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Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry
Dissertation (MEng (Technology Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30463 Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry Brent, Alan Colin pandeyak@eskom.co.za Pandey, August Kumar Environmental management systems Cp improvement options Cp audit Cp Tm framework UCTD Dissertation (MEng (Technology Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007. Environmental degradation is a burgeoning problem owing to the continual expansion of industrial production and high-levels of energy and material consumption world-wide. CP (CP) is a preventive environmental approach, aimed at increasing resource efficiency and reducing the generation of pollution and waste at source, which is being implemented globally and in South Africa. CP is not just an environmental initiative; it also supports other productivity-oriented programmes and strategies. This report deals with the development of an assessment model for CP to support the business process of a company using TM. A conceptual model for CP assessment including TM assessment of identified CP improvement options is derived. The research investigates the possibility of improving the understanding of CP by using TM frameworks. Through direct participation data was collected to compile case studies with in the South African automotive industry. Case studies identify CP focus areas and improvement techniques. Results from the CP assessments were used to forecast cost saving through the implementation of the CP techniques. The CP improvement options were assessed using three different TM methods. The main reason behind the TM assessment of CP technologies was to develop a better understating of CP from a TM perspective. Results derived from the TM assessment were used to suggest strategies to benefit managers of companies and other stake holders. The research provides a different approach towards the understanding of CP technologies and improvement options. The study attempts to link the CP process to the business process in a company using TM methods. The study contributes towards the understanding and growth of CP technologies in the South African automotive sector and states the challenges with regards to the implementation of CP in South Africa. Based on the TM assessment results, technologies strategies for CP implementation were proposed. Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) MEng unrestricted 2013-09-07T19:09:08Z 2008-04-16 2013-09-07T19:09:08Z 2007-09-05 2007 2007-12-20 Dissertation Pandey, AK 2007, Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30463> Pretoria http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30463 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12202007-155142/ © University of Pretor application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Environmental management systems Cp improvement options Cp audit Cp Tm framework UCTD Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title | Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title_full | Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title_fullStr | Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title_short | Identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the South African vehicle industry |
| title_sort | identification and assessment of cleaner production technologies and appropriate technology management strategies and methods in the south african vehicle industry |
| topic | Environmental management systems Cp improvement options Cp audit Cp Tm framework UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30463 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12202007-155142/ |