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<p>Preface xvii</p> <p>1 Demonstrating the Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Information in Industrial and Manufacturing Designs 1<br /><i>Nitin Kumar Sahu, Sanju Kumar Nishad, Atul Kumar Sahu and Anoop Kumar Sahu</i></p> <p>2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Developing Economies: A Qualitative Mapping Approach 45<br /><i>Bupe G. Mwanza and Eneless Manda</i></p> <p>3 Advocating Lean Practices and Strategies in Decision-Making for Reinforcing Industrial and Manufacturing Designs 75<br /><i>Sanju Nishad, Atul Kumar Sahu and Nitin Kumar Sahu</i></p> <p>4 A Qualitative Study to Rank Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Industrial Sustainability and Energy Management Decisions Using MoSCoW Prioritization Method 105<br /><i>Pankaj Singh, Ruchi Kushwaha, Jyoti Kushwaha and Ajit Kumar Singh</i></p> <p>5 Response Surface Methodology: A Statistical Tool to Optimize Process Parameters (Quantitative Data) to Maximize the Microbial Biomass and Their Bioactive Metabolites 139<br /><i>Vijayalakshmi Ghosh and Aachal Lonhare</i></p> <p>6 Evaluating Mass-Spring-Damper Systems and Models for Reinforcing Engineering Designs: A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach 173<br /><i>Prashant Lahre, Kundan Meshram, Shailendra Kumar and Rajendra Kumar Choubey</i></p> <p>7 A Fuzzy Decision Optimization of Wire-EDM Process for Reinforcing Manufacturing Design Under Quantitative Data 201<br /><i>Neha Verma, Vinay Sharma and Rityuj Singh Parihar</i></p> <p>8 The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Cost on Financial Performance: A Multi-Level Quantitative Analysis of Corporate Companies for Decision-Making Approach 233<br /><i>Kottala Sri Yogi and Ch. Shankar</i></p> <p>9 Mechanical Characteristics Evaluation of Micro-Alloyed Steel Used in Oil and Gas Industries 265<br /><i>Mukesh Kumar Nag</i></p> <p>10 Dynamic Response Comparison of Sandwich Panels with Honeycomb and Foam Core Under Blast Loads: A Quantitative Study 295<br /><i>Murlidhar Patel and Shivdayal Patel</i></p> <p>11 Implementation of Industry-Based Perspective in Technical Education: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 321<br /><i>Ajit Kumar Singh, Sachin Akoji Meshram, Vinay Khandelwal, Pinaz Tiwari and Pankaj Singh</i></p> <p>12 Demonstrating Sustainable Design Under Qualitative and Quantitative Features for Secure Fundraising in Supply Chains Based on Blockchain Technology 347<br /><i>Pankaj Chandra, Santosh Soni, Kunal Raj, Prayas Kumar and Koushal Malviya</i></p> <p>13 Manufacturing of Polymer Matrix Composite Under Qualitative and Quantitative Designs: Investigations of Different Methods and Properties of Composites for Societal Applications 375<br /><i>Alok Agrawal, Vivek Mishra, Gaurav Gupta and Pravat Ranjan Pati</i></p> <p>References 396</p> <p>Index 399</p>

<p><b>Atul Kumar Sahu, PhD,</b> is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India. He obtained a PhD from the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India. His research focuses on multi-criteria decision-making and supply chain performance measurement. Dr. Atul Kumar Sahu has worked under the dimensions of decision modeling in industrial and manufacturing practices to attain sustainability and has more than 50 papers published in international journals. <p><b>Rakesh D. Raut, PhD,</b> is an associate professor in the Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India. He obtained a PhD from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering. His research is dedicated to studying partner selection, collaborative network organizations, managing supplier relations, etc. He has published 100+ articles by authors in industrial and manufacturing practices. <p><b>Rohit Raja, PhD,</b> is an associate professor in the Department of Information Technology, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India. He obtained a PhD in computer science and engineering from Dr. CVRAMAN University in 2016. His research focuses on face recognition and identification, digital image processing, signal processing, etc. Raja has published 11 patents and 85 research papers in various national and international journals. <p><b>Anoop Kumar Sahu, PhD,</b> is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India. He studied in the realm of logistics and supply chains for his PhD in 2015. He has 60 published research documents. He actively works within the architecture of decision-making domain to address industrial processes. <p><b>Nitin Kumar Sahu, PhD,</b> is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India. His areas of interest include optimization, manufacturing, production engineering, and industrial engineering. He has published more than 50 papers in international journals.

<p><b>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.</b> <p>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. <p>Readers will find that the book: <ul><li>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;</li> <li>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;</li> <li>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;</li> <li>Presents critical aspects related to lean manufacturing and lean management tools, and demonstrates pure research and practical solutions to manufacturing problems;</li> <li>Offers theoretical content and demonstrations of manufacturing applications, as well as critical thinking and methodological support for optimizing resources and consumption;</li> <li>Reviews the development of supply chain network designs based on qualitative and quantitative aspects.</li></ul>

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