This book promotes the idea of creative thinking to those working on qualitative and quantitative analysis for reinforcing engineering designs relating to industrial and manufacturing domains.
The book focuses on the development of the theoretical foundations and discusses the utility of integration of critical components and systems engineering for effective systems design. The book presents research directions and can be used as a tool to understand in-depth possible ways related to the management of industrial and manufacturing activities, processes, actions, benchmarks, and so on. The new ideas, theories, and methods related to qualitative and quantitative research will improve manufacturing knowledge linked to the manufacturing process.
Readers will find that the book:
- Explains qualitative and quantitative research for exploiting system characteristics and attaining system efficiency, as well as what decision-making tools are available for attaining sustainability in industrial fields;
- Discusses the utility of qualitative and quantitative models and analytical frameworks for enduring sustainability and the exploration of new ideas, critical theories, and methods related to qualitative and quantitative research;
- Disseminates industrial and manufacturing knowledge and allied boundaries, including case studies and sustainable ways to retain excellence in industrial and manufacturing domains based on qualitative and quantitative analysis;
- Presents critical aspects related to lean manufacturing and lean management tools, and demonstrates pure research and practical solutions to manufacturing problems;
- Offers theoretical content and demonstrations of manufacturing applications, as well as critical thinking and methodological support for optimizing resources and consumption;
- Reviews the development of supply chain network designs based on qualitative and quantitative aspects.
Table of Contents
Preface xvii
1 Demonstrating the Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Information in Industrial and Manufacturing Designs 1
Nitin Kumar Sahu, Sanju Kumar Nishad, Atul Kumar Sahu and Anoop Kumar Sahu
2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Developing Economies: A Qualitative Mapping Approach 45
Bupe G. Mwanza and Eneless Manda
3 Advocating Lean Practices and Strategies in Decision-Making for Reinforcing Industrial and Manufacturing Designs 75
Sanju Nishad, Atul Kumar Sahu and Nitin Kumar Sahu
4 A Qualitative Study to Rank Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Industrial Sustainability and Energy Management Decisions Using MoSCoW Prioritization Method 105
Pankaj Singh, Ruchi Kushwaha, Jyoti Kushwaha and Ajit Kumar Singh
5 Response Surface Methodology: A Statistical Tool to Optimize Process Parameters (Quantitative Data) to Maximize the Microbial Biomass and Their Bioactive Metabolites 139
Vijayalakshmi Ghosh and Aachal Lonhare
6 Evaluating Mass-Spring-Damper Systems and Models for Reinforcing Engineering Designs: A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach 173
Prashant Lahre, Kundan Meshram, Shailendra Kumar and Rajendra Kumar Choubey
7 A Fuzzy Decision Optimization of Wire-EDM Process for Reinforcing Manufacturing Design Under Quantitative Data 201
Neha Verma, Vinay Sharma and Rityuj Singh Parihar
8 The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Cost on Financial Performance: A Multi-Level Quantitative Analysis of Corporate Companies for Decision-Making Approach 233
Kottala Sri Yogi and Ch. Shankar
9 Mechanical Characteristics Evaluation of Micro-Alloyed Steel Used in Oil and Gas Industries 265
Mukesh Kumar Nag
10 Dynamic Response Comparison of Sandwich Panels with Honeycomb and Foam Core Under Blast Loads: A Quantitative Study 295
Murlidhar Patel and Shivdayal Patel
11 Implementation of Industry-Based Perspective in Technical Education: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 321
Ajit Kumar Singh, Sachin Akoji Meshram, Vinay Khandelwal, Pinaz Tiwari and Pankaj Singh
12 Demonstrating Sustainable Design Under Qualitative and Quantitative Features for Secure Fundraising in Supply Chains Based on Blockchain Technology 347
Pankaj Chandra, Santosh Soni, Kunal Raj, Prayas Kumar and Koushal Malviya
13 Manufacturing of Polymer Matrix Composite Under Qualitative and Quantitative Designs: Investigations of Different Methods and Properties of Composites for Societal Applications 375
Alok Agrawal, Vivek Mishra, Gaurav Gupta and Pravat Ranjan Pati
References 396
Index 399
