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Books in Industrial engineering

The Industrial Engineering portfolio covers operations research, process optimization, supply chain management, quality control, and human factors engineering. It delivers advanced methodologies and practical strategies to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in manufacturing and service industries. Focused on innovation and data-driven decision-making, this collection equips engineers and researchers to optimize complex systems and workflows.

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    • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

      Computational Approaches and Modelling
      • 1st Edition
      • Syed Mithun Ali + 3 more
      • English
      Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Computational Approaches and Modelling provides a comprehensive understanding of how computational approaches can be leveraged to address the challenges associated with sustainable supply chain management. It offers insights into emerging and advanced modelling techniques to optimize supply chain operations while considering environmental, social, and economic factors. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in understanding and implementing sustainable supply chain management practices through computational approaches and modelling. This book helps researchers understand the opportunities, challenges, and solutions by developing innovative computational tools and techniques to integrate sustainability considerations into supply chain decision-making processes.

    • Textile Waste Management

      Strategies for Sustainability
      • 1st Edition
      • Mohammad Shahid + 2 more
      • English
      Textile Waste Management: Strategies for Sustainability delves into solutions for sustainability surrounding the substantial waste generated during textile processing and manufacturing. In response to growing recognition of these issues, various stakeholders are calling for sustainable practices, circular economy strategies, regulatory interventions, and consumer education campaigns to minimize waste and promote recycling. This comprehensive book provides insights, analysis, and practical solutions for managing textile waste in a sustainable and responsible manner. It aims to contribute to a more sustainable future by addressing the complexities of textile waste management and advocating for successful strategies to reduce environmental impact and promote circularity.

    • Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0

      • 1st Edition
      • Adnan Ahmed Sheikh + 3 more
      • English
      Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0 explains how these technologies are reshaping retail supply chain management. The book elucidates on the digital tools and strategies organizations can employ to optimize their retail supply chain management, minimize costs, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve sustainability objectives through industry 5.0-enabled technologies. It innovatively blends the details of recent advancements across retail supply chains and supply chain-related digital transformations. Its cutting-edge perspective makes it an invaluable asset for industry professionals, policymakers, business owners, managers, researchers, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students in retail, logistics supply chain management, digital business, and innovation.The book explores the nuances of the Supply Network 5.0, discussing the synergy between humans and machines, especially in the context of robotic process automation systems and artificial intelligence tools in the “new normal” of retail supply chain management. In addition, it specifically addresses textile products, FMCG, online products, construction, food and beverages, the shoe industry, SMEs, and other manufacturing sectors. Other sections delves into the often-overlooked environmental sustainability ramifications of the Fifth Industrial Revolution.

    • Emerging Trends in Manufacturing Technologies

      • 1st Edition
      • Ajay Kumar + 2 more
      • English
      Advancements in manufacturing significantly shape industrial services and products, influencing societal improvement. The dynamic manufacturing process, involving resources, capital, people, machines, and information, rapidly evolves with technological progress, impacting industries. To meet market demands and enhance global competitiveness, industries focus on integrating resources efficiently. This involves adopting emerging trends and advanced strategies that optimise industrial systems, providing diverse options and improving global green production.Emerging Trends in Manufacturing Technologies is organised into two sections covering various aspects of manufacturing technologies. The first section reviews methods and strategies such as the Digital Era of Manufacturing Science, eco-mechatronics, and Human-Machine Interaction. The second section explores advanced tracks like machining, joining, casting, and inspection techniques. Aimed at researchers, academics, students and professionals, the book compiles original research and applications, offering logical and analytical solutions to manufacturing challenges. It serves as a comprehensive update on the state-of-the-art in manufacturing, fostering further research and innovation.

    • Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Aspects of Composite Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • Rajesh Kumar Verma + 4 more
      • English
      Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Aspects of Composite Materials explores the complex world of composite materials, focusing on advanced manufacturing techniques and machining processes. The book begins by explaining the fundamentals of composite materials, including their distinct features and characteristics. It then investigate various production procedures, from traditional to cutting-edge technology, providing insights into the complexities of constructing these robust structures. A significant proportion of the book focuses on machining elements, with detailed descriptions on how to perform it more efficiently.Specific sections explore the field of precision machining, specifically examining the selection of tools, cutting settings, and process optimization, with a goal of improving efficiency while preserving the integrity of composite structures. Readers will learn how to pick the most suitable tools, adjust cutting settings, and optimize process parameters to improve productivity whilst avoiding harm to the delicate composite structure.

