Abstract
Sustainability of engineering systems forms the fundamental principle that guides actions and decision-making activities in any organization. Meeting current without compromising future needs is the overall goal of sustainability. Sustainability is also critical when making a trade-off among social, economic, and environmental goals. However, sustainability is yet to be realized in industrial ecology due to several challenges that impede its implementation. For this reason, sustainability within the industrial environment forms the basis for this paper.
The rise in industrialization and increase in population coupled with the effects of globalization have generated an increased need for sustainability. According to the World ...