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  1. Article ; Online: Towards Sustainability

    Koppiahraj Karuppiah / Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan / Syed Mithun Ali

    Sustainability, Vol 15, Iss 4813, p

    Mapping Interrelationships among Barriers to Circular Bio-Economy in the Indian Leather Industry

    2023  Volume 4813

    Abstract: Increasing environmental awareness and stringent environmental norms of developed countries have demanded eco-friendly industrial practices from the leather industry. On the path to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), the concept of circular ... ...

    Abstract Increasing environmental awareness and stringent environmental norms of developed countries have demanded eco-friendly industrial practices from the leather industry. On the path to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), the concept of circular bio-economy (CBE) practices has gained significant attention from the leather industry with regards to waste management. CBE practices encourage the potential of recovering value from leather waste. However, the CBE concept has not been well received by the leather industries of developing countries for various reasons. Hence, this study aims to identify and evaluate various barriers to CBE practices from the context of the Indian leather industry. Twenty-five barriers to CBE practices in the leather industry are identified through literature review and interaction with managers. Then, a rough decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (R-DEMATEL) was utilized to reveal the interrelationships among the barriers to CBE practices. Restrictiveness to change, difficulty in forming a reliable supplier network, difficulty in developing customers, lack of vision, and unclear and partial understanding of the CBE concept have been identified as the five most critical barriers to CBE practices in the leather industry. Furthermore, in the current study, nine barriers fall into the cause group and sixteen barriers fall into the effect group. The outcome of the study reveals the causal interrelationships among the barriers to CBE practices to the industrial management and policymakers. This study is the first of its kind to analyze the barriers to CBE practices in the Indian leather industry context.
    Keywords circular bio-economy ; rough decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (R-DEMATEL) ; barriers ; leather industry ; sustainable development goals ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 650 ; 690
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Editorial

    Irfan Ali / Biswajit Sarkar / Syed Mithun Ali / Armin Fügenschuh

    Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol

    Environmental waste and renewable energy optimization for the sustainable development goals achievement

    2023  Volume 11

    Keywords environment waste management ; renewable energy ; sustainable development goals - SDGs ; green economy (GE) ; multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Modeling Impacts of COVID-19 in Supply Chain Activities

    Koppiahraj Karuppiah / Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan / Syed Mithun Ali

    Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 14141, p

    A Grey-DEMATEL Approach

    2022  Volume 14141

    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify and exhibit the interrelationships among COVID-19’s impacts on supply chain activities. Based on a literature review and the manager’s input, twenty COVID-19 impacts were collected. An integrated approach of ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify and exhibit the interrelationships among COVID-19’s impacts on supply chain activities. Based on a literature review and the manager’s input, twenty COVID-19 impacts were collected. An integrated approach of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and grey-decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (G-DEMATEL) was used to reveal the causal interrelationships among the COVID-19 impacts. Initially, a questionnaire survey was administered among 220 respondents for EFA. Based on the outcome of EFA, the twenty COVID-19 impacts were categorized into seven critical areas. Then, based on the experts’ inputs, G-DEMATEL was utilized to reveal the causal interrelationships among various COVID-19 impacts. The results indicate that disruption management, relationship management, and production management are the top three critical areas that need to be addressed in the COVID-19 crisis. Disruption in supply, ripple effect on supply chain operations, and obsolescence of machines were found to be the most influential impacts while disproportionateness between supply and demand, difficulty in demand forecasting, and reduced cash inflow were found to be the most influenced impacts. This study’s outcomes will help policymakers and supply chain managers develop strategies to restructure supply chain networks. This study is an original contribution to the analysis of COVID-19 impacts in the supply chain activities in India due to the use of EFA and G-DEMATEL. This study considers India only, and hence, the outcomes lack generalizability. A study considering multiple developing countries could generalize these findings.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; supply chain management ; exploratory factor analysis (EFA) ; grey-decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (G-DEMATEL) ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Sustainable Assessment in Supply Chain and Infrastructure Management

    Golam Kabir / Sanjoy Kumar Paul / Syed Mithun Ali

    Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 6787, p

    2022  Volume 6787

    Abstract: Assessing sustainability in supply chain and infrastructure management is important for any organization in the competitive business environment or public domain [.] ...

    Abstract Assessing sustainability in supply chain and infrastructure management is important for any organization in the competitive business environment or public domain [.]
    Keywords n/a ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Key Challenges to Sustainable Humanitarian Supply Chains

    Koppiahraj Karuppiah / Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan / Syed Mithun Ali / Sanjoy Kumar Paul

    Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5850, p

    Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    2021  Volume 5850

    Abstract: COVID-19 has had a major impact on health, economic, social, and industrial activities. It has disrupted supply chain management and affected the movement of essential supplies to a large extent. This study aims to identify and evaluate the challenges ... ...

