678 research outputs found
Measuring the effectiveness of a near-miss management system: An application in an automotive firm supplier
No full textUsing accident precursor events for supporting a dynamic risk analysis at lean workplace
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Mobile self-checkout systems in the FMCG retail sector: A comparison analysis
No full textNew business models are emerging in the FMCG retail sector due to the wide diffusion of digital technologies; innovative tools-such as Pervasive Retailing Information Systems-are wide spreading all over the world aiming to increase customer loyalty and retailer performance. Furthermore, the recent mass diffusion of mobile technologies is also contributing to modify customer satisfaction towards the shopping process. In this context, new generations of self-service systems-i.e. mobile Self-Checkout Systems (mSCSs)-are becoming widely adopted by FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) retail companies: the aim is to both speed up the customer-shopping trip and increase customer satisfaction. A mSCS is a selfcheckout system based on mobile technology. Traditionally, self-checkout systems have been applied to speed up the customer purchase process; impacts on retailer performance could also be evaluated in order to optimize labor force at store level. The paper proposes a comparison analysis about the application of different types of mSCSs at FMCG retail stores: the study will focus on analyzing quantitatively impacts on time based metrics both from the customer and the retailer points of view. The study will be helpful for practitioners in designing their own mSCS; furthermore, a structured model for evaluating potential impacts of innovative technologies at the retail sector as a result. Finally, a discrete-event simulation model has been developed to quantitatively compare different mSCSs in a case study
Monitoring product circularity and sustainability through Product Lifecycle Management: a bibliometric analysis
No full textThe transition to a Circular Economy (CE) in the industrial sector requires the identification and
monitoring of effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), in order to measure the effectiveness of circular
strategies in terms of resource efficiency, as well as environmental sustainability. However, today value
chains are characterized by the presence and interactions of several actors, each one involved in different
phases of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Therefore, the identification and availability of
reliable data to measure the selected KPIs can represent a challenge in this process, since data has to be
retrieved from different source of the production chain, requiring effective information sharing approaches.
This need can be addressed through the implementation of effective PLM approaches. To explore the
potentiality of adopting PLM systems to support the monitoring of circularity and sustainability in the
industrial sector, this study presents a bibliometric analysis aiming at highlighting the main trends currently
characterizing this research topic. The results of the analysis show that literature on the topic is moving
from a productivity-centered approach to a sustainability-driven one. However, further research is needed
to provide more qualitative insights on the relevant literatur
Location-Based Discovery and Network Handover Management for Heterogeneous IEEE 802.11ah IoT Applications
No full textThis research was funded by the Flemish IDEAL-IoT project (FWO SBO, grant nr. S004017N). The author Serena Santi is funded by the Flemish FWO SB grant (nr. 1S82120N). The author Filip Lemic was supported by the EU MSCA grant (nr. 893760). The computational resources were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by FWO and the Flemish Government -department EWI
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