International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 20 Issue 2

Exploring the linkage between investment in manufacturing and environmental technologies

Robert D. Klassen

The popular business press, government regulators, environmentalists and the public are calling on operations managers to shift away from their traditional emphasis on pollution…

Linking operational and environmental improvement through employee involvement

Mark D. Hanna, W. Rocky Newman, Pamela Johnson

This paper uses data from 349 employee involvement (EI) team projects to explore the relationships between process type, operational performance, employee involvement, and…

Suppliers and environmental innovation: The automotive paint process

Charlette A. Geffen, Sandra Rothenberg

Automobile assembly plants worldwide face increasing pressures in the environmental arena. How a plant responds to these issues has significant implications for the cost and…

The impact of customer contact on environmental initiatives for service firms

S. Thomas Foster, Scott E. Sampson, Steven C. Dunn

The impact of business operations on the natural environment has been a public concern for decades and a research concern for years. To date, the focus of environmental impact…

Environmental management systems in the New Zealand plastics industry

Lawrence M. Corbett, Denise J. Cutler

This paper considers the links between quality management systems and environmental management systems. In particular, how firms use their experience with the former to develop…

The relationship between ISO 14001 and continuous source reduction programs

Shinichi Kitazawa, Joseph Sarkis

The ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) standard has been designed to help organizations in the creation of structured mechanisms for continuous improvement in…

Management practices for environmental innovation and performance

Gregory Theyel

This paper explores whether there are discernible differences in the environmental innovation and performance of US chemical firms that can be explained by differences in the…

The new product design process and design for environment: “Crossing the chasm”

Robert Sroufe, Sime Curkovic, Frank Montabon, Steven A. Melnyk

This paper examines the role played by environmental issues during the new product design process. These issues are studied through an exploratory research project based on case…