Vernika Agarwal – författare

Society 5.0 is a human-centered community where integrated systems operate throughout society to secure comfort in all aspects of life, from energy and medical care, to education, work, and leisure. Blockchain technologies enable the streamlining of supply chain processes and information sharing among various industries. This book presents recent research on the adaptation and implementation of Blockchain technologies in supply chain management in Society 5.0. It discusses different applications of blockchain, its important role in connecting information technology and artificial intelligence with human lives, the challenges, and the future of supply chain management for societal improvements.

Society 5.0 is a human-centered community where integrated systems operate throughout society to secure comfort in all aspects of life, from energy and medical care, to education, work, and leisure. Blockchain technologies enable the streamlining of supply chain processes and information sharing among various industries. This book presents recent research on the adaptation and implementation of Blockchain technologies in supply chain management in Society 5.0. It discusses different applications of blockchain, its important role in connecting information technology and artificial intelligence with human lives, the challenges, and the future of supply chain management for societal improvements.

INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR SMART CITY APPLICATIONS This book provides smart city frameworks to address new difficulties by adding new features and allowing the city environment to react to collected data and information to increase the efficiency and sustainability of services for inhabitants. Making a smart city is an emerging strategy to mitigate the problems generated by urban population growth and rapid urbanization. This book aims to provide a better understanding of the concept of smart cities and the application of an intelligent decision support system. Based on the analysis of existing information there are eight critical factors of smart city initiatives: management and organization, technology, governance, policy context, people and communities, economy, built infrastructure, and natural environment. This book will focus on the application of the decision support system in managing these eight crucial aspects of smart cities. The intent in writing this book was also to provide a source that covers the stage-by-stage integration of the four key areas involving planning, physical infrastructure, ICT infrastructure, and deploying the smart solutions necessary for city transformation. With this as the motivation, “Decision Support Systems for Smart City Applications” provides the application of an intelligent decision support system for effectively and efficiently managing the transformation process, which can aid various supply chain stakeholders, academic researchers, and related professionals in building smart cities. Various chapters of this book are expected to support practicing managers during the implementation of smart solutions for city transformation. Audience This book is aimed at both academics and practitioners alike in the fields of intelligent computing, decision support systems, the manufacturing industry, supply chain managers, stakeholders, policymakers, and other technical and administrative personnel.

This book the improvements in the circular economy are discussed, and a multidisciplinary approach is taken to examine developments in the recovery of value in CSCM. This book's main goal is to give readers a platform on which to discuss the role of human resources in effective supply chain management in a circular economy and how it may be used. CSCM is a new way of conducting business that offers a waste-free and sustainable substitute to the economy. The concept of CSCM is often incomplete if the human capital aspect of it is not covered. Human resources" or "human capital" represents a person's skills, talents, qualifications, and experiences. Thus, it is inconceivable that the shift to a circular economy would be successful without a new strategy for managing human resources. The COVID-19 epidemic has heightened and realigned the value of human capital inside organizations, whether it is through remote work policies, greater attention to employee health benefits, staff morale, or well-being concerns. It has provided HR professionals with the ability to reevaluate their interactions with employees and has made room for innovative working methods. To end the loop of the linear economic model, sustainability and sustainable improvements are prioritized internationally in all facets of organizations. The book offers the latest deveopments of Circular Supply Chain Management and its applications. It describes the role of human resources in regulating supply chains in the circular economy. The "take-make-waste" economic model in CSCM is encouraging us to rebuild better HR and entrepreneurial policies, which will be vital in building a stronger and more resilient company culture that maintains the value of all resources and is required to get through these trying times. To achieve this goal currently there exists a gap between the present skill sets and the skills required in future to generate new innovation and/or set a new business. In turn, this would request Continuous investment in employees’ development and training. Alongside, it involves a great attention on how humans are generating new innovations throughout the whole supply chain. At the moment, there is a focus on technologies and less consideration on humans in the field of supply chain management. Again, sustainability seems to be the new core of a company and its circulatory calls for a variety of human skills. In this scenario , the book's ultimate proposal is to give a research viewpoint that included views from policymakers, regulators, and practitioners. The book aims to address the significance of humanizing CSCM and also invites case studies on the topic.This book will meet the demands of research researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Also, it will serve as reference information for academics, researchers, and industry professionals.

This book provides a stage-by-stage integration of lean and green manufacturing paradigms to achieve environmental and economic benefits. The book includes chapters on conceptual development for incorporating the lean and green paradigm, and methods, tools and techniques for developing and integrating lean manufacturing.