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INTRODUCTIONTheenvironmentisprecious,anditscareandprotectionmustbeconstantlyencouragedusingallpossibletools.Alltheobjectsfoundontheplanetcomefromnature,sotakingcareofthemisessential.Forthisreason,theimplementationofartificialintelligenceasacleanerproductionproposalisappliedindifferentsectorstoimprovethem,theenvironmentoneofthem,duetothehightechnologyimplementedtoprotecttheothernaturalresourcesnecessaryforlife.Currently,naturalresourcesarebeingdepleted,butastimepasses,toolshavealsobeendevelopedthatarebasedonartificialintelligenceandthat,asfaraspossible,delaythedepletionoftheseresourcesandtheeffectstheyentail.Moreover,whilethedevelopmentoftechnologieshasinevitablenegativeconsequencesfortheplanet,theadvancementofthesetechnologieshasalsobroughtbenefits.Anexampleoftheimpactthatartificialintelligencehashadontheenvironmenthasbeensmartagriculture.Theimplementationofautomateddatacollectionhasmadeitpossibletodetectproblemsincrops(inearlystages)andknowtheoptimaltimeofplanting,irrigation,andfertilization,allowinggreaterefficiencyincontrollingresourcessuchaswater,pesticides,andfertilizers.Ontheotherhand,theuseofartificialintelligencehasbeenputintopracticeinrespectiveproblemstoreduceairpollutionwiththecreationofeco-drivingalgorithms,routeoptimization,anddecreaseurbantransporttraffic,aswellastheestablishmentofintelligenttrafficlights,capableofreducingthedrivingtimebyadjustingtrafficflow.Thus,itcanbedeterminedthatusingartificialintelligenceincleanerproductionproposalsprovidesnewandmoreinnovativesolutionsthatallowustofightmanythreats,suchasclimatechange,pollution,andthehealthoftheplanet'swaters.II. Elements that prevent the creation of proposals for cleaner production inindustry 4.0.Theenvironmentalimpactgeneratedthroughouthistorybytheindustrialsectorisalreadyquitestudiedandknown,soimplementingpreventiveorcorrectiveactionsisincreasinglypracticedbydifferentcompaniesthatacceptorencourageapositiveenvironmentalculture.Thisbringsustoindustry4.0,whichradicallychangeshowsomeindustriesoperate,makingthemmoreefficientand,directlyorindirectly,reducingtheenvironmentalimpact.Industry4.0canbeseenasthecombinationofadvancedproductiontechniquesandintelligenttechnologiesimplementedinallorganizations.Theprocessesthatarepartofthevaluecreationchainareconnectedthroughadigitalnetwork.[1].Andinacertainway,somefactorslimittheuseorimplementationofindustry4.0andaresimilartothosethatrestrictthecreationofmoreecologicalproposalswithinthisindustry.EconomyTheeconomicfactorisasignificantgapinimplementingnewtechnologies,whichlimitsalittlemoretoindustry4.0.Althoughinvestmentscanbemadeintechnologicalsystems,increasinginvestmentinproposalsconsideringtheecologicalimpactgeneratedhasyettobeconsidered.8ISSN-E:2737-6419AtheneaJournal,Vol.4,Issue11,(pp.7-14)Bravo B. et al. Use of artificial intelligence in cleaner production proposals CultureAlthoughindustry4.0bringsbenefitsintermsofreducingtheenvironmentalimpactofcertainactivities,wemustalsotakeintoaccounttheeffectithas,suchastheproductionofmaterialsthatarethephysicalinputsofthesystemsandthehighenergyexpendituregeneratedbysomehardwareindifferentindustries,butthatisnotsomethingasvisibleastheemissionofCO2,Itisoftenleftaside,andthereisnoconcernabouttheenvironmentalimpactofthisindustry.Itshouldalsobeborneinmindthatdespiteitsadvantages,energyconsumptionwillalwaysbenecessaryandthattraditionalelectricitywillbedependentuntilsomealternativeisfound,andthismaybeincreasinglysignificantsincetheEuropeanCommissionestimatesthattheenergyfootprintcausedbytechnologyisbetween5%and9%ofworldconsumption[2].B.MethodsthatpreventbetteruseanduseofcleanerproductionBottledproductsAccordingtoEcoenvases(2020),itisuselesstoconsumebottledproducts.However,millionsconsumeplasticbottlesproducedyearlyforproductpackaging,andnotallarerecycledworldwidetocreatenewmaterials.Ontheotherhand,mostofthesecontainersendupinlandfill,whichsignificantlyimpedestheuseanduseofcleanerproduction.Inaddition,theunnecessaryuseofoiltoproduceplasticcontainersaffectstheenvironmentandthebeingsthatinhabitit.PesticidesAlthoughthedamagecausedtotheenvironmentandanimalsisknown,millionsofpeopleusepesticidestocultivategardensandeliminateinsects.Today,numerousnaturalremediesallowtokeepinsectsawayandkeepthegardenorplantationscaredfornaturally,withoutharmingtheenvironmentoraffectinglivingbeings.Thatis,theyencouragetheuseofcleanerproduction.PlasticwastePlasticwastehasbecomepartofeverydaylife,thesamethatcanbeeasilyfoundonroads,onthebeach,intheforest,inparks,andinwaterresources.Thiswaste,overtime,hascreatedplasticislandsintheoceansandseas,causingthepoisoningofmarineanimals.DetergentsandsoapsTheEnvironmentalWorkingGroupintheUnitedStateshasdevelopedablacklistofcleaningproductsusedinhomesthatposethemostsignificantriskstohealthandtheenvironment.Bothdetergentsandsoapsarenotrecommendedbecausetheyhaveanantibacterialchemicalcompoundthatcandestroywaterandhavecatastrophicconsequencesforthemarineenvironmentandhumanhealth.GlassbottlesandcansThemostcommonwasteonplanetEarthisglassjarsandcans.Forone,glassjarscanbecomesmallanimaltraps,andsharpparts(suchasbrokenglassbottles,aluminumcans,andsteelcans)cancauseinjurytowildanimals.Inaddition,unfortunately,thereismuchwasteofthistypethatisexposedtotheair,andthattakesdecadestodecompose.9ISSN-E:2737-6419AtheneaJournal,Vol.4,Issue11,(pp.7-14)Bravo B. et al. Use of artificial intelligence in cleaner production proposals CosmeticsManycountriesstruggletoeliminatemicrocontaminantsincosmeticproducts,suchastoothpasteandbodyscrubs.Thesetinyparticlesarenotbiodegradable,astheyaremadeofpolyethyleneorpolypropyleneand,throughsewers,reachseas,rivers,andlakes.Becauseofthis,thedangerhasincreasedforfishandaquaticanimalsthatingestthemicrogranules,thinkingtheyarefood.C.BigDataisawaytogeneratenewproposalsforcleanerproductionToknowtheviabilityofaproject,itisessentialtoknowtheorganization'scurrentsituation,whichiswhydataplaysavitalroleinunderstandingthebenefitsandwastereduction.Dataisattheheartofdigitaltransformation,andtherevolutionisinbeingabletocapitalizeonit,takeadvantageofthevalueitbringstounderstandbetterwhatishappening,and,aboveall,beabletopredictwhatwillhappenandprescribewhatshouldbedone.Thiswillallowtheoptimizationandgenerationofbusinessopportunitiesandnewsourcesofincome.Thereareseveralwaystocollectdata.However,theyonlysometimestreatthisdatacorrectlybecauseofthelargevolumes,varietyofsources,andthespeedwithwhichitisgenerated,knownasBigData.ThatiswhyseveralcomputationalsolutionshavebeendevelopedthatallowthetreatmentofBigData,suchasthefollowingtechniquestoworkwithBigData[3].10ISSN-E:2737-6419AtheneaJournal,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-14)Fig. 1. Generation of new proposals through the application of Big DataByapplyingthesetechniques,weobtaininformationthat,wheninterpretedcorrectly,allowscorrectdecision-making.Withinacleanerproductionproject,costscanbereducedbecausetheinformationisobtainedfromtheworkstations,whichproducemorewasteandallowsalternatives,suchasthereuseofmaterialsthatallowsthebestuseoftherawmaterialusedintheindustry.[4]Anexampleisobservedintheaeronauticalsectorthroughoptimizingaircraftroutes.In2019,IATAestimated188,000milliondollarsinfuelconsumptionintheglobalairlineindustry.ThroughtheuseofBigData,itwaspossibletoobtaindataontheaircraft'sspeedandtheinfluenceofwinddirection,withwhichtheycouldestablishthebestrouteswithasavingofaround30to50milliondollars.