Samira Keivanpour

• Polytechnique Montréal

This study addresses the critical issue of uncertainty in optimizing food supply chains, a key factor impacting food security, sustainability and waste reduction. We introduce a novel, fully fuzzy multi-objective optimisation model designed for a closed-loop food supply chain that explicitly considers real-world uncertainties in parameters and deci...

Design for Disassembly (DfD) is a challenging concept that facilitates the disassembly of products for refurbishing and reusing their components. In the context of circular economy, DfD minimizes value loss at the end of product’s life and remanufacture costs and maximizes environmental benefits. Therefore, DfD considers technical, environmental fi...

Disassembly acts as the initial phase in remanufacturing processes. Human–robot collaboration revolutionizes disassembly by enhancing efficiency and accuracy. The integration of industrial robotics—cobots included—for human safety is mandated by ISO 10218-2:2011. Furthermore, ISO/TS 15066:2016 requires conducting risk assessments to prevent acciden...

In the transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, the integration of human-centric considerations into manufacturing processes becomes vital. This study advances beyond conventional Industry 4.0 frameworks by introducing a novel fatigue model that emphasizes ergonomic risk management during the design phase of robotic assembly lines. Utilizing a...

In the era of Industry 5.0, there is a significant gap in addressing ergonomic risks and imprecise task times in manufacturing systems. This study aims to fill this gap by extending the ergonomic assembly line balancing problem with worker assignment. It employs a novel two-phase framework combining a constructive heuristic for feasibility with a u...

Improving risk assessment (RA) for human-robot collaboration (HRC) is crucial, given challenges in existing RA tools. For example, simulation and testing RA tools lack realism due to simplified models, limited dynamic realism, and sensor integration constraints. This study explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance risk assessment method...

In the era of Industry 5.0, prioritizing ergonomics in manufacturing systems is crucial. Assembly Line Balancing Problems (ALBPs) are integral to efficient manufacturing, optimizing lines to eliminate bottlenecks and enhance productivity. Recent developments emphasize Ergonomic ALBPs (Ergo-ALBPs) and the integration of Human Factors and Ergonomics...

Consumers are the primary drivers of green product purchases. Suppliers are on the other side of the market, offering green products at reasonable prices. It is critical to select suppliers based on sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable supply chain goals. Environmental and social factors should be considered too. The logistics pipeline is...

This chapter provides an overview of design for environment. The concepts of eco-design and eco-innovation are discussed. The relevance of creativity tools in developing eco-design solutions is highlighted. Then, the concurrent design and essential stages for the sustainability design are provided. The current challenges in using eco-design tools i...

This chapter discusses the principles and definitions of the circular economy. The concepts of system engineering are used to explain the key elements of circular economy in the engineering context. In this chapter, the basic theories of sustainable development are explained. The natural step theory is explained via the system thinking approach. It...

Production and manufacturing are explored alongside Sustainable Development Goals in this chapter. Sustainable development goals (SDG) indicators and an engineering viewpoint are used to outline three pillars of sustainability in manufacturing. Information about how to use the business model canvas and generate value is presented. Principles for an...

In this chapter, an introduction to the life cycle approach is provided. First, the life cycle perspective and three approaches including cradle to gate, cradle to grave, and cradle to cradle are discussed. Then, an introduction to life cycle analysis, life cycle costing, and social life cycle analysis are presented. The environment management syst...

The intersection of Industry 4.0 and the circular economy at the micro level (products and firms) opens a new and exciting area of study in product life cycle management, which draws from a wide range of academic disciplines. The next generation of engineers and scientists should be ready to take the lead in improving the manufacturing and supply c...

In this chapter, the circularity approach is discussed during the product life cycle. First, sustainable manufacturing is explained. Three essential elements of sustainable manufacturing including reducing hazardous substances, energy consumption, and waste management are addressed. The relationship between maintenance and circular economy and sust...

Abstract Nowadays, the supply chain plays an institutional role in the competition between companies, and the proper management of the supply chain is one of the main concerns of economic enterprises. In the meantime, selecting the supplier as the starter of the supply chain is of great importance because it has considerable influence on various i...

Smart freight platforms are emerging as a key component of the new sustainable and smart mobility paradigm. These platforms enable efficient and flexible matching of freight demand and supply, reducing costs and environmental impacts. However, the matching process is subject to various uncertainties, such as weather, traffic, and truck failures, wh...

Only a few studies discuss the applications of industry 4.0 in the context of end-of-life aircraft treatment. This paper aims to discuss the implications of these tech-nologies in end-of-life aircraft processes. The selected technologies including blockchain, the internet of things, digital twins, big data, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtua...

In parallel with the fast growth of the second-hand aviation market, the importance of promoting remanufacturing analytics has increased. However, end-of-life (EoL) aircraft parts remanufacturing operations are still underdeveloped. Disassembly, the most challenging and central activity in remanufacturing, directly affects the EoL product recovery’...

