Advances in Industrial Engineering in the Industry 4.0 Era

At the core of this book are several application areas where Industry 4.0 has been, or can be, applied. This book introduces the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with discussions and reflections that will lead the reader into a deeper understanding of the nature of the concept. This book also reveals various facets that can be applied and utilized for implementation of the concept in various sectors.

This book:

• Comprehensively discusses skills for Industry 4.0
• Provides insights into the application of Industry 4.0 in the healthcare sector
• Presents involvement of Industry 4.0 in current concepts such as supply chain and blockchain
• Showcases innovative additive manufacturing to enhance human?machine co-working
• Includes virtualization and simulation techniques for decision-making in manufacturing and assembly processes

This book is primarily written for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, production engineering, and aerospace engineering.

1. Skills For Industry 4.0: Navigating Uncertainty in a Digital Era. 2. A Comprehensive Insights and Systematic Integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution and Lean Concepts in Healthcare Sector. 3. Analysis of a Hypothetical Humanitarian Supply Chain with Agent-Based Simulation: The Expected Istanbul Earthquake. 4. Comprehensive Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Blockchain - A Futuristic Integration. 5. Impact of Renewable Energy Resources and Industry 4.0 on Growth of Economics and Policy for Developing Nation Countries. 6. Revolutionizing Industrial Engineering: Exploring Additive Manufacturing Technologies in the Era of Industry 4.0. 7. Additive Manufacturing Technologies for On-Demand Production of Customised Goods in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution. 8. Computational Analysis of the Mechanical Compression of Additive Manufactured Lattice Structures: A Numerical Study. 9. Rethinking Manufacturing Workflows for Digital Convergence: The Royal Australian Air Force. 10. State Of the Art on Hybrid Harvesting for Sustainable Micro-Energy Generation in Industry 4.0 Era.

Kaushik Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Jadavpur University, India, an MBA in Marketing Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India and a Bachelor of Technology from Regional Engineering College (Now National Institute of Technology), Warangal, India. For 11 years, he worked in a manufacturing unit of Global repute. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has 22 Years of Teaching and Research Experience. His research interests include Composites, Optimization, Non-Conventional Machining, CAD / CAM, Rapid Prototyping and Quality Management Systems towards product development for societal and industrial usage and has received 27 patents for them. He has published 55+ Books (including 31 Edited Book Volume) (They are referred as Textbooks and Reference Books by 40+ Universities / Institutes in their academic curriculum), 80 Book Chapters and 200+ Research Papers in peer-reviewed reputed national and international journals. Kaushik has also served as Editor–in–Chief, Series Editor, Guest Editor, Editor, Editorial Board Member and Reviewers for International and National Journals. He has been felicitated with many awards and honours including DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL EXECELLENCE 2023 under Academic and Research from his Alma Matar National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He has also received Sponsored Research and Consultancy Projects of more than 1 Crore from Govt. of India and abroad. Kaushik has delivered expert lectures as Keynote Speaker at International & National Conferences, Resource Person at Various Workshops, FDP’s and Short-Term Courses. He has guided many students of Doctoral, Masters and Undergraduate programmes of his home and other institutions in India and abroad. He also has served as Reviewer and Examiner of Doctoral and master’s dissertation for institutes in Ind