Industry 4.0 for Manufacturing Sustainability-Industrial Facilities and Project Management Innovation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 7714
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Interests: industrial systems engineering; project management; analysis and design of industrial plants; green supply chain management
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Interests: plant layout; occupational health and safety (OHS); industrial risk; maintenance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Industry 4.0 is the term used in the manufacturing world to denote the fourth industrial revolution, characterized by the use of cyber–physical systems. Smart factories and smart manufacturing are part of the technological transformation introduced by the fourth industrial revolution. A smart factory works by integrating machines, people, and Big Data into a single, digitally connected ecosystem. A smart factory not only curates and analyzes data, it actually learns from experience. It interprets from data sets to forecast trends and events and to implement smart manufacturing workflows and automated processes. A smart factory undergoes continuous procedural improvement to self-optimize to be more resilient, safe, and productive, and to respect environmental sustainability. Despite the important contribution made by researchers around the world, further efforts are still needed to find innovative and economically sustainable technological solutions. Although most studies are focused on technological aspects, the way Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing traditional project management methods has not been sufficiently analyzed. Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the traditional methods of project management. More and more virtual representations of the real world are created and computer systems are developed. In short, we are reaching levels where such systems are able to act autonomously and make their own decisions. Managing an innovation environment such as Industry 4.0, therefore, requires a creative and entirely new way of thinking. Traditional project management styles have to be changed in order to adapt to the fourth industrial revolution. This requires further efforts by the research community, and not only from a technological perspective.
This Special Issue is focused on the development of new technologies centered on the Industry 4.0 paradigm and environmental sustainability. Project management studies in the Industry 4.0 era are also welcome. Contributions may include empirical research, case studies, or comparative or theoretical studies. Possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Industry 4.0 and sustainable production;
- Advanced manufacturing techniques in the Industry 4.0 era;
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning techniques to improve process control and part quality;
- Case studies in the design and deployment of digital manufacturing paradigms;
- Industry 4.0 and project management;
- Digitization and project management platforms.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Giallanza
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Marannano
Prof. Dr. Concetta Manuela La Fata
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Industry 4.0
- smart factory
- smart manufacturing
- smart design
- smart production
- project management innovation
- sustainable technological solutions