This comprehensive review paper presents the state of the art on assembly line balancing problems, with a specific focus on considering ergonomics aspects (Ergo-ALBPs) and providing insights into the emerging Industry 5.0 paradigm. Traditional assembly line balancing approaches often overlook ergonomic factors, which can lead to work-related injuri...

Integrating Industry 4.0 technologies into the circular economy has received much attention in the literature in recent years. Considering the ladder of lansink and circular economy technical cycle, reusing and remanufacturing are preferable to recycling. Disassembly is a crucial process in remanufacturing. Collaborative robots provide semi-autonom...

Integrating sustainability into product design is a proactive circular economy practice and design for disassembly is an essential eco-design practice for complex product manufacturers. Today, industry 4.0 technologies have considerable influence on product life cycle management, and a few studies address the contributions of these technologies to...

The widespread use of sensor devices in IoT networks imposes a significant burden on energy consumption at the network’s edge. To address energy concerns, a prompt anomaly detection strategy is required on demand for troubleshooting resource-constrained IoT devices. It enables devices to adapt their configuration according to the dynamic signal qua...

In November 2016, Siemens Gamesa started construction of its £310-million, off-shore wind turbine blade assembly facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull in the UK. This paper adopted a mixed method approach, that is, maps, charts and tables and meta analysis to investigate the social acceptability of local residents to such investments using fee...

Assembly line balancing problems have been the subject of numerous studies for decades. The recent advantages of technologies in the Industry 4.0 era and integrating collaborative robots into the assembly systems have created task allocation, workload balance, and scheduling challenges. This paper provides a brief literature review on the existing...

Sarah had six months to meet her hospital cancer center’s target of diagnosing 65% of all patients within 28 days of referral. Funding from her grant source would lapse, and unless she could shorten the assessment timeline, patient volumes would remain too low to make up for the funding loss. Despite the best efforts of management and staff, and re...

The recovery of high-value parts from end-of-life (EoL) aircraft as a business model is a main source of revenue. Following airworthiness regulations, performing parts inspections and certifications and tracing documentation are critical for the safety and efficiency of parts trading. In this chapter, an architecture is proposed based on fuzzy inte...

Industry 4.0 promotes product lifecycle management and promises to provide digital models and integrating product lifecycle data. Aviation 4.0 addresses the implications of the fourth industrial revolution in the operation and management of aircraft during their lifecycles. The management of the end of life (EoL) phase of aircraft is essential and...

Developing an effective decision tool for DfE in the aircraft industry is essential considering the complexity of the product, multi-actors value chain, and long design cycle and lifetime. Several features should be considered in designing this decision tool: integrating different product management databases, LCC and LCA data, facilitating the wor...

Customers play an essential role in the design of future products. An interactive design platform facilitates the integration of customers’ preferences in design dynamically. The integration of sustainability into codesign has not received much attention in the literature. Moreover, Industry 4.0 is becoming the leverage for sustainable manufacturin...

This book addresses the implications of the Industry 4.0 paradigm in design for the environment. We examine the opportunities for, the implications of cyber-physical systems, big data analytics, Internet of things, additive manufacturing, and simulation in a range of areas in an eco-design context. These include selecting low-impact materials, choo...

Freight transportation is introduced as one of the important contributors of greenhouse gas emission in Canada. In this paper, we have considered smart freight platforms with business models, similar to taxi calling applications, as a good opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emission related to the freight sector. These platforms collect real-time...

Design for end of life is one of the most important research themes in the eco-design context. Industry 4.0 is promising in the circular economy by data valorization and dealing with uncertainties related to the management of products during their life cycle. Design for EoL in the paradigm of Industry 4.0 is a fresh research topic and requires more...

The study on lean, Industry 4.0, and circular design is emerging in the recent literature. However, few studies considered interaction among them from an operational performance perspective. This study proposes a probabilistic simulation model for considering the interaction of lean, Industry 4.0, and circular economy. This simulation could be used...

Design for the environment is mainly discussed from three perspectives of material, product, and process. The implications of Industry 4.0 technology on these three perspectives were not the prime focus of prior research. In this chapter, a synthesis of DfE literature is performed to consider (1) the new trends and research practices, (2) the tools...

Performance evaluation is an essential part of assessing the sustainability of the logistics systems and the implications of Industry 4.0 technologies. This research proposes an integrated sustainability evaluation framework for logistics providers using a fuzzy-based simulation model. A sustainability balanced scorecard approach is used in a hiera...

Advanced optimization models are required for the disassembly of complex products. There are stochastic variables in sequence planning, and real-time and data-driven approaches play an essential role in this context. In the case of aircraftAircraft at their end of life, the specifications and requirements of airworthiness should be followed. Hence,...

This paper addresses the implications of industry 4.0 in the management of the aircraft at the end of life. Considering the number of retired aircraft in the future, the advanced and technology-driven management of this complex product is essential for the aviation industry. A simulator based on the joint application of fuzzy SWOT analysis, busines...

