The Role of Internal Initiatives and External Forces for Sustainable Waste Reduction in the Pharmaceutical Industry DOI

Shafqat Masrur Turza

Published: May 2, 2025

The pharmaceutical manufacturer industry is a key player in health care at the global level. facing growing challenges achieving sustainable waste management with speedy rise of regulatory standards, material inefficiency, and environmental impact. aim this paper to study influence internal initiatives like Lean Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 Employee Engagement as well external forces Economic Environmental Impacts Regulatory Compliance, on reduction. used quantitative survey method targeting professionals employed multiple regression analysis measure those relationships. results show that Manufacturing technologies significantly improve reduction operational efficiency, while compliance an important driver sustainability. engagement alone may not have much impact one might believe, but it does when supported through structured training digital initiatives. This offers framework for drug manufacturing which strategic, integrative technology, regulatory-oriented achievement lasting environment economic

Language: Английский

Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals Achieved Through Industry 5.0‐Enabled Circular Practices DOI Open Access
Hardik Majiwala, Ravi Kant

Environmental Quality Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 34(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT The transition to Industry 5.0, which integrates human‐centric approaches with advanced technologies, has the potential drive circular supply chain practices, addressing critical environmental challenges such as waste reduction, resource optimization, and carbon footprint minimization. Despite its promise, impact of 5.0‐enabled practices on achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains underexplored in existing literature, particularly context developing countries. This research bridges this gap by examining how these can contribute specific SDGs. employs a hybrid framework that combines Spherical Fuzzy Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SF‐SWARA) Multi‐Attributive Border Approximation Area Comparison (SF‐MABAC). SF‐SWARA evaluates importance SF‐MABAC ranks SDGs influenced their implementation. Applying Indian textile industry, study identifies cradle‐to‐cradle design optimization priority practice demonstrates significant reductions generation (SDG 12.5) improvements urban sustainability through enhanced air quality management 11.6). findings highlight actionable pathways for integrating into chains, offering insights policymakers industry stakeholders aiming advance goals.

Language: Английский

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Smart Infrastructure and Additive Manufacturing: Synergies, Advantages, and Limitations DOI Creative Commons
Antreas Kantaros, Paraskevi Zacharia, Christos Drosos

et al.

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 3719 - 3719

Published: March 28, 2025

The integration of 3D printing with smart infrastructure presents a transformative opportunity in urban planning, construction, and engineering, enhancing efficiency, flexibility, sustainability. By leveraging additive manufacturing alongside digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet Things (IoT), this technology enables creation customized, lightweight, sensor-embedded structures. This work analyzes both advantages challenges applying infrastructure, focusing on material optimization, rapid prototyping, automated fabrication, which significantly reduce construction time, labor costs, waste. Applications such as 3D-printed bridges, modular housing, IoT-integrated furniture exhibit its potential contributing towards resilient resource-efficient cities. However, despite these benefits, significant hinder large-scale adoption. Issues scalability, particularly fabrication large load-bearing structures, remain unresolved, requiring advancements high-speed techniques, reinforcement strategies, hybrid methods. Furthermore, regulatory uncertainties absence standardized guidelines create barriers to implementation. lack comprehensive building codes, certification protocols, quality assurance measures for structures limits their widespread acceptance mainstream construction. Overcoming limitations necessitates research into AI-driven process multi-material printing, international standardization efforts. assisting overcoming challenges, has redefine development, making more adaptive, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable. provides critical evaluation current capabilities achieving full-scale implementation compliance.

Language: Английский

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3D printing of partially-coated floating systems for controlled release of drugs into the stomach DOI Creative Commons
Marco Uboldi, Arianna Chiappa, Francesco Briatico Vangosa

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 125513 - 125513

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Role of Internal Initiatives and External Forces for Sustainable Waste Reduction in the Pharmaceutical Industry DOI

Shafqat Masrur Turza

Published: May 2, 2025

The pharmaceutical manufacturer industry is a key player in health care at the global level. facing growing challenges achieving sustainable waste management with speedy rise of regulatory standards, material inefficiency, and environmental impact. aim this paper to study influence internal initiatives like Lean Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 Employee Engagement as well external forces Economic Environmental Impacts Regulatory Compliance, on reduction. used quantitative survey method targeting professionals employed multiple regression analysis measure those relationships. results show that Manufacturing technologies significantly improve reduction operational efficiency, while compliance an important driver sustainability. engagement alone may not have much impact one might believe, but it does when supported through structured training digital initiatives. This offers framework for drug manufacturing which strategic, integrative technology, regulatory-oriented achievement lasting environment economic

Language: Английский

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