Mathematics Optimization Algorithms and Scheduling Optimization of Manufacturing Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable production and services can be defined as the production and use of products and services in a manner that is socially beneficial, economically viable and environmentally benign over the whole life cycle. In today’s rapidly changing market environment, it is increasingly necessary for industry leaders to implement a sustainable production and service strategy. There is, therefore, a growing commitment within the global research community to explore novel methods that reduce waste and optimize production processes to advance the development of sustainable business practices.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for the discussion and communication of high-quality interdisciplinary studies on research and practice in this emerging field. It will address the interactions between technology, consumption and policy to help identify more sustainable solutions for both production and service systems. This Special Issue focuses on the modelling, analysis, optimization, and control of manufacturing and service systems with sustainable concerns. The advancement of new information technologies, such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud and edge computing, 5G-enabled manufacturing, digital twins, manufacturing services, and artificial intelligence, will enable more powerful model-based and data-driven methods. We particularly welcome the submission of qualitative and quantitative results from researchers and practitioners. 

The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

1. Energy efficient and environment friendly manufacturing and service systems;
2. Collaborative robots in sustainable manufacturing systems;
3. Smart logistics management in sustainable manufacturing and service systems;
4. Human-machine interaction for sustainable production optimization;
5. Meta-verse in sustainable manufacturing and services;
6. Resilience in manufacturing;
7. Real-time control of sustainable production and service processes;
8. Data-driven modelling, monitoring and control of sustainable production and service processes;
9. Service-oriented smart manufacturing and robot as a service (RaaS);
10. AI-based design and optimization in sustainable production and service system;
11. Digital twin technology and service-oriented manufacturing technology;
12. Green production and service operations management;
13. Sustainable industry and services;
14. Sustainable supply chain management;
15. Predictive maintenance for sustainable operations;
16. Eco-design in product development;
17. Smart factories and the IoT;
18. Data-driven decision-making in production and operations;
19. Robotics and automation for eco-friendly operations;
20. Advanced process control for sustainable operations.

Prof. Dr. Zhi Pei
Dr. Zhihai Zhang
Dr. Jian Chen
Dr. Chaobo Yan
Guest Editors

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