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Making an effective sustainability decision at every stage of a product life cycle is key to achieving a holistic sustainable product development. The extant literature highlights the challenges and lack of effective tools for determining the impact of manufacturing processes on the environmental, economic and social dimensions, as well as the interdependence of the outcome of one dimension on the other. This research paper identifies methodologies, tools, and approaches that can be integrated into a single descriptive framework to enable both assessment and analysis of the aspects of the three sustainability dimensions. The paper also details the development of the framework using inductive methods and conceptual synthesis of key sustainability approaches and a Delphi study involving panels of international researchers and practitioners in the field of sustainable manufacturing. The framework can provide a platform for both practitioners and sustainability analysts to build impact analysis models that will support effective sustainability decision-making. It will also enable a clear perspective of the required elements, processes and indicators that need to be considered in sustainable manufacturing design and assessments.
Mijoh A. Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage. Descriptive framework for simulation-aided sustainability decision-making: A Delphi study. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2020, 22, 45 -57.
AMA StyleMijoh A. Gbededo, Kapila Liyanage. Descriptive framework for simulation-aided sustainability decision-making: A Delphi study. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2020; 22 ():45-57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMijoh A. Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage. 2020. "Descriptive framework for simulation-aided sustainability decision-making: A Delphi study." Sustainable Production and Consumption 22, no. : 45-57.
Increasing worldwide demand for products and services is applying a significant pressure on firms and supply chains operationally and financially, along with negative implications on our planet and the public. New perspectives and approaches are required to be adopted by all members of the society, including the businesses for sustainable development. However, enabling such integration from an organisational management perspective is not straightforward, due to complexities and conflicts associated with balanced integration of economic, environmental and social agendas. Aimed towards addressing this important industrial and societal research requirement, a tailored framework is presented, constructed upon the deeply rooted management principles of quality management (QM) and supply chain management (SCM) to facilitate integration of triple bottom line sustainability into business management. The framework outlines the practical steps for implementation of such an approach, including the quantitative, current state maturity assessment as one of the key application steps. This approach is taken forward to an application step, at an organisation in Cyprus, undertaken through the action research study method that enabled demonstrating both its application, and its positive effects on the sustainable development of the participating organisation. Several contributions are made, including the formulation of a practical approach to organisational integration of triple bottom line sustainability through QM and SCM. Particularly, a new management perspective was introduced with implications to many organisational managers that adopt ISO 9001 and supply chain integration principles, setting a framework for extending these principles beyond their original QM and SCM agendas towards organisational sustainable development.
Ali Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. Setting a framework for organisational sustainable development. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2019, 20, 207 -229.
AMA StyleAli Bastas, Kapila Liyanage. Setting a framework for organisational sustainable development. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2019; 20 ():207-229.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. 2019. "Setting a framework for organisational sustainable development." Sustainable Production and Consumption 20, no. : 207-229.
Driven by the increasing stakeholder and societal pressures, organizations and supply chains face the multi-dimensional challenges of not only integrating economic, environmental and social agendas into their management systems but also driving continual sustainability performance improvement. Aiming to support organizations in this sustainable development challenge, this paper explores the strategic management principles of ISO 9001 and supply chain integration from the lens of triple bottom line sustainability. Derived from theoretical synergies, a conceptual framework for integration, measurement, and improvement of triple bottom line sustainability is constructed and a business diagnostic tool introduced to facilitate the implementation of the framework. The developed conceptual framework and diagnostic tool are verified through an expert panel-based Delphi study and positive relationships formulated between the management principles of ISO 9001, supply chain integration and sustainability management. The facilitating and catalyzing role of quality management and supply chain management principles for integration and improvement of organizational sustainability is outlined.
Ali Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. ISO 9001 and Supply Chain Integration Principles Based Sustainable Development: A Delphi Study. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4569 .
AMA StyleAli Bastas, Kapila Liyanage. ISO 9001 and Supply Chain Integration Principles Based Sustainable Development: A Delphi Study. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (12):4569.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. 2018. "ISO 9001 and Supply Chain Integration Principles Based Sustainable Development: A Delphi Study." Sustainability 10, no. 12: 4569.
A growing number of organizations are integrating economic, ecologic and financial sustainability considerations into their management processes, driven by increased societal and stakeholder pressures. With a view to support organizations in this global challenge, this paper examines integration of sustainability into the two influential management approaches of quality management and supply chain management. To achieve this, a critical evaluation of the extant integrated models in the literature is undertaken, analyzing strengths and weaknesses and evidencing the limitations. Stemming from the gaps identified, a conceptual framework is formulated, holistically incorporating quality and supply chain management principles for organizational triple bottom line sustainable development. A road map for industrial practitioners is presented along with a business diagnostic tool that were constructed on the basis of novel, synergistic relationships established between the management principles of quality, supply chain integration and sustainability of organizations.
Ali Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. Integrated quality and supply chain management business diagnostics for organizational sustainability improvement. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2018, 17, 11 -30.
AMA StyleAli Bastas, Kapila Liyanage. Integrated quality and supply chain management business diagnostics for organizational sustainability improvement. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2018; 17 ():11-30.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. 2018. "Integrated quality and supply chain management business diagnostics for organizational sustainability improvement." Sustainable Production and Consumption 17, no. : 11-30.
