Industrial eco-productivity toola case study of industrial SMEs
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Universidad de Mondragón/Mondragon Unibertsitatea
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ISSN: 2340-4876, 2340-5317
Year of publication: 2023
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 43-52
Type: Article
More publications in: International Journal of Production Management and Engineering (IJPME)
Abstract
This paper presents a new, unified method to measure and increase production and environmental performance in industrial SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), which have very limited resources, by identifying areas to improve and forming related projects. This structured, easy-to-apply method is based on standard systems to measure waste production efficiency and eco-efficiency and unifies them in a single reference value. In addition, a case study is shown where the industrial eco-efficiency of the company is obtained with the developed tool.
Funding information
The authors are grateful for the funding provided to CircularTRANS project by the Economic Promotion, Tourism and Rural Environment Department of Gipuzkoa region council.Bibliographic References
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