Editorial Board

Hong-Chao Zhang

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Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States.

Research Interests: remanufacturing of mechanical equipment; sustainable manufacturing; manufacturing systems and material processing; manufacturing enterprise systems; reverse manufacturing and reverse logistics; product and process modeling; automated tolerancing analysis and synthesis; intelligent manufacturing

Dimitris Mourtzis

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece.

Research Interests: product-service systems; service economy; value co-creation; manufacturing network; mass customization; assembly line; factories; shopfloor

Nee Yeh Ching Andrew

Department of Mechanical Engineering,National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.

Research Interests: Digital twin; Augmented Reality; Manufacturing; Sustainable manufacturing; Tool and die

Andrea Appolloni

Department of Management and Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.

Research Interests: supply chain management; sustainable and green procurement; sustainable global sourcing; sustainable development; innovation management; green management

Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, Singapore City, Singapore.

Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing; Biomanufacturing; Smart Manufacturing; Sustainable Manufacturing

Huajun Cao

School of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.

Research Interests: job shop; machine tools; sustainable manufacturing; gears; rakes; cutters; cutting fluids; lubrication; tool wear

Marcello Colledani

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa, Milano, Italy.

Research Interests: reconfigurable manufacturing system; reconfigurability; assembly systems; serial production line; buffer allocation; flow line; closed-loop supply chain; remanufacturing; reverse logistics

Weilong Cong

Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.

Research Interests: Laser additive manufacturing; remanufacturing; renewable energy manufacturing

Suping Cui

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing , China.

Research Interests: High performance cement; ecological building materials; Material LCA;environmental materials.

J. Paulo Davim

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Research Interests: machining & tribology; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering; engineering education

Yelin Deng

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Urban Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Research Interests: green manufacturing of batteries; electrochemical simulation; optimal design of battery cells; construction of management system for cascaded batteries; electric hybrid system

PIETRO Evangelista

Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (ISMed), National Research Council (CNR), Italy.

Research Interests: logistics and freight transport management; impact digital technologies on logistics and supply chain; knowledge management in logistics service industry; environmental sustainability in the supply chain and logistics service providers

Mario Fargnoli

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Research Interests: ecodesign; life cycle engineering; green supply chain; product service systems; occupational health and safety; quality function deployment; ergonomics

Siamak Farhad

Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing, Recycling and Remanufacturing, Precision Manufacturing

Research Interests: Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing; Recycling and Remanufacturing; Precision Manufacturing

Jiecai Feng

Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

Research Interests: brazing; filler metals; titanium alloy; electrode materials; welded joints

Shaw C. Feng

Systems Integration Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; process planning; product lifecycle engineering

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom.

Research Interests: operations and production management; supply chain and logistics management; lean and agile operations and supply chains; sustainability within the context of operations and supply chains; circular or closed-loop operations and supply chains; sustainable and green manufacturing; industry 4.0 technologies application in operations and supply chains; lean management; quality management & operations excellence and innovation management

Xiwang Guo

College of Information Control and Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun, Liaoning, China.

Research Interests: parallel computing; artificial intelligence; computing in mathematics; natural science, engineering and medicine

Haihong Huang

School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Research Interests: remanufacturing process; NDT for remanufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable sheet forming; sustainable additive manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing

Giuseppe Ingarao

Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy.

Research Interests: sustainable manufacturing; manufacturing processes mechanics; energy and resource efficiency circular economy strategies; life cycle engineering; optimization

I.S. Jawahir

Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.

Research Interests: predictive modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes; sustainable manufacturing; product and process design for sustainability manufacturing processes

Tien Chien Jen

Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Research Interests: thermal aspects of machining processes; cold gas dynamic spraying technology; atomic layer deposition; hydrogen generation and storage; fuel cells technology; solar cell technology; renewable energy; water purification; bio-sensors; battery (Li-ion, flow battery); environmentally; benign manufacturing; computational methods (computational fluid dynamics and molecular dynamic simulations, in particular)

A Senthil Kumar

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.

Research Interests: smart manufacturing; precision engineering; additive manufacturing of implants; digital twin

Tsai Chi Kuo

Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taibei, Taiwan, China.

Research Interests: sustainable development; circular economy; smart manufacturing; carbon emission management

Bertrand Laratte

Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, France.

