Download or read book Managing Innovation of Sustainability Issues and Applications UUM Press written by Shafini Mohd Shafie and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains eight chapters and provides a holistic view of the area of sustainability. Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability aims to benefit industries, businesses, and the environment by improving productivity and efficiency through embedding sustainable operations, environmental monitoring and technology, and competitive systems and practices. We hope that after reading this book, more individuals will be interested and encouraged to do research and writing pertaining to sustainability issues.

Download or read book Eco innovation and Sustainability Management written by Bart Bossink and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability is a phenomenon that must be pursued in a complex system of interrelated elements of business, society, and ecology. It is important to gain an understanding of these elements, the interplay between them, and the behavior of the system. This book explores the business-societal-and-ecological system in which sustainable innovation has to be envisioned, conceptualized, realized, and improved. Author Bart Bossink offers insight into the systematic coherence of drivers of eco-innovation and sustainability utilizing a three-part approach: (1) eco- and sustainable innovation in business is based on ideas and people who cooperatively develop these ideas; (2) groups of people, organized in commercial firms, must realize these ideas cooperatively and create the innovations that can conquer the market; and (3) that people from governmental, non-governmental, not-for-profit, research, and commercial organizations can build institutional arrangements that stimulate these sustainable innovations, changing both industry and society. Adopting a managerial perspective and discussing concepts and methods to manage eco-innovation in business, this book highlights the interrelated roles of the individual, the firm, partnerships, and business environments. Researchers and practitioners who want to combine a commercial and economical approach with an ethical and social ambition to create an ecologically sustainable firm stand to learn much from these pages.

Download or read book Sustainability Quality Practices and Models for Food and Beverages Industry UUM Press written by Muslim Diekola Akanmu and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2023-03-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, a considerable number of organizations are practicing green management from a global perspective. Many companies have now realized that there is a need to adapt to formal environmental practices and comply with international environmental standards due to growing global environmental concerns. This book organizes the concepts, processes, requirements and challenges related to quality management practices in a pragmatic approach to trigger the interests and readership of academicians and researchers. This study critically discusses quality management practices considering quality assurance, continuous process improvement, human resources management, benchmarking, management leadership, information and analysis and service design. If there is an increase in the global demand for sustainable products, then there could be a need for continuity in the capacity of the local and multinational companies to get certified. Therefore, this book considers quality management practices and ISO quality standards. This book reports the current trends of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 adoption in the Malaysian food and beverage industry. Pushing Malaysia towards the adoption of advanced quality practices has called for the critical analysis of quality management practices in the industries from a perspective of sustainability. Sustainability practices in manufacturing industries will both prevent internal economic and environmental damages and boost the economy by attracting international companies seeking investment related to the three bottom-line sustainability. This book also highlights the link between quality management practices and sustainability. In furtherance, quality management practices as antecedents of excellence are discussed and how excellence models in the manufacturing industry are important. This book highlights models such as European Foundation Excellence Model (EFQM) (1991), the Model of Peters and Waterman (1982), the Japanese Deming Award Model (1951), the Model of Malcolm Baldrige (1987), Leadership Excellence of Kanji, China Performance Excellence Model, and Malaysian Total Performance Excellence Model. This is good news for the future of quality professions and their alignments. Therefore, this book tightens the gap between academics and practitioners by providing solid insights into the relevant subjects and hopefully contributing to the knowledge of organizational excellence and quality managers who are leading 21st-century organizations and require excellence models for sustainability.

Download or read book Greening The Supply Chain Responsive and Responsible Approaches UUM Press written by Mohd Rizal Razalli and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2022-04-03 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All organizations need to have an efficient and effective supply chain. The interconnected, interrelated and interlinked networks in today’s global business have pushed organizations to put greater emphasis on the supply chain to gain higher positive impact on their business bottom line. On the other hand, supply chain may also result in negative impact to the world due to the irresponsible business organizations. Despite the financial gain of the business, the environment and the society have to pay for the price of irresponsible actions of these organizations. As a result, the concept of Green Supply Chain has emerged to be as a solution to various societal and environmental problems. The aim is to achieve more sustainable development in doing a business. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is the key and the climate change is the central issue to address today. This book discusses the importance of green supply chain to organizations and offers various suggestions to be green to the environment and society. The content is divided into 3 main parts: (1) Overview of the green supply chain management, (2) Green Strategy and Operations, and (3) Green Cycle. It is hoped that the book be useful to all particularly to organizations as well as researchers in practicing and researching on a supply chain agenda. Ultimate aim is for us to be responsive and responsible in providing product and services to our customer, society and environment.

Download or read book Accounting Theory and Practice in the Malaysian Context UUM Press written by Syeliya Md Zaini and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of this book is to facilitate the students to understand the underlying regulatory process of financial accounting reporting, companies’ manager behaviour when preparing their financial reports, corporate governance and theories applicable to accounting practice explaining the circumstances given in the current phenomenon. The content of this book provides a useful insight to it readers about the development of accounting system in Malaysia, the conceptual framework that underpinned accounting practice particularly the regulatory and professional bodies, the general theories underlying the current practice of accounting reporting, standards and practice, and contemporary issues in financial accounting reporting such as measurements, sustainability reporting and digitisation reporting.

