Re-Thinking

http://www.interactdesign.com/
When taking the plunge into the world of Interactive management this is a good leaping off point.

http://www.leemanngroup.com/index.html
Dr James E. Leemann’s site with some terrific examples of Interactive Planning applied to real world companies

http://www.newshoestoday.com                                                                                                                        New Shoes Today is a collaboration of great thinkers and trainers in the domain of creativity and innovation.

Re-Making

http://www.asknature.org/
Ask Nature, an inspiring site. A project of the Biomimicry Institute. Watch the video of Janine Benyus "What is Biomimicry" and then explore the featured pages.

http://www.epea.com/
From Michael Braungart one of the authors of “Cradle to Cradle” this site provides an excellent over view of eco-effective design concepts and strategy.

http://www.indigodev.com/index.html                                                                                                                 The web site of Indego Development holds many great free resources and examples of industrial ecology in action.

http://www.davidsuzuki.org                                                                                                                                David Suzuki foundation home page

Smarter Resource Use

http://www.seav.vic.gov.au/manufacturing/sustainable_manufacturing/default.asp
A Victorian State Government site, some brilliant free resources. Under the Fact Sheets tab there are tonnes of useful data sheets and calculators for manufacturing companies to use to help plan for reducing resource consumption

http://www.sustainable.org.nz/cms/index.php
The New Zealand Sustainable Business Network. A site to visit regularly to stay in touch with the latest news about sustainable business in NZ. Some helpful resources also.

http://www.energylens.com/articles/energy-management#2000096580                                                             This site provides good fundamental "how to" information for energy mangement. Energy management software can be downloaded for a free trial before purchasing. Energylens also provide a free "Degree Days" service which covers automated  weather stations from around the world.

http://www.infinitylighting.co.nz                                                                                                                                                                                   Infinity lighting provide excellent industrial lighting systems using the right tecnology for your needs

http://www.lean.org/
James Womack’s site. Helpful background material and free resources, a good place to start your lean journey. Some useful links.

http://www.plant-maintenance.com/articles/tpm_intro.shtml
Plant Maintenance Resource Center. An excellent site with an enormous array of free resources to help implement your asset management strategy.

http://www.dbrmfg.co.nz/
Quite detailed description of Theory of Constraints from Kelvyn Youngman. Plenty of very useful free resources

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/index.htm                                                                                           The online Engineering Statistics Handbook of the US Commerce Department's Technology Administration. Ideal reference and training site for engineers and manufacturing managers who wish to exploit the power of tools like experimental design for process improvement.