ProCAFD: Computer-aided Tool for Sustainable Process Synthesis, Intensification and Hybrid solutions

A computer-aided software-tool for sustainable process synthesis-intensification

Despite variances in contexts and styles of design activity, recurrent patterns emerge in design innovation approaches and processes which lend themselves to analysis and discussion. Using a Design Innovation framework [1] that is built, in part, on the UK Council’s ‘4D’ (Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver) model of design [2], we develop design signatures, graphical maps of design innovation processes. Design signature analyses of four multi-disciplinary industrial case studies illustrate the value of design signatures as useful design activity plots that can be used to plan and manage innovation teams and activities, and to identify critical features for reflection, for clarification, and for further analysis. This work is of interest to design practitioners, managers, researchers, and educators with various motivations, such as to seek a tool to convey and analyze design innovation activity.

Today, business organizations are facing increasing pressure from a variety of sources to operate using sustainable processes. Thus, most companies need to focus on their supply chains to enhance sustainability to meet customer demands and comply with environmental legislation. To achieve these goals, companies must focus on criteria that include CO2 (carbon footprint) and toxic emissions, energy use and efficiency, wastage generations, and worker health and safety. As in other industries, the food processing industry requires large inputs of resources, which results in several negative environmental effects; thus, decision-makers have to evaluate qualitative and quantitative factors. This work identifies the best supplier for edible oil production in the small and medium enterprise (SME) food processing industry in Vietnam. This study also processes a hybrid multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model using a fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and green data envelopment analysis (GDEA) model to identify the weight of all criteria of a supplier’s selection process based on opinions from company procurement experts. Subsequently, GDEA is applied to rank all potential supplier lists. The primary objective of this work is to present a novel approach which integrates FAHP and DEA for supplier selection and also consider the green issue in edible oil production in uncertain environments. The aim of this research is also to provide a useful guideline for supplier selection based on qualitative and quantitative factors to improve the efficiency of supplier selection in the food industry and other industries. The results reveal that Decision-Making Unit 1 (DMU 1), DMU 3, DMU 7, and DMU 9 are identified as extremely efficient for five DEA models, which are the optimal suppliers for edible oil production. The contributions of this research include a proposed MCDM model using a hybrid FAHP and GDEA model for supplier selection in the SME food processing industry under a fuzzy environment conditions in Vietnam. This research also is part of an evolution of a new hybrid model that is flexible and practical for decision-makers. In addition, the research also provides a useful guideline in supplier selection in the food processing industry and a guideline for supplier selection in other industries.

This paper aim to conduct a pilot study in India process industry for sustainable machining process design. A survey questionnaire was framed at five point likert type scale. Respondents were asked to five elements related to sustainable machining process design (SMPD) Fifty responses was collected from various process industries. Simple statistics mean, standard deviation, correlation and t test is applied for the analyse survey responses. It is evident that the Energy efficiency during the process, Vegetable based cutting fluid and machining process utilisation are more emphasised by the companies and the other factors like Waste minimization and cryogenic machining require more focused on it. One sample t test it is evident that Energy efficiency during the process (SMPD5) (t = 6.194) is the most important factor which is highly adopted by the process industry in practice.

This paper reviews issues and applications for design of sustainable carbon dioxide conversion processes, specifically through chemical conversion, and the integration of the conversion processes with other systems from a process systems engineering (PSE) viewpoint. Systematic and computer-aided methods and tools for reaction network generation, processing route generation, process design/optimization, and sustainability analysis are reviewed with respect to carbon dioxide conversion. Also, the relevant gaps and opportunities are highlighted. In addition, the integration of carbon dioxide conversion processes with other systems including coexisting infrastructure and carbon dioxide sources is described. Then, the importance of PSE based studies for such application is discussed. Finally, some perspectives on the status and future directions of carbon dioxide conversion technology and the development and use of PSE approaches are given.

Subject. The article deals with allocation of scarce resources, problems of forecasting, risk management. Objectives. The aim is to search for optimal methods of detailed elaboration of strategic objectives, forms of joint participation of scientific and industrial organizations in innovation activities. Methods. The study employs methods of comparative, structural, and logical analysis are applied. Results. Innovative design should take into account the uncertainty of the economic situation. A number of sections of innovation project should be developed in several versions, based on forecasts for the development of target markets. Conclusions. New knowledge is produced out only through the use of human cognitive abilities.

