Dated: 9/30/2008
Independent research and advisory firm, Manufacturing Insights Asia/Pacific, an IDC company, says legislation is currently the main driver for manufacturing companies in the region to embrace sustainable manufacturing.
The report, The Compliance-Driven Supply Chain: Attitudes and Trends Toward the Greening of the Supply Chain in the Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Region” , provides research and fact-based analysis of successful global supply chain strategies.
It also advises manufacturers on how to enhance scope of services and improve performance while minimizing cost.
The report has provided the top three factors that will influence manufacturing companies to "green their supply chains":
• Legislation is the key driver for companies to adopt sustainable manufacturing initiatives.
Findings in this report show that 67% of companies expect legislation to increase over the next two years, with China, India, Singapore and Taiwan being the countries where companies expect the importance of legislation to have the greatest increase.
In countries where legislation is not in place, customer requirements is ranked second most important driver.
• Going green starts at the design phase of the product.
The use of IT applications, such as product life-cycle management (PLM), assist companies to design green products and green manufacturing operations; provide design for compliance guidelines; and, manage trade-offs in product life-cycle decisions.
• Internal recycling is the most widely adopted green initiative across manufacturing companies in the region, followed by energy efficiency tracking and packaging redesign.
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Independent research and advisory firm, Manufacturing Insights Asia/Pacific, says legislation drives companies in the region to embrace sustainable manufacturing.
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