Occupational risk assessment in manufacturing plants is essential. However, the simplicity of the methods and the capability to visualize the results play a critical role in their applications. The competitor benchmarking is involved with comparing the risk assessment of different manufacturers competing in the same sector or region. This paper pro...

Today’s manufacturing industry has become more and more complex and dynamic. Hence, flexibility and efficiency throughout the production process are essential. Industry 4.0 provides a solution to cope with these challenges through large data sets coming from the manufacturing process. Moreover, applying machine learning techniques such as deep lear...

The supply chain plays an essential role in the cost reduction of offshore wind energy. Supply chain complexity is a major driver of end-to-end supply chain costs and at the same time a source of competitive advantage. In this study, a strategic complexity management approach is suggested for analysing and controlling the complexity of the supply c...

Renewable energy is a sustainable solution for reducing environmental impacts resulted from total energy production and consumption. The offshore wind energy as a clean energy choice of electricity production has been growing fast. There is a large amount of literature on the cost reduction strategies of offshore wind energy. In this study, the key...

Treemap visualization method is applied to student academic performance via an empirical study. This approach is developed to facilitate educational decision-making. The case study provides analyzing and classifying of hierarchical academic data and allows decision-makers to modify features of the visual platform dynamically.

The purpose of market segmentation is to develop marketing programs customized to each segment. The purpose of this paper is to develop a high-performance clustering framework for market segmentation and profiling. The context of the paper is global; however, the procedure is equally usable in the international and domestic contexts. The framework...

The availability of wind resources around the world makes it an interesting alternative for clean energy. Offshore wind energy with considerable evolution in technology and investment becomes a sustainable source of renewable energy in the future. Technical feasibility and geographical constraints, demand for energy and the stability of regions for...

While the technology of offshore wind production is more or less mature, there are still many issues to be solved for mass production and deployment of wind farms at reasonable costs. Hence, one of the challenging topics in developing a supply-chain strategy of offshore wind energy is efficiency on the one hand and meeting the requirements of stabi...

Implementation of the megaprojects with large-scale engineering and construction projects are risky in nature and evaluating the associated risks of those large projects is a critical success factor. The systematic approaches and empirical studies related to the visualisation and communicating risks of these projects remain missing. This paper aims...

The offshore wind industry is expanding rapidly around the world due to several factors enabling this source of renewable energy. Stronger wind resources in offshore areas, lack of social and geographical constraints related to onshore wind power, the evolution of technology, and increasing demand for electricity in coastal regions as a result of a...

With growing sustainability and environmental concerns regarding the products, decision-makers and business managers need to integrate sustainability into business strategies and support it via systematic business processes and decision support tools. With the integration of the eco-efficiency attributes to the product development, more data should...

There are different approaches to modelling the products at the End of Life (EOL), including closed loop approach, the ladder of lansink and material flow. The sustainability principles and the complexity of the products may affect the choice of modelling type. The life cycle costs, several subsystems and the interaction between design features, co...

The integration of Design for Environment (DfE) into the Product Development Process (PDP) leads to some additional organizational and engineering complexities, which must be managed successfully. This paper provides an integrated approach, to support designers in implementing DfE activities effectively. The organizational aspects of the approach a...

Dealing with retired aircraft taking into account the environmental, social and economic impacts is emerging as an air transportation problem for the near future. The players involved in the problem wish to solve this challenge in a systematic way to benefit from the value extracted from the core activities of the end-of-life (EoL) aircraft treatme...

Partner selection is gradually recognized as an essential factor in gaining success in a cooperative settings. In this paper, a novel approach based on fuzzy AHP group decision-making for partner selection of joint venture projects is proposed. In this approach, first, the inuential factors for selection of appropriate partners based on literature...

Satisfying the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) legislations is essential for business activities in some markets. However, with the lack of similar regulations for the treatment of ELV, automotive manufacturers follow different green practices. These practices can be a complex task such as an eco-design strategy or issuing a guideline or manual for the e...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly a competitive advantage for multinational corporations (MNCs), and it has become more popular among academicians and practitioners. Previous research has shown that CSR differ among countries and corporations. Therefore, developing an evaluation tool to assess the readiness and responsiveness of...

The competitive advantages of performing the End-of-life (EOL) directives need to be assessed in the market framework and the presence of interaction among players. In this study, a joint application of fuzzy rule based and evolutionary game theory is proposed in order to analyze the strategic behavior of auto manufacturers in response to EOL direc...

Applying a MCDM model has many benefits for decision makers in the course of oil field master development plans preparation and evaluation. In this study, a multi-criteria decision making model is proposed in order to achieve an optimum production profile. The most important criteria and parameters for selection of best production profile are ident...

This paper presents a modeling approach based on fuzzy logic based system in order to analyze the economic sustainability of End of life vehicle (ELV) dismantlers under uncertainties. The proposed modeling approach with considering the different types of uncertainty including auto manufacturers design changes, technology market and regulations, pro...