Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry
This paper addresses the challenges in balancing environmental, economic, and societal concerns in Malaysia’s electronic industry by proposing an integrated sustainability assessment method. The method combines quantitative and qualitative indicators, weighted for relevance to the industry, to creat...
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| author | Khairil Izhan, Anuar Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani |
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| description | This paper addresses the challenges in balancing environmental, economic, and societal concerns in Malaysia’s electronic industry by proposing an integrated sustainability assessment method. The method combines quantitative and qualitative indicators, weighted for relevance to the industry, to create a unit-less sustainability index. Using real data from Malaysian electronic manufacturing companies, the index highlights strengths and weaknesses in sustainability performance across environmental, economic, and societal dimensions. The findings reveal opportunities for improvement, such as reducing emissions, mitigating wastewater pollution, and enhancing working conditions, providing actionable insights for decision-makers to drive sustainable practices. |
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| spelling | ump-454312025-08-20T07:08:01Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45431/ Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry Khairil Izhan, Anuar Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TS Manufactures This paper addresses the challenges in balancing environmental, economic, and societal concerns in Malaysia’s electronic industry by proposing an integrated sustainability assessment method. The method combines quantitative and qualitative indicators, weighted for relevance to the industry, to create a unit-less sustainability index. Using real data from Malaysian electronic manufacturing companies, the index highlights strengths and weaknesses in sustainability performance across environmental, economic, and societal dimensions. The findings reveal opportunities for improvement, such as reducing emissions, mitigating wastewater pollution, and enhancing working conditions, providing actionable insights for decision-makers to drive sustainable practices. Springer 2025-08-13 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45431/1/Enhancing%20Sustainability%20in%20Manufacturing%20Processes%20-%20A%20Comprehensive%20Study%20on%20Sustainability%20Index%20VOL%202.pdf Khairil Izhan, Anuar and Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani (2025) Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry. In: 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Manufacturing Systems and 6th International Manufacturing Engineering Conference, iMEC-APCOMS 2024 , 11 - 12 September 2024 , Melaka, Malaysia. pp. 11-23., 2. ISSN 2195-4356 ISBN 978-981-96-5690-5 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5690-5_2 |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TS Manufactures Khairil Izhan, Anuar Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title | Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title_full | Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title_short | Enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: A comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a Malaysia electronic industry |
| title_sort | enhancing sustainability in manufacturing processes: a comprehensive study on sustainability index and assessment methods in a malaysia electronic industry |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TS Manufactures |
| url | https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45431/ https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45431/ |