1st Edition

Advances in Industrial Engineering in the Industry 4.0 Era

Edited By Kaushik Kumar Copyright 2024
    222 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    At the core of this book are several application areas where Industry 4.0 has been, or can be, applied. This book introduces the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with discussions and reflections that will lead the reader into a deeper understanding of the nature of the concept. This book also reveals various facets that can be applied and utilized for implementation of the concept in various sectors.

    This book:

    • Comprehensively discusses skills for Industry 4.0

    • Provides insights into the application of Industry 4.0 in the healthcare sector

    • Presents involvement of Industry 4.0 in current concepts such as supply chain and blockchain

    • Showcases innovative additive manufacturing to enhance human・machine co-working

    • Includes virtualization and simulation techniques for decision-making in manufacturing and assembly processes

    This book is primarily written for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, production engineering, and aerospace engineering.

    SECTION I Skills for Industry 4.0

    1 Skills for Industry 4.0: Navigating Uncertainty in a Digital Era

    Luke Houghton and Jennifer Loy

    SECTION II Healthcare and Industry 4.0

    2 Comprehensive Insights and Systematic Integration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Lean Concepts in the Healthcare Sector

    T. Nivethitha, Kishore Kumar, and P. K. Poonguzhali

    SECTION III Industrial Engineering and Industry 4.0

    3 Analysis of a Hypothetical Humanitarian Supply Chain with Agent-Based Simulation: The Expected Istanbul Earthquake

    Furkan Onur Usluer, Hayrettin Kemal Sezen, Andarzuerenşenaras

    4 Comprehensive Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Blockchain: A Futuristic Integration

    Supriya M. S. and Mridula G. Narang

    5 Impact of Renewable Energy Resources and Industry 4.0 on Growth of Economics and Policy for Developing Nations

    Dheeraj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Nagendra Kumar, Amit Kumar, Gopi Kannan K., and Ashish Kumar

    SECTION IV Additive Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

    6 Revolutionizing Industrial Engineering: Exploring Additive Manufacturing Technologies in the Era of Industry 4.0

    Chikesh Ranjan and Kaushik Kumar

    7 Additive Manufacturing Technologies for On-Demand Production of Customised Goods in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution

    Kamardeen O. Abdulrahman and Rabiu Abdulkarim Baba

    8 Computational Analysis of the Mechanical Compression of Additive Manufactured Lattice Structures: A Numerical Study

    Mumtaz Rizwee, Deepak Kumar, and Rahul Kumar

    SECTION V Applications of Industry 4.0

    9 Rethinking Manufacturing Workflows for Digital Convergence: The Royal Australian Air Force

    Christopher Kourloufas, Luke Houghton, Balazs Szikszai, Christopher Larkin, William Sowry, Matthew Jennings, Jennifer Loy, C. J. Anderson, and Bernard Rolfe

    10 State of the Art on Hybrid Harvesting for Sustainable Micro-Energy Generation in the Industry 4.0 Era

    Subhransu Kumar Panda and J. Srinivas

    Biography

    Kaushik Kumar holds a PhD in engineering from Jadavpur University, India; an MBA in marketing management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India; and a bachelor of technology from Regional Engineering College (now the National Institute of Technology), Warangal, India. For 11 years, he worked in a manufacturing unit of global repute. He is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has 22 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include composites, optimization, non-conventional machining, CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and quality management systems towards product development for societal and industrial usage; for these he has received 29 Patents. He has published more than 55 books (including 31 edited book volumes that serve as textbooks and reference books by more than 40 universities and institutes in their academic curriculum), 80 book chapters, and more than 200 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals of repute. He has also served as editor-in-chief, series editor, guest editor, editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for international and national journals. He has been felicitated with many awards and honours including the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Professional Excellence 2023 under Academic and Research from his alma mater, the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He has also received sponsored research and consultancy projects of more than 1 crore from the government of India and abroad. He has delivered expert lectures as keynote speaker at international and national conferences, and has served as a resource person at various workshops, Faculty Development Programs, and short-term courses. He has guided many students of doctoral, masters, and undergraduate programmes of his home and other institutions in India and abroad. He also has served as reviewer and examiner of doctoral and master’s dissertations for institutes in India and abroad.