In 2011, the international organisations launched the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Framework for experts from different disciplinary fields to discuss and develop a holistic and integrated approach that supports effective sustainable development and sustainability decision-making. In response, various authors have used combinations of sustainable manufacturing methodologies and approaches to support this goal. This paper used a structured approach to a literature review to systematically examine sustainable manufacturing approaches between 2006 and 2015, and the move from segmented assessment methods to the holistic and integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis. The analysis of the identified 54 relevant contributions indicated 68.5% of the articles focused on sustainable product development techniques, whereas 31.5% on sustainability assessment techniques. From the second, 70.4% of these were segmented approaches while only 29.6% incorporated the three sustainability dimensions. Further, the analysis showed that the energy aspect was incorporated into all the approaches, and there is a dearth of holistic approaches to sustainable manufacturing. Additionally, the paper initiates a theoretical framework that will underpin the development of a holistic simulation-based analytical framework that integrates goals that support progressive sustainable product development with methods that focus on the holistic quantitative analysis of the three sustainability dimensions.
Mijoh Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes. Towards a Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis: A systematic review of approaches to sustainable manufacturing. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 184, 1002 -1015.
AMA StyleMijoh Gbededo, Kapila Liyanage, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes. Towards a Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis: A systematic review of approaches to sustainable manufacturing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 184 ():1002-1015.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMijoh Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes. 2018. "Towards a Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis: A systematic review of approaches to sustainable manufacturing." Journal of Cleaner Production 184, no. : 1002-1015.
Ali Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. Sustainable supply chain quality management: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 181, 726 -744.
AMA StyleAli Bastas, Kapila Liyanage. Sustainable supply chain quality management: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 181 ():726-744.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Bastas; Kapila Liyanage. 2018. "Sustainable supply chain quality management: A systematic review." Journal of Cleaner Production 181, no. : 726-744.
The relevance of adopting environmentally friendly manufacturing process to economic development has been studied and established in many research. Empirical studies have also confirmed that organisations adopting green technology or clean production are benefiting from increasing economic growth and job creation. However, the studies of the benefits of social development to economic growth and manufacturing sustainability have not been adequately captured or itemised in the literature. With the aim of contributing to this research streams, this paper applied the principles of social economy and reciprocity, and the theories of motivation and social exchange to guide the integration of social aspects into sustainability analytical equations. The Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation was adopted to classify the negative and positive social impacts of the workers’ stakeholder category. Further, the approach aligns the Herzberg extrinsic factors with the negative and regulated social aspects and intrinsic factors with the positive and unregulated social aspects. This contribution provides an initial theoretical framework that will enable practitioners to capture and calculate the social impact coefficient of an organisation. The result can be used to assess the social impacts on productivity, and corporate social responsibility towards the employees. It will also provide an input for analytical or simulation models to assess the consequential effects of social aspects on other sustainability dimensions.
Mijoh A. Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage. Identification and Alignment of the Social Aspects of Sustainable Manufacturing with the Theory of Motivation. Sustainability 2018, 10, 852 .
AMA StyleMijoh A. Gbededo, Kapila Liyanage. Identification and Alignment of the Social Aspects of Sustainable Manufacturing with the Theory of Motivation. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (3):852.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMijoh A. Gbededo; Kapila Liyanage. 2018. "Identification and Alignment of the Social Aspects of Sustainable Manufacturing with the Theory of Motivation." Sustainability 10, no. 3: 852.
Chemical regulations exist to control hazardous chemical substance use within society. As more chemical substances become more regulated, industry must adapt and develop mechanisms to analyze and report data on substances used on their own, in mixtures or within materials. A chemical substance reporting system is required to ensure compliance by identifying the chemical substances used within a product, which can then be compared against regulated chemical substance lists to identify potential business risks, as well as providing safety data to consumers. This paper contributes to material compliance reporting literature by identifying a research gap and presenting a framework model to enable chemical substance information to be collated (internal and external) to allow for accurate chemical substance reporting.
Sukhraj Takhar; Kapila Liyanage. Framework for a chemical substance reporting system. 2018 7th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management (ICITM) 2018, 367 -374.
AMA StyleSukhraj Takhar, Kapila Liyanage. Framework for a chemical substance reporting system. 2018 7th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management (ICITM). 2018; ():367-374.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukhraj Takhar; Kapila Liyanage. 2018. "Framework for a chemical substance reporting system." 2018 7th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management (ICITM) , no. : 367-374.
In recent years, computer simulation has become a mainstream decision support tool in manufacturing industry. In order to maximise the benefits of using simulation within businesses simulation models should be designed, developed and deployed in a shorter time span. A number of factors, such as excessive model details, inefficient data collection, lengthy model documentation and poorly planned experiments, increase the overall lead time of simulation projects. Among these factors, input data modelling is seen as a major obstacle. Input data identification, collection, validation, and analysis, typically take more than one‐third of project time. This paper presents a IDEF (Integrated computer‐aided manufacturing DEFinition) based approach to accelerate identification and collection of input data. The use of the methodology is presented through its application in batch manufacturing environments. A functional module library and a reference data model, both developed using the IDEF family of constructs, are the core elements of the methodology. The paper also identifies the major causes behind the inefficient collection of data.
Terrence Perera; Kapila Liyanage. IDEF based methodology for rapid data collection. Integrated Manufacturing Systems 2001, 12, 187 -194.
AMA StyleTerrence Perera, Kapila Liyanage. IDEF based methodology for rapid data collection. Integrated Manufacturing Systems. 2001; 12 (3):187-194.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTerrence Perera; Kapila Liyanage. 2001. "IDEF based methodology for rapid data collection." Integrated Manufacturing Systems 12, no. 3: 187-194.