Application of the Internet of Things in 3E (efficiency, economy, and environment) factor-based energy management as smart and sustainable strategy

Energy plays an important role in economic growth and environmental protection, is an important input of many manufacturing industries, and one of the essential commodities of households. The process of industrialization and modernization is ever increasing, causing the skyrocket in demand for energy worldwide. Since, the nonrenewable energy sources are increasingly exhausted, there is a serious shortage of energy; therefore, saving and using energy effectively is extremely urgent. The application of the Internet of Things (IoT) has shown an interesting growth in production management, especially, its usage in controlling energy is emerging as an attractive concept in the future. Based on an idea about a framework to save energy in the production process, the discussion of the paper pays attention to analyzing the advantages of incorporating energy data in discrete production for production management decisions, and the approaches that enhance production management practices by this incorporation. The findings suggest that the Internet of Things solutions are state-of-the-art for decision-makers to improve their discrete manufacturing facilities in terms of energy efficiency. A further highlight reveals where practices should be located, and tools and energy data need for implementation and running, simultaneously advanced achievable benefits and related practices are also mentioned in this paper.