scholarly journals Environmental Sustainability of Digitalization in Manufacturing: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10298
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Chen ◽  
Mélanie Despeisse ◽  
Björn Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Information Efficiency ◽  
Design Production ◽  
Negative Environmental Impact ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Technology Lifecycle

The rapid development and implementation of digitalization in manufacturing has enormous impact on the environment. It is still unclear whether digitalization has positive or negative environmental impact from applications in manufacturing. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the overall implications of digitalization on environmental sustainability through a literature study, within the scope of manufacturing (product design, production, transportation, and customer service). The analysis and categorization of selected articles resulted in two main findings: (1) Digitalization in manufacturing contributes positively to environmental sustainability by increasing resource and information efficiency as a result of applying Industry 4.0 technologies throughout the product lifecycle; (2) the negative environmental burden of digitalization is primarily due to increased resource and energy use, as well as waste and emissions from manufacturing, use, and disposal of the hardware (the technology lifecycle). Based on these findings, a lifecycle perspective is proposed, considering the environmental impacts from both the product and technology lifecycles. This study identified key implications of digitalization on environmental sustainability in manufacturing to increase awareness of both the positive and negative impacts of digitalization and thereby support decision making to invest in new digital technologies.

scholarly journals Analysis of Tourism Environment Carrying Capacity in Goa Kiskendo Forest Tourism BKPH Boja KPH Kendal

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 04015
Author(s):  
Eko Suwarno ◽  
Holi Bina Widjaya
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Capacity Analysis ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Study Questionnaire

The number of tourists who visit Goa Kiskendo Forest Tourism have been increased. By the increasing of tourists number will increase tourism activities so it will not be easy to manage it. It relates to realize the balance between tourism activities with environmental sustainability because with the increase will cause environmental damage. Therefore, to reduce the negative impacts, especially environmental biophysical conditions, it is necessary to conduct research on the carrying capacity analysis of the tourist environment in Goa Kiskendo Forest Tourism, which is linked to the maximum amount of visitors received in the area influenced by environmental biophysical aspects and management capacity. The method used refers to the Cifuentes formula (1992) which consists of Physical Carrying Capacity (PCC), Real Carrying Capacity (RCC) and Effective Carrying Capacity (ECC). Data collection was done by field observation / survey, literature study, questionnaire and limited interview. The carrying capacity analysis result of tourist environment in Goa Kiskendo Forest Tourism shows the PCC value is amount 3,930 visitors / day; RCC value is 276 visitors / day and ECC value is 184 visitors / day. This value when compared with the actual average number of current visitors is 37 visitors / day, is immobile far under the value of the effective carrying capacity analysis results. Founded on the effective carrying capacity value, the growth of Goa Kiskendo Forest Tourism can still be done by optimalization of the visitors number by 79.89% in accordance with the effective carrying capacity so the environmental conditions are stay awaked with the tourism activities in the location.

Tourism in China: A Study of its Impact on Economy, Culture and Society

2013 ◽  
Vol 275-277 ◽  
pp. 2723-2726
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Su
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tourism Impacts ◽  
Negative Impacts

With rapid development of tourism industry in China, more and more literature study on tourist impacts attracts scholars’ research interests, especially tourist impacts on destinations. Tourism impacts mainly include four aspects, which are economy, culture, society, and environment. In China, it refers mainly to the former three fields. This article describes the positive and negative impacts of these three fields in China.

Reuse Potential of Used Textiles for American Industries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asad Bashir ◽  
Abigail R. Clarke-Sather
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Co2 Equivalent ◽  
Cotton Textiles ◽  
Materials Recycling ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Increasing the recovery of textiles from municipal solid waste (MSW) is important for improving environmental sustainability. In 2015, over 10.5 million tons of textile waste was landfilled, which is 7.6% of total landfilled MSW according to the U.S. EPA. For all materials, recycling in the U.S. has increased over the past decade to 25.8% of the weight of the waste generated, textile recycling is below this level at 15.3%. This research quantifies the availability of used textiles by material type from Goodwill of Delaware (Goodwill-DE), a thrift store franchise, between 2012 and 2014. It examines the feasibility of recycling this amount of available discarded textiles, specifically cotton, into U.S. industrial subsectors that traditionally use new cotton textiles. A hybrid product model was created using EIO-LCA to compare economic and environmental impacts in the cut and sew apparel, airplane and automotive seating, upholstered furniture, and textile bag manufacturing industrial subsectors. Economic impacts on supply purchases and profits were considered. Environmental impacts in energy use and CO2 equivalent emissions were examined. As a result, utilizing all of Goodwill-DE’s annual discarded cotton textiles by the cut and sew apparel industrial subsectors would have positive impacts in terms of supply purchase and energy savings and reduction in CO2 equivalent emissions, but negative impacts on profits. Supply purchase savings are greater than the profit loss, resulting in a net economic gain for the cut and sew apparel industrial subsectors. Of the seven industrial subsectors considered, the U.S. cut and sew apparel industries would benefit the most from utilizing used cotton textiles.

