Sustainable Manufacturing in the Era of Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 1807-1815
Author(s):  
Ravinder Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
International Level ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Effective Analysis

This is an era of information technology and Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector. Globalization and spread of technology have leveled the field of competition among all economies. With aforementioned development, there is a need for sustainable manufacturing practices to justify the use of natural resources all over the globe. Both developed and developing economies should adopt the sustainable practices of manufacturing. On other hand, managing challenges of sustainable manufacturing is an uphill task for manufacturing organizations for several reasons. In this chapter, the author has analyzed the challenges of sustainable manufacturing by using DEMATEL technique to differentiate them in cause and effect challenges. This differentiation can further help in effective analysis of these challenges. From practical and managerial viewpoints, this study can help the policymakers and strategy planners of manufacturing organizations in better understanding of sustainability and its aspects. Further, it can help in developing policies on sustainable manufacturing on national and international level both in developed and developing economies.

Sustainable Manufacturing in the Era of Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
pp. 241-249
Author(s):  
Ravinder Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
International Level ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Effective Analysis

This is an era of information technology and Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector. Globalization and spread of technology have leveled the field of competition among all economies. With aforementioned development, there is a need for sustainable manufacturing practices to justify the use of natural resources all over the globe. Both developed and developing economies should adopt the sustainable practices of manufacturing. On other hand, managing challenges of sustainable manufacturing is an uphill task for manufacturing organizations for several reasons. In this chapter, the author has analyzed the challenges of sustainable manufacturing by using DEMATEL technique to differentiate them in cause and effect challenges. This differentiation can further help in effective analysis of these challenges. From practical and managerial viewpoints, this study can help the policymakers and strategy planners of manufacturing organizations in better understanding of sustainability and its aspects. Further, it can help in developing policies on sustainable manufacturing on national and international level both in developed and developing economies.

Australia—The Hidden Jewel

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh K. Joshi ◽  
J.R. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dutch Disease

The twenty-first century is being touted as the Asian century. With its stable economy, good governance, education system, and above all the abundant natural resources, will Australia to take its place in the global economy by becoming more entrepreneurial and accelerating its rate of growth, or will it get infected with the so-called Dutch disease? It has been successful in managing trade ties with fast-developing economies like China and India as well as developed countries like the United States. It has participated in the growth of China by providing iron ore and coal. Because it is a low-risk country, it has enabled inflow of large foreign capital investments. A lot will depend on its capability and willingness to invest the capital available in entrepreneurial ventures, its ability to capture the full value chain of natural resources, and to export the finished products instead of raw materials, while building a robust manufacturing sector.

scholarly journals An Integrated Decision-Making Approach for Cause-And-Effect Analysis of Sustainable Manufacturing Indicators

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1517
Author(s):  
Neeraj Bhanot ◽  
Fahham Hasan Qaiser ◽  
Mohammed Alkahtani ◽  
Ateekh Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Final Cause ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Cause And Effect Analysis

Sustainability is a growing concern for manufacturing companies, as they are major contributors to pollution and consume a substantial portion of the world´s natural resources. Sustainable manufacturing can reduce waste, conserve energy and increase resource efficiency. However, one of the main challenges facing manufacturing organisations to put sustainability into practice is the lack of understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships between critical indicators of sustainable manufacturing. To overcome this challenge, a novel, rigorous and integrated framework, composed of four quantitative methods, is proposed to analyse critical indicators of sustainable manufacturing. The analysis is based on responses from both academic and industry experts. These four methods including DEMATEL (decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory), the MMDE (maximum mean de-entropy) algorithm, ISM (interpretive structural modelling) and SEM (structural equation modelling) are uniquely integrated to present statistically validated relationships between critical indicators using information on varying degrees of relationship between them. The final cause-and-effect models for the respondent groups (i.e., researchers and industry experts) are further validated through gathering the viewpoints of a researcher and an industry practitioner for its robustness. The novelty of our research lies in: (1) proposing a novel and integrated rigorous quantitative framework combined with qualitative research method; (2) applying the proposed framework to analyse contextual relationships between critical indicators of implementing sustainability, in the manufacturing sector as a whole, which to the best of authors’ knowledge is the first of its kind; and (3) comparing and contrasting results of researchers and industry practitioners’ groups along with a check of their validation and robustness.

scholarly journals Implementation of industry 4.0 to achieve sustainable manufacturing in steel industry: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
The One ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Sustainable manufacturing has been a popular topic of research for quite some time now. There are various concepts and ideas which have claimed to have a significant impact on sustainability of the manufacturing industry like lean, green and agile manufacturing. Industry 4.0 is the latest and by far the one with the maximum potential of changing the manufacturing sector forever. It is rightly called as “the fourth industrial revolution”. It is a wide concept which covers many state of the art technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Augmented reality etc. But like every big revolution, it is to face many challenges also. In this review, we are looking at this ‘yet in infancy’ concept and its role in achieving a sustainable manufacturing sector as discussed by researchers. Different scholars have come up with different challenges to implementation of I4.0 which they thought to be of some significance. There is going to  review such challenges making a list of 13 such challenges. Then, it also throw some light on the new challenge faced by all of humanity in the form of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and how it is affecting the manufacturing sector.