This paper delves into the user experience and innovation mechanisms in ceramic design, revealing the central role of user experience through a multi-dimensional analysis of sensory perception, emotion, cultural symbols, and usage context. It emphasizes the importance of uncovering and explicitly expressing implicit user needs while also exploring the collaborative creation model between designers and users in the innovation design process. Furthermore, the paper examines the dynamic role of user feedback in design optimization, proposing an innovation path that spans from user insights to design inspiration, as well as the cross-disciplinary resonance and interaction between user experience and design language. Through these discussions, the paper offers new theoretical perspectives and practical pathways for user experience-driven innovation in ceramic design.

VIA University College in Denmark is currently placing greater priority on Makerspaces, with special focus on material design in all its education programs (e.g. teacher trainings, social service workers, social education etc.) The special feature of the Makerspaces initiative is the dual perspective on learning. Educating teacher students entails having the dual perspective of learning to master technologies and design processes, while also mastering the ability to create learning designs for childrens’ innovative design processes in maker settings. In this workshop, we (1) lay out our teaching approach, (2) provide examples of course activities, (3) provide a hands-on example of our teaching methods, and (4) invite participants to discuss a dual perspective on learning in maker settings in teacher education. This workshop will provide a case example of how the teachers at VIA University College incorporate digital fabrication and design processes in the courses for student teachers and students in Social Education.

There is now widespread agreement that innovation holds the key to future economic and social prosperity in developed countries. Experts studying contemporary capitalism also agree that the battle against unemployment and relocations can only be won through innovation. But what kind of innovation is required and what is the best way to manage, steer and organize it? Grounded on experiences of innovative firms and based on recent design theories, this book argues that instead of relying on traditional R&D and project management techniques, the strategic management of innovation must be based on innovative design activities. It analyses and explains new management principles and techniques that deal with these activities, including innovation fields, lineages, C-K (Concept-Knowledge) diagrams and design spaces. The book is ideal for advanced courses in innovation management in industrial design schools, business schools, engineering schools, as well as managers looking to improve their practice.

This paper aims to provide an understanding of innovative service design processes by comparing service design logic with the entrepreneurial logics of causation, effectuation and bricolage (CEB). The paper draws upon empirical data to show how both service design logic and entrepreneurship logics may help us to create more innovative service design outcomes. In this process, we hope to understand how the creation of value enters into the service innovation process through co-creation between customers, organisations, ecosystem members and society. Data used within this paper includes deep qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, written documents and participative observation. From our analysis, we develop a model of service innovation design that shows how design logics and entrepreneurial logics influence the development of new and innovative services.

Life cycle oriented process synthesis at conceptual planning phase

Since the beginning of 2022, a group of young researchers anchored within the Department for Business and Human Resource Education at the University of Paderborn carries out research activities for the project ITiB (‘Innovation and Transfer Processes in the German VET-System’). Together with two other research groups, the ITiB project team conducts the accompanying research of the innovation competition InnoVET. The ITiB research group focuses on the exploration of innovation and transfer processes in the InnoVET context. Subsequently, the resulting knowledge is used to improve innovation and transfer processes within other organisational settings in vocational education. The current paper addresses the relevance of the project‘s research focus and presents the underlying research design. It concludes by outlining implications for research and design of innovation and transfer processes in vocational education.

High-temperature tolerant enzyme based extraction of lignocellulose derived C5 and C6 sugars for the integrated production of a promising supplement for a diesel/jet-engine fuel

Infant milk formulas are industrial substitutes to human milk, used when breastfeeding is neither possible nor desirable. They are manufactured using successive additions of dry ingredients and oils to skim bovine milk, blending, pasteurization, homogenization, concentration by vacuum evaporation and spray-drying. However, successive heat loads are detrimental to the proteins’ nutritional quality of the final product. An alternative processing route has been proposed that replaces the first pasteurization step at 85 °C by a microfiltration step at 50 °C, i.e. below the heat-denaturation temperature of milk proteins. This data paper provides extensive description of the two processing routes at a semi-industrial scale, using measurements, calculations of the material and energy balances, expert say information, or proxies collected at UMR STLO in the period 2020–2024 and organized into life cycle inventories of all the data required for modelling. This dataset further provides the potential environmental impacts of 1 kg of the classic infant milk powder, as well as of 1 kg of infant milk powder produced using low-heat processing route as an alternative product. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standard method was used, with the CML-IA, ReCiPe 2016, Impact World+, LC-Impact or EF3.0 characterization methods and a dry matter allocation rule for the skimming operation. The dataset further provides variations of the inventories and environmental impact assessments to evaluate the sensitivity of the results to the formula’s dry matter content prior to spray-drying or to the liquid versus dry state of the whey ingredient involved in the formula. The dataset participates in providing LCI of industrial food processes to the public. It will also be helpful for eco-designing classic or innovative processing routes for the manufacture of environmentally sustainable infant milk powders.

The need for innovation management and decision guidance in sustainable process design