Industry Roadmap Research Articles

Robotics and Automation Roadmap: Thailand Perspectives

Robotics and automation are the key industries supporting Thailand’s strategic initiatives toward Thailand 4.0. This paper presents the development of an industry roadmap guiding the future research and development of related technologies in Thailand. The roadmap project was recently conducted during 2021–2022. The strategic targets for the future development of robotics and automation in Thailand were set to increase productivity and reduce adoption cost for the short term (2022–2023); create market opportunities for AI and industrial IoT technologies with data platform for the medium term (2024–2026); and prepare the Industry 5.0 system supporting emerging applications of digital twins and metaverse for the long term (2027–2030).

MicroLED Displays: Industry Status and Roadmap

AbstractAs pilot and production processes mature and improve, microLEDs could start competing with OLED displays in many application areas.

A novel framework for waste management in smart city transformation with industry 4.0 technologies

Most of the developed and developing nations focus on the transformation of city livelihood through the development of smart cities. Waste management in smart cities is a critical concern for policymakers and smart city administration. The fourth industrial transformation (hereafter Industry 4.0) helps to improve waste management practices in smart cities to improve the sustainability of the city. This paper tries to develop a roadmap for industry 4.0 technologies relevant to managing waste in smart cities. This paper proposes a novel framework for analyzing the deployment enablers of Industry 4.0 technologies, implementation barriers, current best practices, and opportunities for digital technologies (EBPO) for smart city transformation. The proposed EBPO conceptual framework is analyzed in the context of studies conducted in developed and developing countries. The EBPO presents the unique linkages among the technological advancements for managing waste in smart cities. The present research is an early attempt to explore the relevance of industry 4.0 technologies in the smart waste management context for improving environmental sustainability. The keyword and theme mapping analysis proposes three major waste management clusters in smart cities. This paper provides insight for improving EBPO elements for smart cities’ waste management. The policy and theoretical implications are presented for smart city stakeholders. The paper also highlights the different dimensions of the EBPO framework.

Advances in the understanding of alkaline waste materials as potential eco-pozzolans: Characterisation, reactivity and behaviour

This paper explores the potential of three industrial alkaline waste materials – concrete construction and demolition waste (CDW-C), white ladle furnace slag (LFS) and biomass ash (BA) – for use as secondary raw materials in the manufacture of future eco-cements with a reduced carbon footprint. Circularity is one of the key strategies behind the circular economy, the cement industry roadmap and the climate neutrality targets set for 2050. The three materials were characterised using various instrumental techniques (XRF, laser, BET, XRD–Rietveld, SEM/EDX, FTIR, TG/DTA and NMR) and their chemical reactivity, the changes in their mineralogical phases and the thermodynamic stability within the pozzolan/lime system were determined. Finally, their physical and mechanical behaviour in binary cement pastes at replacement proportions of 7 % and 20 % over 90 days of curing were analysed. The results obtained show that these alkaline waste materials are different in nature and composition to standard pozzolans, with the LFS containing fluorine and the BA containing sulphates, potash and chlorides. The standard combined water test showed different levels of chemical reactivity (BA > LFS > CDW-C). Analysis of the materials’ composition, mineralogical phases and thermodynamic stability over 90 days of reaction in the pozzolan/Ca(OH)2 system revealed that hydrogarnet was the stable phase in the LFS cement paste, while in the BA and CDW-C pastes ettringite and CSH and C-(A)-SH gels, among others, were the stable phases. All the blended cement pastes with 7 % and 20 % replacement content met the physical requirements and maintained the strength category of the starting cement.

ROAD MAP AND DEVELOPMENT HALAL INDUSTRY SECTOR IN INDONESIA

The purpose of this research is to find out the halal industry roadmap and the development of the halal industry sector in Indonesia. This research uses a literature review. The literature review uses data from trusted sources to be the research method of the technique used. The result of this study is that the halal industry in Indonesia began with research on food and beverage products found to contain pork extracts in 1988, so the government acted to form the MUI Food, Drug and Cosmetics Assessment Institute (LLPOM) officially in 1989 as the first halal inspection agency in Indonesia. The findings of this study suggest that stakeholders involved in the growth of the halal industry in Indonesia should support the halal industry roadmap. The halal industry business is developing in several sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure, services, human resources, and halal certification standards. To overcome the demands of the growing halal industry in Indonesia, the government, business companies, and academics must collaborate and synergize to achieve the goal of making Indonesia a global halal center. The halal roadmap will help build and grow the halal ecosystem more methodically and comprehensively.

