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Sustainable Production Management System for Production and Raw Materials

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 20444

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Pacana

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstancow Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Interests: quality; environmental management; production engineering; ISO management systems; logistics; OSH
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Prof. Dr. Lucia Bednárová

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Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovak Republic
Interests: management; environmental management; production engineering; economy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The topic of this Special Issue is raw material security, as well as the sustainability of the extraction of key raw materials. This issue affects a large number of countries, both mining countries and countries that do not have sufficient stocks of critical raw materials and are dependent on their purchase. Acquisition of natural resources, their processing, and production of final products cause negative changes in ecosystems, change living conditions, and disturb the balance of the ecosystem. Within this topic, we would like to focus specifically on extraction, processing, as well as alternatives that could ensure the optimal use of critical raw materials with their substitution function. Production, environmental management, and logistics are also closely related to this problem, which plays a very important role in the processing and design of new sustainable products. The system approach increases the effectiveness of these activities. Including a systemic sustainable approach to sourcing raw materials and production can contribute to a comprehensive view of this issue. The study will supplement existing publications with an up-to-date view of the systemic management of production and raw materials in the context of sustainable development. The outputs obtained from this Special Issue will significantly help to map the potential of countries and their raw material security and self-sufficiency, which would be highly helpful in creating overviews of the sustainability of critical raw materials and creating strategic documents, as well as providing data not only to the scientific community.

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Pacana
Prof. Dr. Lucia Bednárová
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Keywords

  • natural resources
  • sustainable development
  • production
  • environment
  • management system

