Abstract: Manufacturing processes play a major role in the emission of greenhouse gases. To achieve the international goal of climate neutrality, it is a must to decrease the amount of energy consumed by factories and their ...

This paper evaluates the distribution strategies adopted by South African retailers during the Covid-19 pandemic and how such strategies have been adjusted for a more resilient post-Covid-19 world. Using the Best Worst ...

Job shop scheduling problems (JSSPs) have been the subject of intense studies for decades because they are often at the core of significant industrial planning challenges and have a high optimization potential. As a result, ...

Machine learning (ML) describes the ability of algorithms to structure and interpret data independently or to learn correlations. The use of ML is steadily increasing in companies of all sizes. However, insufficient market ...

As climate change accelerates, the demand for green energy is growing significantly. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy, the need for long-term storage is growing at the same rate. Hydrogen presents itself ...

In a circular economy, remanufacturing is crucial in reducing the use of primary raw materials and energy compared to new production. However, poor availability of non-standardized wear components can prevent remanufacturing. ...

With the electrification of the automotive industry and the resulting demand for batteries, Gigafactories are increasingly established by battery cell manufacturers or new players, especially in Europe, and North America. ...

Industry 5.0 is a new vision for European industry with focus on human centricity, sustainability, and resilience. Due to that most research on Industry 5.0 concentrates on digital technologies, mainly because its relation ...

In the context of sustainable management, organizational resilience is gaining importance. Manufacturing companies are increasingly exposed to external disturbances. At the same time, corporate functions today are usually ...

As energy systems become increasingly complex with integrating multiple-energy carrier devices, there is a growing need for advanced energy management systems that can effectively coordinate and control the diverse elements ...