Life cycle assessment and product carbon footprint for SHG zinc production

The industry’s environmental impact has moved into focus at global level. Regulators, supply chains, and the financial sector need credible, standardized, and transparent information for multiple reasons. These include regulatory targets for limiting emissions, downstream user optimizations, and developing science-based emission reduction strategies. By characterizing environmental impacts, companies can satisfy stakeholder demands and measure progress towards goals. In this paper, an introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) for reporting on environmental impacts, including the product carbon footprint as global warming potential is given. Average results from the most recent global LCA update for special high-grade zinc production are summarized. Resulting carbon footprint information is then used to derive the zinc industry’s baseline carbon footprint as the starting point for the decarbonization roadmap for the global zinc industry.

Creating a Device Procurement Pipeline for Interventional Radiology in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Industry Road Map

Creating a Device Procurement Pipeline for Interventional Radiology in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Industry Road Map

Evaluating airports' Sustainable Development Goals by using multi-criteria decision making methodologies.

The recent growth of the aviation industry, which poses significant environmental challenges, has heightened the pressure on the sustainability of airports. Airport sustainability requires a holistic approach that encompasses economic, social, environmental, and operational aspects. In this regard, the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda provides a roadmap for the aviation industry. However, despite recognizing the importance of SDGs, aviation authorities and airports often fail to effectively integrate them into their activities and annual reports. This study aims to evaluate the significance of SDGs for airports and select the airport that prioritizes SDGs the most using Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodologies. This study introduces a novel approach that integrates Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) and Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) methods, which are MCDM techniques, to enhance airport sustainability. The SWARA method is employed to evaluate and assign weights to the SDGs in the context of airports. SDG 8 holds the highest level of significance among the goals concerning airports, while SDG 14 falls outside the scope of airport sustainability aspects. Then, five international airports that have been designated as green airports by aviation authorities and assessment organizations are selected, and the optimal alternative is determined using the WASPAS method, considering the weights obtained through SWARA. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the top choice due to its successful implementations and reports aligning with the SDGs.

Industry 4.0 Readiness and Roadmap in Food Industry: Insights from Indonesian Manufacturing Enterprises Using Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Method Design

The paper aims to understand the current readiness level of Industry 4.0 in the food industry. Furthermore, the study explores the prioritized Industry 4.0 dimensions and initiatives needed to improve the readiness level. The study uses an explanatory sequential mixed-method design. In the quantitative phase, the Industry 4.0 readiness assessment was conducted using the Smart Industry Readiness Index framework. The quantitative study further explores the prioritized dimensions using The Prioritization Matrix framework. In the qualitative phase, interviews with industry practitioners from the participating companies were conducted to gain more understanding and propose the conceptual roadmap. The study found that the Indonesian food industry has a better average readiness than the global average but significantly lower than the best-in-class manufacturers. Vertical Integration, Shop Floor Intelligence, Shop Floor Automation, and Workforce Learning & Development are four priority dimensions to increase the readiness level in the food industry. A conceptual roadmap was proposed to improve the readiness index based on the strategic planning horizon, prioritized dimensions, and initiatives identified from interview results. The results of this study would provide an additional reference for applying explanatory sequential mixed-method design. The prioritized dimensions found would also benefit other researchers in the development of the readiness or maturity model. This paper provides a deeper understanding of Industry 4.0 readiness, the prioritized dimensions, and related improvement initiatives to propose the strategic roadmap for the food industry by utilizing explanatory sequential mixed-method design.

Rapid prototyping of etch test structures for hard mask development using electron beam lithography

Semiconductor manufacturing depends on the development of new processes, advanced patterning, and novel materials to create smaller and higher performing devices to follow the industry roadmaps for applications for computing and systems (such as smartphones and servers). For dynamic random access memory (DRAM) applications, the biggest efforts are engaged in scaling and shrinking of the nodes, and these then affect the area density, performance, and cost of the DRAM cells. However, while we are reaching a slowdown in dimension-scaling, more innovation is needed to sustain the high aspect ratios required in the capacitor’s architecture—whether it is moving toward 3D architectures or developing new materials to sustain the challenge of scaling. To accelerate the learning, it is essential to screen novel hard mask (HM) materials in a rapid fashion to speed their development. While EUV (extreme ultraviolet—a wavelength of 13.5 nm) lithography requires 300 mm wafers, electron beam lithography (EBL) generates nanoscale patterns in a maskless manner on smaller substrates (from 300 mm wafers to 10 mm2 coupons) mimicking sub-50 nm EUV features. The primary goal of this work is to create a path for rapid screening of HM materials that are still under early phase development and which are prepared in small chamber tools (coupon chambers) and, therefore, not ready for 300 mm process integration. While the features investigated of 44 nm half pitch seem extremely reasonable for e-beam, the requirements and the approaches used to address the needed patterned area, resolution, speed, and uniformity exceed the standard conditions previously reported in the literature. Each aspect will be evaluated in the context of a “dots on the fly,” or DOTF, patterning technique.

