Energy simulation framework integrated with green manufacturing-enabled PLM information model

Zhao, Wenjin; Jeong, Jin‐Woo; Noh, Sang Do; Yee, John T.

doi:10.1007/s40684-015-0025-8

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“…Social risks [7][8][9]13,15,17,19,20,48,49,63,65,[67][68][69]71,72] Job losses (14) Shifts of competencies (9) Automation (8) Reduction of process steps (6) "Many jobs will disappear completely." (E1) "Society has to provide an answer to people whose jobs will not be required anymore."…”

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“…A company's energy consumption can also be reduced through using process simulations and intelligent energy management [61,62]. Digitization and networking technologies can also improve product life cycle management and recycling processes, resulting in lower resource consumption and less waste [63][64][65]. This also applies to the recycling of raw materials and tools, and the retrofitting of machines [66].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development of a Risk Framework for Industry 4.0 in the Context of Sustainability for Established Manufacturers

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The concept of "Industry 4.0" is expected to bring a multitude of benefits for industrial value creation. However, the associated risks hamper its implementation and lack a comprehensive overview. In response, the paper proposes a framework of risks in the context of Industry 4.0 that is related to the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability. The framework is developed from a literature review, as well as from 14 in-depth expert interviews. With respect to economic risks, the risks that are associated with high or false investments are outlined, as well as the threatened business models and increased competition from new market entrants. From an ecological perspective, the increased waste and energy consumption, as well as possible ecological risks related to the concept "lot size one", are described. From a social perspective, the job losses, risks associated with organizational transformation, and employee requalification, as well as internal resistance, are among the aspects that are considered. Additionally, risks can be associated with technical risks, e.g., technical integration, information technology (IT)-related risks such as data security, and legal and political risks, such as for instance unsolved legal clarity in terms of data possession. Conclusively, the paper discusses the framework with the extant literature, proposes managerial and theoretical implications, and suggests avenues for future research.

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Development of a Risk Framework for Industry 4.0 in the Context of Sustainability for Established Manufacturers

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“…One potential solution approach is presented by Herrmann et al where a flexible energy flow-oriented manufacturing system was simulated [32]. Similarly, Zhao et al analyze the sustainability impact of manufacturing by introducing a new information model for product lifecycle management that integrates an energy simulation framework [33]. A more general approach also aiming at energy efficiency in manufacturing is the methodology for planning and operating energy-efficient production systems [34].…”

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More Sustainability in Industry through Industrial Internet of Things?

2018

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Industrial production plays an important role for achieving a green economy and the sustainable development goals. Therefore, the nascent transformation of industrial production due to digitalization into a so-called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is of great interest from a sustainable development point of view. This paper discusses how the environmental dimension of a sustainable development can potentially benefit from the IIoT-focusing especially on three topics: resource efficiency, sustainable energy and transparency. It presents a state of the art literature analysis of IIoT-enabled approaches addressing the three environmental topics. This analysis is compared with the findings of a survey among Chinese industrial companies, investigating the sustainability-related expectations of participants coming along with the implementation of IIoT solutions. China has been chosen as a case study because it brings together a strong industrial sector, ambitious plans regarding industrial digitalization and a high relevance and need for more sustainability. The survey was conducted with the means of a questionnaire which was distributed via email and used for direct on-site interviews. It focused on large and medium sized companies mainly from Liaoning Province and had a sample size of 109 participants.

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“…32 Zhao et al analyse the sustainability impact of manufacturing by introducing a new information model for product lifecycle management that integrates an energy simulation framework. 33 Generally, it must be said, the novelty of the concept of Industrie 4.0 means that there is very little research addressing the impacts of digitalizing and interconnecting industrial processes on sustainability aspects such as resource efficiency potentials.…”

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Sustainability aspects of a digitalized industry – A comparative study from China and Germany

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Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech.

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Industrial production is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation, leading towards a digitalized and interconnected industrial production, which is subsumed under the term Industrial Internet (of Things) or Industrie 4.0. This paper discusses the changes that digitalization is expected to bring about in the industrial sector by comparing a highly industrialized (Germany) with a major emerging industrial economy (China). We conducted two empirical surveys asking manufacturing companies from different sectors in Germany and China respectively, how they expect the digitalization of their processes will affect them. Both questionnaires addressed the future of work in production and the future of production itself. The main contribution of this paper is its empirical investigation of how the digitalization of industry is likely to affect sustainability aspects of manufacturing companies in two countries with very different industrial structures. Our findings suggest that this transformation will not only impact the ecological dimension (resource efficiency, renewable energy), but that the technical transformation is likely to be accompanied by social transformations.The findings of this paper will help decision-makers in the political sphere to anticipate and shape pathways towards a more sustainable future in the industrial sector.

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Energy simulation framework integrated with green manufacturing-enabled PLM information model

Cited by 44 publications

References 12 publications

Development of a Risk Framework for Industry 4.0 in the Context of Sustainability for Established Manufacturers

Development of a Risk Framework for Industry 4.0 in the Context of Sustainability for Established Manufacturers

More Sustainability in Industry through Industrial Internet of Things?

Sustainability aspects of a digitalized industry – A comparative study from China and Germany

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