Planning for Improved Health, Safety, and Environmental Performance: How Management Ownership Drives Continuous Improvement

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Knode ◽  
Pat Cook
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Management Ownership

Environmental Performance as Key Performance Indicators in the Lean Six-Sigma Methodology

2012 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 1082-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pregiwati Pusporini ◽  
Kazem Abhary ◽  
Lee H.S. Luong
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
Six Sigma Methodology

Lean six-sigma methodology focuses on continuous improvement approach with an emphasis on improving the product quality and reducing waste. Recent studies of lean six-sigma methodology indicated that this methodology commonly focus on four areas of performance namely quality, cost time and service. In this paper, an environmental performance is proposed into lean six-sigma methodology. An environmental performance needs to be integrated into lean six-sigma as a new paradigm of lean six-sigma methodology to achieve overall competitiveness of product.

scholarly journals Responsabilidade Socioambiental como Fator de Competitividade

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (38) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
Cristiane Paulino Gomes Gonçalves ◽  
Gilberto de Sousa Bruno ◽  
José Francisco dos Reis Neto ◽  
Rafael Capriolli Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Alcohol Industry ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
A Company

Este artigo visa avaliar como a responsabilidade socioambiental é um fator de competitividade para uma empresa do setor sucroalcooleiro instalada no Estado de Mato Grosso. O desenvolvimento foi embasado nas discussões sobre organizações no âmbito do setor sucroalcooleiro com foco na aplicação da responsabilidade socioambiental. A metodologia utilizada compreendeu o uso da técnica de pesquisa documental e bibliográfica aliada ao estudo de caso estruturado, a partir do cenário do setor sucroalcooleiro. Os resultados obtidos se referem como a responsabilidade socioambiental pode ser considerada um aspecto estratégico e um importante diferencial competitivo no mercado. Os projetos com foco na melhoria contínua do desempenho ambiental da empresa, como a adoção de praticas do seu papel de responsabilidade socioambiental que buscam contribuir para o crescimento e desenvolvimento das comunidades locais e regionais, a preservação do meio ambiente para a perpetuação da empresa, tornaram-se ainda mais credívéis perante aos stakeholders, os quais se mostram cada vez mais sensíveis e reativos às questões socioambientais. Palavras-chave: Responsabilidade Socioambiental. Competitividade. Sucroalcooleira. Stakeholders.  AbstractThis article aims to evaluate how socio-environmental responsibility is a factor of competitiveness for a company from the sugar and alcohol industry installed in the State of Mato Grosso. The development was based on discussions on organizations within the scope of the sugar and alcohol sector with a focus on the application of social and environmental responsibility. The methodology used included the use of the documentary and bibliographic research technique allied to the structured case study, based on the scenario of the sugar and alcohol industry. The results obtained refer to how social and environmental responsibility can be considered a strategic aspect and an important competitive differential in the market. The projects focused on the continuous improvement of the company's environmental performance, such as the adoption of practices of its social and environmental responsibility that seek to contribute to the growth and development of local and regional communities, the preservation of the environment for the perpetuation of the company, have made even more credible vis-à-vis stakeholders, who are increasingly sensitive and reactive to social-environmental issues. Keywords: Environmental Responsibility. Competitiveness. Sugar and Alcohol. Stakeholders.

The influence of an intelligent operations philosophy on design and operation of remote large-scale oil and gas developments in Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cavanagh ◽  
James Westcott
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Australian Context ◽  
A Company ◽  
Water Depths

Today's large-scale oil and gas developments are often characterised by reserves in increased water depths, increased distance from shore and remoteness from existing infrastructure. The use of an intelligent operations philosophy, to create a company capability to address these challenges, has identified significant opportunities for: Enhancing health, safety and environmental performance, reserves recovery, production performance: and, Attracting, developing and retaining people. To deliver these benefits, a comprehensive approach to building this "capability is required—systematically addressing people, process, organisation, physical environment and technology at each stage of the project. This paper illustrates the development of such an approach in a practical Australian context for forthcoming oil and gas developments.

How to Effectively Implement Continuous Improvement for Environmental Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Customer Needs ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Manufactured Products ◽  
Sustainability Program

Continuous improvement refers to day-to-day activities in an organization to improve its ability to meet customer needs. However, the organization must also consider the environment and create ways to sustain it. When continuous improvement models are enacted, companies with efficient environmental performance and high-sustainability policies create more value to stakeholders and shareholders. Such companies develop a strong competitive advantage because they maintain and attract more employees and customers. Unfortunately, in many cases, organizations focus on corporate responsibilities, some of which exclude environmental issues. As it is revealed in this research, the environment must be sustained so consumers of the manufactured products can enjoy the products in a safe environment. This research focuses on how continuous improvement can be used for environmental sustainability. Apart from highlighting difficulties in using continuous improvement for sustainability, the research presents other approaches and tools to incorporate CI principles into a sustainability program.

Health, Safety and Environmental Performance System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed S. Otaibi ◽  
Kyle W. Divine ◽  
Mohammad M. Qahtani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Performance System

scholarly journals Greener Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles in Water, PEG, and Bio-Based Solvents

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 429
Author(s):  
Joana F. Campos ◽  
Sabine Berteina-Raboin
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Nitrogen Heterocycles ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drugs ◽  
Wide Scope ◽  
Green Solvents ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Greener Synthesis

The solvents used in chemistry are a fundamental element of the environmental performance of processes in corporate and academic laboratories. Their influence on costs, health safety, and nature cannot be neglected. Quantitatively, solvents are the most abundant constituents of chemical transformations; therefore, acting on solvents and replacing standard solvents with safer products can have a great ecological impact. However, not all green solvents are suitable for the wide scope of organic chemistry reactions. A second point to consider is that 50% of pharmaceutical drugs are nitrogen heterocycles compounds. It therefore appeared important to provide an overview of the more ecological methodologies for synthesizing this class of compounds. In this review, all publications since 2000 that describe green reactions leading to the formation of nitrogen heterocycles using safe solvents were considered. We chose water, PEG, and bio-based solvents for their negligible toxicity. The synthesis of five-, six-, and seven-membered aromatic nitrogen heterocycles using green reactions reported in the literature to date is described.

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