Searching for definitions and boundaries in sustainable production system

R.P. Mohanty and Anand Prakash

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2017, vol. 27, issue 1, 122-143

Abstract: In the contemporary world, the sustainable production systems are considered not only as essential but imperatives to achieve sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to search for some definitions of sustainable production systems by capturing the diverse perspectives and outline the boundaries from the study of some diverse case examples. The findings propose some interesting facts for researchers and practitioners. We see the needs for: 1) bridging various engineering disciplines and improving managerial relevance of scientific findings; 2) making more sense of production strategy as a means to approach sustainability in a more professional manner; 3) increasing our capability to tap into new areas of interdisciplinary research, which rely heavily on collaborative capabilities for integrating the triple bottom line such as: profit, planet, people.

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable production systems; SPS; triple bottom line; TBL; industrial ecology; production management; operations management; POM; production strategy; sustainability; collaboration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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