The project’s aim was to study how to create driving force for improvement work and development of production systems with increased environmental focus. The project has been organized into three work packages. In work package 1 methods and tools for creating local commitment to environmental improvements were studied. Work package 2 focused on design methodology for workstation design, and work package 3 studied conditions for learning, motivation and commitment in change processes.
In work package 1 a tool called Green Performance Map (GPM) was tested with good results in terms of increased local driving force for environmental improvements. Furthermore, a method to analyze the environmental impact in the early stages of new projects was developed. In work package 2 a work process and a tool package, Workstation Design Toolkit, were developed to support engineers in workstation design. The tool is freely available and can be downloaded via the project website, www.ngps.se. Work package 3 has developed a commitment model that focuses on basic conditions for learning, motivation and commitment in change processes. The model combines the fundamental individual requirements, driving forces, and development needs with the company’s need for continuous improvement and development of its processes and procedures.
The project results are available on a public website, www.ngps.se.