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Bo Xing

Bo Xing, is a Senior Lecturer under the division of Asset Integrity Management Centre at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Dr. Xing earned his DIng degree (Doctorate in Engineering with a focus on remanufacturing) in the early 2013 from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He also obtained his BSc and MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Tianjin University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, respectively. He was a scientific researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa. He has published more than 50 research papers in books, international journals, and international conference proceedings. His current research interests lie in applying various nature-inspired computational intelligence methodologies towards miniature robot design and analysis, advanced mechatronics system, reconfigurable manufacturing system, e-maintenance, production planning and scheduling, routing and network design in remanufacturing and closed-loop supply chain.

Publications

Towards a Magic Cube Framework in Understanding Higher Education 4.0 Imperative for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Higher Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or HE 4.0, is an umbrella term for accommodating different manner of teaching and learning, research and innovation...

Overview of Computational Intelligence

This chapter presents an overview of computational intelligence. The chapter starts with an introduction about the issue of computational intelligence. Then, the related...

Applications of Swarm Intelligence in Remanufacturing

An Exploration of Designing E-Remanufacturing Course

Offshore Remanufacturing

A SWOT Analysis of Intelligent Products Enabled Complex Adaptive Logistics Systems

Computational Intelligence in Used Products Retrieval and Reproduction

Remanufacturing has become a superior option for product recovery management system. It mainly consists of three stages: retrieval, reproduction, and redistribution. So far, many...

Computational Intelligence in Remanufacturing

In attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many alternatives to manufacturing have been recommended from a number of international organizations. Although challenges will...

Computational Intelligence in Cross Docking

Cross docking is a practice in logistics with the main operations of goods flow directly from receiving to the shipping docks without stopping or being put away into storage. It...

Computational Intelligence in Used Products Retrieval and Reproduction

Remanufacturing has become a superior option for product recovery management system. It mainly consists of three stages: retrieval, reproduction, and redistribution. So far, many...