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Title Effects of key enabling technologies for seru production on sustainable performance
ID_Doc 70459
Authors Zhang, XL; Liu, CG; Li, WJ; Evans, S; Yin, Y
Title Effects of key enabling technologies for seru production on sustainable performance
Year 2017
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.omega.2016.01.013
Abstract Demand uncertainty, economic globalization, and environmental deterioration force factories to innovate their manufacturing systems for achieving sustainable performance. Seru production, which is the latest manufacturing mode developed in Japan, attracts broad attention from both academia and practitioners. The overwhelming majority of existing works on seru production focus on economic performance unilaterally, while neglecting the environmental and social performance. This paper investigates the effects of key enabling technologies for sent production on sustainable performance. Firstly, four key enabling technologies for sent production are identified through systematic review, and an evaluation indicator system of sustainable performance in the context of seru production is developed. Then, the hypotheses about the effects of the identified key enabling technologies for seru production on sustainable performance are proposed on the basis of previous research achievements, theoretical analysis, and practical observations. Finally, the hypotheses are tested through structural equation modeling. Except for two hypotheses which are not supported and one which is indirectly supported, all other hypotheses are verified. The research results show that the four key enabling technologies for seru production have different effects on the three dimensions of sustainable performance. The achievements of this work are of significance to improve the comprehensive understanding of seru production, as well as to develop practical methods to implement sustainable operations. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author Keywords Work-cell-based manufacturing system; Manufacturing innovation; Structural equation modeling; Sustainable manufacturing; Sustainability
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000387519100010
WoS Category Management; Operations Research & Management Science
Research Area Business & Economics; Operations Research & Management Science
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