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A Study on Green Manufacturing in a Car Battery Manufacturing Plant

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  • Sedef Ergün

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey)

  • Sibel Uludağ-Demirer

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey)

  • Suat Kasap

    (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey)

Abstract

This study presents an environmental manufacturing system analysis for companies looking for the benefits of environmental management in achieving high productivity levels. When the relationship between environmental costs and manufacturing decisions is examined, it can be seen that the productivity of the company can be increased by adopting a methodology of an environmentally integrated manufacturing system analysis. This study presents such a methodology and the roadmap for generating environmentally friendly and economically favorable alternative waste management solutions is elaborated. The methodology combines data collection, operational analysis of the manufacturing processes, identification of wastes, and evaluation of waste reduction alternatives. The presented methodology is examined in a car battery manufacturing plant, which generates hazardous wastes composed of lead. It is aimed to decrease the wastes derived from the production so that the efficiency in raw materials usage is increased and the need for recycling the hazardous wastes is decreased.

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  • Sedef Ergün & Sibel Uludağ-Demirer & Suat Kasap, 2013. "A Study on Green Manufacturing in a Car Battery Manufacturing Plant," International Journal of Applied Logistics (IJAL), IGI Global, vol. 4(4), pages 32-50, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jal000:v:4:y:2013:i:4:p:32-50
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