Understanding interdependencies among social sustainability evaluation criteria in an emerging economy

Organizations need to consider the triple bottom line (3BL) model of sustainability to maintain competitiveness in global markets. Of 3BL, environmental and economic sustainability pillars are more often discussed, as they are most directly related to a firm’s bottom line and regulatory compliance. Unfortunately, social sustainability receives relatively little attention even though it remains a significant threat to organizational sustainment, particularly in emerging economies. This study builds upon a social sustainability evaluation framework to investigate the interrelationships among social sustainability criteria in an effort to better understand how to improve social sustainability performance. A unique hybrid of interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and hesitant fuzzy matrix of cross impact multiplications applied to classification (HF-MICMAC) methodology is introduced and employed to determine the interrelationships (drivers and dependences) among social sustainability criteria. Then, a manufacturing company is used as the backdrop to test the efficacy of the expanded framework. The findings can aid industry decision-makers, especially in developing countries, to better understand and manage social issues, improve social dimension of sustainability, enhance the sustainability in operations and shift towards sustainable development

Losses Influenced by Third-Harmonic Flux in Induction Motors

The trend toward increasing flux density in modern induction motors results in the increase of third-harmonic flux in the magnetic paths. The effects of third-harmonic flux on energy losses in induction motors are discussed. The shapes of flux distributions in various sections of an induction motor are interrelated. The most saturated section normally has a flattened shape of flux density distribution. The effects of the shapes of flux density distribution on losses are compared from the third-harmonic flux standpoint. The losses influenced by the third-harmonic flux may be controlled through lamination punching designs and winding connectionsCenter for Electromechanic

Integrated environmental assessment of the location selection with fuzzy analytical network process

Fuzzy ANP, Diamond model, Selection of location,