[5]ItisessentialtohighlightthatthisachievementalsohasanenvironmentalimpactbyreducingtheemissionofCO2intotheenvironment.TheapplicationofBigDataallowsustoidentifythematerialthathurtstheenvironmentduetotheuseofchemicalsortheamountofenergyneededtotransformit,openingtheopportunitytolookfornewwaystoofferasimilarproducttothemarket,optimizestheresourcesusedintheprocessofaddingvalue,whichwillallowthecompanytobemoreattractivetoanothernichemarket.[6]Bravo B. et al. Use of artificial intelligence in cleaner production proposals II.Artificialintelligenceandnewproposalsforcleanerproduction.Environmentalcare,alltheactionstakentoreducethedeteriorationofnature,hasbeenaffectedmainlybythevariouscompaniesthatexistworldwide.Forthisreason,withthegrowthoftechnology,industrieshavefoundmultiplewaystopreventpollution.Oneisartificialintelligence,thealgorithmsproposedtocreatemachinesthatcanperformhumanactions[2].Artificialintelligenceindicatesaneraofenterprisedigitaltransformation.Althoughtheinvestmentrangesfrom$20,000to1,000,000dollars,thebenefitsgeneratedbythisimplementationarethereductionofoperatingcosts,improvedefficiency,andcustomerexperience,whichasaresult,willobtaingreaterprofitability[3].Itisestimatedthatby2030,productionwillincreaseby16%usingthisintelligence[4].Thatistosaythatinthefuture,companieswillbeobligedtomakeuseofmachinerywiththistypeoftechnologyandthusmaintainasolidcompetitivelevel.Companiesarepronetovariousaccidents,forexample,fires.Itisestimatedthatelectricalfirescause19%ofbusinessfires,thatis,duetoalackofmaintenanceofcables,machinery,orelectricityservices.Withartificialintelligence,the"B2FireDetection"toolhasbeencreatedtocalculateanyfireriskthatisabouttooccurwithaminimummarginoferror.Inaddition,itcontainsalgorithmstomonitorthestatusandbehaviorofinfrastructuresinextremeweatherconditions[5].Inthisway,thisintelligencecontributestoreducingthecarbonfootprintandprotectingassets.InLatinAmerica,itisestimatedthatasof2018,firesincompanieshaveincreasedby8%.WithAI,firescanbereducedto90%duetotheirlevelofaccuracy[6].Foodwasteisabigproblemforcompaniesbecauseitnegativelyimpactsnatureandgeneratessignificanteconomiclossesinstoressellingfoodandhouseholdproducts.Forthisreason,artificialintelligencehasbeendevelopedthatanalyzesanyfoodtodeterminetheexactperiodinwhichthefoodisnolongerconsumable[7].Thissystemcanbeeffectiveinthefoodandbeverageindustriesbecauseproductionwouldachieveabalanceintermsofwaste,increasingfoodavailabilityandreducingthewearandtearofnaturalresources.Globally,1300milliontonsoffoodarewasted.However,byimplementingartificialintelligence,itcanbereducedbyupto80%duetoitslevelofaccuracy[8].Asweknow,electricitygenerationisapollutingfactor,andusingthisenergyproduceshighamountsofgreenhousegasesthatcauseclimatechangewhenexpelledintotheatmosphere.Thatiswhyoneofthepreventionsforenvironmentalcareistoturnoffdevicesthatarenotbeingused,whichisnotahabitamongfamilies.Consequently,artificialintelligencealsohelpsuswiththisproblem.Machineswithalgorithmshavebeencreatedthatcandiagnosesleepstagesbybreathingusersforautomaticshutdown[9].Forcompanies,thistypeofmachinewillbeadvantageoussinceitwouldhelpreduceelectricitycostsand,atthesametime,generateatremendousecologicalimpact.Thisintelligencewouldhelpdetectwhentheoperatorisnotinplace,sothemachinerywouldnotbeused.Byusingthesemachines,itwouldbepossibletoreduceatleast5%ofthecurrentconsumption[10].WetaketheexamplethatanEcuadorianindustrialSMEhasaconsumptionof$250permonth.Therefore,byreducingtheabovementionedpercentage,theSMEwouldsave$125.Finally,theuseofartificialintelligencehasasignificantimpactoncompaniesandtheirwayofcarryingoutnewbusinessstrategiesthatallowimplementationofthismachinerythroughouttheinfrastructuresothat,inthisway,optimalresultsareachieved,andtheinvestmentisreflectedingreaterprofitabilityandevenprovidedifferentiationwithcustomers.Thesavingsproposalsofthemachinerythathavealgorithmswillsave80%inelectricity,economy,andwastesavings.Forthisreason,companieshavetoadapttothenewrealitiesofbeingpartofthisnewera.11ISSN-E:2737-6419AtheneaJournal,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-14)Bravo