Evaluating the Impact of Innovation and, Identifying the New Challenges in Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2019) | Viewed by 7441
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Innovation, Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing Strategy
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: Sustainable tourism, innovation, sense of place, strategic management
Interests: Resilient and Agile Supply Chain Systems, Ethics and CSR, Renewable Systems
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Companies designing, implementing, operating and maintaining sustainable manufacturing systems and processes require investment in significant resources. Therefore, the need to develop new and innovative manufacturing systems and associated management approaches should focus on reducing the costs of research, development and subsequent operation of such systems. Over the years, a significant body of research and knowledge has been developed to assist engineers and managers to find effective ways of improving the efficiency of sustainable manufacturing systems. One such area that is receiving considerable attention is that of smart systems (SS) design and implementation as a means to enable companies to achieve not only economic sustainability but also to reduce their environmental footprint through waste reduction, etc.
However, the development and operation of smart systems does not just focus on the technologies but also includes the management of operational systems, as well as its logistics and supply chains and the knowledge management and competency development of their workforce.
Also, it is important to note that whilst smart systems provide the impetus for the development of new research, it must be recognized that many companies still need to achieve sustainable manufacturing through more traditional means especially where investment in highly sophisticated manufacturing systems and technologies is not an immediate possibility for them.
This Special Issue focusses on disseminating research from real-life sustainable manufacturing systems development, where theory and new approaches have been applied successfully. We invite good quality research articles that focus on detailed research exploring the application of novel sustainability strategies and systems from both industry professionals and academic researchers. The Special Issue will extend an opportunity to academic and industry researchers to share real-life applications and investigations.
Prof. Andrew Thomas
Dr. Claire Haven-Tang
Dr. Rachel Mason-Jones
Prof. Mark Francis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Reviews of current attitudes and practices around smart and sustainable manufacturing systems
- Evaluation of how smart system implementation can contribute to sustainable manufacturing
- Reengineering business processes to focus on sustainable manufacturing/manufacturing systems
- Knowledge management and competency development around smart and sustainable manufacturing systems
- Identifying/measuring the impact of innovative smart and sustainable manufacturing system practices
- Evaluating innovative solutions in sustainable manufacturing systems and processes
- Reconfiguration of supply chains for smart and sustainable manufacturing
