Enhancing Fire Resilience in High-Tech Electronic Plants for Sustainable Development: Combining System Composition with Organizational Management

Xianghua Xu, Ningshuang Zeng (), Mengmei Li, Yan Liu and Qiming Li
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Xianghua Xu: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Ningshuang Zeng: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Mengmei Li: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Yan Liu: School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Qiming Li: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: In the realm of sustainable advancements, high-tech electronics plants have evolved concomitantly with the innovations in environmentally conscious high-tech manufacturing. Nonetheless, the potential for fires in these establishments presents a profound challenge, jeopardizing both human resources and assets, while also bearing ecological implications. However, difficulty exists in understanding the system composition and fire protection features specific to the production environment. Meanwhile, sustainable development-oriented organizational countermeasures for fire resilience are rarely explored in the operations environment. Through a literature review, hypotheses development, an industrial survey, and PLS-SEM analysis using data from 84 questionnaires, this research aims to fill this gap by analyzing the system composition of high-tech electronics plants and its influence on fire resilience, emphasizing the organizational perspective. This study delves into the fire resilience of high-tech electronics plants, drawing particular attention to the imperative of fire prevention, detection, and mitigation measures. The discourse is framed within the paradigm of design-for-sustainability thinking, underscoring the integration of sustainable practices in enhancing fire resilience. By examining the interplay between various functional and organizational system composition elements, three key aspects are extracted to enhance fire resilience: (1) fire protection design measure improvement, (2) sustainable and fireproof construction facility, and (3) organizational management support. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the complex nature of high-tech electronics plants, and provide actionable insights for enhancing both fire resilience and sustainable practices in these establishments.

Keywords: resilience; design-for-sustainability; high-tech electronics plant; system composition; PLS-SEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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