Blar i Institutt for maskinteknikk og produksjon på tidsskrift "IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology"
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Achieving Balanced Workload Distribution Amongst Cross-Trained Teams
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This research is focused on improving the flow of items through the cross-trained teams of a leather furniture manufacturing company, which manufactures a high mix of products. Presently, a Push control strategy is applied ... -
Aspects for Better Understanding of Engineering Changes in Shipbuilding Projects: In-Depth Case Study
(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 ... -
Causes of Delivery-Time Variance in Maritime-Equipment Manufacturing Supply-Chains: An Empirical Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The overall performance of manufacturing companies has become increasingly dependent on their ability to coordinate a network of suppliers effectively. For manufacturers of customized equipment, it is even more important ... -
Engineering change management in the engineer-to-order production environment: Insights from two case studies
(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 ... -
Impact of Failure Rate Uncertainties on the Implementation of Additive Manufacturing in Spare Parts Supply Chains
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The world of spare parts may be revolutionized by the advent of additive manufacturing (AM). Thanks to the possibility to manufacture spare parts on-demand, AM has attracted great attention in the last years as a substitute ... -
Inventory allocation of perishables: Guidelines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The purpose of this study is to investigate and propose guidelines for how to allocate perishables to improve the balance of freshness and availability in retail stores. Specifically, it is investigated how a single warehouse ... -
Learning Through Action: On the Use of Logistics4.0 Lab as Learning Developer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The concept of learning factory is taking more and more hold as teaching method, especially after the advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0). Learning factories have in fact proved to be effective in developing knowledge and skills ... -
Measuring Throughput Times in Wood Component Production: A Case Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An increasing number of manufacturing companies acknowledge the importance of flow efficiency. As an important key performance indicator in lean implementation processes, being able to measure the throughput time of products ... -
A Nested Configuration of POLCA and Generic Kanban in a High Product Mix Manufacturing System
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The work presented in this paper is part of a project aimed at streamlining and improving the process flow at a leather furniture manufacturing company. The manufacturing throughput time is highly variable, and this makes ... -
Principles and Research Agenda for Sustainable, Data-Driven Food Production Planning and Control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates the topics of data, sustainability, and production planning and control in food supply chains from the perspective of industrial food producers. To stay competitive in an industry with low profit ... -
The responsiveness of food retail supply chains: A Norwegian case study
(Journal article, 2015)This paper describes a case study which highlights responsiveness in a Norwegian retail supply chain. The dynamics in the conventional food market is increasing which is seen in online and multichannel shopping concepts, ...