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This work is supported by a case study based on the action research methodology with the identification and quantification of the economic and environmental impact in the integration of the two concepts (Lean and Green) in a Portuguese company, where the main manufacturing process is the robotized welding process. In the case study, four Lean tools are implemented: Kaizen, Value Stream Map (VSM), Jidoka and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). The Lean tools application allowed to increase the efficiency of the production system, reducing on average 33% of cycle times, reducing energy consumption by 38% and reducing scrap by 66% which demonstrates that Lean tools application leads companies to environmental and economic gains and contributes to better environmental management, enabling companies to differentiate themselves and increase their profits.
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Silva, S., Sá, J.C., Silva, F.J.G., Ferreira, L.P., Santos, G. (2020). Lean Green—The Importance of Integrating Environment into Lean Philosophy—A Case Study. In: Rossi, M., Rossini, M., Terzi, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th European Lean Educator Conference. ELEC 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41429-0_21
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