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A Conceptual Framework for Greener Goldmining through Environmental Management Accounting Practices (EMAPs): The Case of Zimbabwe
by Moses Nyakuwanika, Huibrecht Margaretha van der Poll and John Andrew van der Poll
Sustainability 2021, 13(18), 10466; https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810466 - 20 Sep 2021
Cited by 14 | Viewed by 7084
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Goldmining contributes substantially to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Zimbabwean economy through revenue generated from exports, however it also incurred numerous challenges to the environment. Amongst others, these challenges embody ecological degradation; water and air pollution; and depletion of natural resources. [...] Read more.
Goldmining contributes substantially to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Zimbabwean economy through revenue generated from exports, however it also incurred numerous challenges to the environment. Amongst others, these challenges embody ecological degradation; water and air pollution; and depletion of natural resources. In this paper, we establish the effects of mining operations on the environment through a comprehensive literature review, and how the integration of environmental management accounting practices (EMAPs) such as material flow cost accounting (MFCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and activity-based costing (ABC) could be integrated into a conceptual framework to address environmental challenges. EMAPs were chosen as they generate both physical and monetary data, which could promote transparency in material usage within the goldmining sector. Our analyses revealed a substantial body of literature on separate and individual EMAPs, yet very little was found on the integration of EMAPs. The main contribution of this work is the development of an integrated conceptual EMAPs framework on the strength of sets of qualitative propositions, aimed at promoting green goldmining for Zimbabwe as a developing economy. Future work would involve the validation of the framework among key stakeholders in the Zimbabwean goldmining industry. Full article
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Influence of Natural Aggregate Crushing Process on Crushing Strength Index
by Andrzej Pacana, Dominika Siwiec, Lucia Bednarova, Marian Sofranko, Olga Vegsoova and Martin Cvoliga
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8353; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158353 - 27 Jul 2021
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Crushing is one of the most energy-consuming technological processes. The purpose of grinding is to achieve the desired grain size of mineral raw materials. The process of grinding consists of many factors, for example, the size and form of crushed grains, as well [...] Read more.
Crushing is one of the most energy-consuming technological processes. The purpose of grinding is to achieve the desired grain size of mineral raw materials. The process of grinding consists of many factors, for example, the size and form of crushed grains, as well as their mutual arrangement inside the crushing machine chamber, the technological parameters of the crusher, the material properties, and the speed of the moving grains. One of the key parameters of the aggregate is its resistance to grinding. Resistance to grinding is related to the strength of the products made from aggregates subjected to grinding, which affects the overall quality of these products. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the crushing of natural aggregate on the LA crumbling strength index. Two types of aggregates were analyzed—natural gravel and natural pebbles crushed in a crusher. Aggregates were acquired from two mines belonging to the plant Kruszgeo S.A. in Rzeszów, i.e., ZEK (Zakład Eksploatacji Kruszywa) Ostrów and ZEK Strzegocice II. The aggregate crushing process was carried out for 4–8 mm and 10–14 mm fractions using cone crushers of the 1044 type. Aggregate crushing was carried out in a Los Angeles drum, in accordance with the requirements of EN 1097-2:2020. The analysis showed that for grits of the 10–14 mm fraction, the lower values of the LA indices were obtained, which allows for obtaining a bigger index of crushing strength than in the case of crushing using the 4–8 mm fraction. This analysis showed how important the process of grinding aggregates is and, thus, the appropriate selection of fractions for the grit crushing process for the aggregate strength on grinding. Subjecting the aggregate to the grinding process results in an improvement in the crushing strength indicator, thus obtaining better strength parameters of the products manufactured from the aggregates subjected to the process of crushing (for example, concrete). The originality of the study is an analysis of key Polish aggregates and the crushing strength index. Full article
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A Pro-Environmental Method of Sample Size Determination to Predict the Quality Level of Products Considering Current Customers’ Expectations
by Dominika Siwiec and Andrzej Pacana
Sustainability 2021, 13(10), 5542; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105542 - 16 May 2021
Cited by 41 | Viewed by 3217
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The main factor that conditions the success of organizations is the development of products oriented toward customer satisfaction. An additional attribute of organizations is the use of sustainable development rules. The use of these rules and the simultaneous desire to create high-quality products [...] Read more.
The main factor that conditions the success of organizations is the development of products oriented toward customer satisfaction. An additional attribute of organizations is the use of sustainable development rules. The use of these rules and the simultaneous desire to create high-quality products encourage organizations to apply different methods to, for example, eliminate waste. This study aimed to develop a method to determine the research sample size required to predict a product’s quality level, taking into account current customers’ expectations. This method was developed by modifying a procedure to determine the research sample size as part of the calculated estimator of the mean value in the general population. Based on the concept of product sustainability development, the goal of the developed method was to determine the number of potential customers (respondents) needed to provide product requirements, which were then processed and used to predict the quality level of the product. This method was applied to simultaneously test a number of hypotheses, determine the test power, and detect statistically significant differences for several relationships of the sample sizes and the test power. This was achieved using universal hypotheses and the popular alternative-punctual (MAP) method. Testing of the proposed method showed that it was able to predict the quality level of products based on current expectations of customers. Full article
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Numerical Modeling of Mine Hoist Disc Brake Temperature for Safer Operation
by Florin Dumitru Popescu, Sorin Mihai Radu, Andrei Andraș and Ildiko Brînaș
Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2874; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052874 - 7 Mar 2021
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The sustainable exploitation of raw materials, with improved safety and increased productivity, is closely linked to the development of mechanical mining installations. Mine hoists are designed for the transport of material, equipment and personnel between the mine surface and the underground. The mine [...] Read more.
The sustainable exploitation of raw materials, with improved safety and increased productivity, is closely linked to the development of mechanical mining installations. Mine hoists are designed for the transport of material, equipment and personnel between the mine surface and the underground. The mine hoist braking system is of paramount importance in its safe operation. Thus, for both drum and disc brake systems, the temperature of the friction surfaces is important for ensuring efficient braking, as exceeding the temperature threshold causes a decrease in the braking capacity. In this paper we present a numerical calculation model for the temperature of the braking disc of a mine hoist in the case of emergency braking. A real-scale model was built, based on the cable drive wheel and disc brake system of a hoisting machine used in Romania. Real material characteristics were imposed for the brake discs, the cable drive wheel and the brake pads. The simulation was performed for decelerations of 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 m/s2. The analysis shows that regardless of the acceleration and time simulated, the disc temperature reaches its maximum after 1.35 s of emergency braking. This value does not exceed the 327 °C limit where, according to previous studies, the braking power starts to fade. It means that the emergency braking is safe for the acceleration and masses under consideration, in the case of the studied mine hoist. Full article
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