Advances in Industrial Engineering in the Industry 4.0 Era

Kaushik Kumar holds a PhD in engineering from Jadavpur University, India; an MBA in marketing management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India; and a bachelor of technology from Regional Engineering College (now the National Institute of Technology), Warangal, India. For 11 years, he worked in a manufacturing unit of global repute. He is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has 22 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include composites, optimization, non-conventional machining, CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and quality management systems towards product development for societal and industrial usage; for these he has received 29 Patents. He has published more than 55 books (including 31 edited book volumes that serve as textbooks and reference books by more than 40 universities and institutes in their academic curriculum), 80 book chapters, and more than 200 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals of repute. He has also served as editor-in-chief, series editor, guest editor, editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for international and national journals. He has been felicitated with many awards and honours including the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Professional Excellence 2023 under Academic and Research from his alma mater, the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He has also received sponsored research and consultancy projects of more than 1 crore from the government of India and abroad. He has delivered expert lectures as keynote speaker at international and national conferences, and has served as a resource person at various workshops, Faculty Development Programs, and short-term courses. He has guided many students of doctoral, masters, and undergraduate programmes of his home and other institutions in India and abroad. He also has served as reviewer and examiner of doctoral and master’s dissertations for institutes in India and abroad.

• SECTION I Skills for Industry 4.0 1. Skills for Industry 4.0: Navigating Uncertainty in a Digital Era SECTION II Healthcare and Industry 4.0 2. Comprehensive Insights and Systematic Integration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Lean Concepts in the Healthcare Sector SECTION III Industrial Engineering and Industry 4.0 3. Analysis of a Hypothetical Humanitarian Supply Chain with Agent-Based Simulation: The Expected Istanbul Earthquake 4. Comprehensive Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Blockchain: A Futuristic Integration 5. Impact of Renewable Energy Resources and Industry 4.0 on Growth of Economics and Policy for Developing Nations SECTION IV Additive Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 6. Revolutionizing Industrial Engineering: Exploring Additive Manufacturing Technologies in the Era of Industry 4.0 7. Additive Manufacturing Technologies for On-Demand Production of Customised Goods in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution 8. Computational Analysis of the Mechanical Compression of Additive Manufactured Lattice Structures: A Numerical Study SECTION V Applications of Industry 4.0 9. Rethinking Manufacturing Workflows for Digital Convergence: The Royal Australian Air Force 10. State of the Art on Hybrid Harvesting for Sustainable Micro-Energy Generation in the Industry 4.0 Era