Download or read book Shaping the Future of the Internet We Want UUM Press written by Suhaidi Hassan and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2024-03-10 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaping the Future of the Internet We Want is a captivating exploration of the ever-evolving Internet and its profound impact on our lives. In an era where digital technology is deeply interwoven into the fabric of society, this visionary lecture series by Professor Dr. Suhaidi Hassan presents a compelling picture of what the future Internet could be. From the nascent days of the Internet in the late 1980s to its current status as a global powerhouse, the author takes us on a personal journey, revealing the deep commitment to its growth and accessibility. With a career spanning academia and collaboration with influential global organisations, they offer unique insights into the Internet’s transformation. This lecture series is not just a retrospective but a call to action. It grapples with the complexities and challenges that come with Internet advancement—privacy concerns, misinformation, digital divides, and cyber threats. However, it also highlights the untapped potential of the Internet to bridge global inequalities and foster a sustainable digital economy. The lecture outlines a blueprint for shaping an Internet that reflects our shared values and aspirations: one that is open, inclusive, innovative, and secure. It stresses the importance of collaboration among policymakers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and civil society in realising this vision. As you delve into this thought-provoking lecture series, you will gain a deeper understanding of the Internet’s multifaceted role in society and the shared responsibility we all bear in shaping its future. It is an open invitation to contribute to the Internet we envision—a democratic, accessible, and secure digital realm that benefits humanity and the planet. The future of the Internet is yours to define, and this lecture series provides the knowledge and inspiration to actively shape the digital world.

Download or read book Opportunities and Challenges of Business 5 0 in Emerging Markets written by Dadwal, Sumesh and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems that when businesses were finally understanding, implementing, and getting used to industry 4.0, the term 5.0 came about. Industry 5.0 takes human touch, innovation, and efficiency a step further in creating a turnaround strategy for corporate governance. This transformation has brought many questions to the minds of stakeholders such as when and why this happened. In order to explore the answers to these questions, further study is required to understand the prospects and challenges. Opportunities and Challenges of Business 5.0 in Emerging Markets discusses the present state and future outlooks of Business 5.0 and aims to achieve comprehensive insights on the implications of Business 5.0 in the emerging markets. The book also provides insights to marketers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners to unravel the opportunities and mitigate the challenges in the competitive world. Covering key topics such as big data, e-commerce, and value creation, this reference work is ideal for policymakers, business owners, managers, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.

Download or read book Biochar for Environmental Management written by Johannes Lehmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biochar is the carbon-rich product when biomass (such as wood, manure or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. It can be used to improve agriculture and the environment in several ways, and its stability in soil and superior nutrient-retention properties make it an ideal soil amendment to increase crop yields. In addition to this, biochar sequestration, in combination with sustainable biomass production, can be carbon-negative and therefore used to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with major implications for mitigation of climate change. Biochar production can also be combined with bioenergy production through the use of the gases that are given off in the pyrolysis process. This book is the first to synthesize the expanding research literature on this topic. The book's interdisciplinary approach, which covers engineering, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, economics and policy, is a vital tool at this stage of biochar technology development. This comprehensive overview of current knowledge will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in a wide range of disciplines.

Download or read book Handbook of Intelligent and Sustainable Manufacturing written by Ajay Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent and sustainable manufacturing is a broad category of manufacturing that employs computer-integrated manufacturing, high levels of adaptability and rapid design changes, digital information technology, and more flexible technical workforce training. Other goals sometimes include fast changes in production levels based on demand, optimization of the production system, efficient production, and recyclability. This handbook provides compiled knowledge of intelligent and sustainable manufacturing within the context of Industry 4.0. along with tools, principles, and strategies. Handbook of Intelligent and Sustainable Manufacturing: Tools, Principles, and Strategies offers recent developments, future outlooks, and advanced and analytical modeling techniques of intelligent and sustainable manufacturing with examples backed up by experimental and numerical data. It bridges the gap between R&D in intelligent and sustainable manufacturing–related fields and presents case studies and solutions alongside social and green environmental impact. The handbook includes a wide range of advanced tools and applications with modeling results and explains how different internet technologies integrate the manufacturing approach with people, products, and complex systems. By encompassing advanced technologies such as digital twins, big data informatics, artificial intelligence, nature-inspired algorithms, IoT, Industry 4.0, simulation approaches, analytical strategies, quality tools, roots and pillars, diagnostic tools, and methodical strategies, this handbook provides the most up-to-date and advanced information source available. This handbook will help industries and organizations to implement intelligent manufacturing and move towards the sustainability of manufacturing practices. It will also serve as a reference for senior graduate-level courses in mechanical, production, industrial, and aerospace engineering and a value-added asset to libraries of all technical institutions.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Business Innovation and Engineering Conference BIEC 2022 written by Siti Jahroh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. Business Innovation and Engineering Conference 2022 brings together contributions from students and scientists dealing with different aspects of business innovation and management, and we believe that there is also an equal number of promising study projects and prospectus results. The conference will be held at School of Business, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia at August 11-12, 2022. This conference is held with the goals of: 1. Exchanging information on recent research issues related to business innovation, and engineering in Southeast Asia and the world in general; 2. Expanding international cooperation network; 3. Generating internationally reputable and nationally accredited publications; and 4. Initiating Business Innovation and Engineering (BIEC) as a communication forum related to business innovation, and engineering in Southeast Asia.

