Production Management

Production Management

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Production Management

The Production Management Research Group at Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is a team of about 15 professors and researchers focusing on the design and planning of production and logistics systems, seen as integrated systems of people, materials and products, information, equipment, and energy and environmental resources. The research group develops specialized knowledge, applying mixed methodology, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, from action research and case studies to statistical analysis and operations research. Focus is put on multidisciplinary approach, joining skills, principles and methods of engineering, management, and computer science.

Research is done in close cooperation with industrial and international networks, funded by funding bodies, as EU commission and Research Council of Norway. The current portfolio is composed of more than 5 active research projects, for about 2.5 million euro.

The results of these projects are published in relevant journals, such as International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Production Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, International Journal of Operations and Production Management.

The Production Management Research Group is responsible of the Logistics 4.0 lab, the Norway’s first logistics laboratory that merges digital technologies with traditional production and logistics systems, enabling researchers, practitioners, engineers, pioneers, students, and other enthusiasts to come together and collaborate on common ground. Members of the research group are actively involved in editorial boards of relevant journals (IJPR, IJPE, JIM, and others) as well as active and managing roles in international societies (IFIP, IFAC, MHI, and others).

Members of the research group are actively involved in editorial boards of relevant journals (IJPR, IJPE, JIM, and others) as well as active and managing roles in international societies (IFIP, IFAC, MHI, and others).

Education

The research group contributes to many courses and programmes:

  • Coordination of two-year master programme in Global Manufacturing Management which educates in the fields of industrial engineering, production, logistics and technology management.
  • Coordination for the study direction in production management for the 5-years master programme in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Coordination for the study direction in production management for the 5-years master programme in Engineering and ICT

Members in the research group supervise around 40-50 master theses projects per year and currently more than 10 PhD projects based on the research projects they are involved in.

Moreover, members are responsible of continuous education courses (EVU) at NTNU on advanced topics in production and supply chain management, lean management, digital logistics.

Research

The Production management research group is the leading research group in its field in Norway and works on a high international level. The group focuses on theory, models, systems, design thinking, and solutions to improve production and logistics within the industrial value chain. The objective of the group is to develop world-class education and research in sustainable and circular production and logistics of the future at NTNU.

Research is done in close cooperation with industrial and international networks. The research group for Production Management is involved in various projects mostly in cooperation with firms in engineering, production, wholesale and trading. The projects are set within a variety of industries, including shipbuilding, offshore, hydrogen, and public sector.

Some of the projects the group is involved in (2023-2024): FutureLog (project leader – NFR funded), SmartLib (scientific coordinator and leader – NFR funded), H2GLASS (partner – EU funded), Norsk Katapult Circular Manufacturing (partner – SIVA funded), DigCBA (partner – NFR funded), DE4Human (partner – EU funded), X-HuLOG4.0 (partner - EU funded).

Read more about previous projects on the website of SMARTLOG, a network established by the research group to spread research results and practice to the Norwegian industry.

Research activity

Research activity

 

For publications including former employees in the period 2012-2022, please refer to individual Scopus pages:

