Author, as appears in the article.: Niñerola A, Ferrer-Rullan R, Vidal-Suñé A

Department: Gestió d'Empreses

URV's Author/s: Niñerola Monserrat, Angels / Vidal Suñé, Antoni

Keywords: Sustainability Supply chain Six sigma Process improvement Operations Operational excellence Methodology Mapping sus-vsm Literature review Lean Impact Green Excellence Energy saving Climate change 6-sigma 6 sigma

Abstract: © 2020 by the authors. Climate change is a fact. Global warming of the planet is a result of the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and the cause of serious sustainability issues. The objective of this article is to highlight the potential of the Six Sigma methodology to reduce energy consumption in the productive sphere, with consequential reductions in pollutant emissions. We present a systematic literature review that highlights the increasing interest from academics and practitioners in using quality management philosophies for addressing sustainability issues. From the analysis carried out, it is clear that Lean is being used in this regard but the potential of Six Sigma is not being exploited. Taking advantage of the best of both approaches (Lean Six Sigma) can contribute to reducing energy consumption in industrial processes and contribute to mitigating the impacts of those processes on climate change. Moreover, through keyword analysis, we found that the three dimensions of sustainability are currently gaining importance in the literature, when previously only the economic pillar was relevant. Finally, we raise some questions for reflection for academics but also for practitioners, as the problem is a global problem that should be faced by all the community.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment Medicina i Management, monitoring, policy and law Interdisciplinar Historia Hardware and architecture Green & sustainable science & technology Geography, planning and development Geografía Geociências Environmental studies Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Energy engineering and power technology Education Computer science (miscellaneous) Computer networks and communications Ciências agrárias i Building and construction Biotecnología Biodiversidade Arquitetura, urbanismo e design Arquitetura e urbanismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 19370709

Author's mail: angels.ninerola@urv.cat antoni.vidal@urv.cat antoni.vidal@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-5598-1203 0000-0003-0170-060X 0000-0003-0170-060X

Record's date: 2023-07-31

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/717

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Sustainability. 12 (2):

APA: Niñerola A, Ferrer-Rullan R, Vidal-Suñé A (2020). Climate change mitagation: Application of management production philosophies for energy saving in industrial processes. Sustainability, 12(2), -. DOI: 10.3390/su12020717

Article's DOI: 10.3390/su12020717

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2020

Publication Type: Journal Publications