Advances in Sustainable Product Design under Industry 4.0: New Methods, Strategies, Perspectives and Practices
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Ecology and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 3969
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fuzzy set theory and gray theory in decision making; TRIZ; design methodology; human–computer interaction; sustainable product design; usability engineering; life cycle engineering; user experience (UX) and product-service design
Interests: product aesthetics; cognitive product design; creative design; computer-aided design and manufacturing; concurrent engineering / collaborative design; human–computer interaction; sustainable product design; design think
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
“Industry 4.0” is regarded as the fourth industrial revolution as compared to the radical transformations from the First Industrial Revolution towards “mechanization” (Industry 1.0) and its subsequent second one towards “electrification” (Industry 2.0) to the Third Industrial Revolution towards “digitization” (Industry 3.0). Accompanied by industrial and technological advancement, product design has also evolved from “design for mechanical production” (Design 1.0) and “design for mass production” (Design 2.0) to a systemic paradigm shift towards “human concerns” and “environmental considerations” (Design 3.0). Industry 4.0 describes the trend towards digitalization, network utilization, intellectualization, and decentralization of the production environment, enabling industries to enhance a product’s entire value chain over its lifecycle. As such, how to advance product design under the initiative of Industry 4.0 to achieve more economic, social, and environmental sustainability is a critical issue for both academia and industry. This Special Issue aims to address recent advances in sustainable product design under the auspices of Industry 4.0. We encourage researchers and practitioners to present original articles relevant to sustainable product design in the context of Industry 4.0, including new methods, strategies, perspectives, and practices. Review papers presenting the state-of-the-art of a research area and pointing out new further research directions are also welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jyh-Rong Chou
Dr. Chi-Hung Lo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable product design
- industry 4.0
- design method
- design strategy
- design practice
