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Operations Research‐Based Formalisation and Design of Sustainable Reverse Logistics for E‐Waste Supply Chains

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study demonstrates how a profitable, lean, and environmentally responsible e‐waste reverse logistics system can be designed using integrated Operations Research (OR) techniques. Addressing the growing urgency of responsible consumption (UN SDG 12) and the projected rise of the e‐waste sector to USD 137.60 billion by 2029, the research ...
Sheeba Pathak, Hajar Fatorachian
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Implementation Sustainable Value Stream Mapping (Sus-VSM) in manufacturing industry

İlköğretim Online, 2023
This paper presents the initial results of a comprehensive effort to develop a methodology for sustainable value stream mapping (Sus-VSM) and its application to an industry case study. Suitable metrics and visual symbols were first identified to develop the approach to Sus-VSM.
Neha Verma, Vinay Sharma
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Peningkatan Kualitas Layanan Sertifikasi Halal Menggunakan Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Engineering and Technology International Journal, 2022
 Halal customers want services that can bring their own satisfaction so that customers can return to using these services. Basically, customer satisfaction lies in the quality of service. Lean service is used for an approach that makes a service system optimal and effective. Problems in the service process that occur in halal certification services. In
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Bridging Theory and Prediction: A Hybrid SEM and Machine Learning Approach to Optimize Lean Construction for Megaproject Sustainability in China

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Construction megaprojects, large‐scale, complex, and capital‐intensive, are particularly prone to inefficiencies, cost overruns, delays, and environmental degradation due to fragmented workflows, stakeholder misalignment, and resource intensity.
Abdelazim Ibrahim, Tarek Zayed, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Ahmed Maged, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Jingchao Yang   +5 more
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Implementation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to Measure Baseline Process Capacity at a Medical Center Laboratory [PDF]

American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2013
Recent and proposed changes to healthcare reimbursement models have resulted in a need to re-evaluate medical laboratory processes to focus on value addition (activity that positively affects the end products) while decreasing non-value-added work (activity that does not positively affect the end product, often considered waste).
Leslie M. Anderson, Jacqueline R. Jabczenski, Laura Schwaegerle, Frederick A. Meier, Gaurav Sharma   +4 more
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Using value stream mapping technique through the lean production transformation process: An implementation in a large-scaled tractor company

Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2017
Today’s world, manufacturing industries have to continue their development and continuity in more competitive environment via decreasing their costs. As a first step in the lean production process transformation is to analyze the value added activities ...
Mehmet Rıza Adalı, Alper Kiraz, Uğur Akyüz , Betül Halk   +3 more
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Integrating Circular Economy and Lean Management: A Strategic Framework for Sustainable Business Transformation

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the integration of circular economy (CE) and lean management (LM) as a strategic approach for enhancing corporate efficiency and sustainability. While CE emphasizes resource circularity, LM focuses on waste elimination and value maximization in production processes.
Pedro Carmona Marques, João Reis, Wesley Douglas Oliveira Silva   +2 more
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Impact of smart sustainable value stream mapping – Fuzzy PSI decision-making framework

Sustainable Futures
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a Lean method for waste reduction, crucial across industries. In the era of the fourth industrial revolution, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are adopting smart, sustainable practices.
Amber Batwara, Vikram Sharma, Mohit Makkar, Antonio Giallanza   +3 more
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A Novel Dynamic and Fuzzy Value Stream Mapping (DFVSM): System Dynamics and Fuzzy Logic Integration

Ingeniería e Investigación, 2021
Value stream mapping (VSM) is a method to identify waste and activities that do not add value. One of its main disadvantages is that the parameters used in the process and material flows are deterministic.
Roberto Baeza Serrato
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Synthesis and application of alginate@CuFe2O4 polymeric spheres in 17‐β‐estradiol adsorption processes in Amazonian rivers

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Magnetic alginate beads, functionalized with copper ferrite, effectively remove 17‐β‐estradiol from Amazonian water, exhibiting optimized 238.65 μg g−1 capacity, fast 40 min kinetics, easy recovery, and successful remediation. Abstract The presence of endocrine‐disrupting compounds, such as 17‐β‐estradiol, in aquatic ecosystems poses a significant ...
Dante S Silva, Adriano R. S Silva, Yasmin S Medeiros, José R Santos Neto, Jamily L dos Santos, Ananias L dos Santos, Roberta L. S Bernardino, Giulian César S Sá, Leandro A Pocrifka, Sidnei C dos Santos, Emilly C Silva   +10 more
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