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Quality Management in Manufacturing, Industrial, and Systems Engineering for Green Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 July 2024 | Viewed by 1041

Special Issue Editors

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Interests: sustainability; reliability; resilience; failure recovery; uncertainty quantification; decision analysis; disaster management; complex system; system engineering; optimization
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School of Engineering, Math & Technology, Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint, NM 87313, USA
Interests: additive manufacturing; fused filament fabrication; 3D printing; industry 4.0; failure analysis; process parameter optimization; uncertainty quantification; machine learning; composite; biocomposite; materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the pursuit of global sustainability development, manufacturing, industrial, and systems engineering play pivotal roles. Quality management practices intersect with these domains to ensure that processes, products, and systems align with green sustainability objectives. This Special Issue, titled "Quality Management in Manufacturing, Industrial, and Systems Engineering for Green Sustainability", aims to provide a platform for cutting-edge research and innovations at the intersection of quality management and sustainable engineering practices.

We are pleased to invite contributions from researchers, practitioners, and academics to explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and case studies that bridge the gap between quality management principles and green sustainability objectives. Topics of interest encompass a wide range of subjects, from eco-friendly product design and sustainable supply chain management to integrating quality standards and certifications into green manufacturing practices. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainability;
  • Quality principles in sustainable manufacturing processes;
  • Sustainable and green supply chain management;
  • Lean and Six Sigma applications for environmental sustainability;
  • Total Quality Management (TQM) for green manufacturing;
  • Application of Operational Research in sustainable industrial processes;
  • Quality control and assurance in eco-friendly product design;
  • The role of emerging technologies (Industry 4.0/5.0, IoT, AI, etc.) in green quality management;
  • Sustainable quality standards and reporting policies, such as SDGs, GRI, ESG, LEED;
  • Case studies demonstrating successful quality management in green initiatives.

By fostering a dialogue among experts in these fields, this Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of how quality management principles can drive and support sustainability initiatives, resulting in eco-conscious manufacturing processes, systems, and products. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable engineering with quality practices. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Nita Yodo
Dr. Arup Dey
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • quality management
  • sustainability
  • industrial engineering
  • manufacturing processes
  • system integrations
  • Industry 4.0/5.0
  • supply chains
  • lean and six sigma
  • operation research
  • standards and policies

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Eliminating Non-Value-Added Activities and Optimizing Manufacturing Processes Using Process Mining: A Stock of Challenges for Family SMEs
by Abderrazak Laghouag, Faiz bin Zafrah, Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi and Alhussain Ali Sahli
Sustainability 2024, 16(4), 1694; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16041694 - 19 Feb 2024
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Family small and medium enterprises (FSMEs) differ from non-family SMEs regarding leadership type, human resource management practices, innovation orientation, change management, information and communication technology deployment, process maturity, and resource availability. These differences present challenges when leading any change. Process mining (PM) tools [...] Read more.
Family small and medium enterprises (FSMEs) differ from non-family SMEs regarding leadership type, human resource management practices, innovation orientation, change management, information and communication technology deployment, process maturity, and resource availability. These differences present challenges when leading any change. Process mining (PM) tools can optimize process value and eliminate non-added-value activities in FSMEs based on “Event Logs”. The present study investigates how a PM project is implemented in an FSME operating in the agri-food sector, focusing on challenges faced in every project phase to extract the most appropriate process that eliminates all sources of waste and bottleneck cases. Drawing upon the L*Lifecycle methodology combined with quality and lean management tools such as the fishbone diagram, Pareto diagram, and overall equipment efficiency (OEE), this study applied a PM project to a manufacturing process for an FSME operating in the agri-food sector. To achieve theoretical production capacity (TPC) and customer satisfaction, the method was analyzed and optimized using Disco and ProM toolkits. The results analysis using Disco and ProM toolkits gave clues about the organizational and technical causes behind the manufacturing process’s inefficiency. First, OEE showed that the studied FSME is struggling with equipment availability. Then, the implementation of the L*Lifecycle methodology allowed for the identification of five critical causes. An action plan to eliminate causes was proposed to the FSME managers. Full article
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