Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 16, Issue 15, Pages 1632-1646Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.01.011
Keywords
international sourcing; packaging; energy consumption; environmental indicators; material how; part-package value stream map; operation manager's perspective
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Competitive forces are driving US domestic manufacturers to source parts globally, which significantly extends their supply chain and introduces new sustainability concerns. This paper addresses the Situation from an operating division manager's perspective. We present an approach to packaging system assessment which considers the division manager's span of control, addresses the design of packaging and the corresponding logistics processes, and incorporates both cost and environmental impacts. A construct familiar to operations managers, the value stream map, is adapted to model material flow of both parts and packages, and an integrated material flow analysis is used as the common basis for cost analysis, a modified life cycle environmental impact analysis, and an energy consumption analysis. The framework is illustrated using it case study of a major US automaker. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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