[HTML][HTML] A circular economy framework for plastics: A semi-systematic review

S King, KES Locock - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic is an incredibly versatile and useful material, however with only a fraction of this
material being collected for recycling, it thus creates a serious environmental issue. Much of …

Pattern recognition and deep learning technologies, enablers of industry 4.0, and their role in engineering research

J Serey, M Alfaro, G Fuertes, M Vargas, C Duran… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to summarize the pattern recognition (PR) and deep learning
(DL) artificial intelligence methods developed for the management of data in the last six …

Opportunities of the technological trends linked to Industry 4.0 for achieve sustainable manufacturing objectives

G Fuertes, J Zamorano, M Alfaro, M Vargas, J Sabattin… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, we integrate the concepts of Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, and sustainable
manufacturing in a model that provides a conceptual framework for the study of long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing in cities: Closing circular resource loops

EH Valera, R Cremades, E van Leeuwen… - Circular Economy, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities are the core of social interactions and resource consumption in our current times.
However, urban systems are still largely based on linear activities in which resources are …

A review on waste management and compost production in the Middle East–North Africa region

L Hussein, C Uren, F Rekik… - Waste Management & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the last two decades, solid waste management in the Middle East–North Africa (MENA)
region has been one of the major challenges due to increasing solid waste quantities and …

[HTML][HTML] Municipal hazardous waste management with reverse logistics exploration

X Xu, Y Yang - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Municipal waste is collected and processed by or on behalf of municipalities. The term
excludes municipal sewage networks, treatment, and garbage from building and demolition …

Artificial intelligence methodologies for data management

J Serey, L Quezada, M Alfaro, G Fuertes, M Vargas… - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study analyses the main challenges, trends, technological approaches, and artificial
intelligence methods developed by new researchers and professionals in the field of …

A review of current trends and future directions in reverse logistics research

R Aryee, E Adaku - Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 2024 - Springer
Reverse logistics (RL) studies, in recent times, have gained considerable attention among
practitioners and scholars in different geographical regions. This is due to the potential of RL …

Framework for the Strategic Adoption of Industry 4.0: A Focus on Intelligent Systems

J Serey, M Alfaro, G Fuertes, M Vargas, R Ternero… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite growing interest in smart manufacturing, there is little information on how
organizations can approach the alignment of strategic processes with Industry 4.0. This …

Integrated reverse supply chain model for food waste based on industry 4.0 revolutions: A case study of producing the household waste recycling machine

S Mohajeri, F Harsej, M Sadeghpour, JK Nia - Quality Assurance and …, 2021 - qascf.com
The present research offeres a model to the advantage of operations for the food reverse
supply chain by performancing Industry 4.0 Revolutions model of expanding a fuzzy multi …