Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Semini, Marco"
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A Study on the Layout of Outfitting Shipyards: Challenges and Recommendations
George Varghese, Ham (Master thesis, 2020)Skipsbygging er en veldig viktig næring i Norge og er en del av den norske maritime klyngen. Norske verft har et rykte på seg for å bygge teknologisk avanserte skip som er omfattende utrustede. På grunn av global konkurranse ... -
Addressing Delivery Related Challenges Of High-Mix Manufacturing Systems
Ogunleye, Kehinde Emmanuel (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis aims to address delivery related challenges of high-mix manufacturing systems. Delivery related challenges refer to problems posed by factors, which directly or indirectly impact delivery performance. To address ... -
Alternative transportløsninger for eksport av fersk fisk fra Midt-Norge til Europa; Et logistikkperspektiv på godsoverføring fra vei til sjø
Aadde, Johanne (Master thesis, 2019)Transport av lettbedervelige næringsmidler stiller høye krav til transportkjeden. Det kreves strenge kontroller av temperaturen for å sikre en uavbrutt kjølekjede, kort ledetid, tilstrekkelig restholdbarhet og kvalitetsmessig ... -
Applicability of Operations Research in Manufacturing Logistics
Semini, Marco (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:213, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Ever-increasing customer expectations and fierce competition in global markets force manufacturing companies to continuously enhance competitiveness to stay profitable. In recent years, they have realized that manufacturing ... -
Aspects for Better Understanding of Engineering Changes in Shipbuilding Projects: In-Depth Case Study
Iakymenko, Natalia; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Engineering changes are driving forces of product development and improvement in any company. In shipbuilding projects, engineering changes are introduced throughout the project duration and cannot be planned or introduced ... -
Augmented Reality for Operator Support in Norwegian Shipyards: A Study of Applications, Benefits and Challenges
Hjartholm, Bendik Thune (Master thesis, 2019)Den norske maritime industrien har lange tradisjoner og i dag bidrar den maritime industrien med 8% av Norges BNP. Med de høye lønnskostnadene i Norge er det viktig at produksjonen av skip er så kostnadseffektiv som mulig. ... -
Benchmarking of Norwegian Shipbuilding Projects - A Conceptual Platform and an Initial Benchmarking Study
Sørensen, Andreas (Master thesis, 2016)This thesis was motivated by a challenging market situation for Norwegian shipbuilders, and an expected need to improve performance if Norwegian shipbuilding companies are to remain competitive in the future. With this ... -
The complementary effect of lean manufacturing and digitalisation on operational performance
Buer, Sven-Vegard; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Sgarbossa, Fabio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The most recent trend manufacturers have embraced to seek operational performance improvements is the use of a wide range of digital technologies typically associated with Industry 4.0. However, few studies have investigated ... -
Decision Variables for Inbound Transportation Redesign in a Chemical Manufacturing Supply Chain
Andreassen, Ninni Kristina; Oluyisola, Olumide Emmanuel; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Semini, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)With respect to process manufacturing industries, there has been limited research on inbound transportation management in the literature. While some of the methods and strategies developed in the discrete manufacturing ... -
Digitalized manufacturing logistics in engineer-to-order operations
Strandhagen, Jo Wessel; Buer, Sven-Vegard; Semini, Marco; Alfnes, Erlend (Chapter, 2019)The high complexity in Engineer-To-Order (ETO) operations causes major challenges for manufacturing logistics, especially in complex ETO, i.e. one-of-a-kind production. Increased digitalization of manufacturing logistics ... -
Engineering change management in the engineer-to-order production environment: Insights from two case studies
Iakymenko, Natalia; Romsdal, Anita; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Engineering changes (ECs) are part of any Engineer-to-order (ETO) project. The engineering change management (ECM) literature provides various tools, methods and best practices, and this study investigates ECM practices ... -
Enhancing supply chain visibility in a shipbuilding supply chain
Roald, Kristine Fjørtoft (Master thesis, 2019)Dei siste åra har forskarar hevda at konkurranse ikkje lenger oppstår mellom enkeltaktørar, men mellom verdikjeder. Verdikjedestyring har blitt introdusert som eit verktøy for å styre den stadig meir komplekse material- ... -
Exploring the challenges with applying tracking and tracing technology in the dairy industry
Høyer, Madeleine Ruiz; Oluyisola, Olumide Emmanuel; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Semini, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this research is to identify the various challenges encountered when using tracking and tracing technology in the dairy industry. Based on a systematic literature review, the challenges are reviewed from the ... -
Factors Affecting Shipyard Operations and Logistics: A Framework and Comparison of Shipbuilding Approaches
Strandhagen, Jo Wessel; Jeong, Yongkuk; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Alfnes, Erlend (Chapter, 2020)Shipyards around the world have several differences that affect the logistics processes at each yard. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for mapping the key factors affecting shipyard logistics. We test ... -
Framework for Layout Design Supporting Patient Flow in Outpatient Departments
Madsen, Nathalie Bruntveit (Master thesis, 2018)In the last decades, there has been an increase in demand for outpatient services, as inpatient treatments are more often done on an outpatient basis. Increase in demand, and long waiting times in the access of outpatient ... -
Identify Causes of Long Turnaround Time in Hospital Laboratories
Monsås, Ingeborg Lie (Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis is structured according to two research questions; 1) What are the challenges related to TAT in hospital laboratories? and 2) What are the components of TAT, and what do they depend on? RQ1 is answered ... -
Investigating the Relationship between Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
Buer, Sven-Vegard (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:65, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Lean manufacturing has for more than two decades been the most prominent methodology for improving the operational performance in manufacturing companies. Originating from the Toyota Production System (TPS) (Ohno, 1988), ... -
Long-Term Berth Capacity Planning Framework Development
Yan, Zhaoci (Master thesis, 2019)Havtransport bidrar sterkt til omfanget og velstanden i dagens globale handel. Havn er en viktig logistikkinfrastruktur i sjøtransport og har en direkte tilknytning til et lands økonomiske ytelse. Det europeiske havnesystemet ... -
Managing engineering changes in the engineer-to-order environment: challenges and research needs
Iakymenko, Natalia; Romsdal, Anita; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Engineering changes (ECs) in companies in the engineer-to-order (ETO) production environment are practically unavoidable. It is important for ETO companies to accommodate ECs throughout the project duration, effectively ... -
Measures for Timely Delivery of Materials Transported by Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in Hospitals
Vaule, Ida Borgen (Master thesis, 2018)In recent years there has been an increase in material demand in Norwegian hospitals, and studies show that there are high expenditures for hospital logistics. This signifies the importance of developing favorable logistics ...