Post by Dr Kumar Rohit

I am extremely delighted and have immense pleasure in sharing about the publishing of our research article with our enormous efforts in the research domain of 'MCDM-based Modelling for Industry 5.0 Technological Solutions to Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) Operations' in one of the prominent peer-reviewed journals, "International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management (IJSAEM)" [Indexing: ESCI/Web of Science, EBSCO, and Scopus; IF: 1.5; 5-Year IF: 1.7; Quartile Category: Q2; CiteScore: 3]. The title of the research article is: "Identifying critical barriers to Industry 5.0 deployment in last mile delivery: A DEMATEL-based analysis (DOI: https://lnkd.in/dPR82JnR)" More specifically, this work was exclusively even an outcome produced from one of the internship projects by my former B.Tech. - Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE) student and former intern Anushka Sanganeria (who is currently employed at Duroflex after passing-out) at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi under the esteemed and valued supervision of Dr. Saurabh Pratap (Associate Professor, School of Decision Sciences & Engineering, IIT-BHU Varanasi), along with the utmost support of my former PhD scholar, now Dr Rita Nagwal towards shaping the work in this research article. Key Insights from this Research Article: This work delves into what obstructs industry sectors from adopting Industry 5.0 technological solutions for last-mile delivery (LMD) operations, based on identifying critical barriers hindering Industry 5.0 adoption for LMD operations, employing a DEMATEL-based analysis of certain vital barriers. Organizational resistance, skill gaps, integration difficulties, and immature technologies exert the strongest influence. Data security, human–robot collaboration, and interoperability remain the critical interlinked issues. This article recommends leveraging collaborative robots and stronger data governance to improve delivery performance, sustainability, and stakeholder trust in human-centered logistics while paving the path to futuristic, human-centered LMD operations-oriented research. The research questions (RQs) conforming to this work were: RQ1: Based on which perspective do key barriers constrain Industry 5.0 deployment in last-mile delivery operations across identified organizational and technological dimensions?  RQ2: How do identified barriers causally interrelate, and which aspects most significantly drive Industry 5.0 adoption challenges for LMD operations? Have a nice read! I am, as well, also enormously thankful to Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, towards giving such an internship opportunity to this former B.Tech. student, resulting in the publishing of this research article, along with my parent working institution, Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore, having a strong belief in me, and Springer Nature for the publication efforts.