This document discusses ways for operations management to go green. It provides examples of facilities improvements like LEED certification and motion sensors. It also discusses reducing waste from equipment, vehicles, and the office. Methods include recycling, digitizing documents, limiting printing, and using mugs instead of disposable cups. The benefits are lower costs from energy efficiency and waste reduction as well as increased customer loyalty and profits. Going green is important as consumer awareness of sustainability issues rises.

1. Going Green
In
Operations
Management
Presented by Bridget Petzold
Fayetteville Technical Community College

2. Operations Management
Using the resources and capabilities of
an organization to produce a
product, whether a good or a
service, in the most efficient and
effective manner.

3. Upper
Management
Decisions

4. Facilities
• LEED Certified Building
• Solar Panels
• Awnings and Window Coverings
• Motion Light Sensors
• Programmable Thermostats
• Sustainable Landscaping
• Parking

5. Equipment
Perform a machine audit:
Replace single function machines with one
multifunction energy efficient machine
Vehicles
Fuel efficient vehicles in fleet
Recycle oil in fleet vehicles
The Green Office Guide by GECKO 2011

6. According to the EPA – One gallon of
gasoline produces 19.4 pounds of CO2
American workers
Average 47 hours a year
commuting
= 3.7 billion hours
= 23 billion gallons of gas
"How to Go Green: Work" by Team
Treehugger

7. Many employees would take
a reduction in pay if able to
telecommute part-time
Telecommuters
are not using
the
organization’s
resources

8. Not enough power,
or money, to make
big changes?

9. Single Employee Impact
Replace disposable cups with mugs in the
break room
Unplug electronic equipment when not in use
Reuse file folders
Use paperclips instead of staples
120 tons of steel would be saved if every
person in the UK used one less staple
"How to Go Green: Work by Team
Treehugger

10. DIGITIZE
“The greenest paper is
no paper at all”
"How to Go Green: Work" by Team
Treehugger

11. • Send an Email rather than paper
letters/memos
• Save on your computer not in your
filing cabinet
• If you must print:
»Decrease the font size
»Decrease the margins
»Print on both sides

12. Signage
Remind fellow employees to
go green by using small
signs throughout the office

13. Turn off lights
when not in use

15. Flip the Switch
Plug electronics into a
power strip and turn
them all off before
leaving for the day

16. Use What You Need
Every day 270,000
trees are flushed
down the toilet

17. REDUCE WASTE
and
REUSE Waste

18. Waste is viewed two
ways
Materials
Shape
www.terracycle.net

19. What types of recycling are shown?

20. Recycling
The process of reusing,
reprocessing or refabricating
products after their initial use
www.construction-dictionary.com

21. Precycling
“Proactive approach of selecting
products and materials according
to their potential for lessening
the amount of material that goes
into the waste stream and for
future recycling”
Construction-dictionary.com

22. The development of the 100%
renewable PET bottle by Pepsi
is the latest in a series of
developments in bio-based
bottles by major companies in
the US market.
"PepsiCo Developing Plant Based PET
Bottle Expects 2012 Release" May 2011

23. Pepsi's bottle
is made from
bio-based
materials
including
switch grass,
pine bark and
corn husks.
"PepsiCo Developing Plant Based PET
Bottle Expects 2012 Release" May2011

24. Upcycling
Using every aspect of
waste as value
without altering the
material or shape

25. TerraCycle
Partners with
product
manufacturers
to repurpose
pre- and post-
consumer
packaging
waste
facilitated by
the consumer
www.terracycle.net

26. Downcycling
Taking a product at the end
of its lifecycle and passing
it through processes
resulting in lower grade
material for future use
www.merriam-webster.com

27. What types of recycling are shown?

28. Upcycled
Precycled Downcycled

29. INTEGRATE
SUSTAINABILITY
INTO
OPERATIONS

30. 93% of CEOs state sustainability is important to
future success
72% of CEOs cite “brand, trust and reputation”
as top factors to take action
58% of CEOs identify consumers as the most
important stakeholder group to impact the
way they manage societal expectations
"A New Era of Sustainability" by UN Global
Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010

31. “Sustainability started as a
moral obligation, but has now
become a key differentiator
for consumers”
Sung-joo Kim, Chairperson and CEO of South
Korean retailer Sungjoo Group

32. Consumer awareness and sensitivity
to sustainability issues are increasing
This increase in awareness has
caused consumers to hold
organizations to a higher standard
Companies are having to demonstrate
the impact of their organization on the
environment

33. Benefits of Green
Operations Management
•Decrease in overhead resulting from:
•Energy efficient facilities
•Efficient use of resources to include
equipment , vehicles & employees
•Decrease cost of waste resulting from:
•Precycling •Upcycling
•Increase profit resulting from:

34. CUSTOMER LOYALTY

35. References
“Green Office Guide” (trademark) 2011 by Green Earth Corporate
Kindness Organization
“How to Go Green: Work” by Team Treehugger www.treehugger.com
“Precycling: Saving Money While Reducing Waste” by Ellen Brown
April 2007 www.thriftyfun.com
“The Seven Office Wastes FAQ”
http://www.agilean.com/resources/faqs/seven_wastes_faq/seven
_wastes_faq.htm
“A Guide to the Benefits of JIT” by Charles Atkinson, Inventory
Management Review Nov. 2005
“PepsiCo Developing Plant Based PET Bottle Expects 2012 Release”
www.sustainableisgood.com
TerraCycle www.terracycle.net
www.merriam-webster.com
www.construction-dictionary.com