TY - JOUR
T1 - Industrial system dynamics for environmental sustainability: a case study on the UK medical technology sector
AU - Kumar, Mukesh
AU - Harrington, Tomás Seosamh
AU - Srai, Jagjit Singh
AU - Minakata, Yuto
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper investigates environmental sustainability dynamics of an industrial system through a case study on the UK medical technology sector. This paper builds on an industrial system framework involving institutions, specialist firms, value/supply chains and industrial actors. Environmental sustainability dynamics are explored through infrastructure and structure factors of industrial systems that are primarily developed from theoretical domains of manufacturing systems, production networks and supply chains. Research findings suggest that structural components influence the industry system more radically than the infrastructural components. Environmental sustainability dynamics depend on the size of industrial actors, types/characteristics of product and process, and availability of specialist (funding/technology) firms.
AB - This paper investigates environmental sustainability dynamics of an industrial system through a case study on the UK medical technology sector. This paper builds on an industrial system framework involving institutions, specialist firms, value/supply chains and industrial actors. Environmental sustainability dynamics are explored through infrastructure and structure factors of industrial systems that are primarily developed from theoretical domains of manufacturing systems, production networks and supply chains. Research findings suggest that structural components influence the industry system more radically than the infrastructural components. Environmental sustainability dynamics depend on the size of industrial actors, types/characteristics of product and process, and availability of specialist (funding/technology) firms.
UR - https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/260650?show=full
U2 - 10.1504/IJMTM.2017.10002932
DO - 10.1504/IJMTM.2017.10002932
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 100
EP - 132
JO - International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management
JF - International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management
SN - 1368-2148
IS - 1-3
ER -