1st Edition
Digital Technology Enabled Circular Economy Models for Environmental and Resource Sustainability
Chapter 1 An Insight of Digital Technology’s Role in the Solar Energy Sector and Its Implications for Sustainable Energy Generation
Modibo Kante, Ashutosh Pattanaik, and Bikash Ranjan Moharana
Chapter 2 Green Energy: A Sustainable Approach for Water Desalination Using Solar Still
Dillip Kumar Biswal, Bikash Ranjan Moharana, Kamalakanta Muduli, and FonoTamo Romeo Sephyrin
Chapter 3 Statistical Modelling for Ergonomic Assessment of Lathe Machine Operators: A Sustainable Approach to Assess the Impact of Occupational Health Hazards
Shailesh Dewangan, Chitrakant Tiger, B. S. Chawla, and Bikash Ranjan Moharana
Chapter 4 An Evaluation of the Impact of Circular Economy (CE) Models Based on AI and IoT for Job Creation and Reallocation
Arun Kumar Singh and Benson Mirou
Chapter 5 An EOQ Ordering Policy for Items with Varying Deterioration, Exponential Declining Demand and Shortages
Trailokyanath Singh and Sephali Mohanty
Chapter 6 Development of Sustainability Indicators for Smart and Connected Digital Manufacturing Systems
Patrick Dichabeng, Yaone Rapitsenyane, Richie Moalosi, Victor Ruele, and Oanthata Sealetsa
Chapter 7 Performance Investigations on Robots to Attain Environmental Sustainability
Shiv Manjaree Gopaliya, Pushpdant Jain, Suchetana Sadhukhan, Manoj Kumar Gopaliya, and David Chua Sing Ngie
Chapter 8 Enhancing Thermal Performance of Protective Textiles through Smart and Sustainable Fabric with Internal Structure Adjustments: Recent Breakthroughs and Developments
Jnanaranjan Acharya, Virendra Kumar, Dipankar Bhanja, and Rahul Dev Misra
Chapter 9 Role of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Enabled Smart Warehousing for Sustainable Perishable Food Supply Chains
Arpita Nayak, Atmika Patnaik, Ipseeta Satpathy, Sushanta Tripathy, and B.C.M. Patnaik
Chapter 10 An Examination of the Impact of Green Marketing Strategies on Consumer Attitudes towards Environmental Sustainability
Granville Embia, Adimuthu Ramasamy, Manidatta Ray, Kamalakanta Muduli, and Dillip Kumar Biswal
Chapter 11 A Framework to Evaluate the Influence of Digital Technology and Sustainable Smart Product-Service Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Yaone Rapitsenyane, Richie Moalosi, Patrick Dichabeng, Keiphe Setlhatlhanyo, and Oanthata Sealetsa
Chapter 12 Enhancement of Sustainability Practices in Logistics through Adoption of Digital Technologies: Application to PNG Context from Global Perspective
Granville Embia, Kamalakanta Muduli, Tapas Kumar Moharana, Jitendra Narayan Biswal, Noorhafiza Muhammad, and Bikash Ranjan Moharana
Chapter 13 Advertising in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI): An Opportunity for Circular Economy
Prabhuram Tripathy
Chapter 14 Minimum Quantity Lubrication: An Alternative Sustainable Cooling Technique for Machining Industry
Bikash Chandra Behera
Biography
Dr. Bikash Ranjan Moharana is presently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in 2018. He obtained his master’s degree from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha. Dr. Moharana has published more than 25 papers in various peer-reviewed Scopus and SCI-indexed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters and edited 2 books published by CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group. His main research interests focus on various fusion welding processes, non-traditional machining, process optimization, and mechanical and metallurgical analysis. He is a fellow member of the Institution of Engineers India, IIW, and IWS.
Dr. Bikash Chandra Behera works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, C. V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, India. He is currently working in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications in manufacturing processes. Dr. Behera received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the NIT, Rourkela, India, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, respectively. Throughout his career, he has authored more than 30 articles published in peer-reviewed reputable journals. He has presented articles at globally reputed conferences and has published book chapters, as well. His research interests include Sustainable Machining, Machining Tribology, and Micro Machining.
Dr. Kamalakanta Muduli is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. He is also a Visiting Researcher at the University of Derby, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. Dr. Muduli has over 17 years of academic experience in India and Papua New Guinea. Dr. Muduli is a recipient of the ERASMUS+ KA107 award provided by the European Union and has published 94 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, most of which are indexed in Clarivate Analytics, and Scopus, and listed in ABDC. He has also presented more than 35 papers at National and International Conferences. Dr. Muduli has guest edited 5 Special Issues journals and 10 books published by Springer, CRC Press of Taylor & Francis, MDPI, Wiley-Scrivener, and Apple Academic Press. He also has guided three Ph.D. students and is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers India. He is also a senior member of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering and a member of ASME. His current research interest includes Manufacturing, Sustainable supply chain management, and Industry 4.0 applications in operations and supply chain management.
