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Subhajit Das1, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi2, Ali Akbar Shaikh3
1Department of Mathematics, Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India, 813210.
Companies can now optimize production and reduce hazardous waste using a new Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm. This eco-friendly manufacturing approach balances profit with green product standards, aiding managerial decisions.
Area of Science:
- Operations Research
- Environmental Management
- Computational Intelligence
Background:
- Growing consumer demand for eco-friendly products necessitates sustainable manufacturing practices.
- Traditional production methods often generate significant hazardous waste, posing environmental and economic challenges.
- Companies require effective strategies to balance profitability with environmental responsibility.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an optimization model for managing production processes, minimizing waste, and upholding green product standards.
- To introduce and evaluate the Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm (AHA) for profit maximization in eco-friendly manufacturing.
- To compare AHA's performance against other meta-heuristic optimization techniques.
Main Methods:
- Development of a novel optimization model integrating production management, waste reduction, and green standards.
- Implementation and application of the Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm (AHA) to solve the profit maximization problem.
- Comparative analysis of AHA against various established optimization algorithms across multiple case studies.
Main Results:
- The Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm demonstrated superior performance compared to other optimization techniques in most case studies.
- The optimization model effectively supports companies in managing production and reducing hazardous waste.
- Sensitivity analyses provided valuable insights for informed managerial decision-making in sustainable manufacturing.
Conclusions:
- The Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm is a highly effective meta-heuristic for optimizing eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
- The developed model offers a practical solution for companies aiming to enhance profitability while adhering to environmental standards.
- This research contributes to advancing sustainable operations management through innovative computational approaches.
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