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Sustainable Manufacturing: Digital Transformation of Production Technologies and Energy Management

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 April 2024) | Viewed by 1709

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Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Machinery and Automation, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Interests: green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Manufacturing, as the most important pillar industry of the national economy, is an industry with a high energy consumption and high emissions. Sustainable manufacturing is an effective way to reduce energy consumption and realize the emission peak and carbon neutrality strategy. Digital transformation of production technologies and energy management is an emerging research hotspot in sustainable manufacturing, which can improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption of manufacturing industry.

In this context, this Special Issue intends to provide a forum for researchers around the world to present, discuss, and exchange their latest work on the topic of sustainable manufacturing: digital transformation of production technologies and energy management, and to envision developments in the future. We invite researchers to submit contributions of comprehensive reviews, case studies, or research articles with the development of data-based solutions for sustainable manufacturing.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Remanufacturing;
  • Digital transformation of production technologies;
  • Digital transformation of energy management;
  • Big data and digital twins in sustainable manufacturing;
  • Product lifecycle management;
  • Energy efficiency evaluation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xugang Zhang
Dr. Wei Cai
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable manufacturing
  • energy management
  • digital transformation
  • new information technology

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Integrating Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Localized Manufacturing to Support Saudi Vision 2030: An Assessment of the Saudi Arabian Automotive Industry Model
by Abdullah Awadh Aljuaid, Syed Athar Masood and Javed Ahmed Tipu
Sustainability 2024, 16(12), 5096; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16125096 - 15 Jun 2024
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Saudi Arabia aims to build a sustainable and diversified economy by 2030. The automotive industry presents a key opportunity to achieve these goals through localization and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. This research analyzes the impact of a developed localized production model [...] Read more.
Saudi Arabia aims to build a sustainable and diversified economy by 2030. The automotive industry presents a key opportunity to achieve these goals through localization and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. This research analyzes the impact of a developed localized production model for the automotive industry. The model promotes economic sustainability through domestic manufacturing, job creation and reduced oil dependence; environmental sustainability via the Industry 4.0 approach, which enhances customization, and social sustainability by developing human capital, transferring advanced technologies and stimulating job creation, thereby balancing the three spheres of sustainability. To attain the aim of the research, data were collected from 106 Saudi automobile companies. For the data collection, a questionnaire was designed, and authentication was performed according to the average level of use of Industry 4.0 and analysis of the level of implementation of the developed localized production model for the automotive industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results shows that large automobile companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are employing the developed localized production model more than medium and smaller automobile companies, and as a result of this model employment, automobile companies’ customer satisfaction through customization and revenue has improved in an agile and lean manner. Full article
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