scholarly journals INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0: AND THE IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Nova Jayanti Harahap ◽  
Mulya Rafika
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

Indonesia began to face the Industrial 4.0 era, where all systems began to be connected digitally. This condition is inseparable from the rapid development of industrial scientific knowledge. Through a literature study, this paper aims to look at the data quality approach regarding how the emergence of Industry 4.0 is related to the development of industrial engineering science, what challenges are faced and how the government should direct the development of industry 4.0. The results of this study indicate that in its development, the 4.0 industrial revolution had an influence on human resources to evolve to the emergence of the idea of Industry 4.0. The idea brought the concept of combining digital technology and the internet with conventional industry which ultimately aims to increase productivity, efficiency and reduce the number of unemployed significantly. However, aside from that, some of the consequences faced are related to the negative impacts of Industry 4.0 in which impacts on human resources. This is where various challenges arise for the government. There are many roles that the government can play to face the challenges of the emergence of Industry 4.0. The main role is to focus on equipping human resources by expanding employment and also providing opportunities to be able to open entrepreneurship in various business places such as, in individual business centers and in the vicinity of franchise businesses.

Vignettes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
National Park ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Persuasive Communications ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Face

Chapter 9 contains five vignettes, each based on real world cases. In each, a character is faced with a problem and uses multiple theories within the book to help him or her develop and execute a plan of action. The vignettes provide concrete examples of how to apply the theories in the book to solving environmental problems and working toward environmental sustainability in a variety of contexts, including managing visitors in a national park, developing persuasive communications, designing more collaborative public involvement processes, starting up an energy savings program within a for-profit corporation, and promoting conservation in the face of rapid development.

scholarly journals A Multi-Echelon Network Design in a Dual-Channel Reverse Supply Chain Considering Consumer Preference

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4760
Author(s):  
Peng Li ◽  
Di Wu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Network Design ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Mixed Integer ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Dual Channel

The rapid development of e-commerce technologies has encouraged collection centers to adopt online recycling channels in addition to their existing traditional (offline) recycling channels, such the idea of coexisting traditional and online recycling channels evolved a new concept of a dual-channel reverse supply chain (DRSC). The adoption of DRSC will make the system lose stability and fall into the trap of complexity. Further the consumer-related factors, such as consumer preference, service level, have also severely affected the system efficiency of DRSC. Therefore, it is necessary to help DRSCs to design their networks for maintaining competitiveness and profitability. This paper focuses on the issues of quantitative modelling for the network design of a general multi-echelon, dual-objective DRSC system. By incorporating consumer preference for the online recycling channel into the system, we investigate a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model to design the DRSC network with uncertainty and the model is solved using the ε-constraint method to derive optimal Pareto solutions. Numerical results show that there exist positive correlations between consumer preference and total collective quantity, online recycling price and the system profits. The proposed model and solution method could assist recyclers in pricing and service decisions to achieve a balance solution for economic and environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals Big Data-Enabled Solutions Framework to Overcoming the Barriers to Circular Economy Initiatives in Healthcare Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7513
Author(s):  
Yiğit Kazançoğlu ◽  
Muhittin Sağnak ◽  
Çisem Lafcı ◽  
Sunil Luthra ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Current System ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Medical Materials ◽  
Negative Impacts

