Modeling and analyzing the carbon footprint of business processes


Autoria(s): Recker, Jan C.; Rosemann, Michael; Hjalmarsson, Anders; Lind, Mikael
Contribuinte(s)

vom Brocke, Jan

Seidel, Stefan

Recker, Jan C.

Data(s)

2012

Resumo

Many corporations and individuals realize that environmental sustainability is an urgent problem to address. In this chapter, we contribute to the emerging academic discussion by proposing two innovative approaches for engaging in the development of environmentally sustainable business processes. Specifically, we describe an extended process modeling approach for capturing and documenting the dioxide emissions produced during the execution of a business process. For illustration, we apply this approach to the case of a government Shared Service provider. Second, we then introduce an analysis method for measuring the carbon dioxide emissions produced during the execution of a business process. To illustrate this approach, we apply it in the real-life case of a European airport and show how this information can be leveraged in the re-design of "green" business processes.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/50911/

Publicador

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Relação

DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-27488-6

Recker, Jan C., Rosemann, Michael, Hjalmarsson, Anders, & Lind, Mikael (2012) Modeling and analyzing the carbon footprint of business processes. In vom Brocke, Jan, Seidel, Stefan, & Recker, Jan C. (Eds.) Green Business Process Management Towards the Sustainable Enterprise. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 93-110.

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Fonte

School of Information Systems; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #080600 INFORMATION SYSTEMS #Green IS #Green BPM
Tipo

Book Chapter