IISE Sustainable Development Division
Helping Industrial and Systems engineers make the world more sustainable
SBP (formerly St. Bernard Project) is a nonprofit founded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Their mission is to “shrink the time between disaster and recovery” by providing disaster preparation and recovery support for 10
Read moreAbstract: Food banks work to address the problem of food insecurity for low-income and underrepresented populations. The food bank acquires food and distributes it to their partner agencies, who, in ton, distribute the food to
Read moreAbstract: One of the most promising new manufacturing technologies in the past three decades is additive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing or rapid prototyping. The energy consumption problem in AM can
Read moreAbstract: Industrial firms in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) invest in capital projects to achieve their long-term business objectives in line with the Sustainable Development Goals as advocated by the United Nations. However, these firms have
Read moreAbstract: With increasing demand for environmentally-friendly products and government legislation incentivizing sustainable means of production, companies now look to adapt and incorporate these demands in production. Remanufacturing has been in industry for many years now
Read moreAbstract: As different forms of pollution continue to cause destruction all over the world, it is evident that air pollution is causing detrimental effects on the health of people in the Republic of Kenya. With
Read moreAbstract: This paper describes the use of a calculator for the emissions of Greenhouse Effect Compounds as Sustainable Education Tool, using the case of a major Mexican Transnational company. In 2012 the Climate Change General Law
Read moreAbstract: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) projects require communication to facilitate collaboration toward achieving sustainability goals. Unfortunately, the existing AEC industry has a fragmented nature, and despite working toward a common goal, team members work
Read moreAbstract: Analyzing elemental composition is essential in optimizing the quality and quantity of food production. The effective utilization of an X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) Analyzer can be beneficial in identifying the effects of the amount
Read moreAbstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities have the potential for large-scale impact to tackle some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges and help alleviate the suffering of millions of people. Although
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