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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Publikasjoner Forfattere Tidsskrift År
Demystifying operator 4.0 through an integrative framework B.B. Nujen, D. Mwesiumo, E. Alfnes, T. Tomasgard ...flere forfattere Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 2024
Construction Logistics Conceptualization: A Comprehensive Framework and Existing Challenges U. Ngo, E. Alfnes, F. Sgarbossa, M. Semini ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Exploring the Hydrogen Transition Within the Maritime Value Chains F. Bianchi, M. Rossi, M. Pero, E. Alfnes ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Yard Logistics: Framework and Classification of Yard Types J.W. Strandhagen, M. Semini, E. Alfnes ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Rearticulating supply chain design and operation principles to mitigate uncertainty in the Norwegian engineer-to-order shipbuilding sector E. Alfnes, J. Gosling, M.M. Naim, H. Dreyer ...flere forfattere International Journal of Production Economics 2023
Some relationships between build strategy and shipbuilding time in European shipbuilding M. Semini, C. Patek, P.O. Brett, J.J.G. Agis, J.O. Strandhagen, J. Vatn ...flere forfattere Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2023
Preface E. Alfnes, A. Romsdal, J.O. Strandhagen, Cieminski G. von, D. Romero ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Preface E. Alfnes, A. Romsdal, J.O. Strandhagen, Cieminski G. von, D. Romero ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Preface E. Alfnes, A. Romsdal, J.O. Strandhagen, Cieminski G. von, D. Romero ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Towards Smart Maintenance and Integrated Production Planning J. Pahl, H. Rodseth, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Effect of Machine Sharing in Medical Laboratories A.B. Bertnum, R.K. Berg, S. Bergstol, J.O. Strandhagen, M. Semini ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Towards a Concept for Digitalized Yard Logistics—Outlining the Next-Generation Features J.W. Strandhagen, M. Semini, E. Alfnes ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Smart Production Planning and Control; Concept for Improving Planning Quality with Production Feedback Data M. Rahmani, O.A.M. Syversen, A. Romsdal, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Production Scheduling Using Production Feedback Data; An Illustrative Case Study M. Rahmani, A. Romsdal, O.A.M. Syversen, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Preface E. Alfnes, A. Romsdal, J.O. Strandhagen, Cieminski G. von, D. Romero ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2023
Sales and operations planning for delivery date setting in engineer-to-order manufacturing: a research synthesis and framework S. Bhalla, E. Alfnes, H.-H. Hvolby, O.E. Oluyisola ...flere forfattere International Journal of Production Research 2023
Tools and practices for tactical delivery date setting in engineer-to-order environments: a systematic literature review S. Bhalla, E. Alfnes, H.-H. Hvolby ...flere forfattere International Journal of Production Research 2023
Understanding and eliminating waste in Engineer-To-Order (ETO) projects: a multiple case study G. Junge, E. Alfnes, B.B. Nujen, J. Emblemsvag, K. Kjersem ...flere forfattere Production Planning and Control 2023
Autonomous mobile robots in sterile instrument logistics: an evaluation of the material handling system for a strategic fit framework G. Fragapane, H.-H. Hvolby, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere Production Planning and Control 2023
Investigating relationships between production transfer management and transfer success M.F. Mogos, A. Fredriksson, E. Alfnes, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 2022
Comparing Offshore Support Vessel Production Times between Different Offshoring Strategies Practiced at Norwegian Shipyards M. Semini, P.O. Brett, J.O. Strandhagen, J. Vatn ...flere forfattere Journal of Ship Production and Design 2022
Sales and Operations Planning for Delivery Date Setting in Engineer-to-Order Maritime Equipment Manufacturing: Insights from Two Case Studies S. Bhalla, E. Alfnes, H.-H. Hvolby ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2022
Centralized vs Decentralized Production Planning in ETO Environments: A Theoretical Discussion B.B. Nujen, E. Alfnes, D. Mwesiumo, E. Gran, T. Tomasgard ...flere forfattere IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2022
Digitalization in production and warehousing in food supply chains F. Sgarbossa, A. Romsdal, O.E. Oluyisola, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere The Digital Supply Chain 2022
Towards smart production planning and control; a conceptual framework linking planning environment characteristics with the need for smart production planning and control M. Rahmani, A. Romsdal, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen, M. Holm ...flere forfattere Annual Reviews in Control 2022
Kanban System in Industry 4.0 Era: A Systematic Literature Review M. Peron, E. Alfnes, F. Sgarbossa ...flere forfattere Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 2022
Designing and developing smart production planning and control systems in the industry 4.0 era: a methodology and case study O.E. Oluyisola, S. Bhalla, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 2022
Decision support model for implementing assistive technologies in assembly activities: a case study M. Peron, F. Sgarbossa, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere International Journal of Production Research 2022
Sustainability challenges and how Industry 4.0 technologies can address them: a case study of a shipbuilding supply chain J.W. Strandhagen, S.-V. Buer, M. Semini, E. Alfnes, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere Production Planning and Control 2022
Analyzing the factors affecting engineering change implementation performance in the engineer-to-order production environment: case studies from a Norwegian shipbuilding group N. Iakymenko, P.O. Brett, E. Alfnes, J.O. Strandhagen ...flere forfattere Production Planning and Control 2022
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Head of Research Group

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

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