Ever-changing conditions and emerging new challenges affect the ability of the healthcare sector to survive with the current system, and to maintain its processes effectively. In the healthcare sector, the conservation of the natural resources is being obstructed by insufficient infrastructure for managing residual waste resulting from single-use medical materials, increased energy use, and its environmental burden. In this context, circularity and sustainability concepts have become essential in healthcare to meliorate the sector’s negative impacts on the environment. The main aim of this study is to identify the barriers related to circular economy (CE) in the healthcare sector, apply big data analytics in healthcare, and provide solutions to these barriers. The contribution of this research is the detailed examination of the current healthcare literature about CE adaptation, and a proposal for a big data-enabled solutions framework to barriers to circularity, using fuzzy best-worst Method (BWM) and fuzzy VIKOR. Based on the findings, managerial, policy, and theoretical implementations are recommended to support sustainable development initiatives in the healthcare sector.

scholarly journals Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4948
Author(s):  
Núria Boix Rodríguez ◽  
Giovanni Formentini ◽  
Claudio Favi ◽  
Marco Marconi
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
New Device ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Life Cycle Perspective ◽  
Different Types ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Negative Impacts

Face masks are currently considered key equipment to protect people against the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for such devices is considerable, as is the amount of plastic waste generated after their use (approximately 1.6 million tons/day since the outbreak). Even if the sanitary emergency must have the maximum priority, environmental concerns require investigation to find possible mitigation solutions. The aim of this work is to develop an eco-design actions guide that supports the design of dedicated masks, in a manner to reduce the negative impacts of these devices on the environment during the pandemic period. Toward this aim, an environmental assessment based on life cycle assessment and circularity assessment (material circularity indicator) of different types of masks have been carried out on (i) a 3D-printed mask with changeable filters, (ii) a surgical mask, (iii) an FFP2 mask with valve, (iv) an FFP2 mask without valve, and (v) a washable mask. Results highlight how reusable masks (i.e., 3D-printed masks and washable masks) are the most sustainable from a life cycle perspective, drastically reducing the environmental impacts in all categories. The outcomes of the analysis provide a framework to derive a set of eco-design guidelines which have been used to design a new device that couples protection requirements against the virus and environmental sustainability.

Community counseling: an opportunity and challenge (Indonesian and American perspective)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
System Support ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Cultural Issue ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
American Perspective ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Community Counseling

The purpose of this article is to explore the opportunity and challenge of implementing community counseling from Indonesian and American perspective. This article used a literature study approach. The literature study was conducted by reviewing books, journals, and research results publications from 2000 to 2017 and previous publications related to community counseling. Data analysis techniques in this study are quantitative data analysis techniques and qualitative data analysis techniques. This article concluded that the possible opportunity that can be applied to meet the challenge faced in achieving the optimization of the implementation of community counseling in Indonesia and America. Community counseling in the Indonesian perspective has the opportunity to be applied in formal and non-formal setting, but the challenge needs to be the provision of professional human resource and system support. Community counseling in the American perspective has the opportunity for rapid development in non-formal setting, but the challenge lies in the complexity of cultural issue and group identity. Keywords: community counseling, opportunity, challenge

scholarly journals KINERJA PENGELOLAAN LIMBAH HOTEL PESERTA PROPER DAN NON PROPER DI KABUPATEN BADUNG, PROVINSI BALI

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Nilakandi Perdanawati Pitoyo ◽  
I Wayan Arthana ◽  
I Made Sudarma
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Hotel Performance ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Parameter Values

Bali tourism development can lead to positive and negative impacts that threatening environmental sustainability. This research evaluates the hotel performance of the waste management that includes management of waste water, emission, hazardous, and solid waste by hotel that participate at PROPER and non PROPER. Research using qualitative descriptive method. Not all of non PROPER doing test on waste water quality, chimney emissions quality, an inventory of hazardous waste and solid waste sorting. Wastewater discharge of PROPER hotels ranged from 290.9 to 571.8 m3/day and non PROPER ranged from 8.4 to 98.1 m3/day with NH3 parameter values that exceed the quality standards. The quality of chimney emissions were still below the quality standard. The volume of the hazardous waste of PROPER hotels ranged from 66.1 to 181.9 kg/month and non PROPER ranged from 5.003 to 103.42 kg/month. Hazardous waste from the PROPER hotel which has been stored in the TPS hazardous waste. The volume of the solid waste of PROPER hotel ranged from 342.34 to 684.54 kg/day and non PROPER ranged from 4.83 to 181.51 kg/day. The PROPER and non PROPER hotel not sort the solid waste. The hotel performance in term of wastewater management, emission, hazardous, and solid waste is better at the PROPER hotel compared to non PROPER participants.

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