TY - GEN
T1 - OPTIMISATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
T2 - 2023 International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management and 44th Annual Meeting, ASEM 202
AU - Mongwe, Regionald
AU - Rathidal, Sudesh
AU - Telukdarie, Arnesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © American Society for Engineering Management, 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Rapid social development pollutes the environment, including surface and underground water reserves. Additionally, urbanization, population growth, climate change, and resource constraints negatively impact urban infrastructure, planning, and management. This challenges water distribution and management. With the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is need to understand the current status of the water distribution network (WDN), specifically digital maturity. This study aims to extract from literature, every element of a WDN, including systems and equipment, from sensors to enterprise resource planning (ERP). To comprehend the technologies and apparatus currently used to enhance water distribution management, the study uses a systematic literature review (SLR). The paper starts off with a literature review that filters relevant keywords, which are used to formulate a search string that is used in the SLR to retrieve data. The retrieved data is systematically reviewed using a two-tier qualitative analysis. First, bibliometric analysis is conducted, followed by critical content analysis. The bibliometric analysis emphasizes how closely connected WDN is to sensors, leak detection, and water quality. The 4IR systems and equipment are highlighted in the content analysis to help water utilities deal with problems like water quality and leaks.
AB - Rapid social development pollutes the environment, including surface and underground water reserves. Additionally, urbanization, population growth, climate change, and resource constraints negatively impact urban infrastructure, planning, and management. This challenges water distribution and management. With the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is need to understand the current status of the water distribution network (WDN), specifically digital maturity. This study aims to extract from literature, every element of a WDN, including systems and equipment, from sensors to enterprise resource planning (ERP). To comprehend the technologies and apparatus currently used to enhance water distribution management, the study uses a systematic literature review (SLR). The paper starts off with a literature review that filters relevant keywords, which are used to formulate a search string that is used in the SLR to retrieve data. The retrieved data is systematically reviewed using a two-tier qualitative analysis. First, bibliometric analysis is conducted, followed by critical content analysis. The bibliometric analysis emphasizes how closely connected WDN is to sensors, leak detection, and water quality. The 4IR systems and equipment are highlighted in the content analysis to help water utilities deal with problems like water quality and leaks.
KW - Digital water distribution network
KW - Equipment
KW - Industrial control systems
KW - SLR
KW - Water distribution network
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85188540048
T3 - Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2023 International Annual Conference and 44th Annual Meeting: Climbing Higher with Engineering Management
SP - 103
EP - 111
BT - Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2023 International Annual Conference and 44th Annual Meeting
A2 - Natarajan, G.
A2 - Zhang, H.
A2 - Ng, E.H.
PB - American Society for Engineering Management
Y2 - 25 October 2023 through 28 October 2023
ER -