An Organizational Practice of Lean & Cleaner Production in Packaging and Printing Sector

Improving Environmental Performance in the Packaging and Printing Sector through Lean and Cleaner Production

Abstract

Lean and cleaner production has gained increasing attention within both academia and industry. As the literature grows, finding new directions by critically evaluating the research and identifying future directions becomes important in advancing knowledge for the field. Today, industries such as printing and packaging sectors deal with lot of environmental issues and regulations. Lean and clean are the key factors towards effective utilization of resources. The paper details the environmental issues and describes the best practice to improve environmental performance that naturally results from industrial activity.