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Overcoming barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in small enterprises in the mechanics industry: Exploring economic gains and contributions for sustainable development goals (2022)
Journal Article

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic and environmental gains that result from the implementation of cleaner production in a small enterprise (SE) from the metal and mechanics industry, allowing for overcoming barriers and contributin... Read More about Overcoming barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in small enterprises in the mechanics industry: Exploring economic gains and contributions for sustainable development goals.

A new modified social engineering optimizer algorithm for engineering applications (2022)
Journal Article

Nowadays, a great deal of attention is paid to metaheuristic algorithms to reach the approximate solution in an acceptable computational time. As one of the recent-developed successful metaheuristics, Social Engineering Optimizer (SEO) algorithm is a... Read More about A new modified social engineering optimizer algorithm for engineering applications.

Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges (2022)
Journal Article

Transitioning to a Circular Economy (CE) is considered the most promising way to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. However, companies and governments are faced with challenges in redesigning existing linear supply chains (SCs) into c... Read More about Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges.

Supply chain sustainability risk decision support model using integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) method and prospect theory (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the integrated model of the Preference Selection Index (PSI) and the prospect theory as new means to appraise the impact of supply chain sustainability risks based on five pillars of sustainability.... Read More about Supply chain sustainability risk decision support model using integrated Preference Selection Index (PSI) method and prospect theory.

Supply chain sustainability risk assessment model using integration of the preference selection index (PSI) and the Shannon entropy (2022)
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Purpose: This study proposes a new model for assessing supply chain sustainability risk integrating subjectivity and objectivity of decision-maker. Research has shown the vacancy of study in dealing with the above issue. To fill this research gap, a... Read More about Supply chain sustainability risk assessment model using integration of the preference selection index (PSI) and the Shannon entropy.

An analysis of operational behavioural factors and circular economy practices in SMEs: An emerging economy perspective (2021)
Journal Article

Circular Economy (CE) principles are relatively unexplored, especially in emerging economies. None of the studies so far have also explored operational behavioural factors and CE practices in the context of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).... Read More about An analysis of operational behavioural factors and circular economy practices in SMEs: An emerging economy perspective.

Multiple life-cycle products: A review of antecedents, outcomes, challenges, and benefits in a circular economy (2021)
Journal Article

The importance of design and its contribution to society is heavily emphasised in the literature. Multiple life-cycle products are based on the ideology value retention of components, products, and materials after its use phase, and utilised for the... Read More about Multiple life-cycle products: A review of antecedents, outcomes, challenges, and benefits in a circular economy.

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains (2021)
Journal Article

Recently, it has become an important issue to ensure sustainability, especially in food supply chains, against the rapidly growing population, increasing demand, and sudden disruptions caused by uncertain times such as that caused by COVID-19. Since... Read More about Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains.

Adopting industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors (2021)
Journal Article

The manufacturing sector needs to focus on social, environmental and technological factors to integrate Industry 4.0 in production planning, logistics and supply chains. Technical Education Institutes (TEIs) can play a key role in achieving this ambi... Read More about Adopting industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors.

Impact of different conflict levels on culturally diversified Japanese organisations’ performance under a collaborative conflict management style (2021)
Journal Article

With the increasing globalization, cultural diversity management has emerged as an important issue and it is regarded as a process that helps to maintain a positive workplace environment where the similarities and differences of individuals from diff... Read More about Impact of different conflict levels on culturally diversified Japanese organisations’ performance under a collaborative conflict management style.