    Abstract COVID-19 has had a major impact on health, economic, social, and industrial activities. It has disrupted supply chain management and affected the movement of essential supplies to a large extent. This study aims to identify and evaluate the challenges hampering sustainable humanitarian supply chain management (SHSCM). Twenty critical challenges to SHSCM are identified using a comprehensive literature review, and three strategies were developed. The challenges and strategies were verified using expert input. The challenges were evaluated using the neutrosophic analytic hierarchical process (AHP) method. The neutrosophic TODIM (an acronym in Portuguese for interactive multicriteria decision making) method was then used to select the best strategy. The findings reveal that facility location problems, short lead times for emergency supplies, spread of rumors, rapid emergence of new clusters, and doubt concerning the available remedy are five critical challenges in SHSCM during COVID-19. Public–private partnerships are identified as the best strategy in SHSCM. Finally, this paper discusses the implications to sustainable development goals in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; neutrosophic AHP ; TODIM ; sustainable HSCM ; public–private partnership ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Modeling Challenges for Improving the Heat Rate Performance in a Thermal Power Plant

    T. Sivageerthi / Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan / Syed Mithun Ali / Ali AlArjani / Koppiahraj Karuppiah

    Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 4510, p

    Implications for SDGs in Energy Supply Chains

    2022  Volume 4510

    Abstract: Rapid industrialization and the increased use of consumer electronic goods have increased the demand for energy. To meet the increasing energy demand, global nations are looking for energy from renewable sources rather than non-renewable sources, to ... ...

    Abstract Rapid industrialization and the increased use of consumer electronic goods have increased the demand for energy. To meet the increasing energy demand, global nations are looking for energy from renewable sources rather than non-renewable sources, to adhere with the sustainability principle. As energy from renewable sources is still in the experimental stage, there is a need to use available energy sources optimally. Considering this, the present study aims to identify, evaluate, and reveal the interrelationship among critical challenge factors in improving the heat rate performance of coal-fired thermal power plants. The study identifies twenty critical challenges through a comprehensive literature review. Then, to evaluate the identified critical challenges, the grey-DEMATEL (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) technique is used. For evaluating the challenges, this study conducts an empirical analysis in a thermal power plant in India. The findings reveal that air preheater leakage, coal flow balancing, and air heater air outlet temperature are the top three critical challenges hampering the thermal power plant’s performance. Additionally, fourteen challenges come under the cause group, while eight challenges come under the effect group. The findings of the study can assist industrial managers in overcoming problems in their thermal power plants. The results can also guide the development of a robust and reliable framework for mitigating these challenges.
    Keywords decision making ; thermal power plant ; grey-DEMATEL ; renewable energy source ; sustainability ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 690
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Critical Success Factors for Supply Chain Sustainability in the Wood Industry

    Sumit Paul / Syed Mithun Ali / Mohd Asif Hasan / Sanjoy Kumar Paul / Golam Kabir

    Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1863, p

    An Integrated PCA-ISM Model

    2022  Volume 1863

    Abstract: Due to the increasing popularity of cost-based outsourcing and growing stakeholder concern about environmental, social, and technological issues, supply chain sustainability is vital in both developed and emerging economies. Bangladesh is an emerging ... ...

    Abstract Due to the increasing popularity of cost-based outsourcing and growing stakeholder concern about environmental, social, and technological issues, supply chain sustainability is vital in both developed and emerging economies. Bangladesh is an emerging economy and wood industry of Bangladesh is suffering from severe sustainability issues besides its growth. Hence, this article aims to examine the critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainability in the Bangladeshi wood industry, which is crucial to help supply chain managers engage in achieving sustainable development goals. This research investigated the CSFs and uncovered their interdependencies through the development of a methodology integrating a literature review, principal component analysis (PCA), interpretive structural modelling (ISM), and Matriced Impacts Croises Multiplication Appliquee aunClassement (MICMAC) techniques. PCA ( n = 150) was used to identify and rank the CSFs for sustainability in the Bangladeshi wood industry while ISM ( n = 9) and MICMAC were used to determine the driving and dependence power of the CSFs. The findings reveal that research and development, supplier relations, and using eco-friendly technology are the most significant CSFs of the Bangladeshi wood industry. Indispensable links revealing the driving and dependence power among the CSFs were also reported. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first of its kind that examined the CSFs for supply chain sustainability in the Bangladeshi wood industry. The proposed methodology and findings will help managers in the Bangladeshi wood industry as well as other similar industries to understand the CSFs and reduce the complexity of decision-making in managing business process towards sustainability journey.
    Keywords sustainability ; wood industry ; principal component analysis ; interpretive structural modelling ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 690
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Causality analytics among key factors for green economy practices

    Koppiahraj Karuppiah / Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan / Syed Mithun Ali / Ali AlArjani / Abdullah Mohamed

    Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol

    Implications for sustainable development goals

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: The green economy (GE) concept is believed to have the ability to turn natural resources into wealth in a sustainable manner. As a result, the GE concept is viewed as a magic key to the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study aims ... ...

