ARC news
November 2008
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Business benefits of implementing sustainable manufacturing practices.
ARC Advisory Group has released a new strategy report that summarises the major environmental and business benefits that can be gained by implementing sustainable manufacturing practices. According to the report, in addition to reducing a manufacturer’s environmental footprint, these practices can help reduce energy and raw material costs, reduce risk, reduce costs associated with future carbon or other emissions taxes, improve public image, and increase customer acceptance.
According to the report’s author, Greg Gorbach, vice president of collaborative manufacturing at ARC, “Sustainable manufacturing is as much about improving business performance as it is about being environmentally responsible, since the two clearly go hand in hand. In the future, a company’s market valuation will be directly tied to how well that company has mastered sustainable manufacturing practices.”
“There is no question in my mind that manufacturing executives around the globe understand the importance of operating their enterprises in a more environment and resource friendly manner, not just for the future success of their companies, but also for the health and well-being of future generations,” said Andy Chatha, ARC Advisory Group president and founder. “Unfortunately, while some companies have actually begun to implement sustainable manufacturing practices, often this is being done in a piecemeal manner. Many other companies are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach. Part of the problem is a lack of relevant information and functional models that apply to real-world manufacturing environments. Our focus at ARC today, is to fill this information void and help manufacturers better understand how today’s advanced automation technology, information technology, and management approaches can be applied in a cohesive manner to help jump start their sustainable manufacturing efforts.”
ARC’s Strategy Report, 'Sustainable Manufacturing: Remaking Today’s Manufacturing Enterprise for Tomorrow’s Economy', is directed at executives in both the process and discrete manufacturing industries. Readers can download a copy of the 40-page report at no charge from the ARC website at www.arcweb.com/res/forumorl/
For more information contact Amie Nolan, ARC Advisory Group, +1 781 471 1145, [email protected], www.arcweb.com
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