This article analyses productivity trends in Brazilian and Mexican manufacturing industries between 1995 and 2009, a period in which international competition intensified sharply. A total of 14 manufacturing industries are ...

Modern manufacturing systems have faced several changes in recent decades. The creation of Industry 4.0 and the changing dynamics of markets place an increasing pressure to generate better manufacturing systems that are ...

The deficient water and energy management for manufacturing products negatively affect the environment, hence a customized and integrated management system is critical as part of the business sustainable development ...

As companies from the manufacturing sector define their sustainability strategy to meet global, national and internal goals, the need for reliable scientific data related to their environmental footprint, which supports ...