Pradeep Kumar

Dr. Milind Kumar Sharma

Abstract

Sustainable manufacturing, which considers economic, environmental, and social factors, is a crucial area for the industry to remain competitive. To better understand sustainable practices in manufacturing, extensive research is necessary. In this article main focus of study on the recent research carrying out in last year’s where it has been observed that due to covid-19 in last 2 years it was a bad impact on manufacturing industry in terms of production and implementation part of sustainable practices also. The study found that manufacturers are focused on reducing their carbon footprint, implementing recycling and reuse programs, and adopting sustainable sourcing and supply chain management practices. The study identified drivers and barriers to the implementation of sustainable practices and proposed a conceptual framework for adoption of sustainable practices in manufacturing. However, the study had limitations as it only used articles from the Google Scholar database for analysis. Overall, the manufacturing industry must find more environment friendly alternatives to lessen the harmful effects of production on the environment

Keywords- Sustainability, sustainable practices, manufacturing, N Vivo-12.