TEMİZ ÜRETİM UYGULAMALARININ PERFORMANSA ETKİSİ

Year 2025, Issue: 50, 619 - 646, 31.08.2025

İlkay Çelik , Mehmet Aytekin

https://doi.org/10.14520/adyusbd.1513979

Abstract

Son yıllarda, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik konusunda artan farkındalık, işletmeleri daha temiz ve daha yeşil üretim yöntemlerini benimsemeye sevk etmiştir. Temiz üretim uygulamaları, kaynak verimliliğini artırırken çevresel etkileri en aza indirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Atıkların azaltılmasını, kaynakların verimli kullanılmasını ve kirliliğin en aza indirilmesini içeren temiz üretim uygulamaları, sürdürülebilirlik hedeflerine ulaşmanın ayrılmaz bir parçasıdır. Bu çalışmada genel olarak temiz üretim uygulamalarının işletme performansına etkisi araştırılmıştır. Bu kapsamda çalışma; Türkiye’deki plastik sektöründe anket tekniği kullanılarak elde edilen 316 veri, yapısal eşitlik modeli kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırma sonuçlarına göre; süreç tasarımı, ürün tasarımı ve lojistik faaliyetlerin çevresel performansa pozitif etkisinin olduğu fakat süreç tasarımının ise operasyonel performansa bir etkisinin olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Temiz Üretim Uygulamaları , Çevresel Performans , Operasyonel Performans , İşletme Performansı

Ethical Statement

Araştırma için Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi Etik Kurulundan 08.04.2022 tarihli ve 2022-007 karar numarası ile Etik kurul izni alınmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Bu makalenin araştırılması, yazarlığı ve yayınlanması için herhangi bir finansal destek alınmamıştır.

THE REGULATORY ROLE OF BUSINESS SIZE ON THE EFFECT OF CLEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE

Abstract

In recent years, the increasing awareness of environmental sustainability has encouraged businesses to adopt cleaner and more eco-friendly production methods. Within this framework, cleaner production practices have emerged as a crucial tool for achieving sustainability goals by ensuring efficient resource utilization, reducing waste, and minimizing environmental impacts. This study aims to examine the effects of cleaner production practices on business performance in the Turkish plastics sector. A total of 316 data points collected through surveys were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that process design, product design, and logistics activities positively influence environmental performance. Furthermore, product design and logistics activities significantly enhance operational performance, whereas process design was found to have no statistically significant effect on operational performance. These findings suggest that cleaner production practices not only contribute to improving environmental performance but also, to a certain extent, enhance the operational efficiency of enterprises.

Keywords

Cleaner production practices , Environmental performance , Operational performance , Process design , Plastics industry

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