Analyzing Industry4.0 Implementation Barriers in Indian SMEs

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Girish Kumar ◽  
Arjun Bakshi ◽  
Anurag Khandelwal ◽  
Anuj Panchal ◽  
Umang Soni
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
It Training ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Production in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) makes a substantial contribution to the Gross Domestic Product directly and indirectly in developing economies including India. In the present time, applying Industry 4.0 to the SMEs will build a smart manufacturing system that will prove to be economically feasible as well as socially sustainable. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize major barriers of implementing Industry 4.0 in Indian SMEs. A questionnaire with 12 barriers which were identified based on the literature survey and expert discussion was made to be filled by industry experts of production, information technology, business and members of the top management in SMEs. Further, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods like TOPSIS, VIKOR and PROMETHEE are used to find the rank for each barrier. The study reveals that the major implementation barriers of Industry4.0 in Indian SMEs are fear of unemployment, lack of IT training, poor IT infrastructure, etc. The ranking for each barrier will not only help to assess risks in manufacturing, supply chain or business initiative, but also to help the managers in devising risk mitigation plans. This study may be used by firms working under the manufacturing sector.

Sustainable manufacturing and industry 4.0: what we know and what we don't

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Sharma ◽  
Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour ◽  
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Entities

PurposeThe emergence the fourth industrial revolution, known as well as industry 4.0, and its applications in the manufacturing sector ushered a new era for the business entities. It not only promises enhancement in operational efficiency but also magnify sustainable operations practices. This current paper provides a thorough bibliometric and network analysis of more than 600 articles highlighting the benefits in favor of the sustainability dimension in the industry 4.0 paradigm.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis begins by identifying over 1,000 published articles in Scopus, which were then refined to works of proven influence and those authored by influential researchers. Using rigorous bibliometric software, established and emergent research clusters were identified for intellectual network analysis, identification of key research topics, interrelations and collaboration patterns.FindingsThis bibliometric analysis of the field helps graphically to illustrate the publications evolution over time and identify areas of current research interests and potential directions for future research. The findings provide a robust roadmap for mapping the research territory in the field of industry 4.0 and sustainability.Originality/valueAs the literature on sustainability and industry 4.0 expands, reviews capable of systematizing the main trends and topics of this research field are relevant.

scholarly journals A Study of Information Technology Governance Initiatives On Organizational Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Bentolhoda Abdollahbeigi ◽  
Farhang Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Technology Governance ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Information Technology Governance ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

The paper aims to clarify the relationship between Information technology governance initiatives on effective information technology governance (ITG) and organizational performance. A quantitative study through a questionnaire survey has done for this research. Data was obtained from seven states in Malaysia, within the manufacturing sector. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used in this study to analyze the measurement and structural models simultaneously to test the role effect of ITG between information technology governance initiatives and organizational performance. The paper provides empirical insights about the relations between information technology governance initiative and the efficacy of ITG and organizational performance. The results and findings of the research can have beneficial to supporting manufacturing organizations in their efforts towards carrying out improvement activities.

scholarly journals Sustainable Manufacturing 4.0—Pathways and Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13956
Author(s):  
Hamed Gholami ◽  
Falah Abu ◽  
Jocelyn Ke Yin Lee ◽  
Sasan Sattarpanah Karganroudi ◽  
Safian Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Policy ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
Broad Field ◽  
Initial Research

The manufacturing industry has undergone numerous revolutions over the years, with a unanimous acceptance of the greater benefits of being sustainable. The present industrial wave—Industry 4.0—by using its enabling technologies and principles holds great potential to develop sustainable manufacturing paradigms which require balancing out the three fundamental elements —products, processes, and systems. Yet, numerous stakeholders, including industrial policy and decision makers, remain oblivious of such potential and requirements. Thus, this bibliometric study is aimed at presenting an overview of the broad field of research on the convergence of sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0 under the umbrella of “Sustainable Manufacturing 4.0”, which has yet to be developed. It includes the dissemination of original findings on pathways and practices of Industry 4.0 applied to the development of sustainable manufacturing, contributing a bibliometric structure of the literature on the aforementioned convergence to reveal how Industry 4.0 could be used to shift the manufacturing sector to a more sustainable-based state. An initial research agenda for this emerging area has accordingly been presented, which may pave the way for having a futuristic view on Sustainable Manufacturing 5.0 in the next industrial wave, i.e., Industry 5.0.

scholarly journals Developing an interplay among the psychological barriers for the adoption of industry 4.0 phenomenon

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0255115
Author(s):  
Asif Mahmood ◽  
Asif Arshad Ali ◽  
Muhammad Nazam ◽  
Muhammad Nazim
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Reference Architecture ◽  
Data Loss ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
Security Breaches ◽  
Continued Education

This research aims to identify, rank, and create an interplay among the psychological barriers to adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in the manufacturing sector. A comprehensive literature review tracked by a discussion with industry and academic experts recognized 20 barriers. Based on three widely acclaimed statistical techniques, hybrid AHP-TOPSIS (Analytical Hierarchy Process-Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution) and ISM (Interpretative Structural Modeling), critical psychological barriers have been investigated. A group of 8 experts from industry and academia with at least 10 years of experience was consulted for AHP and ISM techniques. Whereas TOPSIS was conducted by 443 operational-level users, including managers and supervisors of different functional areas of the manufacturing industry located in Pakistan. The findings reveal that ‘Fear of job losses’, ‘Fear of data loss/Risk of security breaches, ‘Lack of advanced & continued education of employees’ and ‘Lack of standards and reference architecture’, with highest importance weights, emerged as the most prominent psychological barriers in developing economies. Then the interrelations among these barriers resulted in a four-layered structural model. The driver barriers identified in the final model advocate that development in ‘advanced & continued education of employees’, ‘standards & reference architecture’ and ‘minimization of fear of job & data loss’ can expedite the adoption of industry 4.0 (i4.0) technologies. The study uniquely develops hierarchical relationships among the psychological barriers for adopting i4.0 in the manufacturing context using AHP-TOPSIS and ISM techniques. The study would be valuable for practitioners, decision-makers and companies that wish to focus their efforts and resources on removing the most critical barriers and challenges for the seamless implementation of Industry 4.0.

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