Digital transformation and sustainability in the automotive industry: key enablers for Industry 4.0 and circular economy

Dr Vishal Ashok Wankhede is Assistant Professor in the Department of Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques at the Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, India, since July 2023. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Dr Wankhede earned his Ph.D. in Industry 4.0 from the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, in July 2022. He also holds an M.Tech. in Cloud Manufacturing (2016) and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (2014). He was recognized with the “Budding Researcher Award” in 2022 and an academic proficiency prize for his M.Tech. at NIT Trichy. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters with over 1,600 citations and an h-index of 20. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Institution of Engineers (India) etc. His research interests include Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Making.

Dr Rohit Agrawal is Assistant Professor at IIM Bodh Gaya in Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques. Prior to joining IIM Bodh Gaya, he worked as Sr. Project Scientist in the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at IIT Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. in Production Engineering from NIT, Tiruchirappalli. He has done his M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg. His broad area of research interests lie in the fields of Industry 4.0, Sustainable and closed-loop supply chain, circular economy, digital manufacturing and additive manufacturing.

Dr Kumar Srinivasan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Paari School of Business, SRM University – Andhra Pradesh, India. He obtained a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Production Engineering Department at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. He obtained his master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. His primary research interests are food supply chain and network design, supply chain sustainability, life cycle analysis, lean and green management and multi-criteria decision-making methods. He has published research papers in international journals and conferences.