The need for an open, inclusive, and neutral procedure in selecting key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainable manufacturing has been increasing. The reason is that manufacturers seek to determine what to measure to improve environmental sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. A difficulty arises in understanding and selecting specific indicators from many stand-alone indicator sets available. This paper presents a procedure for individual manufacturers to select KPIs for measuring, monitoring, and improving environmental aspects of manufacturing processes. The procedure is the basis for a guideline, being proposed for standardization within ASTM International. That guide can be used for (1) identifying candidate KPIs from existing sources, (2) defining new candidate KPIs, (3) selecting appropriate KPIs based on KPI criteria, and (4) composing the selected KPIs with assigned weights into a set. The paper explains how the developed procedure complements existing indicator sets and sustainability-measurement approaches at the manufacturing process level.
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January 2018
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Procedure for Selecting Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Manufacturing
Deogratias Kibira,
Deogratias Kibira
Department of Industrial
and System Engineering,
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD 21251
e-mail: deogratias.kibira@nist.gov
and System Engineering,
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD 21251
e-mail: deogratias.kibira@nist.gov
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Michael P. Brundage,
Michael P. Brundage
Mem. ASME
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Michael.brundage@nist.gov
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Michael.brundage@nist.gov
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Shaw Feng,
Shaw Feng
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Shaw.feng@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Shaw.feng@nist.gov
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K. C. Morris
K. C. Morris
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
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Deogratias Kibira
Department of Industrial
and System Engineering,
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD 21251
e-mail: deogratias.kibira@nist.gov
and System Engineering,
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD 21251
e-mail: deogratias.kibira@nist.gov
Michael P. Brundage
Mem. ASME
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Michael.brundage@nist.gov
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Michael.brundage@nist.gov
Shaw Feng
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Shaw.feng@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: Shaw.feng@nist.gov
K. C. Morris
Engineering Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received July 19, 2017; final manuscript received July 19, 2017; published online November 3, 2017. Editor: Y. Lawrence Yao. This work is in part a work of the U.S. Government. ASME disclaims all interest in the U.S. Government's contributions.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Jan 2018, 140(1): 011005 (7 pages)
Published Online: November 3, 2017
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July 19, 2017
Received:
July 19, 2017
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Kibira, D., Brundage, M. P., Feng, S., and Morris, K. C. (November 3, 2017). "Procedure for Selecting Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Manufacturing." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. January 2018; 140(1): 011005. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037439
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