Organizing life cycle management in practice: challenges of a multinational manufacturing corporation

Nilsson‐Lindén, Hanna; Baumann, Henrikke; Rosén, Magnus; Diedrich, Andreas

doi:10.1007/s11367-014-0818-y

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“…Linnanen et al (1995) highlighted that reduced costs can be realised by environmental initiatives focused on more efficient use of resources, a reduced need for pollution control equipment, and/or reduced hazardous waste disposal. This finding is shared amongst other researchers [95,96]. Furthermore, KPMG (2005) noted that reduced energy and resource consumption, associated with improved brand reputation, could lead to an increase in sales and higher profits for companies.…”

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confidence: 55%

Effective Life Cycle Management in SMEs: Use of a Sector-Based Approach to Overcome Barriers

2018

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Abstract:One approach to incorporate sustainability in organisations is the implementation of life cycle management (LCM). LCM involves sharing responsibility for addressing environmental impacts across the entire supply chain of products and services, extending from raw material extraction to end-of-life of the product. The New Zealand primary sector relies heavily on natural resources and provides about 70% of the country's export revenue. Most companies in primary industry sectors in New Zealand are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Successful sector-wide uptake of LCM can potentially facilitate effective measurement and management of environmental impacts caused by this sector. The aim of this research was to identify the barriers and enablers to successful LCM uptake by New Zealand primary sector SMEs within a sector-based context. An extensive review of the literature was undertaken in the areas of change management for SMEs and supply chain management. The main factors influencing successful LCM uptake include owner/manager influence, environmental culture, resource availability, future orientation, knowledge of environmental issues, market requirements, geographical separation of production and consumption, awareness of own environmental issues and communication/information sharing. This paper forms the basis for future research and development of tools for the effective implementation of sector based approaches to LCM in the primary industry. The results of this research include a capability maturity model and the development of a cloud based platform for collaboration and communication around LCM.Keywords: life cycle management (LCM); sector-based approach (SBA); sustainability; agriculture; small and medium sized enterprise (SME); supply chain management (SCM)

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Section: Resource Availabilitymentioning

confidence: 55%

Effective Life Cycle Management in SMEs: Use of a Sector-Based Approach to Overcome Barriers

2018

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“…With regard to the future, management science will increasingly be brought into the topic of LCM, as shown for instance through recent work done by, inter alia, Nilsson-Lindén et al ( 2014 ), and that there is an important need for capacity building and a great potential for mainstreaming. With regard to capability development using the LCM Capability Maturity Model (UNEP/SETAC 2013 ) is a good way to help companies to catch up with leading ones in the area of LCM.…”

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confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Management: Implementing Sustainability in Business Practice

Sonnemann

Gemechu

Remmen

et al. 2015

LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment

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Life cycle management is a business management concept applied in industrial and service sectors to improve products and services, while enhancing the overall sustainability performance of the business and its value chains. Life cycle thinking and product sustainability is operational for businesses that are ambitious and committed to reducing their environmental and socio-economic burden while maximizing economic and social value. In this regard, life cycle management is used beyond short-term business success and aims at long-term achievements. The term "life cycle management" has been confused with other uses in engineering and manufacturing (product life cycle management) and in software development (application life cycle management), in buildings, plants, information management and so on. There is a need to clarify this term and its defi nition more than a decade since the concept was fi rst introduced. This chapter aims at elaborating the concept and defi nitions of life cycle management as currently found in literature and as extending it from focusing on implementation of life cycle sustainability assessment into business practice to include it as part of sustainable consumption and production strategies and policies. Methods and tools used and the general framework for life cycle sustainability management covering environmental, social and economic aspects in business practices are discussed in detail.

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“…interact to shape a product life cycle and its sustainability. Examples of both corporate LCM (Nilsson-Lindén et al 2017) and LCM reaching out along the product chain (Chkanikova andKogg 2017, Young 2017) are found in this special issue. Also, the paper by Glisovic et al (2017) explores a wider network than that of the corporation to find appropriate channels for disseminating life cycle thinking.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Whereas the study by Nilsson-Lindén et al (2017) sheds light on corporate LCM in a multinational corporation renowned for its LCM, the papers by Chkanikova and Kogg (2017) and by Young (2017) look at a form of LCM stretching out along the product chain. In both studies, third-party product certification plays an important role.…”

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“…The study of Nilsson-Lindén et al (2017) starts with the observation that the literature on LCM is either vague or fragmented as it is conducted in different research fields, such as LCM and sustainable supply chain management. As contrast, a detailed empirical study of how LCM is enacted within a multinational corporation recognized for LCM was conducted.…”

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Preface: Recognizing management in LCM

Baumann

Lindahl

Scandelius

et al. 2017

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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in the midst of the writing up of our introductory article. Christina was the one that brought a solid expertise of the management sciences to our group and offered confidence to our claims. We are immensely grateful for her substantial and constructive contribution to the development of the special issue and to the writing of the introductory article itself. In life cycle management, where people with an engineering background outnumber the management scholars, Christina will be sorely missed.

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Organizing life cycle management in practice: challenges of a multinational manufacturing corporation

Cited by 32 publications

References 27 publications

Effective Life Cycle Management in SMEs: Use of a Sector-Based Approach to Overcome Barriers

Effective Life Cycle Management in SMEs: Use of a Sector-Based Approach to Overcome Barriers

Life Cycle Management: Implementing Sustainability in Business Practice

Preface: Recognizing management in LCM

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