Promoting sustainability of manufacturing industry through the lean energy-saving and emission-reduction strategy

Wei Cai; Kee hung Lai; Conghu Liu; Fangfang Wei; Minda Ma; Shun Jia; Zhigang Jiang; Li Lv

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.069

Promoting sustainability of manufacturing industry through the lean energy-saving and emission-reduction strategy

Wei Cai, Kee hung Lai, Conghu Liu, Fangfang Wei, Minda Ma, Shun Jia, Zhigang Jiang, Li Lv

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Abstract

The energy-saving and emission reduction (ESER) strategy is a crucial measure for promoting the sustainability of manufacturing industry in green transition. Analyzing current practices and limitations of the ESER in the manufacturing industry, this paper proposes a new concept entitled lean energy-saving and emission-reduction (LESER) and an approach to effectively improve the energy efficiency and reduce waste emissions. This paper illustrates the definition of the LESER and establishes an implementation framework for LESER to improve the manufacturing process. To quantify and evaluate performance of LESER, the state space model of the carbon footprint for energy consumption and waste discharge is established. A method for implementing the LESER strategy is constructed in the following steps: (i) clarification of the current situation; (ii) analysis of the root cause; (iii) improvement; (iv) evaluation of the carbon emissions; (v) sustaining and standardizing. Finally, the LESER strategy is applied to the Zcrubber Group Co. Ltd., which is characterized with high pollution, high energy consumption, and high emission in green transition. Results demonstrate practicability of the proposed strategy to offer an effective measure for promoting sustainability of manufacturing industry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-32
Number of pages	10
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	665
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.069
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2019

Keywords

Carbon emission
Emission reduction
Energy saving
Lean production
Manufacturing industry
Sustainability

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Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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