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- Harrison, Robert, et al.
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Next Generation of Engineering Methods and Tools for SOA-Based Large-Scale and Distributed Process Applications
- 2014
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In: Industrial Cloud-Based Cyber-Physical Systems. - Cham : Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology/Springer Verlag. - 9783319056234 - 9783319056241 ; , s. 137-165
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Engineering methods and tools are seen as key for designing, testing, deploying and operating future infrastructures. They accompany critical processes from ‘cradle-to-grave’. Here we provide an overview of the user and business requirements for engineering tools, including system development, modelling, visualisation, commissioning and change in an SOA engineering environment. An appraisal of existing engineering tools appropriate to IMC-AESOP, both commercial and development prototypes are presented, culminating in the presentation of tool cartography graphically, defining the impact of these tools within the enterprise and system lifecycle.
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- Barletta, Ilaria Giovanna, 1988, et al.
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Assessing a proposal for an energy-based overall equipment effectiveness indicator through discrete event simulation
- 2015
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In: Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference. - 0891-7736. - 9781479974863 ; 2015-January, s. 1096-1107
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- New challenges demand that manufacturing companies adopt sustainable approaches and succeed in this adoption. Energy efficiency plays a key role in achieving sustainability goals, and performance indicators are necessary beyond measurement of data to evaluate energy efficiency. In this landscape, scalable and easy-to-understand metrics providing an energy competitiveness degree of manufacturing resources are currently missing. The study aims to test through simulation applicability and potential offered by a novel Energy Overall Equipment Effectiveness - Energy OEE - indicator for discrete manufacturing firms. A simulation of a discrete manufacturing CNC machine case is used to evaluate the applicability of using Energy OEE assessment for management decision support. As a result, this study paves the way to a better exploitation of data that energy monitoring and sensor technology aim to offer in the future.
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- Berlin, Cecilia, 1981, et al.
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Prerequisites and Conditions for Socially Sustainable Manufacturing in Europe’s Future Factories – results overview from the SO SMART Project
- 2016
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In: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 2194-5365 .- 2194-5357. ; 490, s. 319-330
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper provides an overview of the EU project SO SMART(Socially Sustainable Manufacturing for the Factories of the Future), acoordinated support action (CSA) project. SO SMART examined the conditionsin Europe for creating socially sustainable workplaces in the manufacturingsector, where factories flourish along with their social environment. The projectwas international (with partners from five countries), multidisciplinary andparticipatory, involving participation of several science domain experts and awider community of academic and industry beneficiaries who participated inpanels, workshops, conference events and an online forum created specificallyfor the project.
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- Fantini, Paola, et al.
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Mapping the Current Social Sustainability Practices of the European Manufacturing Industry
- 2014
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In: Swedish Production Symposium 2014, SPS14. - 9789198097412
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A survey among European production companies was carriedout to map the level of understanding and action regarding social sustainability practices. In order to determine whether sufficient measures are in place to tackle upcoming demographic challenges. The study explored topics of labour practices, human capital development, job design, work-lifebalance, talent management, employee turnover & satisfaction management and stakeholder and community practices. The results indicate that although many companies report having a strategy in place for social sustainability, practices in place appear to only address the fundamental hygiene factors of the workplace, rather than focusing strategically on combating demographicschallenges.
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- May, Gökan, et al.
(author)
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Energy Management in Production: A novel Method to Develop Key Performance Indicators for Improving Energy Efficiency
- 2015
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In: Applied Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1872-9118 .- 0306-2619. ; 149, s. 46-61
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Measuring energy efficiency performance of equipments, processes and factories is the firststep to effective energy management in production. Thus, enabled energy-related information allowsthe assessment of the progress of manufacturing companies toward their energy efficiency goals. Inthat respect, the study addresses this challenge where current industrial approaches lack the meansand appropriate performance indicators to compare energy-use profiles of machines and processes,and for the comparison of their energy efficiency performance to that of competitors'. Focusing on thischallenge, the main objective of the paper is to present a method which supports manufacturingcompanies in the development of energy-based performance indicators. For this purpose, we provide a7-step method to develop production-tailored and energy-related key performance indicators (e-KPIs).These indicators allow the interpretation of cause-effect relationships and therefore supportcompanies in their operative decision-making process. Consequently, the proposed method supportsthe identification of weaknesses and areas for energy efficiency improvements related to themanagement of production and operations. The study therefore aims to strengthen the theoretical basenecessary to support energy-based decision making in manufacturing industries.
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- May, Gökan, et al.
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Energy Related Key Performance Indicators–State of the Art, Gaps and Industrial Needs
- 2013
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In: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. - 1868-4238 .- 1868-422X. - 9783642412660 ; I, s. 257-267
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Better monitoring and control of energy consumption and effective use of performance indicators are of utmost important for achieving improved energy efficiency performance in manufacturing for current and future enterprises. This paper aims at analyzing the current state of the art on energy related production performance indicators to derive research gaps and industrialneeds in the area. The research has been conducted as preliminary step before a comprehensive effort in which the authors suggest a new methodology to develop energy related key performance indicators. Therefore, the study resulted in a clearer understanding and synthesis of the research field, gaps in scientific literature and industrial needs, hence guiding further research.
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- Pinzone, Marta, et al.
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A framework for operative and social sustainability functionalities in Human- Centric Cyber-Physical Production Systems
- 2020
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In: Computers and Industrial Engineering. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-8352. ; 139
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In a near future where manufacturing companies are faced with the rapid technological developments of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Industry 4.0, a need arises to consider how this will affect human operators remaining as a vital and important resource in modern production systems. What will the implications of these orchestrated and ubiquitous technologies in production – a concept we call Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) – be on the health, learning and operative performance of human workers? This paper makes three main contributions to address the question. First, it synthesizes the diverse literature regarding CPS and social sustainability in production systems. Second, it conceptualizes a holistic framework, the CyFL Matrix, and outlines a guideline to analyze how the functionalities of a CPPS relate to operational and social sustainability-related performance impacts at different levels of analysis. Finally, it presents an industrial use case, which the CyFL Matrix and the related guidelines are applied to. In doing so, the study offers first support to researchers and managers of manufacturing companies willing to define suitable operational and social sustainability-related performances for Human-centric Cyber-Physical Production Systems of the future.
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- Romero, David, et al.
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The Operator 4.0: Towards socially sustainable factories of the future
- 2020
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In: Computers and Industrial Engineering. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-8352. ; 139, s. 2-5
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Humans are all makers of a sort. The tools we operate constantly leverage our human capabilities and evolve over history to take advantage of any innovation or a new source of power that emerges. Human-Technology Symbiosis has always been the basis for leaps in human prosperity. As we are presently in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, it is important to focus on challenges and opportunities of contemporary work-life. Here we find the worker, the operator, benefitting from cyber-physical systems technology, connectivity, and global information networks while retaining human strengths and weaknesses. This special issue will describe the implications of a new breed of the manufacturing worker, “The Operator 4.0”. The 13 contributions in this special issue will take us from the early anthropocentric organisational models to the emerging connected and cyber-physically enhanced “Operator 4.0” in highly dynamic work environments. Methods and tools for development and analysis of complex work will support the scholar or practitioner that would like to dig deeper into the future of the potential work-life of the Operator 4.0.
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