Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia

The adoption of green manufacturing practices by the Malaysian wooden furniture industry is limited as is shown by a questionnaire-based survey of wooden furniture manufacturers. The lack of price premium for green furniture products and the high cost involved in adopting such practices have been id...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Wagner, Karl
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/
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author Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
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description The adoption of green manufacturing practices by the Malaysian wooden furniture industry is limited as is shown by a questionnaire-based survey of wooden furniture manufacturers. The lack of price premium for green furniture products and the high cost involved in adopting such practices have been identified as the major restraints. Currently most green manufacturing practices are related to the use of environmental-friendly materials.
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spelling upm-56622015-11-03T00:00:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/ Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Wagner, Karl The adoption of green manufacturing practices by the Malaysian wooden furniture industry is limited as is shown by a questionnaire-based survey of wooden furniture manufacturers. The lack of price premium for green furniture products and the high cost involved in adopting such practices have been identified as the major restraints. Currently most green manufacturing practices are related to the use of environmental-friendly materials. 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/1/Green%20manufacturing%20practices%20among%20wooden%20furniture%20manufacturers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Wagner, Karl (2009) Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 67 (4). 485-486 . ISSN 0018-3768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00107-009-0341-1 10.1007/s00107-009-0341-1 English
spellingShingle Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Wagner, Karl
Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title_full Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title_fullStr Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title_short Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
title_sort green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5662/1/Green%20manufacturing%20practices%20among%20wooden%20furniture%20manufacturers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf