Surface cleaning substitutability in manufacturing organizations: an exploratory study

Sejal P. Shah; Joseph Sarkis

doi:10.1117/12.417268

9 February 2001 Surface cleaning substitutability in manufacturing organizations: an exploratory study

Sejal P. Shah, Joseph Sarkis

Proceedings Volume 4193, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417268
Event: Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing, 2000, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Clean manufacturing, pollution reduction, and waste minimization, have been in the limelight for the past decade as the best way to achieve industrial environmental. This paper reports the findings of an exploratory survey conducted of seven companies in the Central Massachusetts Region that have made the decision to approach the Surface Cleaning Lab (SCL or SCLab) of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) seeking a substititte for toxic chemicals they currently use. We examine the factors associated with the decision to approach the SCL, and the factors associated with the decision to implement the recommendation of the SCL. The strongest factors in their final decision to seek a substitute are regulatory in nature, as reported by the six companies. Only one of the seven companies reports implementation of the recommendations made by the SCLab. The main determining factors for not implementing the recommendation were those associated with the quality of the substitute recommended, and employee satisfaction. This is one of the few studies that investigates motivational factors for substitutability for environmentally sensitive purposes.

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Sejal P. Shah and Joseph Sarkis "Surface cleaning substitutability in manufacturing organizations: an exploratory study", Proc. SPIE 4193, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, (9 February 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417268

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