Lean environmental management integration system for sustainability of ISO 14001:2004 standard implementation
Abstract: The purpose of this
study is to present a model for integrating Lean Principles with ISO 14001
Environmental Management System.
Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the objective of the study, the
methodology used in this study is based on preliminary literature review of ISO
14001 standards and Lean Principles as well as certain case reports from
various proponents and authors of ISO 14001 and Lean as noted in various
articles and journals and some books.
Findings and Originality/value: The findings of this study are a new
model called Lean Environmental Management Integration System (LEMIS) has been
developed and leads to the creation of these measurement standards for
evaluating the organization, making its environmental efforts more realistic,
focused and attainable.
Research limitations/implications: Future research should be conducted
case studies in this direction are required to be conducted for examining the
feasibility of amalgamation and implementing ISO 14001:2004 standards with the
philosophy of Lean Principles to enable the achievement of world class
standards.
Practical implications: This model helps to eliminate any wasteful
processes in the organization’s implementation of the ISO 14001 standard thus
leading to higher environmental performance.
Integrating the standard with Lean principles through LEMIS model helps
to specify these performance measures making the standard achieve
sustainability and continual improvement.
Originality/value: This study presents a unique approach of integrating
the two main models, namely Lean Principles and ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System, as a single framework benefiting contemporary organizations.
Author: Perumal Puvanasvaran,
Robert Kerk Swee Tian, Suresh A/L Vasu
Journal Code: jptindustrigg140036
