Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vijaya Kumar Manupati, M. Ramkumar, Vinit Baba, Aayush Agarwal
Summary: This study proposed an assessment framework based on socio-technical and triple bottom line perspectives for selecting the best healthcare waste disposal technique. The findings suggest that incineration is the optimal waste disposal method, but also highlight environmental concerns.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Mathematics
Sandra Alvarez Gallo, Julien Maheut
Summary: This paper conducts a systematic literature review from 2012 to 2022 on the application of multi-criteria analysis in evaluating alternatives for solutions in urban freight logistics. The most commonly used MCDM methods are found to be AHP hybrid and MAMCA. The study also provides information on influential authors and publications, research objectives, involved actors, evaluation criteria, and the types of alternatives considered.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rana Rabnawaz Ahmed, Xueqing Zhang
Summary: This study presents a multi-stage network-based model for managing inert construction waste reverse logistics, using two different cost calculation approaches. Empirical findings indicate that NFBC cost is a major component in the overall reverse logistics network and is crucial for designing an effective construction waste management system.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Atanu Kumar Das, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Morsaline Billah, Asim Sarker
Summary: Healthcare waste management is crucial in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus and increasing material recyclability. Different countries have adopted various safety measures to combat healthcare waste contamination, but face challenges. WHO guidelines and proper waste handling help in effectively managing healthcare waste.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Md Salman Rahman, Nazia Hossain, Ashfaq Ahmed, Sadiq M. Sait
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in medical waste generation, particularly from infected and quarantined patients. Bangladesh produced 658.08 tons of medical waste in March 2020 and this escalated to 16,164.74 tons in April 2021. The study also estimated the daily usage of face masks and hand gloves, and simulated potential waste generation from COVID-19 confirmatory tests and vaccination. Multiple guidelines were provided to ensure proper disposal and management of COVID-related wastes in the country.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nilofar Asim, Marzieh Badiei, Kamaruzzaman Sopian
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in waste generated by discarded face masks, contributing to microplastic pollution. This study explores waste valorization of discarded face masks and offers recommendations for waste management practices applicable to emergency and post pandemic scenarios in different countries. A multi-criteria decision-making approach is necessary to determine optimal waste management solutions based on various factors. Awareness and concerted efforts from the scientific community, governments, and society globally are essential to successfully address this important environmental issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Meenu Singh, Sunil Kumar Jauhar, Millie Pant, Sanjoy Kumar Paul
Summary: The demand for ventilators has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Indian nonmedical equipment companies have risen to meet this demand. 3PRLPs play a crucial role in the reverse logistics activities of the healthcare industry. This study proposes a two-phase hybrid decision-making problem for selecting and allocating orders to 3PRLPs. The results show that the proposed framework can be successfully implemented in the current scenario of the healthcare industry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zhen-Song Chen, Xuan Zhang, Kannan Govindan, Xian-Jia Wang, Kwai-Sang Chin
Summary: In the era of circular economies, the article proposes a multi-perspective multi-attribute decision-making framework to assist enterprises in selecting the optimal third-party RL providers. The framework utilizes generalized comparative linguistic expressions and hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set to enhance information quality and reliability, ultimately compiling overall assessments through a two-stage aggregation paradigm.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Business
Yigit Kazancoglu, Melisa Ozbiltekin-Pala, Muruvvet Deniz Sezer, Sunil Luthra, Anil Kumar
Summary: COVID-19 has significantly impacted global food supply chains, leading to the need for new business models and production approaches to enhance resilience. This study examines the advantages and risks of integrating blockchain technology into reverse logistics activities, using a fuzzy synthetic evaluation method to eliminate these risks.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Li Xin, Chen Xi, Mujgan Sagir, Zhang Wenbo
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant buildup of infectious medical waste and disruption of the waste transportation chain, posing challenges for hospitals and treatment centers. This study proposes a hybrid dynamic method that integrates infectious disease modeling, waste quantity prediction, and transportation route optimization to help mitigate the impact. Early warning systems and proper waste management have a positive effect on epidemic control and public health.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Kubra Sar, Pezhman Ghadimi
Summary: The increasing rate of global consumption has resulted in a surge of waste, causing environmental concerns but also offering economic opportunities. Governments advocate for the collection and recycling of this waste, despite logistical challenges such as carbon emissions and transportation expenses. This paper conducts a literature review of 109 published articles between 2000 and 2022 on the vehicle routing problem in reverse logistics, addressing modeling approaches, solution techniques, problem variants, sustainability, waste types, and future research opportunities. The review highlights important findings and discussions.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Zhiguo Wang, Lufei Huang, Cici Xiao He
Summary: This paper addresses the management of urban healthcare waste through a two-stage reverse logistics network design, combining the Grey GM(1,1) prediction model with a multi-objective optimization model. It provides important insights and methods for optimizing medical waste recycling networks. Sensitivity analysis of key parameters has been conducted to analyze their impact on network performance.
JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Wei Gu, Chen Wang, Shufen Dai, Lirong Wei, I. Robert Chiang
Summary: This study explores the significance of reverse logistics in the iron and steel industry, and establishes a decision framework to assist companies in selecting the best RL modes. The findings suggest that governmental policy making has a significant impact on incentivizing companies to invest in reverse logistic systems, and external market and economic factors provide important feedback for shaping government policies.
Article
Immunology
Kyung-Hwa Son, Sun-Hong Kwon, Hye-Jung Na, Youngsuk Baek, Inok Kim, Eui-Kyung Lee
Summary: In this study, a quantitative benefit-risk assessment was conducted for four COVID-19 vaccines using multi-criteria decision analysis. The mRNA vaccine was found to have a good balance between preventing COVID-19 infection and adverse events. This assessment method can be updated with cumulated data and provide evidence for decision making by policy makers and health professionals.
Article
Economics
V. Sathiya, K. Nagalakshmi, J. Jeevamalar, R. Anand Babu, R. Karthi, Angel Acevedo-Duque, R. Lavanya, S. Ramabalan
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis and financial uncertainty, disrupting supply chain networks and increasing demand. Using CoT technology, healthcare supply chains can be monitored by integrating IoT and blockchain networks. This study proposes a model to guide the development of CoT technology and provides recommendations for investors in developing application systems. It also suggests different CoT design patterns to address major challenges in traditional healthcare supply chain networks.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Kaique Silva, Renato da Silva Lima, Roberta Alves, Wilfredo F. Yushimito, Jose Holguin-Veras
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2020)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Leovani Marcial Guimaraes, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: This research discusses a global set of classroom observation protocols and their value in engineering education, using a systematic literature review method to analyze and compare the protocols. The study found an increasing number of observation applications and protocols over the years, leading to information overload for practitioners.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Leovani Marcial Guimaraes, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: This study compared the effects of traditional and active learning methods in Engineering Education through a repeated measures experimental design. The results showed that students' performance improved when active learning techniques were applied.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Flavia Tuane Ferreira Moraes, Andriani Tavares Tenorio Goncalves, Josiane Palma Lima, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to healthcare waste management systems globally. In Brazil, where municipalities face challenges in proper healthcare waste disposal, the pandemic has exacerbated the situation. Therefore, the development of tools to aid municipal HCWM during the pandemic is crucial.
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andreza de Aguiar Hugo, Jeniffer de Nadae, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: Despite the existence of several circular economy initiatives in the fashion industry's production chain, consumers are more reserved towards circular fashion concepts, primarily due to factors such as fast fashion consumer culture. The study results indicate that overcoming barriers is crucial for achieving the transition towards circular economy in the fashion industry, as there are more barriers than drivers influencing consumer behavior.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Andreza de Aguiar Hugo, Jeniffer de Nadae, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: This paper explores the relationships between Brazilian consumers and circular fashion (CF). The results indicate that although young consumers are willing to change their clothing consumption habits and expect fashion companies to be more sustainable, most of them do not engage in circular actions in the fashion chain.
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Flavia Tuane Ferreira Moraes, Andriani Tavares Tenorio Goncalves, Josiane Palma Lima, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: A circular city promotes circular economy principles and efficient urban solid waste management strategies are crucial for achieving this. This study proposes the creation of an index (USWM-index) to evaluate waste management in urban areas and discusses its application in future sustainable circular cities in Brazil. The index allows city managers to assess their waste management comprehensively and sustainably, and decision-makers can use it to set goals for recycling and reusing waste. The index includes 19 indicators and 51 sub-indicators divided into five groups. The study reveals that the four Brazilian cities evaluated had average waste management and lacked initiatives for transitioning to sustainable circular cities.
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Roberta Alves, Renato da Silva Lima, Leise Kelli De Oliveira, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho
Summary: The study proposes a conceptual framework based on agent-based modeling and Design of Experiments (DoE) for evaluating e-commerce urban freight. Through simulations, it is found that the utilization rate of Delivery Lockers (DLs), first attempt delivery failure rate, and truck stoppage time have the most impact on costs and profits. The use of DoE reduces the number of simulated scenarios and improves research efficiency.
Article
Economics
Roberta Alves, Cecilia Aparecida Pereira, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: This study evaluates the operating costs of delivery lockers (DLs) through agent-based modeling and simulation. The results show that time, external, and re-delivery costs are the most impacting system costs. The implementation of DLs can reduce these costs and increase net profit. However, stakeholder engagement and incentive policies are necessary for the success of DLs as a sustainable solution for last mile e-commerce deliveries.
RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Leovani Marcial Guimaraes, Renato da Silva Lima
Summary: This article presents a novel approach that demonstrates how students' learning can be improved by increasing classroom adherence to active learning in a typical engineering education environment. The research is based on a 2.5-year-long data collection process using objective measures and a strict experimental design project.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Management
Roberta Alves, Karen Lana Alves Ferreira, Renato da Silva Lima, Flavia Tuane Ferreira Moraes
Summary: The Action Research conducted successfully developed a WEEE management program in compliance with regulations and collected a significant amount of waste, but also faced challenges in implementation, such as lack of infrastructure and public hesitance.
SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH
(2021)