B. et al. Use of artificial intelligence in cleaner production proposals III. RESULTSForthispoint,itwillbeconsideredafoodcompanythatmakesnaturaljuices,soithasafarmwithplantationsofthefruitsitneedsforitsproduction,andontheotherhand,ithasitsfactoryinwhichthefruitsareprocessed.Finally,thefinishedproduct,thebottlednaturaljuice,comesout.Forthiscleanerproductionplan,everythingfromplantationcontroltoprocessingwillbeconsidered.Then,inthefirstplace,bigdatawillbeusedtocollectinformationfromeachfruit.Thatis,specificsensorswillbeimplementedforeachplantationtocollectrelevantdata,suchastheripeningtimeofthefruitandtheamountofwateritneeds.Withthisinformation,wecanuseartificialintelligencetoprogramasysteminwhichthedatacollectedistakenintoaccountandautomatethefrequencyofirrigationoftheplantations.Onthesideofsustainability,thiswillminimizewaterconsumption,allowingonlythenecessaryamounttobeused.Onthesideofbusinessprofit,therawmaterialwillbeinoptimalcondition.Thenwewillconsiderthelogistics,forthisessentialdatawillbeusedtopredictthedemandforrawmaterials:thenumberoffruitsneededforproduction.Withthis,itwillbepossibletoprogramandplantheplantingoffruitswithartificialintelligence,butitwillalsobepossibletodeterminewhichfruitsarealreadyreadytobesent.Bythis,wemeanthatthefruitsarealreadyripe,andtheamountestablishedbyusingbigdataisalreadyavailable;Withthisinformation,youcanschedulethetransportsandtheirfrequencyofthemandminimizeunnecessarytransfers.Onthesustainabilityside,therewillbefewertransfers,whichmeanslessenvironmentalpollution,andthecompanywillhavefewerlogisticscosts.Finally,oncetherawmaterialisinthefactory,bigdatawillbeusedtorecognizequalityproblemsofthefinalproductandwithintheprocess,andtheavailabilityofthemachineswillalsoberecognized.Inthisway,theuseofthesewillbeoptimized.Furthermore,withartificialintelligence,theuseofthedeviceswillbeprogrammed,soifoneofthemwillnotbeused,itwillremainoffuntilitsuseisrequired.Thisreducesthecompany'senergyconsumptionandexpenditure.Inconclusion,thesemeasureswillreducetheenergyandwaterconsumptionofthecompany'sproductiveactivitybyoptimizingprocessesusingbigdataandartificialintelligence.CONCLUSIONS-Althoughthedevelopmentoftechnologiesrelatedtobigdataentailsinevitablenegativeconsequences,itcannotbedeniedthatithasallowedthecreationofnewandverygoodsolutionsfortheimplementationofcleanerproductionproposalsintheenvironment.-Datawithinorganizationsplaysanimportantrolebecauseitallowstoknowthecurrentsituationoftheprocesses,however,ifthedataarenottreatedappropriately,theinformationdoesnotcontributetodecisionmaking.Forwhichitisrecommendedthatorganizationslookforsoftwarethatusestechniques,whichadapttotheirprocessandprovidingthevisualizationofmanagementindicatorsthatallowthecontinuousimprovementoftheorganizationbyidentifyinglossesintheproductionprocess.-Theindustrialfutureisalsogoingtowardsautomationanddigitalization,whichincludesindustry4.0,inwhichmanyproposalscanbemadeguidedtowardsenvironmentalcare,sothatbothcompaniesandgovernmentswillneedtoencourageproposalsforcleanerproductionwithintheindustry-Theindustrymustnecessarilybesupportedbysustainabledevelopment,thatis,itmusttrytomaintainabalancewiththecomponentsthatsurroundit,aswellashumans,aswellastheenvironmentinwhichitdevelopsitsactivities,andalthoughtechnologyhasbeenatriggerforthisbalancetobeaffected,atpresent,Technologycanalsoallowindustriestoimprovetheirprocesseswithanemphasisoncaringfortheenvironment.Thiscareisachievedthroughcleanerproductiontechniquesthatarebackedbytechnologicaltoolswhichallowaserenecoexistencebetweeneconomicactivityandtheenvironmentthatsurroundsthem.12ISSN-E:2737-6419AtheneaJournal,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-14)Bravo B. et al. 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