    Abstract The green economy (GE) concept is believed to have the ability to turn natural resources into wealth in a sustainable manner. As a result, the GE concept is viewed as a magic key to the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study aims to identify and evaluate the critical factors in GE practices. Based on literature review and industrial interaction, five dimensions of critical factors, namely, economic and market, technical and R&D, policy and regulation, networks and social capital, and public perceptions, with a total of 20 critical factors were identified and evaluated. The Fermatean fuzzy system (FFS)-based decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique has been used to evaluate the causality among the critical factors. Results reveal that win-win anticipations, the commitment of key stakeholders, the domestic market structure, cost of alternatives, and financial assistance are the top five critical factors in GE practices. Three critical factors are classified under the cause category, and the remaining 17 critical factors come under the effect category. This study contributes to the literature on GE by revealing the causal interrelationship among the critical factors. This will guide industrial management to take appropriate actions in the implementation of GE practices.
    Keywords causality analytics ; green economy practices ; Fermatean fuzzy system (FFS) ; DEMATEL ; sustainable development goals ; emerging economy ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 690
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article ; Online: Evaluating factors contributing to the failure of information system in the banking industry

    Syed Mithun Ali / S. M. Nazmul Hoq / A. B. M. Mainul Bari / Golam Kabir / Sanjoy Kumar Paul

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss

    2022  Volume 3

    Abstract: The increasing use of Information Technology (IT) has led to many security and other related failures in the banks and other financial institutions in Bangladesh. In this paper, we investigated the factors contributing to the failurein the IT system of ... ...

    Abstract The increasing use of Information Technology (IT) has led to many security and other related failures in the banks and other financial institutions in Bangladesh. In this paper, we investigated the factors contributing to the failurein the IT system of the banking industry in Bangladesh. Based on the experts’ opinions and weight on the specified evaluating criteria, an empirical test was conducted using a rough set theory to produce a framework for the IT system failure factors. In this study, an extended approach involving the integration of rough set theory based flexible Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) has beenapplied to help the managers of the corresponding field to identify the factors responsible for the failure of the IT system in the banking industries and then prioritize them accordingly, for the ease of decision-making.In this research, eleven such failure factors were identified, which were then quantitatively analyzed to facilitate managers in crucial decision-making. It was observed that cyber-attack, database hack risks, server failure, network interruption, broadcast data error, and virus effect were the most significant factors for the failure of the IT system. The framework developed in this research can be utilized to assist in efficient decision-makingin other serviceindustries where IT systems play a key role. To the best of the knowledge, this is the first study thatempirically tested key failure factors of the IT system for the banking sector using an integrated method.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 650
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article ; Online: Modelling the causes of boiler accidents

    Md. Ashiqur Rahman / Chitra Lekha Karmaker / Tazim Ahmed / Md. Ikram Khan / A.K.M Monjur Morshed / Syed Mithun Ali

    Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp e09601- (2022)

    implications for economic and social sustainability at the workplace

    2022  

    Abstract: This study aims to examine the causes of boiler accidents in the context of the ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh as an emerging economy. On the basis of a comprehensive review of the existing literature, previous accident reports, and ... ...

    Abstract This study aims to examine the causes of boiler accidents in the context of the ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh as an emerging economy. On the basis of a comprehensive review of the existing literature, previous accident reports, and technical discussion with relevant personnel in the industries and regulating authorities, a total of 14 causes of boiler accidents were identified. This study merged neutrosophic (N) theory with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for prioritizing the causes of boiler accidents. Finally, to examine the reliability of the results, a robustness analysis was performed. The findings reveal that the lack of standard legislation, non-standard boiler operation, use of expired, non-registered, and non-certified boilers, faulty design of boilers, and the shortage of skilled boiler operators are the top five notable causes of boiler accidents in the RMG industry. The findings provide valuable insights for industrial managers and policymakers to formulate strategies to reduce boiler accidents.
    Keywords Boiler accidents ; Neutrosophic AHP ; Robust analysis ; Emerging economy ; Readymade garment industry ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 380
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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