Automation and Innovation with Computational Techniques for Futuristic Smart, Safe and Sustainable Manufacturing Processes

1.     Part I. Sustainability assessments using soft-computing techniques

a.      Physical risk factors - Detection, Evaluation, Improvement, and Control

b.     Soft computing for sustainability in the manufacturing sector

c.      Sustainable design of workstations safety

d.     Sustainable design of work methods

e.      The ergonomic design of hand tools

f.      Environmental ergonomics

G. Software applications to physical ergonomics

2.     Part II. Soft-computing and its applications: A recent trend in mechanical, manufacturing, and industrial engineering

a.      Soft computing application for Human-computer interaction

b.     Analysis and design of interfaces by computational methods

c.      Mental workload with soft computing approach

d.     Human error identification

e.      Cognitive usability analysis

f.      Resilience and motivation

g.     Decision making

h.     Green materials and intelligent manufacturing

 

3.     Part III. Sustainable practices in manufacturing by IoT and A.I.  

a.      Work systems design modification with IoT and A.I.

b.     Teamwork in industrial systems for safety

c.      Supply chain management with IoT and A.I.

d.     Organizational safety and hygiene with IoT and AI Education and traininge.      Human resources optimization

Arturo Realyvásquez Vargas is a full-time professor from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in Mexico. He received a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. In addition, he also holds a PhD in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process at the University of La Rioja (Spain). His main research areas are related to the optimization of industrial processes, lean manufacturing, and ergonomics. He is an active member of the Society of Ergonomists of Mexico Civil Association (Sociedad de Ergonomistas de México, SEMAC) and the Network of Optimization of Industrial Processes (Red de Optimización de Procesos Industriales, ROPRIN). Currently, he is a national researcher recognized by the National Council of Science & Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as level I.  

Suchismita Satapathy is an associate professor in the School of Mechanical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. Her areas of interest include production operation management, operation research, acoustics, sustainability, and supply chain management. Jorge Luis García Alcaraz is a full-time researcher at the Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Department at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. He received an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Colima Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Sciences from Ciudad Juárez Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process from University of La Rioja (Spain), a Ph.D. in Sciences and Industrial Technologies from the Public University of Navarre (Spain), and a Postdoc in Manufacturing Process from University of La Rioja (Spain). His main research areas are related to the multicriteria decision-making process and techniques applied to lean manufacturing, production