Book Description
In the second study, we introduce a mathematical framework for optimal process sustainability performance enhancement. In this framework, we describe four types of optimization problems, which are defined based on decision makers0́9 different objectives for sustainability enhancement. Improvement of manufacturing sustainability involves a series of system (performance) state transitions in a sustainable development (SD) space. From the standpoint of control engineering, this is a multi-objective system control problem. In this study, we introduce a general decision-support framework for deriving strategies to achieve short-to-long-term sustainability goals. In this framework, a two-layered hierarchical control scheme is introduced to implement strategic and tactical control for dynamic sustainability control. In the last study, we introduce a decision support framework for sustainable and smart manufacturing. The introduced framework is equipped with a data analytics block that is responsible for both sustainability assessment and monitoring of external factors that may affect the sustainability performance of the system in its transition process. The framework can provide a structured step-by-step guide to decision makers in formulating sustainability strategies and deriving and updating sustainability strategic plans intelligently.