Progress in Sustainable Manufacturing

Introduction to Sustainable Manufacturing.- Sustainable Material Selection.- Sustainable Product Design for Electric Vehicles.- Sustainability Assessment of Organizations based on the Orientations of Product Sustainability.- Sustainability in Manufacturing.- Experimental Investigation of Machining NIMONIC 80 Alloy by WEDM Process via Multi-Objective Optimization Techniques: A Sustainable Approach.- Prediction and Optimization of Sustainable Production Processes for Automotive Components.- A Brief Review on Sustainable Composites for Food Packaging Applications.- Improving the Sustainability of Autogenous Pulsed Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welding.- Integration of Smart Technology in Manufacturing.- Embracing New Digital Technologies to Ensure Sustainability in Manufacturing.

Prof. Jayakrishna Kandasamy is an Associate professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. His research is focused on the design and management of manufacturing systems and supply chains to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability performance. He has published 66 journal publications in leading SCI/ SCOPUS Indexed journals, 26 book chapters, and 91 refereed conference proceedings, 7 books in Springer series'. He has been awarded Global Engineering Education Award from Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International, U.S.A. in 2021, Institution of Engineers (India) - Young Engineer Award in 2019. Prof. S. Aravind Raj is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. His research area is focused on agile manufacturing process and their applications in manufacturing industries, industrial systems engineering, additive manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 projects. He has published 20 international journals papers in leading SCI/ SCOPUS indexed journals and 34 papers in reputed conference proceedings; he is the co-author for four book chapters and has edited one book. He is a reviewer of journals of national and international repute.  Prof. J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with an MBA and Specialist titles in Engineering and Industrial Management as well as in Metrology. He is also Eur Ing by FEANI-Brussels and Fellow (FIET) of IET-London. He is the Editor in Chief of several international journals, Guest Editor of journals, books Editor, book Series Editor and Scientific Advisory for many international journals and conferences. Presently, he is an Editorial Board member of 30 international journals and actsas reviewer for more than 100 prestigious Web of