Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems (Industrial Ecology)

This book opens up a critical dimension to the field of industrial ecology. The book discusses the post COVID-19 trends in the field of industrial ecology and evolving practices adopted by firms for betterment of environment and society. The authors identify valuable lessons to be learned and present conceptual frameworks to guide future industrial ecology applications. Transforming industrial systems into closed-loop industrial ecosystems dramatically reduces the negative impact of industrial activities on the environment. Therefore, this book is important not only for operation management scholars but also those who are interested in ensuring an environmentally sustainable future. Contents 6 Assessing EU's Progress and Performance with Regard to SDG-12 Targets and Indicators 8 1 Introduction 9 2 Literature Review 10 3 Research Methodology 13 4 Methodology of Bibliometric Analysis—Assessment on Scientific Work 14 5 Results and Discussions 15 5.1 Performance Assessment Based on Eurostat SDG 12 Indicators 15 5.2 Overall Perspective on the Progress and Performance in the EU-27 with Regard to Selected SDG 12 Indicators 21 5.3 Bibliometric Analysis Based on Raw Web of Science Results 23 5.4 Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science Results Processed in VOSviewer 25 6 Conclusion 29 References 30 Sustainable Production-Consumption of the Microgrids: An Optimal Approach for Industrial Area 33 1 Introduction 33 2 Literature Review and Contributions 34 3 Paper Organization 35 4 Mathematical Modeling 36 5 Weighted Goal Programming 39 6 Computational Results 40 7 Conclusion 43 References 44 Trends in Sustainable Behaviour of Consumers in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Discourse 46 1 Introduction 47 2 Conceptual Definition of Sustainable Behaviour 49 3 Green Theory and Sustainable Behaviour 51 4 Trends in Sustainable Behaviour in Eastern Europe 51 5 Trends in Sustainable Behaviour in Sub-Saharan Africa 55 6 Contextualizing the Trends in Both Regions 56 7 Conclusion, Implications and Policy Prescriptions 58 Annex 3.1 Additions to MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Frontier Markets Indexes 60 References 61 Post COVID-19 Development of Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems 64 1 Introduction 65 2 Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems 67 3 Concept of Sustainable Production and Consumption 68 4 Importance for Sustainable Development 69 5 Post COVID-19 Transition Scenarios for Future Sustainability 70 6 Scenario 1: Business as Usual 70 7 Scenario 2: Chaotic Transition 71 8 Scenario 3: Managed De-Growth 71 9 Scenario 4: Managed Transition 72 10 Socioeconomic Response to COVID-19 73 11 Post COVID-19 Development of Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems in China 75 12 The Effect of COVID-19 in China 76 13 China’s Responses to the Pandemic and Strategies for Post-pandemic Recovery 77 14 Digital Economy in the Post-pandemic Era 77 14.1 Digital Transformation and Innovation 77 15 Post COVID-19 Development of Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems in Europe 79 16 The Effect of COVID-19 in Europe 79 17 Europe's Response to the Pandemic and Strategies for Post Pandemic Recovery 82 18 Post COVID-19 Recommendations for the Policymakers 84 18.1 Recommendations for Sustainable Production 84 18.2 Recommendations for Sustainable Consumption 85 18.3 Recommendations for Agriculture and Food 86 18.4 Recommendations for Waste Management 86 19 Conclusion 87 References 88 Environmental Degradation and Sustainability Food Production and Waste Valorization: A Value Chain Analysis in Pakistan 92 1 Introduction 93 2 Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Food Production 95 2.1 Economic Impact 95 2.2 Social Impact 95 2.3 Environmental Impact 96 2.4 Assessment of Environment Impact 96 3 Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Food Waste an Overview 97 3.1 Purpose of LCA 98 4 LCA Analysis of Various Biological Food Waste Valorization Process 99 5 LCA Analysis Of Various No Biological Food Waste Valorization Process 100 6 Life Costing Approaches to Food Waste and Its Valorization 102 6.1 Environmental Life Cycle Costing (E-LCC) 103 6.2 Social Life Cycle Costing (S-LCC) 103 6.3 Cost–Benefit Analysis 105 7 LCA of the Food Supply Chain 105 7.1 Current Efforts on LCA 108 7.2 Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Method 109 7.3 In-Vessel Composting (IVC) Method 110 7.4 Insect Based Bioconversions Method 111 8 Conclusion 112 References 113 Sustainable Production Practices and Future Trends 117 1 Introduction 