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Potentials of Green Coding -- Findings and Recommendations for Industry, Education and Science -- Extended Paper
Progressing digitalization and increasing demand and use of software cause
rises in energy- and resource consumption from information and communication
technologies (ICT). This raises the issue of sustainability in ICT, which
increasingly includes the sustainability of the software products themselves
and the art of creating sustainable software. To this end, we conducted an
analysis to gather and present existing literature on three research questions
relating to the production of ecologically sustainable software ("Green
Coding") and to provide orientation for stakeholders approaching the subject.
We compile the approaches to Green Coding and Green Software Engineering (GSE)
that have been published since 2010. Furthermore, we considered ways to
integrate the findings into existing industrial processes and higher education
curricula to influence future development in an environmentally friendly way.Comment: This document is the extended version of the literature report
published at the German Informatik Conference titled "Potentials of Green
Coding - Findings and Recommendations for Industry, Education and Science".
This document has since been updated and expanded to include relevant source
Benefits of industry 4.0 in foundry engineering’s greensand moulding process
Abstract: There is a need to introduce modern technologies to address inefficiencies in foundry engineering. The foundry industry is very old dating back as far as 1479. The early foundry engineers produced metal castings which were mainly cannons and bells. Foundries have been slow to adapt to disruptive technologies. However with the 4th industrial revolution foundries cannot afford to miss out. Foundry Engineering which is metal casting is under a lot of pressure from other competing manufacturing technologies. Forging, fabrications and 3D metal printing, plastic and composite materials are competitors to metal casting. The most common and cheapest way of producing castings is in greensand. This is due to the fact that it uses low cost raw materials. Though the process is cheaper than other casting processes. There is always a need for improving efficiencies in the means of production to compete with other manufacturing technologies. The 4th industrial revolution has become a pillar of improving competiveness in the metal casting process. This paper evaluates how the first cloud based green sand data analytic software Sandman plays a role in contributing towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals in African foundries. The greensand data analytic programme has been seen to be a key resource in driving for responsible consumption and production. This study will provide knowledge on the benefits of using a data analytic software in greensand moulding
Software Sustainability: The Modern Tower of Babel
<p>The aim of this paper is to explore the emerging definitions of software sustainability from the field of software engineering in order to contribute to the question, what is software sustainability?</p
Green BPM as a business-oriented discipline : a systematic mapping study and research agenda
Green Business Process Management (BPM) focuses on the ecological impact of business processes. This article provides a systematic mapping study of Green BPM literature to evaluate five attributes of the Green BPM research area: (1) scope, (2) disciplines, (3) accountability, (4) researchers and (5) quality control. The results allow developing a research agenda to enhance Green BPM as an approach for environmentally sustainable organizations. We rely on a dichotomy of knowledge production to present research directives relevant for both academics and practitioners in order to help close a rigor-relevance gap. The involvement of both communities is crucial for Green BPM to advance as an applied, business-oriented discipline
Human Values as the Basis for Sustainable Information System Design
Information systems (IS) play an increasing role for individual well-being [3], for the environment [4], and for society at large [5]. Considering sustainability in IS development is therefore becoming paramount. However, companies today associate sustainability with extra cost and burden on their operations. As a result, many view sustainability more as a demand and a challenge rather than an opportunity. In this article, we argue that companies should rethink this attitude, as both sustainability and a business model can be understood as deeply rooted in human values
Eco Global Evaluation: Cross Benefits of Economic and Ecological Evaluation
This paper highlights the complementarities of cost and environmental evaluation in a sustainable approach. Starting with the needs and limits for whole product lifecycle evaluation, this paper begins with the modeling, data capture and performance indicator aspects. In a second step, the information issue, regarding the whole lifecycle of the product is addressed. In order to go further than the economical evaluations/assessment, the value concept (for a product or a service) is discussed. Value could combine functional requirements, cost objectives and environmental impact. Finally, knowledge issues which address the complexity of integrating multi-disciplinary expertise to the whole lifecycle of a product are discussing.EcoSD NetworkEcoSD networ
On the Presence of Green and Sustainable Software Engineering in Higher Education Curricula
Nowadays, software is pervasive in our everyday lives. Its sustainability and
environmental impact have become major factors to be considered in the
development of software systems. Millennials-the newer generation of university
students-are particularly keen to learn about and contribute to a more
sustainable and green society. The need for training on green and sustainable
topics in software engineering has been reflected in a number of recent
studies. The goal of this paper is to get a first understanding of what is the
current state of teaching sustainability in the software engineering community,
what are the motivations behind the current state of teaching, and what can be
done to improve it. To this end, we report the findings from a targeted survey
of 33 academics on the presence of green and sustainable software engineering
in higher education. The major findings from the collected data suggest that
sustainability is under-represented in the curricula, while the current focus
of teaching is on energy efficiency delivered through a fact-based approach.
The reasons vary from lack of awareness, teaching material and suitable
technologies, to the high effort required to teach sustainability. Finally, we
provide recommendations for educators willing to teach sustainability in
software engineering that can help to suit millennial students needs.Comment: The paper will be presented at the 1st International Workshop on
Software Engineering Curricula for Millennials (SECM2017
Lean and green – a systematic review of the state of the art literature
The move towards greener operations and products has forced companies to seek alternatives to balance efficiency gains and environmental friendliness in their operations and products. The exploration of the sequential or simultaneous deployment of lean and green initiatives is the results of this balancing action. However, the lean-green topic is relatively new, and it lacks of a clear and structured research definition. Thus, this paper’s main contribution is the offering of a systematic review of the existing literature on lean and green, aimed at providing guidance on the topic, uncovering gaps and inconsistencies in the literature, and finding new paths for research. The paper identifies and structures, through a concept map, six main research streams that comprise both conceptual and empirical research conducted within the context of various organisational functions and industrial sectors. Important issues for future research are then suggested in the form of research questions. The paper’s aim is to also contribute by stimulating scholars to further study this area in depth, which will lead to a better understanding of the compatibility and impact on organisational performance of lean and green initiatives. It also holds important implications for industrialists, who can develop a deeper and richer knowledge on lean and green to help them formulate more effective strategies for their deployment
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