Digital Transformation for SMEs – Developing a Roadmap for Industry 4.0 Visions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Digital Transformation for SMEs – Developing a Roadmap for Industry 4.0 Visions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Reaching net-zero in the chemical industry—A study of roadmaps for industrial decarbonisation

Striving to mitigate climate change, the European Union has adopted net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as a target for 2050. In this paper, European chemical industry roadmaps from the past six years are assessed and compared to uncover how the industry envisions its role in the transition to net-zero emissions. The roadmaps are assessed in terms of ambition level, technology and feedstock strategies, investment needs and costs, agency and dependency on other actors, as well as timeline and concretion. Although net-zero pathways are often drawn out in the roadmaps, some also choose to emphasize and argue for less ambitious pathways with emission reductions of only 40–60 %. The roadmaps vary widely in terms of the importance they assign to mechanical and chemical recycling, switching to biogenic carbon and carbon dioxide as feedstock, electrification and hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage. A commonality though, is that low-tech or near-term mitigation pathways such as demand reduction, reuse or material efficiency are seldom included. High investment needs are generally highlighted, as well as the need for policy to create enabling conditions, whereas the agency and responsibility of the chemical industry itself is downplayed. Our analysis highlights that the chemical industry does not yet have a strong and shared vision for pathways to net-zero emissions. We conclude that such a future vision would benefit from taking a whole value chain approach including demand-side options and consideration of scope 3 emissions.

Institutional Strengthening in The Era of Indonesian Versus Korean Film Industry Constestation

The creative economy industry has great potential in the movement of a country's economy, including Indonesia, unfortunately, domestically produced films are still less popular. This is inversely proportional to the public's enthusiasm for Korean dramas and films where Indonesia ranks first in the world as the largest K-Pop fan country. Korea's success in the film industry is inseparable from the role of Korean government agencies. This research aims to provide an overview portrait of the Indonesian film industry amid the existence of Korean films and see institutional strengthening using 3 institutional pillars according to Richard W. Scott. The institutional pillars used are regulative, normative, and cognitive pillars. The method used is descriptive qualitative through survey, in-depth interview and literature study. The results of the study are 1) the popularity of Korean dramas and films dominates and even beats Indonesian films/dramas, 2) The institutional pillars have not run well. This condition can be seen from existing problems such as the absence of institutions that regulate film in Indonesia from upstream to downstream, the absence of regulations related to the protection and development of production houses and local OTT platforms, and the absence of a roadmap for Indonesia's future film industry.

Cement and concrete decarbonisation roadmaps – a meta-analysis within the context of the United Kingdom

Decarbonisation is the most urgent issue facing the cement and concrete industries, with an aim to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. In response to this, several decarbonisation roadmaps have been published in recent years, to explore routes for how different decarbonisation strategies can be used to achieve this aim. However, there is a lack of understanding around the similarities and differences between these roadmaps. In this study a meta-analysis of nine cement and concrete sector roadmaps was conducted, with a detailed focus on five roadmaps covering Europe emphasising their applicability within the context of the United Kingdom. Whilst there are some similarities amongst roadmaps in terms of the decarbonisation strategies which are consistently recommended, there are also key differences. Industry roadmaps oriented towards cement-based strategies, whilst non-industry roadmaps were more inclusive of concrete-based strategies. The significance of this study is to highlight the difficulties faced by policymakers and investors in choosing which strategies to prioritise, when there is still considerable uncertainty in the roadmap literature. Recommendations are made for a greater focus on consideration of the construction sector practices which provide more autonomy to practitioners to adopt and implement concrete-based strategies and dematerialisation in future iterations of industry roadmaps, and more research into the capital and operating costs of technological innovations

Policy Mapping for Net-Zero-Carbon Buildings: Insights from Leading Countries

The construction industry is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, with buildings alone accounting for 39% of the global energy-related carbon emissions. Global carbon emissions from building operations increased by 5% in 2021 compared to 2020. However, the United Nations signed the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 with global leaders, setting a limit to temperature increases below 2.0 °C or 1.5 °C. To achieve this goal, countries have established net-zero targets to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. However, while some countries are making significant progress, others lag behind. Therefore, this study focuses on evaluating the actions taken by countries toward carbon neutrality, and on developing a policy roadmap for the construction industry to meet the net-zero-carbon commitments. This research adopted a systematic document review, including document analysis. The evaluation of countries’ practices towards achieving net-zero targets reveals both similarities and differences. The policy maps developed can be customised for decarbonising a country’s overall construction industry and building sector. This study provides insights for research, practice, and society, emphasising the importance of achieving net-zero targets through the implementation of policies, roadmaps, plans, and strategies.

