The Maintenance Function in the Context of Corporate Sustainability: A Theoretical-Analytical Reflexion

  • José Barrozo de Souza
  • José Benedito Sacomano
  • Sergio Luiz Kyrillos
  • Francisco José Santos Milreu
  • Fabio Paparlado
Part of the IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology book series (IFIPAICT, volume 439)

Abstract

The paper presents an analytical reflection, based on the context of knowledge management, risk management, quality management, intra-organizational relationships through attributes associated with corporate sustainability. For reasons of theoretical essay, research was supported in mapping the primary references and analysis of different interpretations of sustainability reports from companies associated with the Ethos Institute (Brazil). This paper presents a reflective approach to assess the importance of integration between the maintenance and production, considering some attributes of corporate sustainability.

Keywords

Environmental 1 Operations 2 Production 3 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • José Barrozo de Souza
    • 1
  • José Benedito Sacomano
    • 1
  • Sergio Luiz Kyrillos
    • 1
  • Francisco José Santos Milreu
    • 1
  • Fabio Paparlado
    • 2
  1. 1.Graduate Program in Production EngineeringPaulista University-UNIPSão PauloBrazil
  2. 2.School EngineeringEspírito Santo Federal Institute - IFESVitóriaBrazil

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