Modelling and Analysis of Sustainability Related Issues in New Era

• Main Author: Tsai, Wen-Hsien (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: carbon reduction; PID controller; n/a; time study; VIKOR; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA); Activity-Based Costing (ABC); LS-ARIMAXi-ECM model; DANP (DEMATEL based ANP); multi-attribute decision model (MADM); artificial intelligence; white noise; OECD; integrated mathematical programming; Activity-Based Standard Costing (ABSC); qualitative-empirical study; energy efficiency; multi-attribute value theory (MAVT); e-commerce platform; decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); colored noise; carbon tax policy; material flow cost accounting; Manufacturing Execution System (MES); cap & trade; manufacturing sustainability; sustainability; OEE; mathematical programming; aluminum-alloy wheel industry; sustainable development; return policy; small and medium enterprises; decision making; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); tire industry; footwear industry; carbon tax; electrical appliances; niche inheritance; carbon emission; social sustainability; material handling systems; small and medium-sized enterprises; product-mix decision; internal control; economic growth; active suspension; Industry 4.0; corporate social responsibility; greenhouse gas; carbon emissions; succession plan; digital transformation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); fuel consumption; agent-based control architecture; sustainability performance; activity-based costing (ABC); corporate characteristics; firm value; industry 4.0; digital platforms; ISO14051; theory of constraints (TOC); long- and short-term; NSGAII; CO2 emissions; family capital; green production; industrial internet of things; multi-objective optimization; family business; exogenous variables
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The purpose of this Special Issue is to investigate topics related to sustainability issues in the new era, especially in Industry 4.0 or other new manufacturing environments. Under Industry 4.0, there have been great changes with respect to production processes, production planning and control, quality assurance, internal control, cost determination, and other management issues. Moreover, it is expected that Industry 4.0 can create positive sustainability impacts along the whole value chain. There are three pillars of sustainability, including environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and social sustainability. This Special Issue collects 15 sustainability-related papers from various industries that use various methods or models, such as mathematical programming, activity-based costing (ABC), material flow cost accounting, fuel consumption model, artificial intelligence (AI)-based fusion model, multi-attribute decision model (MADM), and so on. These papers are related to carbon emissions, carbon tax, Industry 4.0, economic sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), etc. The research objects come from China, Taiwan, Thailand, Oman, Cyprus, Germany, Austria, and Portugal. Although the research presented in this Special Issue is not exhaustive, this Special Issue provides abundant, significant research related to environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Nevertheless, there still are many research topics that require our attention to solve problems of sustainability.