Springer Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering: Select Proceedings of FLAME 2020 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

Product Description This book comprises the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME) 2020. In particular, this volume discusses different topics of industrial and production engineering such as sustainable manufacturing processes, logistics, Industry 4.0 practices, circular economy, lean six sigma, agile manufacturing, additive manufacturing, IoT and Big Data in manufacturing, 3D printing, simulation, manufacturing management and automation, surface roughness, multi-objective optimization and modelling for production processes, developments in casting, welding, machining, and machine tools. The contents of this book will be useful for researchers as well as industry professionals. From the Back Cover This book comprises the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME) 2020. In particular, this volume discusses different topics of industrial and production engineering such as sustainable manufacturing processes, logistics, Industry 4.0 practices, circular economy, lean six sigma, agile manufacturing, additive manufacturing, IoT and Big Data in manufacturing, 3D printing, simulation, manufacturing management and automation, surface roughness, multi-objective optimization and modelling for production processes, developments in casting, welding, machining, and machine tools. The contents of this book will be useful for researchers as well as industry professionals. About the Author Rakesh Kumar Phanden completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from the U.P. Technical University, Lucknow, India and post-graduation in Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.J.U. of Science and Technology, Hisar, India. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India in 2013. He is post doctorate from Cranfield University UK. He is currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has 18 years of teaching experience at private and government institutes and universities. He has contributed more than 45 papers at the national/international levels. He has published and edited a book on “ Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling: Approaches and Algorithms” in CRC Press and worked as a Guest Editor of a “ Special Issue on Advancements in Modern Machining Methods” in International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials). He is serving as an editorial board member for many international journals. He is an active reviewer in many international journals of repute. His current areas of interest include flexible manufacturing systems, production scheduling, integration of process planning and scheduling, product design and manufacturing, digital twin and threads, nature inspired algorithms, discrete simulation.   Dr. K. Mathiyazhagan working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University, Noida, UP, India. He is an associate editor of Environment, Development and Sustainability – Springer with impact factor of 2.1 and editing special issues in International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (Emerald, IF: 4.7, ABDC: A), International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM, IF: 3.3, ABDC: A) & Sustainability journals. His publications are in IJPE, IJPR, PPC, IEEE TEM, JCP, RCR, IJAMT etc. Also, he is editorial member in more than 5 international journals. Recently one of his paper awarded as Excellence Citation Award by Emerald Publisher Ltd.  Presently he is editing two books in Elsevier and one in Springer. Also, he is visiting faculty in University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He is active reviewer of more than thirty reputed international journals in Elsevier, Springer, Emerald & Taylor & Francis. Dr. K. Mathiyaz