Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: a hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan

Bui, T.-D., Tseng, J.-W., Tseng, M.-L., Wu, K.-J. and Lim, M. K. (2023) Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: a hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, 106842. (doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106842)

Abstract

The ecosystem of digital technologies in Industry 4.0 is growing continuously, new data and information sources integration rising has carried notable value in waste management transitions with various technological barriers remains. The municipal solid waste management technological attributes are illustrated by qualitative information, and it is hard to form the consistent interdependence hierarchical structure under interrelationships. This study applies the fuzzy Delphi method to obtain the valid attributes. Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory is to envisage the interrelationships among the attributes. The analytic network process is to test the consistency among the hierarchical structures. The results provide an insight of municipal solid waste management technological barriers in Taiwan. The cyber-physical limitations, artificial intelligence application challenges, and human interface problems as cause aspects. In practices, (1) inadequate public data, (2) robotic process automation limitations, and (3) lack of predictive and emergency assistance, hinders the municipal solid waste management technological improvement.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This study is partially supported from MOST 111-2221-E-468-001 -, and 110-2221-468-010 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
• Keywords: Municipal solid waste management, technological barriers, Industry 4.0; sustainable 62 municipal, fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory, analytical network process.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lim, Professor Ming

Creator Roles

Lim, M. K.: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Bui, T.-D., Tseng, J.-W., Tseng, M.-L., Wu, K.-J., and Lim, M. K.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Resources, Conservation and Recycling
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0921-3449
• ISSN (Online): 1879-0658
• Published Online: 28 December 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
• First Published: First published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling 190: 106842
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy