Potential Benefits and Current Limits in the Development of Demand Response

2018 ◽  
pp. 3144-3155
Author(s):  
Clementina Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Different Sources

This chapter, after defining Demand Response (DR) and its potential benefits, illustrates a set of challenges to DR development. A brief review of recent contributions on DR is provided, illustrating that such challenges can come from different sources. Regulatory, technical or socio-economic challenges are considered and discussed. Finally, inter-disciplinary research is suggested as solution to overcome challenges, and some examples of future research directions with respect to economics and social science are provided.

Potential Benefits and Current Limits in the Development of Demand Response

2019 ◽  
pp. 236-249
Author(s):  
Clementina Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Different Sources

This chapter, after defining demand response (DR) and its potential benefits, illustrates a set of challenges to DR development. A brief review of recent contributions on DR is provided, illustrating that such challenges can come from different sources. Regulatory, technical, or socio-economic challenges are considered and discussed. Finally, inter-disciplinary research is suggested as solution to overcome challenges, and some examples of future research directions with respect to economics and social science are provided.

The Environmental Impacts of Metal Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiankan Liao ◽  
Daniel R. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Metal Powder ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
Direct Energy ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Am Processes

Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is widely recognized as a critical pillar of advanced manufacturing and is moving from the design shop to the factory floor. As AM processes become more popular, it is paramount that engineers and policymakers understand and then reduce their environmental impacts. This article structures the current work on the environmental impacts of metal powder bed processes: selective laser melting (SLM), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), electron beam melting (EBM), and binder jetting (BJ). We review the potential benefits and pitfalls of AM in each phase of a part's lifecycle and in different application domains (e.g., remanufacturing and hybrid manufacturing). We highlight critical uncertainties and future research directions throughout. The environmental impacts of AM are sensitive to the specific production and use-phase context; however, several broad lessons can be extracted from the literature. Unlike in conventional manufacturing, powder bed production impacts are dominated by the generation of the direct energy (electricity) required to operate the AM machines. Combined with a more energy-intensive feedstock (metal powder), this means that powder bed production impacts are higher than in conventional manufacturing unless production volumes are very small (saving tool production impacts), and/or there are significant material savings through part light weighting or improved buy-to-fly ratios.

scholarly journals Turning Over Employee Turnover: A Review on Employee Alumni and Rehiring

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salehudin ◽  
Aryana Satrya
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Definition Of

Purpose:This paper explores how organisations can cope with high employee turnover. This paper aims to highlight potential benefits of maintaining a network of employee alumni and rehiring former employees. Finally, this paper also introduces the concept of recoverability to define the potential of employee alumni to be rehired.Approach:This paper reviewed the latest literature on employee alumni and rehiring. This paper does not discuss the potential antecedents of employee turnover, instead focuses on a coping mechanism for the consequence. Findings:This paper challenges the assumption that former employees can no longer contribute to the organisation after their resignation. Additionally, this paper disputes the premise of employee turnover finality by exploring employee rehiring as a potential solution to recoup lost human capital. Finally, this paper identifies an apparent lack of human resources management literature on employee rehiring. Research Implication:This paper discusses scientific and practical implications and future research directions on employee alumni and rehiring. Originality:This paper highlights how organisations can cope with the high rate of employee turnover, instead of attempting to minimise it. This paper also extends the definition of functional turnover by introducing the potential of employee rehiring and recoverability of lost human capital.

The Environmental Impacts of Metal Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiankan Liao ◽  
Daniel R. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Metal Powder ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
Direct Energy ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Am Processes

Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is widely recognized as a critical pillar of advanced manufacturing and is moving from the design shop to the factory floor. As AM processes become more popular, it is paramount that engineers and policymakers understand and then reduce their environmental impacts. This article structures the current work on the environmental impacts of metal powder bed processes: selective laser melting (SLM), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), electron beam melting (EBM), and binder jetting (BJ). We review the potential benefits and pitfalls of AM in each phase of a part’s lifecycle and in different application domains (e.g., remanufacturing, hybrid manufacturing etc.). We highlight critical uncertainties and future research directions throughout. The environmental impacts of AM are sensitive to the specific production and use-phase context; however, several broad lessons can be extracted from the literature. Unlike in conventional manufacturing, powder bed production impacts are dominated by the generation of the direct energy (electricity) required to operate the AM machines. Combined with a more energy-intensive feedstock (metal powder) this means that powder bed production impacts are higher than in conventional manufacturing unless production volumes are very small (saving tool production impacts) and/or there are significant material savings through part light weighting or improved buy-to-fly ratios.

