Benefits
Lean manufacturing principles are commonplace in today's competitive market. But more American manufacturers are now embarking on a journey toward sustainable manufacturing as a way to set themselves apart from their competition in today's "green" marketplace.
Traditional lean manufacturing strives to eliminate wastes that drive up costs and impede efficiency in the manufacturing process. There is one type of waste that often goes unaddressed by traditional lean initiatives—environmental waste. Environmental waste, such as energy or water, typically results in significant costs for businesses.
The Green Suppliers Network combines resources available through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) to deliver a customized stable of services to small to medium-sized manufacturers that will help them systematically identify and eliminate wastes from all aspects of manufacturing operations.
Partners
- Achieve additional savings and efficiencies beyond traditional lean techniques by addressing energy efficiency and environmental performance.
- Find customized solutions by identifying the root causes of waste and inefficiency.
- Save money and increase capacity.
- See immediate results through hands-on training on the shop floor.
- Achieve additional savings and efficiencies beyond traditional lean techniques.
- Stay competitive and profitable while reducing your impact on the environment.
Corporate Champions
- Strengthen your suppliers' ability to respond to needs and improve the overall quality of your products.
- Improve supply chain relationships.
- Share your priorities and issues with suppliers.
- Reduce your product's cumulative carbon footprint.
- View aggregate supplier results that can be used to inform internal and external stakeholders about the environmental performance of your supply chain.
Participating Partners found that joining the Green Suppliers Network opens up significant business improvement opportunities and improves environmental performance. Read our success stories to find out how.
