Green productivity improvement and sustainability assessment of the motorcycle tire production process: A case study. (1st August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marimin, ; Darmawan, Muhammad Arif; Widhiarti, Rum Puspita; Teniwut, Yuliana Kaneu
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 191(2018)
• Page Start: 273
• Page End: 282
• Publication Date: 2018-08-01
• Subjects: Green productivity -- Green value stream -- Multi criteria-multidimensional analysis -- Motorcycle tire -- Rubber -- Sustainability index; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.228
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: This paper addresses the result of a case study applying green productivity and sustainability assessment to the motorcycle tire production process. The main objective of this study was to obtain a potential productivity improvement scenario and, at the same time, perform a sustainability assessment of motorcycle tire production. The study was conducted by combining a green productivity analysis with a material balance and green value stream analysis, a sustainability assessment with multidimensional scaling and a fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP), which generated possible scenarios and suggested the best potential scenario. The green productivity analysis showed that the level of productivity was higher than the environmental impact in the production process. Meanwhile, based on the sustainability assessment, the economic, environmental, and social dimensions clearly affect the sustainability. The economic dimension is considered less sustainable, while the environment and social dimensions are quite sustainable. The green productivity index is useful in highlighting the eco-efficiency indicators. The best scenario suggested to improve the productivity of motorcycle tires was a combined treatment of controlling raw material characteristics and reusing water and materials. Implementation of the best scenario would increase the green productivity index from 1.081 to 1.123. The results show that applying the best scenario could improve the performance of the motorcycle tire production process. Graphical abstract: Image Highlights: Green productivity approach was used in improving production process performance. The green productivity index was useful in highlighting eco-efficiency indicators. Economic, environmental and social dimensions were clearly affecting sustainability. Material characteristics control combined with water-material reuse were suggested. The recommended scenario was able to improve the green productivity performance.