The U.S. DOE's industrial decarbonization roadmap: How it helps industry find a way forward in delivering on promises to reduce greenhouse gas footprints

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Classifying and evaluating enablers influencing modular construction utilization in the construction sector: A fuzzy synthetic evaluation

The use of modular construction (MC) is well-established in developed countries and is known to promote sustainability. However, MC is not widely utilised in developing countries. To address this issue, a study was conducted to identify enablers that can increase the adoption of MC in developing countries, specifically for residential projects. A survey was conducted to determine the relative value of 21 enablers that boost the adoption of MC. The data collected was analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), which classified the enablers into four main components: Optimization, Planning and Management, Preparation, and Promotion and Improvement. Then, Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation (FSE) was employed to rank these four components, where it was found that “Optimization” is the top performing component while “ Promotion and Improvement ” is the least performing component. The study's results provide a roadmap for the Egyptian construction industry to adopt MC, which can improve the construction sector, particularly in residential construction. Additionally, the findings of this research help fill a gap in knowledge about the enablers that can enhance the use of MC in developing countries.

Strategies for digital transformation in construction projects: stakeholders' perceptions and actor dynamics for Industry 4.0

This study explores and presents the roadmap of industry 4.0 for the Indian construction industry with particular reference to project management practices. Accordingly, this study explores stakeholder dynamics for adopting digital technologies in the construction sector, especially those affecting construction project management. The study adopted one focus group with five participating panellists that provided the qualitative data. This is followed by a questionnaire survey with wider practitioners from the public and private sectors to validate the findings and rank the hypothesis to enable the implementation. Based on a focus group, this study proposes thirteen hypotheses describing stakeholders' dynamics. Furthermore, based on the questionnaire survey validation, this study finds that the top four strategies are stakeholder integration, process re-engineering, training activities, and the need to generate federated data. We interpret the journey of industry 4.0 in the construction industry as having its effect from at least four perception frames: redundancy, accommodation, amplification, and introduction. Practitioners can make process changes in their organisations while delivering projects using industry 4.0 in the construction sector. The findings are contextual to the Indian construction industry. While there is a richness of data that emanated from experienced practitioners, future case studies could enhance the applicability of the findings. The article takes a visionary stand to enable practical aspects of adopting industry 4.0 in its full measure.

New challenges for the sustainable development of the rare-earth metals sector in Russia: Transforming industrial policies

Rare-earth metals (REMs) have become an integral part of modern economics and technological advances. The current climate agenda and sustainable development trends have made the global community focus on these valuable and critical materials. Today, they are strategically important for green technologies, modern electronics, the aerospace industry, the military-industrial complex, and so forth. The increasing demand for these metals provides great opportunities for new competitors in the international market. REMs are controversial: while they contribute to the achievement of global goals regarding sustainable development and climate change resilience, their mining and extraction can cause disastrous consequences for the natural environment. Thus, a balance should be found in the process of their production. Russia has considerable REM reserves that can turn the country into a truly global supplier, which makes the issues of the industry's transformation particularly relevant and important. However, despite the government's ambitious targets and priorities concerning this sector, new deposits are not being exploited, and the country is not self-sufficient throughout the production chain as the level of import dependence reaches 80–90%. The goal of the study is to design an industrial policy for the sustainable development of Russia's REM industry. The study is based on the standard research methods of analysis, synthesis, and decomposition, also using strategic analysis, planning tools, and roadmapping techniques. The study analyzes Russia's REM industry along with its challenges, threats, and opportunities and proposes a novel vision of its long-term sustainable development based on four pillars, namely economics, R&D, ecology, and society. As a result, the key goals and principles of the industrial policy are formulated, and an industrial policy roadmap for the sustainable development of Russia's REM industry is suggested. The paper provides a taxonomy of REM projects to analyze government support measures and ensure the industry's sustainable growth and development.

The Environmental Footprint of IC Production: Review, Analysis, and Lessons From Historical Trends

Given the ubiquity of electronic devices and the urgent need to decrease our footprint in the context of global warming and planetary boundaries, it becomes critical to better quantify the environmental impacts of integrated circuit (IC) production. Our work addresses this question in three successive steps. First, we carry out a review of the data available since 2010 from four different literature categories, i.e., foundry reports, industry roadmaps, scientific literature, and life-cycle assessment databases. Then, we leverage the 27 identified sources to perform both a qualitative and quantitative analysis. We propose 10 features for characterizing the scope of studies while focusing on environmental indicators normalized per cm2, i.e., energy consumption, carbon footprint and water consumption. The analysis results highlight a clear increasing trend of the environmental footprint with CMOS technology downscaling below <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.13~\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> , despite a significant variation between the sources mainly due to scope mismatch. Finally, we show that environmental impacts per cm2 did not significantly decrease compared to historical values from 1980–2010, whereas the total silicon area produced keeps on increasing by 3.6%/year. Consequently, this work calls for urgently rethinking the road ahead with sobriety to effectively decrease the absolute environmental footprint of the IC production sub-sector.