    • 3D Printing of Carbon-based Materials

      Cutting Edge Design, Innovative Technology and Practical Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
      • English
      3D Printing of Carbon-Based Materials: Cutting Edge Design, Innovative Technology and Practical Applications bridges the gap between theory and practice. The book delves deep into the intricacies of printing with carbon-based materials and explores their diverse range of applications across various industrial sectors. Sections provide a holistic overview of 3D printing techniques tailored specifically for carbon-based materials. Through a combination of theoretical insights, practical methodologies, and real-world case studies, the book offers the reader (researcher and engineer) with actionable guidance for optimizing material selection, printing parameters, and post-processing techniques to achieve desired outcomes in terms of mechanical properties, surface finish, and functionality.Moreov... it addresses the growing demand for sustainable manufacturing solutions by highlighting the role of carbon-based materials in mitigating environmental impacts and promoting resource efficiency.

    • Manufacturing

      Design, Science and Engineering of How Things are Made
      • 2nd Edition
      • Erik Tempelman + 1 more
      • English
      Manufacturing: Design, Science and Engineering of How Things are Made, Second Edition, presents a fresh view on the worlds of industrial production and product design. The book provides integrated understanding of manufacturing processes, from the underlying science of how they work, to the engineering practicalities of their application, to a working knowledge of how to achieve optimal designs that meet competing requirements. The most common processes encountered in design are covered: metal casting and forming, plastic injection moulding and thermoforming, composites, joining, and additive manufacturing. The approach is selective rather than encyclopaedic, however, delivering a structured approach to understanding the interplay between manufacturing and design. This equips the reader to engage confidently beyond the specific materials and processes discussed in the book. This expanded edition also addresses advances in the digital and organisational realms of manufacturing technology, the integration of electronics into products, and the urgent need for greater sustainability in the use of resources.

    • 3D Printing in Materials Engineering

      Recent Developments and Future Perspectives
      • 1st Edition
      • Sayan Ganguly + 2 more
      • English
      From aerospace to medicine, 3D printing is poised to reshape the future of manufacturing in many industries. Additive manufacturing is a game-changing technology that will in the future drastically alter the product development, manufacturing, and distribution processes. 3D Printing in Materials Engineering presents the latest developments in this important field. The book covers the fundamentals, materials, types of 3D printing techniques, and their multi-dimensional applicability over various engineering applications. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, chemists, and other professionals who are working with 3D printing over various engineering applications.

    • Smart Additive Remanufacturing

      Design, Innovation and Sustainable Technology
      • 1st Edition
      • Kalim Deshmukh + 1 more
      • English
      Smart Additive Remanufacturing: Design, Innovation, and Sustainable Technology presents the reader (researcher, industrial practitioner and engineer) with a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, methodologies, and applications of this transformative technology. The book explores in detail the emerging field of additive remanufacturing and its potential to revolutionize sustainable manufacturing practices. By blending the principles of the circular economy, advanced manufacturing techniques, and intelligent systems, the book will inspire and guide the reader in harnessing the power of additive remanufacturing for a more sustainable future. Furthermore, it will shed light on the role of smart technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT), in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of additive remanufacturing processes. These intelligent systems can enable real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, quality control, and data-driven decision-making, leading to optimized remanufacturing operations. The book will be a valuable resource for all professionals, who are interested in understanding and implementing this innovative technology.

    • Observing the User Experience

      A Practitioner's Guide to User Research
      • 3rd Edition
      • Elizabeth Goodman + 1 more
      • English
      Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research, Third Edition helps readers bridge the gap to understand what users want and need from their product. Filled with real-world experience and a wealth of practical information, the book presents a complete toolbox of techniques to help designers, developers, and other stakeholders see through the eyes of their users. Sections discuss the benefits of end-user research and the ways it fits into the development of useful, desirable, and successful products and present techniques for understanding people’s needs, desires, and abilities, providing a basis for developing better products, whether Web, software, or mobile-based.Final chapters explain the communication and application of research results.

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Environmental impact of strategies in industrial engineering

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Facilities design

Facilities maintenance

Forecasting in industrial engineering

Human computer interaction

Human factors

Industrial health and safety

Integrated product and process development

Machine systems and engineering

Management strategy and industrial engineering

Manufacturing logistics

Manufacturing processes and systems

Manufacturing systems engineering

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Minimization of risks in industrial engineering

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Plant maintenance

Product and process design

Production

Production economics

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Production planning and control

Production reliability

Production resource management

Production strategy

Quality planning and asssurance in manufacturing

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Supply chain management

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