118 2 Future Trends in Sustainable Production 120 3 Efficiency in Resources Consumption 120 4 Trends Sustainable Manufacturing 121 5 Industrial Symbioses 122 6 Information and Communication Technologies 123 7 Nanotechnology 123 8 Facility Design 124 9 Digital Twins 125 10 Artificial Intelligence 125 11 Industrial Revolution (I.R.) 4.0 126 12 Greener Energy Production 126 13 Sustainable Commitments 127 14 Carbon Negative the New Trend 127 15 Sustainable Logistics 128 16 Corporate Digital Responsibility 128 17 Conclusion 129 References 129 Responsible Production and Consumption Goals: A Fundamental Driving Forces of Economic Growth in Pakistan 131 1 Introduction 131 2 Sustainability From Food Supply Chain an Overview 134 3 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 135 4 Sustainable and Affordable Clean Energy Production 136 5 Sustainable Innovative Infrastructure and Industry 137 6 Prospectus of Communities and Cities in a Sustainable Environment 137 7 Sustainable Environment Leads to Women Empowerment and Gender Equality 138 8 Clean Water and Sanitation Facility 138 9 Environmental Sustainable in the Context of Asia 140 9.1 Assessment of Environment Impact 140 10 Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 142 11 Conclusion 142 12 Recommendation 144 References 144 Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage Through Inventory Management Practices: The Case of Homegrown Coffee Business 147 1 Introduction 147 2 Literature Review 149 2.1 Coffee Production in Global Scale 149 2.2 Philippines and the Coffee Industry 150 2.3 Inventory Management Practices 151 2.4 Sustainable Competitive Advantage 153 3 Research Methodology 154 3.1 Research Design 154 3.2 Sampling and Sample Size 154 4 Results and Discussion 155 4.1 Effectiveness of Inventory Management Practices 155 4.2 Homegrown Coffee House and Its Challenges Faced 157 5 Conclusion 158 6 Recommendations 159 References 159 Exploring the Efficiency of E-Tendering Services in Oman: Administrative Perspectives from Government and Business Users 161 1 Introduction 162 2 Literature Review 163 3 Organizational Performance in Oman Tender Board 164 4 E-Tendering 165 4.1 What is E-Tendering? 166 4.2 Process of E-Tendering: 166 4.3 Benefits of E-Tendering: 167 4.4 Barriers of E-Tendering 167 5 E-Administration of Transactions 169 5.1 Benefits of E-Administration Transaction: 170 6 Challenges Associated with Use of Traditional System for Administrative Transaction 171 7 Challenges Associated with Use of E-System for Administrative Transaction 171 8 Technical Barriers 172 9 Organizational Barriers 172 10 Role of Information Technology 173 11 E-Archives 174 11.1 Benefits of E-Archives 174 12 An Overview of Control System 175 13 An Overview of E-Human Resource 175 14 Methodology 175 15 Overview of Hypothesis 176 16 Analysis and Results 181 17 Challenges of Traditional System: 181 18 Benefits of Using Information Technology in Administrative Transactions 182 19 Challenges of E-Archives System 183 20 Critical Analysis of Role of Information Technology in Internal Control System in Managing E-Administrative Transaction 183 21 Critical Analysis of E-Human Resources Used in E-Tendering 184 22 Analysis of Interview 184 23 Analysis of Response 186 24 Analysis of Response 187 25 Analysis of Response 188 26 Findings and Conclusion 188 27 Contributions 188 28 Recommendations 189 29 Conclusion 190 References 190 Sustainable Consumption and Recycling Practices 194 1 Introduction 194 2 Resource Efficiency 196 3 Sustainable Consumption 196 3.1 Climate Protection 197 3.2 Water 197 3.3 Energy 198 3.4 Food Supply Chain 199 3.5 Product Life Cycle 199 3.6 Circular Economy 200 3.7 Decoupling 201 4 Recycling 202 4.1 Collection and Processing 203 4.2 Manufacturing 203 4.3 Products from Recyclables 204 5 Recycling Practices 204 6 Conclusion 205 References 206 Effect of Sustainable Supply Chain Management on Organization’s Performance—Case Study of Logistics and Transport Sector of Pakistan 208 1 Introduction 208 2 Background 210 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management 210 4 SSCM and Organization’s Performance 211 5 Research Method 212 6 Research Design 212 7 Population 213 8 Research Hypotheses 213 9 Analysis and Results 213 10 Descriptive Statistics 213 11 Regression Analysis 215 12 Discussion 217 13 Conclusion 218 References 219 Circular Economy as a Vector for Innovative and Efficient Production and Consumption. Analysis on EU's Indicators 220 1 Introduction 221 2 The Concept of Circular Economy. A Brief Literature Review 222 3 Circular Economy in the European Union—Main Frame 223 4 Discussion and Conclusion 242 References 244