Barricades in the Adoption of Block-Chain Technology in Supply Chain Management: Challenges and Benefits

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pervez Akhtar ◽  
Nora Azima ◽  
Abdul Ghafar ◽  
Shahab Ud Din
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Block Chain

Blockchain technology, as a distributed digital ledger technology that ensures traceability, security, and transparency is displaying potential for easing some comprehensive supply chain problems. Scholars have started analyzing systematically the potential benefits and effects of block-chain on numerous activities of an organization. This paper presents the barricades in the adoption of blockchain technology in supply chain management. The potential benefits of blockchain adoption such as quality, cost, speed, transparency, durability, and immutability are also discussed in this paper. We present the early literature discussing the use of blockchain in the field of the supply chain to enhance accountability and transparency. This study explains the several mechanisms by which supply chain managers can prepare their organizational structure to adopt the latest technology. It further highlights the mechanisms to achieve supply chain objectives. Part of this paper also discusses how blockchains, a potentially disruptive solution that is on its early evolution, can overcome several potential barricades. Future research directions are proposed which can further provide insights into overcoming barriers and adoption of blockchain technology in the field of supply chain management.

scholarly journals Forecasting Algorithms and Optimization Strategies for Building Energy Management & Demand Response

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanlin Meng ◽  
Kui Weng ◽  
Balsam Shallal ◽  
Xiangping Chen ◽  
Monjur Mourshed
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Building Energy Management ◽  
Future Research Directions

In this paper, we look at the key forecasting algorithms and optimization strategies for the building energy management and demand response management. By conducting a combined and critical review of forecast learning algorithms and optimization models/algorithms, current research gaps and future research directions and potential technical routes are identified. To be more specific, ensemble/hybrid machine learning algorithms and deep machine learning algorithms are promising in solving challenging energy forecasting problems while large-scale and distributed optimization algorithms are the future research directions for energy optimization in the context of smart buildings and smart grids.

scholarly journals Thermal energy in dry snow avalanches

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 5793-5824 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Steinkogler ◽  
B. Sovilla ◽  
M. Lehning
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Flow Regimes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Deposition Area ◽  
Thermal Investigations ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Sources

Abstract. Avalanches can exhibit many different flow regimes from powder clouds to slush flows. Flow regimes are largely controlled by the properties of the snow released and entrained along the path. Recent investigations showed the temperature of the moving snow to be one of the most important factors controlling the mobility of the flow. The temperature of an avalanche is determined by the temperature of the released and entrained snow but also increases by frictional and collisional processes with time. For three artificially released avalanches, we conducted snow profiles along the avalanche track and in the deposition area, which allowed quantifying the temperature of the eroded snow layers. Infrared radiation thermography (IRT) was used to assess the surface temperature before, during and just after the avalanche with high spatial resolution. This data set allowed to calculate the thermal balance, from release to deposition, and to discuss the magnitudes of different sources of thermal energy of the avalanches. We could confirm that, for the investigated dry avalanches, the thermal energy increase due to friction was mainly depending on the elevation drop of the avalanche with a warming of approximately 0.5 °C per 100 height meters. Contrary, warming due to entrainment was very specific to the individual avalanche and depended on the temperature of the snow along the path and the erosion depth ranging from nearly no warming to a maximum observed warming of 1 °C. Furthermore, we could observe the warmest temperatures are located in the deposits of the dense core. Future research directions, especially for the application of IRT, in the field of thermal investigations in avalanche dynamics are discussed.

scholarly journals Thermal energy in dry snow avalanches

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1819-1830 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Steinkogler ◽  
B. Sovilla ◽  
M. Lehning
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Flow Regimes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Deposition Area ◽  
Thermal Investigations ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Sources

Abstract. Avalanches can exhibit many different flow regimes from powder clouds to slush flows. Flow regimes are largely controlled by the properties of the snow released and entrained along the path. Recent investigations showed the temperature of the moving snow to be one of the most important factors controlling the mobility of the flow. The temperature of an avalanche is determined by the temperature of the released and entrained snow but also increases by frictional processes with time. For three artificially released avalanches, we conducted snow profiles along the avalanche track and in the deposition area, which allowed quantifying the temperature of the eroded snow layers. This data set allowed to calculate the thermal balance, from release to deposition, and to discuss the magnitudes of different sources of thermal energy of the avalanches. For the investigated dry avalanches, the thermal energy increase due to friction was mainly depending on the effective elevation drop of the mass of the avalanche with a warming of approximately 0.3 °C per 100 vertical metres. Contrarily, the temperature change due to entrainment varied for the individual avalanches, from −0.08 to 0.3 °C, and depended on the temperature of the snow along the path and the erosion depth. Infrared radiation thermography (IRT) was used to assess the surface temperature before, during and just after the avalanche with high spatial resolution. This data set allowed to identify the warmest temperatures to be located in the deposits of the dense core. Future research directions, especially for the application of IRT, in the field of thermal investigations in avalanche dynamics are discussed.

Pesticide Sources, Their Fate, and Different Ways to Impact Aquatic Organisms

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Samreen Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Inorganic Substances ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Different Sources

Since the industrial revolution, several new chemicals were discovered and introduced in society, and soon after the green revolution, pesticides were also introduced to strengthen food security. However, limited education on their application, handling, and usage resulted in them making their way into the aquatic ecosystem. This chapter defines the different sources of pesticides, based on their point of origin and the way it transports pesticides to the aquatic systems. After this, the pesticide interaction in an aquatic environment with various organic and inorganic substances is described. Each interaction is supported with the recent researches and examples. Following pesticides sources and interactions, its fate in the aquatic system has been defined through various physical and chemical processes. Ultimately, its impact on aquatic organisms is discussed. This chapter is concluded with recommended management practices and future research directions. Some terms are also defined at the end of this chapter.

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