Investigating Firms' Strategies and Influencers of Energy Management in Green Manufacturing Practices

摘要

Manufacturing firms consume electrical energy in large quantities. Reducing energy consumption is a concern not only for governments, but also for firms. By reducing consumption of resources needed to produce electricity, firms' can significantly increase their productivity and conserve environment. In green manufacturing literature, the topic of energy conservation in manufacturing context has received less research attention when compared to other green practices such as eco-friendly product development and pollution reduction. In this study, we address this gap by investigating on what are the predominant green strategies for energy conservation implemented by US manufacturing firms in Industrial Machinery and Equipment sector. In addition, the study identifies the economic and organizational factors that influence firms' greening efforts of energy management. To achieve these two research objectives, energy assessment data comprising of 119 manufacturing firms is analyzed using descriptive statistics and Poisson regression technique. Findings of the study are expected provide insights to relevant stakeholders, such as manufacturing firms, governmental bodies, energy supplying companies, and universities, in collaborating for designing and emphasizing on appropriate greening interventions needed to promote green manufacturing practices pertaining to energy conservation.