Download or read book Valorization of Agri Food Wastes and By Products written by Rajeev Bhat and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes and By-Products: Recent Trends, Innovations and Sustainability Challenges addresses the waste and by-product valorization of fruits and vegetables, beverages, nuts and seeds, dairy and seafood. The book focuses its coverage on bioactive recovery, health benefits, biofuel production and environment issues, as well as recent technological developments surrounding state of the art of food waste management and innovation. The book also presents tools for value chain analysis and explores future sustainability challenges. In addition, the book offers theoretical and experimental information used to investigate different aspects of the valorization of agri-food wastes and by-products. Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes and By-Products: Recent Trends, Innovations and Sustainability Challenges will be a great resource for food researchers, including those working in food loss or waste, agricultural processing, and engineering, food scientists, technologists, agricultural engineers, and students and professionals working on sustainable food production and effective management of food loss, wastes and by-products. Covers recent trends, innovations, and sustainability challenges related to food wastes and by-products valorization Explores various recovery processes, the functionality of targeted bioactive compounds, and green processing technologies Presents emerging technologies for the valorization of agri-food wastes and by-products Highlights potential industrial applications of food wastes and by-products to support circular economy concepts

Download or read book Design for Sustainability Open Access written by Fabrizio Ceschin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation framework that is capable of coherently integrating multiple design for sustainability (DfS) approaches developed so far. It is now widely understood that design can and must play a crucial role in the societal transformations towards sustainability. Design can in fact act as a catalyst to trigger and support innovation, and can help to shape the world at different levels: from materials to products, product–service systems, social organisations and socio-technical systems. This book offers a unique perspective on how DfS has evolved in the past decades across these innovation levels, and provides insights on its promising and necessary future development directions. For design scholars, this book will trigger and feed the academic debate on the evolution of DfS and its next research frontiers. For design educators, the book can be used as a supporting tool to design courses and programmes on DfS. For bachelor’s and master’s level design, engineering and management students, the book can be a general resource to provide an understanding of the historical evolution of DfS. For design practitioners and businesses, the book offers a rich set of practical examples, design methods and tools to apply the various DfS approaches in practice, and an innovation framework which can be used as a tool to support change in organisations that aim to integrate DfS in their strategy and processes.

Download or read book The Management of Technology and Innovation written by Margaret A. White and published by Thomson South-Western. This book was released on 2007 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for the perfect tool to guide you in today's fast paced business world? In THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION: A STRATEGIC APPROACH, International Edition you will find an integrated text that bridges the gap between business strategy and innovation. With the combination of current theory and real-world decision making tools, you will soon be on the road to success!

Download or read book Big Data Computing written by Tanvir Habib Sardar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book primarily aims to provide an in-depth understanding of recent advances in big data computing technologies, methodologies, and applications along with introductory details of big data computing models such as Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, Pig, Mahout in-memory storage systems, NoSQL databases, and big data streaming services such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and so forth. It also covers developments in big data computing applications such as machine learning, deep learning, graph processing, and many others. Features: Provides comprehensive analysis of advanced aspects of big data challenges and enabling technologies. Explains computing models using real-world examples and dataset-based experiments. Includes case studies, quality diagrams, and demonstrations in each chapter. Describes modifications and optimization of existing technologies along with the novel big data computing models. Explores references to machine learning, deep learning, and graph processing. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in high-performance computing, data mining, knowledge discovery, and distributed computing.

Download or read book The California Nitrogen Assessment written by Thomas P. Tomich and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nitrogen is indispensable to all life on Earth. However, humans now dominate the nitrogen cycle, and nitrogen emissions from human activity have real costs: water and air pollution, climate change, and detrimental effects on human health, biodiversity, and natural habitats. Too little nitrogen limits ecosystem processes, while too much nitrogen transforms ecosystems profoundly. The California Nitrogen Assessment is the first comprehensive account of nitrogen flows, practices, and policies for California, encompassing all nitrogen flows—not just those associated with agriculture—and their impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing. How California handles nitrogen issues will be of interest nationally and internationally, and the goal of the assessment is to link science with action and to produce information that affects both future policy and solutions for addressing nitrogen pollution. This book also provides a model for application of integrated ecosystem assessment methods at regional and state (subnational) levels.

Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 2312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.

Download or read book Assessing Aid written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessing Aid determines that the effectiveness of aid is not decided by the amount received but rather the institutional and policy environment into which it is accepted. It examines how development assistance can be more effective at reducing global poverty and gives five mainrecommendations for making aid more effective: targeting financial aid to poor countries with good policies and strong economic management; providing policy-based aid to demonstrated reformers; using simpler instruments to transfer resources to countries with sound management; focusing projects oncreating and transmitting knowledge and capacity; and rethinking the internal incentives of aid agencies.