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Competitive and sustainable manufacturing by means of ultra-efficient factories in urban surroundings

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  • Joachim Lentes
  • Joerg Mandel
  • Ursula Schliessmann
  • Roland Blach
  • Michael Hertwig
  • Timm Kuhlmann

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The rapid growth of the world population, the finiteness of resources on our planet Earth and the ongoing tendency towards urbanisation result in the need to question our actions and economic activities, also for industrial enterprises. A paradigm shift to decouple growth and resource utilisation is needed. By means of ultra-efficiency, factories are targeted, whose positive impact to their surrounding is optimised instead of only minimising negative influences. In the contribution, the concept of ultra-efficient factories and first tools for their implementation are introduced. Therefore, the term ultra-efficient factory is defined based on the state of the art. On this definition, spheres of activity for ultra-efficient factories under consideration of urban surroundings are determined. For the spheres of activity, criteria to assess the according maturity of companies are identified and aggregated into a comprehensive maturity model. The maturity model enables the determination of potentials for advancements of companies. To support the industrial application of the theoretic work, industrial best practices are determined and a visual tool is developed.

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  • Joachim Lentes & Joerg Mandel & Ursula Schliessmann & Roland Blach & Michael Hertwig & Timm Kuhlmann, 2017. "Competitive and sustainable manufacturing by means of ultra-efficient factories in urban surroundings," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(2), pages 480-491, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:480-491
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2016.1189106
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    1. Zhou, Di & Huang, Qing & Chong, Zhaohui, 2022. "Analysis on the effect and mechanism of land misallocation on carbon emissions efficiency: Evidence from China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).

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