• Interorganizational Learning in Manufacturing Networks 

      Ringen, Geir; Pålsrud, Frode Gulbrandsen; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita (Chapter, 2020)
      The ability to acquire and utilize new knowledge within an inter-organizational context is considered a key factor for gaining competitive advantage. This study aims at investigating how organizations do cross-border ...
    • Investigating the Challenges and Opportunities for Production Planning and Control in Digital Lean Manufacturing 

      Powell, Daryl John; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Dreyer, Heidi Carin (Chapter, 2020)
      Digital Lean Manufacturing has emerged as a new approach to Lean Production, combining lean thinking and practice with the new opportunities presented by innovative digital technologies and Industry 4.0 concepts. However, ...
    • Lean Translated from a Manufacturing Industry Context to Municipality Service Production: A Case Study 

      Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes (Chapter, 2021)
      The expectations of Norwegian citizens with respect to the quality, availability, and effectiveness of public healthcare and welfare service provided by municipalities, are rising. Public resources are at the same time ...
    • Operational integration in a craft-oriented small enterprise 

      Gamme, Inger Astrid Øygarden; Seim, Eva Amdahl; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot (Journal article, 2017)
      Purpose Many leisure boat manufacturers have thrived on designing and building highly customized boats based on longstanding traditions of craftsmanship. To achieve efficient value chains, it is not enough to optimize ...
    • Operator 4.0 - Emerging Job Categories in Manufacturing 

      Rødseth, Harald; Eleftheriadis, Ragnhild; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Fordal, Jon Martin (LNEE;volume 484, Chapter, 2019)
      With the trends of industry 4.0 and increased degree of digitalization in production plants, it is expected that production plants in future is much more adaptive where they can both self-optimize production parameters as ...
    • Public-Private Innovation in Health and Social Care: The Implications of Transaction Costs 

      Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Magnussen, Siv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In response to the continual pressure on health and social services worldwide, there has been a demand for innovation in this sector. One area of interest has been collaboration between public and private actors in developing ...
    • Sketching the Landscape for Lean Digital Transformation 

      Ashrafian, Alireza; Powell, Daryl; Ingvaldsen, Jonas A; Dreyer, Heidi Carin; Holtskog, Halvor; Schütz, Peter; Holmen, Elsebeth; Pedersen, Ann-Charlott; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Lean management remains the most popular approach to operational excellence within industry. The next wave of industrial improvement is widely considered to be driven by the application of digital technologies. Organizations ...