Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the appropriateness of using the 12 previously published material flow simplicity rules (SRs) to shape the successful design and implementation of improvements in a casting company product delivery process (PDP). Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – This paper seeks to introduce a conceptual methodology to support decisions about environmental systems. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology incorporates activity‐based costing and management, the analytic hierarchy process, and business process modeling using the IDEF0...