An Innovative Agile Model of Smart Lean–Green Approach for Sustainability Enhancement in Industry 4.0

Abstract

Industry 4.0 emphasizes developing an innovative approach to eliminating the problems caused by environmental and shop floor waste, which is accomplished by a suitable process optimization approach. The process optimization approach is used to maximize productivity within limited constraints by observing end-to-end management systems. The present research work developed an innovative agile model using the lean, smart, and green approach to improve operational performance within limited constraints in Industry 4.0. The proposed model was developed by thoroughly reviewing research articles conducted over the past decades on process optimization approaches that include lean manufacturing, smart manufacturing, kaizen, and lean six sigma. The model was validated through two real production case studies in the mining machinery and automobile industries. The present article concluded that overall operational performance was enhanced in both case studies by improvement in different factors, including working environment, worker efficiency, environmental evolution, logistics management, and resources utilization. The authors of the present article strongly believe that the proposed innovative agile model would help people in industry make aesthetic and smart sustainable production systems in Industry 4.0 within limited constraints.

An Agile System to Enhance Productivity through a Modified Value Stream Mapping Approach in Industry 4.0: A Novel Approach

“…In the present scenario, shop floor management teams emphasized the importance of controlling operational performance using a sustainable system [3,13,21,32,35,38]. An agile system has to be developed to accomplish this need; the present study develops an agile system to enhance productivity using available resources.…”

“…The problems may present themselves in several forms, including lack of resources, inefficient manpower, a poor working environment, outsourcing, machinery malfunction, and lack of production planning [1,2]. To dispense with these problems, various process optimization approaches have been implemented on the shop floors of many worldwide industries [3,4]. In recent years, lean manufacturing, kaizen, six sigma, total quality management, and lean six sigma have all been implemented as process optimization approaches for improving operational performance on the shop floor [4,5].…”

“…Sustainability 2021, 13, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 33 worldwide industries [3,4]. In recent years, lean manufacturing, kaizen, six sigma, total quality management, and lean six sigma have all been implemented as process optimization approaches for improving operational performance on the shop floor [4,5].…”

Mediating Role of Green Supply Chain Management Between Lean Manufacturing Practices and Sustainable Performance

“…False processing and over-processing in machinery result in high-risk materials, an increase in water consumption, and the depletion of energy. According to Tripathi et al ( 2021 ), that the above-mentioned proves and equipment have a better effect as they have the focal points related to the development of a better environment and also an asset in the identification of spills and leaks and help to decrease the defects and energy usage by depletion of pollution. Many benefits have been observed as a result of the implementation of process and equipment practices (Chavez et al, 2020 ).…”

Assessment of the Readiness of Industrial Enterprises for Automation and Digitalization of Business Processes

“…Additionally, today research is already going in directions in certain areas of this study; there are the advanced studies of Sarkar and Seo, Dey et al, Tripathi et al, for example, automation policy to control work-in-process inventory in a smart production system [31,32], involvement of controllable lead time and variable demand for a smart manufacturing system under a supply chain management [33], renewable energy supply chain management with flexibility and automation in a production system [34], innovative agile model of smart lean-green approach for sustainability enhancement in Industry 4.0., etc. These works investigated interesting details, especially promising areas of digital transformation and automation business-process in enterprises activities.…”