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Environmental challenges such as pollution, climate change, water
and natural resources depletion and dwindling bio-diversity are
true threats to the survival of our civilization, forcing us to
learn how to act now. Fortunately this is exactly what this book
does: presenting real life cases, along with theory, methodologies
and tools demonstrating how eco-innovation can support sustainable
economic growth and save our planet for future generations.
Following an introduction describing developments and directions of
eco-innovation, Section One discusses Models and Frameworks
Supporting Eco-Innovation, with chapters on search strategy for
radical eco-innovation; and systematic eco-innovation with TRIZ
Methodology. Section Two offers surveys and case studies showing
eco-innovation in practice, including a sketch of the
eco-innovative landscape in the Brazilian Cellulose, Paper and
Paper Products Industry; efforts to eco-innovate among large
Swedish companies; progress towards joint product-service business
models and more. The third section surveys future directions and
emerging trends, among them a new methodology for eco-friendly
construction; the development of lightweight small inter-island
ferries in Scandinavia and BioTRIZ: a win-win methodology for
eco-innovation. The book explores eco-innovation as a framework for
supporting the development of new business models which consider
the entire business ecosystem, on the way to a sustainable world.
Moreover, it explores the eco-innovation process in cross-national
and cross-sector perspective.
This book explains the implementation of just in time (JIT)
production in an industrial context, while also highlighting the
application of various, vital lean production tools. Shifting the
trade-off between productivity and quality, the book discusses the
preparation stages needed before implementing a JIT system. After
an introduction to lean manufacturing and JIT, it introduces
readers to the fundamentals and practice of Kaizen, paying special
attention to lean manufacturing tools. The book demonstrates how to
use the 5S approach (with the stages of Seiri, Seiton, Seiso,
Seiketsu and Shitsuke), Standardized Work, Single Minute Exchange
of Die (SMED) and the Kanban system. In brief, the book provides an
understanding of the processes associated with the application of
these tools and highlights the benefits attained by companies that
have implemented JIT systems. Throughout the book, a real-world
case study is used to deepen readers' understanding of how lean
manufacturing tools can be implemented. The book is ideally suited
for executive courses in industrial engineering and management, but
can also be used for upper undergraduate and graduate courses at
universities.
This book explains the implementation of just in time (JIT)
production in an industrial context, while also highlighting the
application of various, vital lean production tools. Shifting the
trade-off between productivity and quality, the book discusses the
preparation stages needed before implementing a JIT system. After
an introduction to lean manufacturing and JIT, it introduces
readers to the fundamentals and practice of Kaizen, paying special
attention to lean manufacturing tools. The book demonstrates how to
use the 5S approach (with the stages of Seiri, Seiton, Seiso,
Seiketsu and Shitsuke), Standardized Work, Single Minute Exchange
of Die (SMED) and the Kanban system. In brief, the book provides an
understanding of the processes associated with the application of
these tools and highlights the benefits attained by companies that
have implemented JIT systems. Throughout the book, a real-world
case study is used to deepen readers' understanding of how lean
manufacturing tools can be implemented. The book is ideally suited
for executive courses in industrial engineering and management, but
can also be used for upper undergraduate and graduate courses at
universities.
Environmental challenges such as pollution, climate change, water
and natural resources depletion and dwindling bio-diversity are
true threats to the survival of our civilization, forcing us to
learn how to act now. Fortunately this is exactly what this book
does: presenting real life cases, along with theory, methodologies
and tools demonstrating how eco-innovation can support sustainable
economic growth and save our planet for future generations.
Following an introduction describing developments and directions of
eco-innovation, Section One discusses Models and Frameworks
Supporting Eco-Innovation, with chapters on search strategy for
radical eco-innovation; and systematic eco-innovation with TRIZ
Methodology. Section Two offers surveys and case studies showing
eco-innovation in practice, including a sketch of the
eco-innovative landscape in the Brazilian Cellulose, Paper and
Paper Products Industry; efforts to eco-innovate among large
Swedish companies; progress towards joint product-service business
models and more. The third section surveys future directions and
emerging trends, among them a new methodology for eco-friendly
construction; the development of lightweight small inter-island
ferries in Scandinavia and BioTRIZ: a win-win methodology for
eco-innovation. The book explores eco-innovation as a framework for
supporting the development of new business models which consider
the entire business ecosystem, on the way to a sustainable world.
Moreover, it explores the eco-innovation process in cross-national
and cross-sector perspective.
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