Classifications of Sustainable Manufacturing Practices in ASEAN Region: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of the Past Decade of Research

Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan, Shazia Qayyum, Subha Malik, Sanil S Hishan and Thurasamy Ramayah
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Muhammad Imran Qureshi: Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal 76100, Malaysia
Nohman Khan: UniKL Business School Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
Shazia Qayyum: Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Subha Malik: Department of Gender & Development Studies, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Sanil S Hishan: Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Thurasamy Ramayah: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: This paper aimed to map the existing sustainable manufacturing literature to explore and classify existing practices to highlight the potential prospect of and obstacles to achieving manufacturing sustainability in countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This paper systematically reviews the research on sustainable manufacturing in the ASEAN region from 2011 to 2020. We used the PRISMA framework for systematic literature, and 118 research articles specific to the ASEAN region were identified through a structured keyword search in Web of Science, SCOPUS, ProQuest, and other databases. After a careful screening process, only 115 records were found appropriate to be included for review in the current study. The results revealed three significant sets of manufacturing practices that are widely used for sustainable manufacturing. These are sustainable product development, sustainable manufacturing performance, and environmental assessment and monitoring. Furthermore, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of the literature to highlight ASEAN countries’ collaborative efforts to achieve sustainability in manufacturing. The findings indicate that most of the earlier work on sustainable manufacturing focused on environmental assessment practices rather than providing holistic industrial engineering solutions. We recommend that the efforts focus on hybrid processes to establish sustainable manufacturing procedures in ASEAN member countries. Holistic solutions through industrial processing integration need to be developed to provide broader industrial solutions to protect the environment and society from the adverse effects of the manufacturing process with economic efficiency.

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; triple bottom line; sustainability assessment; manufacturing industry; sustainable product development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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