Enterprise Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2013) | Viewed by 7744
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability and sustainable development have become popular goals. They have also become wide-ranging terms that can be applied to any entity or enterprise on a local or a global scale for long time periods. Sustainability has many interpretations. Recently, the term has been used more in the context of the environment, referring to having “no negative impact on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy.” However, the more traditional meaning centers around the words “endure”, “maintain”, or “support” an entity or enterprise, which is the focus of this special issue.
Sustainability is an ability: the ability to remain productive long term while minimizing waste and creating value. To be sustainable, the entity or enterprise, whether it is an ecological, environmental, human, or enterprise, must possess five “abilities”: availability; dependability; capability; affordability; and marketability. Availability is access to the right technology, materials, facilities, tools, and people that makes sustainability possible. Dependability concentrates on the reliability of the services or products of the enterprise. Capability is about performance metrics, measures, and management. Affordability concentrates on the cost. Marketability deals with defining the market for the products or services, understanding consumer needs, managing changes over time, identifying improvements for the benefit of the stakeholders, and marketing the sustainability concepts to those resistant to change.
Prof. Dr. Dennis F.X. Mathaisel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- enterprise sustainability
- sustainability of complex and aging systems
- lean manufacturing
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