Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement

Anass Cherrafi, Said Elfezazi, Brion Hurley, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes*, Vikas Kumar, Anthony Anosike, Luciano Batista

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    86 Citations (SciVal)
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)385-399
    Number of pages15
    JournalProduction Planning and Control
    Volume30
    Issue number5-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - 26 Apr 2019

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    Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes is a Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK. He is actively involved in industrial projects where he combines his knowledge, expertise and industrial experience in operations management to help organizations achieve excellence in their internal functions and supply chains. He has also led and managed international research projects funded by the British Academy, British Council and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). As a leading academic, he has published over 100 articles in leading scientific journals, international conferences and four books in the areas of operations management and innovation, manufacturing performance measurement and quality management systems. Areas of expertise and interest for Professor Garza-Reyes include general aspects of operations and manufacturing management, business excellence, quality improvement and performance measurement. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a certified Six Sigma-Green Belt, and has over eight years of industrial experience working as Production Manager, Production Engineer and Operations Manager for several international and local companies in both the UK and Mexico. He is also a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a member of the Institution of Engineering Technology (MIET).

    Keywords

    • environmental waste
    • Gemba-Kaizen
    • Green Lean

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