Decision model for sustainable and agile resources management
[ 1 ] Katedra Zarządzania Produkcją i Logistyki, Wydział Inżynierii Zarządzania, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
2013
paper
english
- resources management
- capacity
- sustainability
- decision making models
EN Sustainability is nowadays an approach applicable in every area of company's activity including manufacturing, maintenance, logistics and others. It offers solutions referred to economic, environmental and social aspects providing limitation of resources use (thanks to changes in technology and equipment, especially important for natural and non-renewable resources), higher resources efficiency (thanks to decreased media and materials use, especially important for technical resources) and improved resources exploitation balance resulting in higher cost effectiveness, ecology ad human-centric approach. Agility on the other hand is the approach focused on meeting customers' demand concerning products' structure and logistics. It is a consequence of globalization, innovations in technology, products' lifecycle shortening and growing expectations and requirements of customers. Combining sustainability and agility is a difficult task, however potential results of such combination are key factors of success, including adaptability and flexibility of green and customer-oriented resources and processes. The following paper to present a decision model for resources management including sustainability criteria and meeting agility requirements.
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