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Download or read book Exploring Process Management as a Means for Greening Road Freight Transport written by Priscilla Navarro and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has proven that we need to reduce our environmental impact. Sweden has set a goal to become fossil free by 2045. The increasing amount of transport and the need to reduce its environmental effects has put pressure on the companies of the road freight transport sector. Therefore, this business sector needs research actions to find tools that will assist in the greening of its services and operations. My research is a contribution to these efforts from a managerial point of view. Process management is a methodology taken from Total Quality Management (TQM) that has been used in several business sectors to improve business performance. 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The data collection methods involved document studies, observations and interviews at each case company. The case study was performed using an action research approach, which involved setting up meetings, seminars and workshops with each case company. Additionally, joint workshops were performed, which allowed me to observe and obtain results from the interactions between the companies. The analysis is presented for each case separately and then for their interactions. The results are compared with the existing literature from the three domains. I based my research on three research questions. The first was intended to identify the principles and tools within process management that may be applied to road freight transport companies interested in implementing this methodology to enhance their environmental sustainability. I concluded that these principles were present in the companies and are needed for the implementation of process management. The tools included in this methodology can be associated with environmental initiatives performed by the companies in support of their greening. The second research question refers to the benefits and challenges that companies in this business sector may face when implementing process management methodology. I conclude that most of the expected benefits of process management were confirmed. Additionally, a new benefit was observed: reducing the environmental effect of their services can interest current customers and attract new customers to road freight transport companies. The challenges identified during the case study include: resistance to change, lack of knowledge and resource allocation limitations. I also confirmed that a stepwise implementation of process management increases the likelihood of the success of the methodology. Hence, underdeveloped management systems are also a challenge when this methodology is used in freight transport companies. The third and final research question involves the adaptations required for process management to enhance environmental sustainability in companies in this business sector. I refer to each of the challenges found and suggest certain requirements for the companies to apply this methodology. Clear communication from top management, the training of employees and the involvement of all employees are some of these requirements. Moreover, to incorporate the environmental aspects clearly, I suggest environmental efforts for each step in the implementation of process management. By including these efforts in the process maturity model, I conclude that road freight transport companies could use process management as a means of enhancing environmental sustainability. Forskning har visat att vi måste minska vår miljöpåverkan. Sverige har som målsättning att vara fossilfritt 2045. Den ökade mängden transporter och behovet av att sänka miljöpåverkan har en direkt påverkan på godstransportsföretag. Därför behövs forskningsåtgärder riktade mot dessa för att hitta verktyg som hjälper till att minska miljöpåverkan av dess verksamhet och tjänster. Min forskning är ett bidrag till dessa ansträngningar ur ett ledningsperspektiv. Processledning är en metodik inom Total Quality Management (TQM) som har använts i flera branscher för att förbättra affärsresultat. Processorientering och fokus på kunderna gör att företag kan identifiera och tillfredsställa aktuella och latenta behov ifrån deras kunder. Fram tills idag så har TQM siktat in sig på kundbehov., men just nu pågår en förflyttning inom TQM mot att även inkludera samhällsbehov i ekvationen. Miljömässig hållbarhet håller på att bli ett samhälleligt krav för företag inom alla branscher. Därför är syftet med min forskning att utforska möjligheterna av att använda processledning som ett verktyg för att minska miljöpåverkan av små och medelstora företag inom godstransportbranschen. Min studie baseras på tre väletablerade områden inom akademin och deras överlapp. Områdena är processledning, godstransporter och miljömässig hållbarhet. Jag har använt kvalitativa metoder för min forskning. Specifikt så genomfördes en fallstudie vid två medelstora svenska företag inom godstransportbranschen. Datainsamlingsmetoder som användes var dokumentstudier, observationer samt interjuver hos båda företagen. Fallstudien genomfördes med en aktionsforskningsapproach. Aktionsforskningen genomfördes som möten, seminarier och workshops hos varje företag. Dessutom genomfördes gemensamma workshops med företagen vilket gjorde det möjligt att observera och få resultat utifrån samspelet mellan företagen. Analysen presenteras för varje företag separat och därefter utifrån deras samspel, resultaten jämförs med existerande litteratur ifrån de tre områdena. Min forskning utgår ifrån tre frågeställningar. Syftet med den första var att identifiera principerna och verktygen inom processledning som kan appliceras på godstransportföretag som är intresserade av att implementera metodiken för att öka sin miljömässiga hållbarhet. Jag drog slutsatsen att principerna från processledning fanns inom företagen och dom behövs för implementeringen av processledningen. Verktygen inom den här metodiken kan associeras med miljöinitiativ utförda av företagen och minska deras miljöpåverkan. Den andra frågeställningen avser fördelarna samt utmaningarna som företag inom det här affärsområdet möter när de implementerar processledningsmetodiken. Min slutsats är att de flesta av de förväntade fördelarna med processledning bekräftas samt att ytterligare en ny fördel upptäcktes. En minskad miljöpåverkan av deras tjänster kan intressera nuvarande kunder och dra till sig nya. De identifierade utmaningarna från fallstudien inkluderar motstånd mot förändring, avsaknad av kunskap samt resursbegränsningar. Jag bekräftade även att en stegvis implementering av processledning ökar möjligheterna för att metodiken ska bli framgångsrik. Därför är också underutvecklade ledningssystem en utmaning för att kunna använda den här metodiken inom godstransportföretag. Den tredje och sista frågeställningen berör de anpassningarna av processledning som krävs för att kunna öka miljömässig hållbarhet hos företag inom det här affärsområdet. Jag refererar till var och en av de utmaningar som hittades och föreslår vissa krav för företagen att applicera den här metodiken. Tydlig kommunikation ifrån ledningen, utbildning av anställda och involvering av alla medarbetare är några av dessa krav. Dessutom, för att integrera miljöaspekten tydligt, så föreslår jag miljöarbete för varje steg av implementeringen av processledning. Jag drar slutsatsen att godstransporföretag skulle kunna använda processledning som ett sätt att öka miljömässig hållbarhet.
