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Unleashing the creativity of non-professionals - Co-design as a method of innovation
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores co-design as a methodology for innovation processes involving non-professionals. Co-design as a method of innovation is increasing in popularity and becoming more widespread (Sanders and Stappers, 2016, ... -
Unlocking the Potentials of IoT Adoption in Agriculture: Insights from Norwegian Farmers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study delves into the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the agriculture industry, which has the potential to revolutionize resource allocation and operational efficiency and meet the growing global ... -
Unlocking work standards through systematic work observation: implications for team supervision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Purpose - Companies with routine operations often pursue team-based continuous improvement in the context of standardized work. Continuous improvement requires that work standards are periodically "unlocked", i.e. made ... -
Unraveling opportunism in platform-mediated work within the Nordic working life model: An institutional complexity perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The Nordic working life model (NWLM) promotes ‘good work’ on societal and workplace levels. However, this model is now challenged by emerging business models in the platform economy. This study investigates how digital ... -
Upcycling of Food Waste Through Bioconversion by Insect Larvae: Conceptual Model and Research Agenda for a Circular Food Supply Chain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The transition towards a circular economy in the food sector is crucial to meet society’s sustainability challenges. One promising approach is upcycling of food loss and waste sidestreams (FLWS) which can be converted into ... -
Upgrading hydropower plants with storage: timing and capacity choice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper presents an investment decision support framework for a hydropower producer with storage facilities that is considering upgrading the production capacity in its power plant. A real options framework is proposed ... -
US natural gas market classification using pooled regression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Natural gas marketing has considerably evolved since the early 1990s, when a set of liberalizing rules were passed in both the United States and the European Union that eliminated state-driven regulations in favor of open ... -
Use of Electronic Medical Records and the road towards paperless hospitals in Norway. A socio-technical perspective
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:236, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Electronic medical records (EMRs) have for a long time been a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners both nationally and internationally. The main reasons seem to be the expectation that EMR-systems can ... -
Use of life cycle assessments to evaluate the environmental footprint of contaminated sediment remediation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Ecological and human risks often drive the selection of remedial alternatives for contaminated sediments. Traditional human and ecological risk assessment (HERA) includes assessing risk for benthic organisms and aquatic ... -
Use of Multi-Criteria Involvement Processes to Enhance Transparency and Stakeholder Participation at Bergen Harbour, Norway
(Journal article, 2011)Use of participatory stakeholder engagement processes could be important to reduce the risk of potential conflicts in managing contaminated sites. Most stakeholder engagement techniques are qualitative in nature and require ... -
Use of Technology in the Study of Team-Interaction and Performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Direct observation of groups is labor-intensive. As a result, current research on small groups often relies on retrospective ratings. Recent developments in sensor-technology have eased data gathering, leading to a renewed ... -
User Friendly Framework for Measuring Product and Process Novelty in the Early Stages of Product Development
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper examines the innovation process in four Norwegian companies, all supplying the automotive industry with light weight structural components. Twelve representative product projects are categorized, together with ... -
Usikkerhetens innvirkning på håndtering av naturfarer
(Master thesis, 2021)Nyere klimaforskning indikererer en økt forekomst av naturfarer som følge av vær- og temperaturendringer. Med økende befolkningsvekst og infrastrukturutvikling vil sårbarheten mot naturfarer øke tilsvarende. Klimaendringer ... -
Using a hybrid hard-linked model to analyze reduced climate gas emissions from transport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this paper we have hard-linked a bottom-up energy system model (TIMES) and a top-down computable general equilibrium model (REMES) in order to analyze both the energy system impacts and the economic impacts of reducing ... -
Using Branch and Price to Optimize Land-Based Salmon Production
(Master thesis, 2021)Produksjon av laks på land er en spennende ny retning innen lakseoppdrett og kan ha operasjonelle synergieffekter med tradisjonelt sjøbasert lakseoppdrett. Å la smolt vokse seg større på land før de settes ut i sjøen er ... -
Using Branch and Price to Optimize the Production of Salmon Under the Risk of Gender Maturation
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne oppgaven undersøker vi hvordan produksjonsplanlegging i industriell lakseproduksjon påvirkes av risikoen for kjønnsmodning og inkludering av kjønnsfordelte smolttyper. Vi modellerer et to-trinns stokastisk blandet ... -
Using ICT and Control Mechanisms in Project Management: How ICT enables and affects control mechanisms
(Master thesis, 2011)The causality of troubled ICT projects and driven force of more systematic project management approach within IT sectors is not easy to be defined in practice due to the variety of industry and business needs.In this report, ... -
Using Lagrangian relaxation to locate hydrogen production facilities under uncertain demand: a case study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hydrogen is considered a solution to decarbonize the transportation sector, an important step to meet the requirements of the Paris agreement. Even though hydrogen demand is expected to increase over the next years, the ... -
Using machine learning prediction models for quality control: a case study from the automotive industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper studies a prediction problem using time series data and machine learning algorithms. The case study is related to the quality control of bumper beams in the automotive industry. These parts are milled during the ... -
Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Plastic debris is an ever-growing concern adversely affecting the coastal and marine ecosystem. Among marine plastic waste, a particularly troublesome waste fraction is Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gears (ALDFG) ...