Abstract:

Sustainable development emphasizes the three responsibilities (economic, environmental and social), and it is a global approach. New challenges have emerged in sustainable development. Lean Manufacturing is considered a tool for improving production efficiency by reducing operating costs. Emphasizing the importance of sustainable development has helped redesign industrial processes. In this paper, we propose a new framework linking lean manufacturing with sustainability. The results highlight the need to align industrial processes with sustainable development requirements to avoid the negative effects that lean production may have on environmental and social sustainability responsibilities. This framework makes important contributions to conceptualizing how lean production influences sustainable results. At the end of the paper, the main conclusions of the study and future research directions are presented.