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Integrating Circular Economy and Lean Management: A Strategic Framework for Sustainable Business Transformation

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the integration of circular economy (CE) and lean management (LM) as a strategic approach for enhancing corporate efficiency and sustainability. While CE emphasizes resource circularity, LM focuses on waste elimination and value maximization in production processes.
Pedro Carmona Marques, João Reis, Wesley Douglas Oliveira Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geological and geotechnical challenges on the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe and their impact on hardrock pillar design

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is notable for its rich platinum group metal deposits but poses significant geological and geotechnical challenges due to its complex rock types and structural features. Traditional pillar design methods are insufficient for addressing these complexities; the study suggests incorporating advanced techniques such as machine ...
Tawanda Zvarivadza, Hendrik Grobler, Moshood Onifade, Manoj Khandelwal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey on Directed Acyclic Graph-Based Blockchain in Smart Mobility. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Bai Y, Lee S, Seo SH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Real‐time monitoring of tunnel structures using digital twin and artificial intelligence: A short overview

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
How artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin (DT) technologies are revolutionizing tunnel surveillance, offering proactive maintenance strategies and enhanced safety protocols. It explores AI's analytical power and DT's virtual replicas of infrastructure, emphasizing their role in optimizing maintenance and safety in tunnel management.
Mohammad Afrazi, Danial Jahed Armaghani, Hossein Afrazi, Hadi Fattahi, Pijush Samui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient authentication system based on blockchain for E-government. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu L, Omote K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Zero-Knowledge Proof-Enabled Blockchain-Based Academic Record Verification System. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Berrios Moya JA, Ayoade J, Uddin MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

DeCoTa: a lightweight decentralized cross-chain transfer scheme based on hash-locking. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zou H, Sun H, Chen S, Ren W, Zheng X.
europepmc   +1 more source

AI‐driven circular economy optimization in waste management: A review of current evidence

Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in waste management has the potential to significantly advance circular economy objectives by enhancing efficiency, reducing waste, and optimizing resource recovery. However, realising these benefits depends on addressing significant technical, economic, and systemic ...
David Bamidele Olawade, Ram Narayan Yadav, James O Ijiwade, Ojima Z. Wada   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An optimized deterministic concurrency control approach for geo-distributed transaction processing on permissioned blockchains. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Han Z, Peng Z, Wang G, Yu M, Li X, Zhang Y, Yu G.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source