Research activity

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Publications Authors Journal Year
A conceptual framework for machine learning algorithm selection for predictive maintenance Simone Arena, Eleonora Florian, Fabio Sgarbossa, Endre Sølvsberg, Ilenia Zennaro ...more authors Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 2024
Perspectives on production economics Fabio Sgarbossa, Lujie Chen, Krisztina Demeter, Margaretha Gansterer ...more authors International Journal of Production Economics 2024
Demystifying operator 4.0 through an integrative framework Bella B. Nujen, Deodat Mwesiumo, Erlend Alfnes, Tore Tomasgard ...more authors Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 2024
Ageing with OSHP&ISP − Ageing Workforce: Interaction with Occupational Safety & Health Performance and Industrial Systems Productivity Guido J.L. Micheli, Fabio Sgarbossa, Cleo Varianou-Mikellidou ...more authors Safety Science 2024
Construction Logistics Conceptualization: A Comprehensive Framework and Existing Challenges Uyen Ngo, Erlend Alfnes, Fabio Sgarbossa, Marco Giovanni Semini ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Exploring the Hydrogen Transition Within the Maritime Value Chains Francesca Bianchi, Monica Rossi, Margherita Pero, Erlend Alfnes ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Yard Logistics: Framework and Classification of Yard Types Jo Wessel Strandhagen, Marco Giovanni Semini, Erlend Alfnes ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Special Issue “ISR: Integrating sustainability issues into risk analysis: challenges and opportunities” Concetta Manuela La Fata, Rosa Micale, Fabio Sgarbossa ...more authors Sustainable Futures 2024
Rearticulating supply chain design and operation principles to mitigate uncertainty in the Norwegian engineer-to-order shipbuilding sector Erlend Alfnes, Jonathan Gosling, Mohamed Naim, Heidi Carin Dreyer ...more authors International Journal of Production Economics 2023
An Appraisal Towards the Technological Improvement of Library Operations Management in Digital Era Niloofar Jafari, Fabio Sgarbossa, Mirco Peron ...more authors IFAC-PapersOnLine 2023
The Physical Internet as an Approach for Resilient Logistics Practices: Literature Review and Future Research Avenues Cosmin Aron, Fabio Sgarbossa ...more authors IFAC-PapersOnLine 2023
Towards Smart Maintenance and Integrated Production Planning Julia Pahl, Harald Rødseth, Jan Ola Strandhagen ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Human-centric production and logistics system design and management: transitioning from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Eric H. Grosse, Fabio Sgarbossa, Cecilia Berlin, W. Patrick Neumann ...more authors International Journal of Production Research 2023
Cloud material handling systems: a cyber-physical system to enable dynamic resource allocation and digital Interoperability Cosmin Aron, Fabio Sgarbossa, Eric Ballot, Dmitry Ivanov ...more authors Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 2023
On Analysis of Puzzle-Based Warehouse Systems Using Modular Petri Nets Kasuni Vimasha Weerasinghe, Andrei Lobov, Fabio Sgarbossa, Lars Tingelstad ...more authors Conference of Open Innovation Association, FRUCT 2023
The Impact of the Design Decisions of an Order Picking System on Human Factors Aspects of the Order Pickers Vivek Vijayakumar, Fabio Sgarbossa ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Optimal Class-Based Storage System with Diagonal Movements Kasuni Vimasha Weerasinghe, Fabio Sgarbossa, Giulia Fede ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Renewable hydrogen supply chains: A planning matrix and an agenda for future research Fabio Sgarbossa, Simone Arena, Ou Tang, Mirco Peron ...more authors International Journal of Production Economics 2023
A Digital Twin–Based Approach to Reinforce Supply Chain Resilience: Simulation of Semiconductor Shortages Phu Nguyen, Dmitry Ivanov, Fabio Sgarbossa ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Production Scheduling Using Production Feedback Data; An Illustrative Case Study Mina Rahmani, Anita Romsdal, Øyvind A. M. Syversen, Fabio Sgarbossa, Jan Ola Strandhagen ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
An Investigation into Technological Potentials of Library Intralogistics Operations Niloofar Jafari, Fabio Sgarbossa, Bjørn Tore Nyland, Arild Sorheim ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Identifying Customer Returns in a Printed Circuit Board Production Line Using the Mahalanobis Distance Endre Sølvsberg, Simone Arena, Fabio Sgarbossa, Per Schjølberg ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Life Cycle Assessment of Red Mud-Based Geopolymer Production at Industrial Scale Luca Adelfio, Fabio Sgarbossa, Rosanna Leone, Giada La Scalia ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Preface Erlend Alfnes, Anita Romsdal, Jan Ola Strandhagen, Gregor von Cieminski, David Romero ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Some relationships between build strategy and shipbuilding time in European shipbuilding Marco Giovanni Semini, Clara Patek, Per Olaf Brett, Agis, Jan Ola Strandhagen, Jørn Vatn ...more authors Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2023
Sales and operations planning for delivery date setting in engineer-to-order manufacturing: a research synthesis and framework Swapnil Bhalla, Erlend Alfnes, Hans-Henrik Hvolby, Olumide Emmanuel Oluyisola ...more authors International Journal of Production Research 2023
Towards a Concept for Digitalized Yard Logistics—Outlining the Next-Generation Features Jo Wessel Strandhagen, Marco Giovanni Semini, Erlend Alfnes ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Tools and practices for tactical delivery date setting in engineer-to-order environments: a systematic literature review Swapnil Bhalla, Erlend Alfnes, Hans-Henrik Hvolby ...more authors International Journal of Production Research 2023
Product Recovery Options in Closed Loop Supply Chain Networks: A Literature Review Hiran Prathapage, Dmitry Ivanov, Fabio Sgarbossa ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Effect of Machine Sharing in Medical Laboratories Aili Biriita Bertnum, Roy Kenneth Berg, Stian Bergstøl, Jan Ola Strandhagen, Marco Giovanni Semini ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
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Head of Research Group

Fabio Sgarbossa
Professor of Industrial Logistics
fabio.sgarbossa@ntnu.no
+4790768098

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