A state-of-the-art of industrial sustainability: definitions, tools and metrics

Field of Research in Sustainable Manufacturing

“…This is in accordance with the observation provided by Arena et al in 2009 already, in their extensive state-of-the-art of industrial sustainability study: while the social dimension of sustainability is generally viewed to be worth considering, only few specific solutions have been provided to date which address these social issues. In their summary of published research on the role of manufacturing in social sustainability, Sutherland et al (2016) state that manufacturing enterprise still lacks standardised approaches for internalising social sustainability and for outlining directions of future work in order to mitigate this situation, such as the further development of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA).…”

“…The international research community has been particularly active in the last decades in the development of conceptual or concrete solutions toward sustainable manufacturing (see for example Arena et al 2009). The objective of the current contribution is to deliver a framework for providing a structured overview of the existing field of research in sustainable manufacturing, with a particular focus on industrial engineering.…”

Sustainability criteria and sustainability compliance index for decision support in product development

“…In the state of the art paper on industrial sustainability (focused on definitions, tools, and metrics) presented by Arena et al (2009), the authors stated that in order to reach more sustainable solutions, the product development team must know what sustainability means, how sustainability can be achieved, and how sustainability can be measured. Criteria and indicators can be supportive in this.…”

Exploring the Relationships among Sustainable Manufacturing Practices, Business Performance and Competitive Advantage: Perspectives from a Developing Economy

“…Johansson and Winroth (2010) explain that a number of concepts focusing on the concern for environmental issues in industrial operations have emerged in the literature, and many of these terms overlap and complement each other. Terms include: 'environmentally responsible manufacturing' (ERM) (Curkovic, 2003;Ellram, Tate, & Carter, 2008), 'environmentally benign manufacturing' (EBM) (Bras, Isaacs, & Overcash, 2006;Gutowski et al, 2005), 'environmentally conscious design and manufacturing' (Zhang, Kuo, Lu, & Huang, 1997), 'green manufacturing' (Rusinko, 2007;Tan, Liu, Cao, & Zhang, 2002), 'cleaner production' (Jackson, 2002), 'industrial ecology' (Ayres & Ayres, 2002;Ehrenfeld, 2004) and 'industrial sustainability' (Arena et al, 2009;Jansson et al, 2000). Sustainable manufacturing is defined by the US Department of Commerce (2009) as 'the creation of manufactured products that minimize negative environmental impacts, conserve energy and natural resources, are safe for employees, communities and consumers and are economically sound'.…”