scholarly journals Optimization of parameters of the ‘Virtual Fruit’ model to design peach genotype for sustainable production systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 34-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bénédicte Quilot-Turion ◽  
Mohamed-Mahmoud Ould-Sidi ◽  
Abdeslam Kadrani ◽  
Nadine Hilgert ◽  
Michel Génard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Optimization Of Parameters

scholarly journals Biorefineries – New Green Strategy For Development Of Smart And Innovative Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grażyna A. Płaza ◽  
Dorota Wandzich
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Ecological Engineering ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Natural Cycle ◽  
Biomass Feedstocks ◽  
Green Strategy ◽  
Innovative Industry ◽  
Natural Cycles

Abstract Ecological engineering or ecotechnology is defined as the design of sustainable production that integrate human society with the natural environment for the benefit of both. In order to reach the goal of sustainability therefore important that bioproduct production systems are converted from to natural cycle oriented. In natural cycles there are not waste, but products are generated at different stages of the cycle. The ecotechnology creates a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way. The biorefining sector, which uses smart, innovative and efficient technologies to convert biomass feedstocks into a range of bio-based products including fuels, chemicals, power, food, and renewable oils, currently presents the innovative and efficient bio-based production can revitalize existing industries. The paper presents the concept of biorefinery as the ecotechnological approach for creating a sustainable bioeconomy using biomass in a smart and efficient way.

scholarly journals An Information-Theoretic Analysis of Flexible Efficient Cognition for Persistent Sustainable Production

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Stephen Fox ◽  
Adrian Kotelba
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Theoretic Analysis ◽  
Brain Functioning ◽  
Information Theoretic ◽  
Brain Entropy

Amidst certainty, efficiency can improve sustainability by reducing resource consumption. However, flexibility is needed to be able to survive when uncertainty increases. Apropos, sustainable production cannot persist in the long-term without having both flexibility and efficiency. Referring to cognitive science to inform the development of production systems is well established. However, recent research in cognitive science encompassing flexibility and efficiency in brain functioning have not been considered previously. In particular, research by others that encompasses information (I), information entropy (H), relative entropy (D), transfer entropy (TE), and brain entropy. By contrast, in this paper, flexibility and efficiency for persistent sustainable production is analyzed in relation to these information theory applications in cognitive science and is quantified in terms of information. Thus, this paper is consistent with the established practice of referring to cognitive science to inform the development of production systems. However, it is novel in addressing the need to combine flexibility and efficiency for persistent sustainability in terms of cognitive functioning as modelled with information theory.

Factors influencing maintenance-related investments in industry: a multiple-case study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Lundgren ◽  
Jon Bokrantz ◽  
Anders Skoogh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Investment Process

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production systems by enabling future investments in maintenance. This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the investment process and thereby facilitate future maintenance-related investments. The objectives are to describe the investment process, map the decision support and roles involved and identify factors influencing the process.Design/methodology/approachThe study was designed as a multiple-case study, with three industrial cases of maintenance-related investments. A structured coding procedure was used to analyse the empirical data from the cases.FindingsThis paper provides a deeper understanding of the process of maintenance-related investments. Eleven factors influencing the investment process could be identified, three of which were seen in all three cases. These three factors are: fact-based decision-support, internal integration and foresight.Practical implicationsInvestments in modern maintenance are needed to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production in the future. However, it is a challenge in manufacturing industry to justify maintenance-related investments. This challenge may be solved by developing a decision-support system, or a structured work procedure, that considers the findings of this study.Originality/valueFrom this study, an extended view of the relation between quantifying effects of maintenance and maintenance-related investment is proposed, including surrounding factors influencing the investment process. The factors were identified using a structured and transparent coding procedure which is rarely used in maintenance research.

scholarly journals Analysis of Relationships and Sustainability Performance in Organic Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates and Sicily (Italy)

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Butti Al Shamsi ◽  
Paolo Guarnaccia ◽  
Salvatore Cosentino ◽  
Cherubino Leonardi ◽  
Paolo Caruso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Production Model ◽  
Organic Farms ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Food And Agriculture

Climate change, recurrent economic and financial crises and food security issues are forcing society to look at the increasingly widespread use of “sustainable” production practices. These are often translated into innovations for businesses that are not always easily achievable other than through specific investments. This work sets out to assess the sustainability performance of organic farms, which represent a sustainable production model in terms of values, standards, practices and knowledge on the ground. The research was carried out in two geographical contexts (the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sicily, Italy) which have certain environmental and socio-economic issues in common, particularly in productive sectors representative of organic agriculture. This was done with the help of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA, in the rest of the text) framework and social network analysis to study the sustainability performance of organic farms within non-structured local production systems in the form of formal enterprise networks that, on the contrary, operate with a recognized and common aim. The results demonstrate both their attainment of excellence and the existence of criticalities, thus, identifying routes to possible improvement.

