Sustainability in Industry 4.0

A large and growing number of manufacturers are realizing the substantial financial and environmental benefits of sustainable business practices. To develop more sustainable societies, industries need to better understand how to respond to environmental, economic, and social challenges and transform industrial behavior. The objective of this book is to provide the required knowledge and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable industrial system.

The book will help industries to enhance operational efficiency by reducing costs and waste. It will help them increase customer response, reach new customers, and gain competitive advantage. It offers innovation, scenario planning, and strategic analysis that goes beyond compliance, as well as case studies and remedies to the industry 4.0 challenges.

Professionals, as well as students, can refer to this book to add to their knowledge on Industry 4.0 and develop new ideas and solutions to the existing and future problems.

Dr. Shwetank Avikal has completed his M.Tech from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT-ALD) Allahabad, India in 2009 in Mechanical Engineering. He has also completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same (MNNIT-ALD) University in 2016. Now a days, he is working as Assistant Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India since 2013. His area of Interest is production and industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Decision Science, Soft Computing, Mathematical Modelling, Sustainability, Line Balancing etc. He has published over 40 Research articles in referred International Journals and Conferences.

Dr. Amit raj Singh has completed his M.Tech from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT-ALD) Allahabad, India in 2007 in Mechanical Engineering. He has also completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same (MNNIT-ALD) University in 2012. Now a days, he is working as Assistant Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Raipur, India since 2012. His area of Interest is production and industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Decision Science, Soft Computing, Mathematical Modelling, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability etc. He has published over 50 Research articles in referred International Journals and Conferences.

Dr. Mangey Ram received the Ph.D. degree major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India, in 2008. He has been a Faculty Member for around ten years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently a Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Before joining the Graphic Era, he was a Deputy Manager (Probationary Officer) with Syndicate Bank for a short period. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences and the Guest Editor & Member of the editorial board of various journals. He is a regular Reviewer for international journals, including IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Emerald, John Wiley, Taylor & Francis and many other publishers. He has published 125 research publications in IEEE, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, World Scientific and many other national and international journals of repute and also presented his works at national and international conferences. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics. Dr. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, life member of Operational Research Society of India, Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, member of International Association of Engineers in Hong Kong, and Emerald Literati Network in the U.K. He has been a member of the organizing committee of a number of international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He has been conferred with "Young Scientist Award" by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009. He has been awarded the "Best Faculty Award" in 2011 and recently Research Excellence Award in 2015 for his significant contribution in academics and research at Graphic Era.