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Green manufacturing : case studies in lean and sustainability / Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). - New York : Productivity Press, c2008. - xii, 129 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Enterprise excellence series . - Enterprise excellence series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Life" is our ultimate customer: from lean to sustainability -- Lean manufacturing and the environment: ignoring the 8th deadly waste leaves money on the table -- Sustainable development: how DuPont seeks to increase shareholder and societal value, decrease its footprint along the entire chain -- Reverse logistics provides green benefits -- Better energy management: today's gain, long-term benefits -- The future of energy in manufacturing, Part One -- The future of energy in manufacturing, Part Two -- 3M lean six sigma and sustainability -- Baxter Healthcare Corporation -- General Motors Corporation.

ISBN: 9781563273896 (alk. paper) 1563273896 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007037623

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial management--Environmental aspects.
Production management--Environmental aspects.
Manufacturing industries--Environmental aspects.
Lean manufacturing.

LC Class. No.: HD30.255 / .G742 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 658.5/1