Improving Operational and Sustainability Performance in a Retail Fresh Food Market Using Lean: A Portuguese Case Study
| Autor: | Pedro Alexandre Marques, André M. Carvalho, José Oliveira Santos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development fresh products markets TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law lean sustainability TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences out-of-stocks shrinkage food waste GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 1; Pages: 403 Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 403, p 403 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su14010403 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a real application of a lean–green improvement initiative conducted at a large Portuguese hypermarket store. It explores how lean tools and techniques may be used to not only improve the operational performance, but also sustainability. A case study was carried out in one store of a multinational retail enterprise, with the aim of enhancing both the operational and sustainability performance in the cold meat section, one of the most relevant areas of the fresh food markets. The Gemba Kaizen event approach, which comprises three main stages, was adopted. During the workshop stage, the structured problem-solving methodology was followed, and was recorded in an A3 format. As a consequence of this project, food waste in the cold meat market was reduced by half, whereas the out-of-stock index decreased by a third. In addition, the pilot store hit top performance within all stores of the company in Portugal, ranking first in all key indicators for the cold meat market. The lean–green scope and performance improvement procedures developed and implemented in the pilot store were later deployed to other stores of the company. This is one of the first publications regarding the application of lean management in the food retail sector for improving both the operational and sustainability performance. |
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