Designing sustainable production systems with 'GraFem'

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Volker Grienitz ◽  
André Marcel Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Production

scholarly journals An Analysis of Research Trends in the Sustainability of Production Palnning

Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Mohamed Saeed khaled ◽  
Ibrahim Abdelfadeel Shaban ◽  
Ahmed Karam ◽  
Mohamed Hussain ◽  
Ismail Zahran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Production Scheduling ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Lot Sizing ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Planning Problems

Sustainability has become of great interest in many fields, especially in production systems due to the continual increase in the scarcity of raw materials and environmental awareness. Recent literature has given significant attention to considering the three sustainability pillars (i.e., environmental, economic, and social sustainability) in solving production planning problems. Therefore, the present study conducts a review of the literature on sustainable production planning to analyze the relationships among different production planning problems (e.g., scheduling, lot sizing, aggregate planning, etc.) and the three sustainability pillars. In addition, we analyze the identified studies based on the indicators that define each pillar. The results show that the literature most frequently addresses production scheduling problems while it lacks studies on aggregate production planning problems that consider the sustainability pillars. In addition, there is a growing trend towards obtaining integrated solutions of different planning problems, e.g., combining production planning problems with maintenance planning or energy planning. Additionally, around 45% of the identified studies considered the integration of the economic and the environmental pillars in different production planning problems. In addition, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are the most frequent sustainability indicators considered in the literature, while less attention has been given to social indicators. Another issue is the low number of studies that have considered all three sustainability pillars simultaneously. The finidings highlight the need for more future research towards holistic sustainable production planning approaches.

scholarly journals Towards intelligent and sustainable production systems with a zero-defect manufacturing approach in an Industry4.0 context

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 880-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lindström ◽  
Erik Lejon ◽  
Petter Kyösti ◽  
Massimo Mecella ◽  
Dominic Heutelbeck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Production

Policy issues impacting on crop production in water-limiting environments

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1303
Author(s):  
John C Radcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
World Markets

Policy issues have impacted on cropping since the earliest days of European colonial settlement. Following emigration to Australia, secure land titles were required, with the Torrens title system being progressively introduced from 1858. This provided the basis for landholders to be able to borrow to develop land. Closer settlement policies were adopted, underpinned by the development of transport infrastructure. The demand for education resulted in Agricultural Colleges in the colonies from the 1880s, with Departments of Agriculture soon afterwards. Federation of the colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia and the creation of the states resulted in a separation of powers, with the Commonwealth assuming responsibility for external powers including overseas marketing, import quarantine, health and quality standards of exports and credit and financial powers. Natural resource management matters and education were among those remaining with the states. Regular intergovernmental meetings were held to discuss research from 1927 and a broader range of agricultural issues from 1935. The Great Depression in the 1930s, poor commodity prices and serious land degradation led to government support for debt reconstruction and the introduction of soil conservation services. Realising the need for innovation to successfully compete on world markets, farmers, led by cereal growers, petitioned for the establishment of statutory research programs with joint grower/government funding from the 1950s. These have been remarkably successful, with the uptake of new technologies contributing to an average multifactor productivity growth of Australian grain farms by 3.3% per year between 1977–78 and 2001–02. With community and policy recognition of the need to conserve natural resources, the Commonwealth Government is playing an increasing role in this area. Farmers are required to meet standards for the use of agricultural chemicals and for occupational safety, welfare and environmental protection. The states have taken a conservative stand against the growing of genetically modified food crops in the name of protecting overseas markets. New water management regimes are coming into place with the separation of water titles from land. Market-based instruments are being introduced to encourage more sustainable production systems and saleable ecosystem services. Research and innovation along with complementary policy initiatives will continue to underpin farmers’ adaptive management skills to ensure dryland crop producers have sustainable production systems while remaining competitive in world markets.

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