TY - JOUR
T1 - Categorization of indicators for sustainable manufacturing
AU - Joung, Che B.
AU - Carrell, John
AU - Sarkar, Prabir
AU - Feng, Shaw C.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The manufacturing industry is seeking an open, inclusive, and neutral set of indicators to measure sustainability of manufactured products and manufacturing processes. In these efforts, they find a large number of stand-alone indicator sets. This has caused complications in terms of understanding interrelated terminology and selecting specific indicators for different aspects of sustainability. This paper reviews a set of publicly available indicator sets and provides a categorization of indicators that are quantifiable and clearly related to manufacturing. The indicator categorization work is also intended to establish an integrated sustainability indicator repository as a means to providing a common access for manufacturers, as well as academicians, to learn about current indicators and measures of sustainability. This paper presents a categorization of sustainability indicators, based on mutual similarity, in five dimensions of sustainability: environmental stewardship, economic growth, social well-being, technological advancement, and performance management. Finally, the paper explains how to use this indicator set to assess a company's manufacturing operations.
AB - The manufacturing industry is seeking an open, inclusive, and neutral set of indicators to measure sustainability of manufactured products and manufacturing processes. In these efforts, they find a large number of stand-alone indicator sets. This has caused complications in terms of understanding interrelated terminology and selecting specific indicators for different aspects of sustainability. This paper reviews a set of publicly available indicator sets and provides a categorization of indicators that are quantifiable and clearly related to manufacturing. The indicator categorization work is also intended to establish an integrated sustainability indicator repository as a means to providing a common access for manufacturers, as well as academicians, to learn about current indicators and measures of sustainability. This paper presents a categorization of sustainability indicators, based on mutual similarity, in five dimensions of sustainability: environmental stewardship, economic growth, social well-being, technological advancement, and performance management. Finally, the paper explains how to use this indicator set to assess a company's manufacturing operations.
KW - Sustainability indicator
KW - Sustainability measurement
KW - Sustainability measurement infrastructure
KW - Sustainable manufacturing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863432717&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.030
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.030
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863432717
SN - 1470-160X
VL - 24
SP - 148
EP - 157
JO - Ecological Indicators
JF - Ecological Indicators
ER -