recipe to Consumer Needs
Minimizing Product In-Store Waste and Increasing On-Shelf Availability
Reducing Inventory, Lead Time, and Number of Product Touches
Reducing Demand Amplification and Demand Distortion
Benefits of Lean and Green Improvement along the Whole Chain
Conclusion: Role of Lean in Delivering Plan A
Lean and Green Supply Chain Management: Case Study of MAS
World’s First Carbon-Neutral Bra: Case Study of MAS in Sri Lanka
Endnotes

THE WAY FORWARD

Lean and Green Growth: An East Anglian Model
What Is the Lean and Green Economy?
Regional Context
Low-Carbon Impact
Sustainable Growth and Employment