Waste reduction is one of the main principles of lean, but it has been taken for granted that
we have a common understanding of what waste means. We first present a critical …

Manufacturing organizations shall recognize sustainability as a business occasion to
capitalize on, rather than an undesirable pressing situation. Still, empirical evidence shows …

Purpose Customer value is the key to successful innovation management. This task is
considered complex and abstract. For this reason, several models have been proposed to …

This study aims to expand the current understanding of the antecedents and consequences
of green purchase intention within the context of perceived green value (PGV). This study …

The concept of lean product development has attracted the attention of many scholars since
its inception in the 1990s derived from practices at Toyota Motor Company. Key to this …

Actionable knowledge to improve innovation and bring value to the customers and
organizations is essential in today's economy. In the past, there have attempts to apply Lean …

Identifying a soft clay improvement strategy is a main challenging in highway construction
projects due to the various conditions involved. Hence, the objective of this paper is to …

In May 2023, the EU formally adopted the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
bill, which requires that from 2026 onwards, high-carbon imports must use the appropriate …

As the lean product development (LPD) process is responsible for maximizing the
value/waste relation by encouraging different types of innovation, it needs a clear …

This chapter includes the general and specific conclusions of this book. This book presents
in detail the three fundamental aspects of supply network 5: 0: Human centricity and …