Application of Renewable Energy in Production and Supply Chain Management

• Other Authors: Sarkar, Biswajit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; energy; multi-item smart production; system reliability; failure rate; variable development cost; sustainable electrical energy supply chain; inventory; price-dependent demand; transmission and distribution costs; carbon-emission; renewable energy; smart production system; random breakdown; safety stock; controllable production rate; healthcare supply chain management; platelets; perishability factor; location-allocation; sustainable manufacturing system; multi-item production; variable holding cost; inflation; control theory; stochastic production capacity; unreliable production system; random failure and repair rates; electrical energy consumption; supply chain management; imperfect production; distribution free approach; service level constraint; transportation discount
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The use of the energy and its resources have changed dramatically in last few decades. The increasing use of technology and electrification increases the demand for energy, with impacts natural energy resources. At present, industries are trying to reduce the direct use of traditional energy by utilizing renewable energy as an alternative energy resource. Recent studies have attempted to optimize consumed energies for entire systems by using alternative energies. These alternatives are different kinds of renewable energies which provide numerous new possibilities to survive without using non-renewable energies. The production industry is moving toward smart production using the technology of the fourth industrial revolution. In this book, energy consumption for production and supply chain management are explained through presentation of some the latest major research advances. These studies collectively contribute new ideas and strategies in enriching the literature.