Research Interests: material flow analysis; strategic materials; supply risk; life cycle impact assessment; elementary flow; product environmental footprint; daphnia magna; titanium dioxide nanoparticle; ecotoxicity

Bingbing Li

Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, California State University, Northridge, CA, United States.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; autonomous design and manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; innovation and entrepreneurship in product design and manufacturing systems

Congbo Li

State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, College of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

Research Interests: Energy efficient manufacturing; Remanufacturing; Environmentally conscious machining

Fangyi Li

Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

Research Interests: job shop; machine tools; sustainable manufacturing; cassava starch; thermoplastics; compatibilizers; sheet metal forming; tool path; forming limit diagram

Yanle Li

School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China

Research Interests: Green manufacturing and remanufacturing; Additive manufacturing; Flexible forming technology

Ang Liu

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Research Interests: engineering design; product development; smart manufacturing; digital twin; engineering education

Chao Liu

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Research Interests: smart manufacturing; digital manufacturing; industry 4.0; digital twin; machine tools

Weiwei Liu

School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China.

Research Interests: remanufacturing; laser cladding; vision inspection; intelligent manufacturing

Zhichao Liu

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.

Research Interests: remanufacturing; life cycle assessment; green manufacturing; sustainability assessment; laser additive manufacturing

Zhifeng Liu

School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Research Interests: recycling and remanufacturing of mechanical equipment; sustainable manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing; low caron manufacturing; life cycle assessment of mechchonic equipment; theory and process of metal cutting

Marco Mandolini

Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Ancona, Italy.

Research Interests: cost estimation; assembly line; aerospace; line balancing; disassembly; design for assembly; sustainable product; ecodesign; cradle-to-cradle

Paul Mativenga

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Research Interests: job shop; machine tools; sustainable manufacturing; carbon fibers; thermosets; solvolysis; cutting tools; texturization; machining

Andrea Matta

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Research Interests: sustainable manufacturing; serial production line; simulation; digital twin; process mining; semi-conductor manufacturing; battery manufacturing

Wuyi Ming

Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.

Research Interests: manufacturing process mechanic; mechanical behavior of materials; CNC machining

Aldo Roberto Ometto

Department of Production Engineering, São Carlos Scholl of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Research Interests: life cycle engineering; sustainable manufacturing; life cycle management; circular economy; cleaner production; design for environment

Soh Khim Ong

Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.

Research Interests: virtual and augmented reality applications in manufacturing; augmented reality applications in assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering; life cycle engineering/assessment; distributed and collaborative manufacturing

Junqing Pan

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.

Research Interests: Resource Chemistry; Green Recycling process; Solid waste recycling; carbon materials

Zhijian Pei

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; subtractive manufacturing processes

Tao Peng

Institute of Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Research Interests: smart technologies for sustainable/low-carbon manufacturing; big data analytics for smart manufacturing; cognitive intelligence in collaborative/distributed manufacturing; autonomous manufacturing and supply chain design and management

Antonella Petrillo

Department of Engineering, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy.

Research Interests: multi-criteria decision analysis; industrial plants; logistics; manufacturing; safety; green transition; digital innovation

A. Pramanik

School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.

Research Interests: composite material; mechanical engineering; metallurgy

Paolo C. Priarone

Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.

Research Interests: sustainable manufacturing; life cycle engineering; cleaner production; analysis and optimization of manufacturing processes; machining

Tomohiko Sakao

Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

Research Interests: life cycle engineering; design for sustainability; product/service system; application of artificial intelligence

Luca Settineri

Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.

Research Interests: manufacturing technologies and systems; sustainable manufacturing; additive manufacturing; machining; joining

Muhammad Shafique

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.

Research Interests: Civil Engineering; Sustainability; Circular Economy; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment; Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles; Material Flow Analysis; Green and Sustainable Construction materials

Nima Shamsaei

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, United States.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; fatigue and fracture; failure analysis; mechanics of materials; qualification and standardization

Shuai Shao

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; multiscale mechanics of materials simulations; fatigue and fracture; materials characterization

Alborz Shokrani

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.

Research Interests: advanced manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; machining technology; additive manufacturing

Alessandro Simeone

Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Research Interests: sustainable manufactiring; process monitoring; production systems optimization; machine learning

Swee Leong Sing

Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.

Research Interests: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; 3D bioprinting

Yasushi Umeda

Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Research Interests: life cycle engineering; life cycle design; eco-design; sustainability science; smart manufacturing systems; maintenance; design theory

Frank Werner

Faculty of Mathematics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

Research Interests: scheduling; logistics; supply chains; packing; simulation and applications

Chuansong Wu

School of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

Research Interests: physics of welding; numerical simulation and experimental sensing; control of various welding processes

Thorsten Wuest

Department of Mechanical Engineering , The University of South Carolina,Columbia, SC, USA.

Research Interests: Smart & Advanced Manufacturing

Lei Zhang

School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Research Interests: sustainable design; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint modeling; sustainable manufacturing; computer aided design

Qinghua Zhu

Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.

Research Interests: green supply chain management; corporate social responsibility; remanufacucturing management