Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Gaiardelli, Paolo"
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Cyber-Physical Waste Identification and Elimination Strategies in the Digital Lean Manufacturing World
Romero, David; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Thürer, Matthias; Powell, Daryl; Wuest, Thorsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 are at times portrait as conflicting paradigms. However, we take the stance that they are two sides of the same coin, and should be considered as mutually beneficial. Based on this ... -
Digital lean cyber-physical production systems: The emergence of digital lean manufacturing and the significance of digital waste
Romero, David; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Powell, Daryl; Wuest, Thorsten; Thurer, Matthias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper explores the emergence of the next cyber/digital frontier for lean manufacturing practices. It focuses on (a) the new capabilities of information and operational technologies (ITs/OTs) for proactively detecting ... -
Exploiting Lean Benefits Through Smart Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Perspective
Mora, Elisa; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Resta, Barbara; Powell, Daryl (Chapter, 2017)Lean Production has proven to be a valuable methodology to improve productivity while reducing costs. Notwithstanding the countless successful lean implementations in the extant literature, others highlight its limitations, ... -
MES as an Enabler of Lean Manufacturing
Perico, Paolo; Arica, Emrah; Powell, Daryl John; Gaiardelli, Paolo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many firms have adopted Lean Manufacturing as a means of increasing productivity and reducing cost, often by focusing on the implementation of Lean best practices to identify and eliminate waste. This paper explores the ... -
MES Implementation: Critical Success Factors and Organizational Readiness Model
Invernizzi, Daniela; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Arica, Emrah; Powell, Daryl John (Chapter, 2019)Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) have evolved to alleviate the drawbacks of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems by providing real-time information exploitation from the shop floor. In parallel with the increasing ... -
Rethinking Jidoka Systems under Automation and Learning Perspectives in the Digital Lean Manufacturing World
Romero, David; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Powell, Daryl; Wuest, Thorsten; Thürer, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper proposes Jidoka (automation with a human touch) as the main guiding principle for SMEs digital transformation; understood as the continuous increase of levels of automation and intelligence at their shopfloors ... -
Total Quality Management and Quality Circles in the Digital Lean Manufacturing World
Romero, David; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Powell, Daryl; Wuest, Thorsten; Thürer, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In this paper, the authors present practical insights in order to propose a Quality Management Framework for Digital Lean Manufacturing. The rationale behind this proposed framework is that the individual ISO 9000:2015 ... -
Towards digital lean cyber-physical production systems: Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers of leaner production
Powell, Daryl; Romero, David; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Cimini, Chiara; Cavalieri, Sergio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Lean production emerged as an alternative way of organizing and managing manufacturing operations in the 1990s, following the close examination and promotion of the Toyota Production System as a better way of working. More ...