Developed by a plant manager who experienced first-hand the challenges to going green in a business environment, Green Intentions provides organizations with a simple, straightforward, and practical approach to green the Green Value Stream (GVS) process that is as mindful as it is profitable. Based on the highly successful, Lean philosophy, the GVS process shows you how to quickly identify, measure, and minimize the seven green wastes to realize immediate cost savings. With the initial savings from harvesting the low-hanging fruit, organizations will have the support and momentum needed to eliminate each of the green wastes, leading to environmental sustainability and the substantial business benefits that follow, including increased revenues, new customers, employee retention, innovation, and increased shareholder value.
Part I, Going Green shows how the green value stream provides a dynamic, proven, and successful approach to going green. It also defines each of the seven green wastes, explains the overall green value stream process, provides guidance on implementing it in your organization, and shows how to map your green value stream.
Part II, The Seven Green Wastes provides a step-by-step process for minimizing and eliminating each of the seven wastes. It includes real-life examples illustrating the environmental and economic benefits associated with moving toward the elimination of each.
The book also includes:
A Green Dictionary that defines current terms associated with the green movement
Web links and other resources to help you in your journey toward environmental sustainability
An environmental primer that clears through the rhetoric to give you a clear picture of what is going on with the environment and what the end goal of environmental and overall sustainability needs to look like
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Höhe: 254 mm
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978-1-138-41889-9 (9781138418899)
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Brett Wills has more than ten years of experience in the environmental arena. Brett also has firsthand experience leading teams in the implementation of lean initiatives such as Kanban systems, finished goods supermarkets, and 5S, and has extensive experience in the development and management of ISO 9001 and 14001 systems. He has also been instrumental in facilitating the development and implementation of many health, safety, and environmental initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
Section I Going GreenFrom Lean to Green: Green Value Stream ThinkingThe First Green Waste: EnergyThe Second Green Waste: WaterThe Third Green Waste: MaterialsThe Fourth Green Waste: GarbageThe Fifth Green Waste: TransportationThe Sixth Green Waste: EmissionsThe Seventh Green Waste: Biodiversity Understanding Your Green Value StreamsStarting with an Example: Value Streams versus Green Value StreamsThe Green Value Stream (GVS) ApproachGreen Stream MappingCreating Your Current-State Green Stream MapMap What You DoIdentify Each Step or ProcessMap How You Receive and Send Materials and InformationDraw in Data BoxesIdentify the Green WastesMeasure the Green WastesCreating a Future-State Green Stream MapAchieving a Green State: The Pursuit of PerfectionGaining Corporate Support for the GVS ProcessGaining a Commitment from Top ManagementSetting Your Green VisionEstablishing Your Green ChampionEstablishing a Green TeamThe Bottom-Up ApproachLife Cycle Analysis Section II T he Seven Green Wastes The First Green Waste: EnergyStep 1: Identify the Use and Source of Energy in Each ActivityStep 2: Measure the Quantity of Energy UsedStep 3: Minimize the Use of EnergyStep 4: Offset Remaining Energy UseStep 5: Transition to Self-Harvested Renewable Energy The Second Green Waste: WaterStep 1: Identify the Use of Water in the Value Stream and Overall BuildingStep 2: Measure Water Consumption and Discharge in the Overall Building and Value Stream ActivitiesStep 3: Measure Toxicity of Water Discharged in Value Stream ActivitiesStep 4: Minimize the Consumption of WaterStep 5: Minimize the Toxicity of Water DischargeStep 6: Self-Harvest RainwaterStep 7: Transition toward the Continual Reuse of Water The Third Green Waste: MaterialsStep 1: Identify the Input and Output of Materials in Your Value StreamStep 2: Measure the Recycled/Recyclable and Compostable Content of Each Material Input and OutputStep 3: Classify Materials as Technical Nutrient, Biological Nutrient, or NeitherStep 4: Assess the Impact on the EnvironmentStep 5: Phase out Negative-Impact MaterialsStep 6: Minimize Materials UsageStep 7: Move toward 100 Percent Recycled/Recyclable orStep 8: Transition to 100 Percent Reuse The Fourth Green Waste: GarbageStep 1: Identify the Creation of Garbage in Your Value StreamStep 2: Measure the Makeup of Garbage in Your Value StreamStep 3: Measure the Hazardous Substances in Your GarbageStep 4: Minimize the Creation of GarbageStep 5: Move toward 100 Percent Reusable or Biodegradable GarbageStep 6: Move toward the Total Elimination of Garbage The Fifth Green Waste: TransportationStep 1: Identify Transportation within Your Value Stream and Overall BuildingStep 2: Measure the Mode and Distance of TransportationStep 3: Minimize TransportationStep 4: Offset Remaining TransportationStep 5: Move toward the Use of 100 Percent Environmentally The Sixth Green Waste: EmissionsStep 1: Identify the Sources of Emissions to Produce Your Product or ServiceStep 2: Measure the Type and Amount of Emissions Used to Produce Your Product or ServiceStep 3: Identify the Presence of Emissions from the Use of Your Product or ServiceStep 4: Measure the Type and Amount of Emissions from the Use of Your Product or ServiceStep 5: Minimize EmissionsStep 6: Offset Remaining EmissionsStep 7: Move toward the Total Elimination of Emissions The Seventh Green Waste: BiodiversityStep 1: Identify Biodiversity WasteStep 2: Measure Biodiversity DestructionStep 3: Minimize and Eliminate Biodiversity Destruction Section III Conclusion and AppendicesConclusion
