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Ontologies for Competence-Based Management: A Bibliometric Analysis in the Industrial Sector
No full textCompetence management plays a pivotal role in enhancing the competitiveness of organizations in today's fast-changing business environment. In particular, the use of ontologies for the structured management of competence data has proven to be strategic in various industries (such as, manufacturing, aviation and construction) and for different industrial processes (from supply chain management to product lifecycle management). However, despite their demonstrated utility, there remains a significant gap in the literature regarding the specific implications of employing ontologies for competence management in industrial contexts. Hence, the primary objective of this study is to investigate the implications of employing ontologies for competence management in industrial settings. By conducting a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and bibliometric analysis about this topic, we aim to shed light on the intricacies of utilizing ontologies in managing competence and identify key areas for future research. The conducted keyword co-occurrence analysis identifies six thematic clusters: "Knowledge Representation of Manufacturing Processes"; "Education for Software Engineering"; "Semantic Technologies for Decision Making"; "AI for Knowledge Management", "Ontologies for Human Resource Management (HRM)" and "Competence Management for Industrial Innovation". From an academic perspective, this paper provides an overview of the implication of ontologies in industrial competence management underscoring the importance of ontologies in structuring competence- related information, facilitating decision-making processes and promoting innovation within organizations. Moreover, the study reveals a growing trend of research in this area, with emerging trends reflecting the integration of ontologies with advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, which would enable organizations to rapidly adapt to changes in today's industrial environment. From a managerial perspective, instead, the study offers insights into best practices and challenges associated with the adoption of ontologies, guiding strategic decisions toward future trends and innovations in competence management
Digital Management of Large Building Stocks: BIM and GIS Integration-Based Systems
No full textOrganizations involved in the management of large building stocks require high quality data in order to properly manage their assets. Due to more restricted environmental requirements, funding and intervention times, these organizations need to solve inefficiencies and uplift tasks adopting improved digital systems for the management of their assets and related data. Currently, each stakeholder involved adopts its software for specific tasks, with limited data interoperability and standards for data exchange. A comprehensive system which can handle large scale and heterogeneous data is required, but it must be designed to precisely fit the needs of the organization and to overcome current technical limitations. Since BIM and GIS are two IT-based methodologies which can provide data about built assets and related environment, the BIM/GIS integration is investigated through the analysis of over 100 journal and conference papers published in the 2015–2020 period. This analysis reveals categories and sub-categories explored in the current state of art, features that have been satisfied by future BIM-GIS integrated systems and a roadmap for its implementation. The results of the study can support scientists and practitioners in addressing their research interests and implementation activities for leading a digitization of data and information in large building stocks management
Evaluating process maturity in creative and cultural industries
No full textCultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are going through a period of profound changes geared towards digitization and sustainability of their activities and assets. A fundamental support for this transition is represented by a correct awareness and management of their own business processes that can lead a company towards a business process reengineering. With the aim of supporting CCIs in this objective, the paper wants to present a model for processes maturity evaluation specific for companies operating in this sector. The model is validated through the application in a practical case. Interesting implications for processes analysis, change and improvement in CCIs are also discussed in the paper
Fostering knowledge sharing in the innovation process: Information and communication technology-based versus face-to-face relationships
No full textThe paper investigates information and communication technology (ICT)-based and face-to-face interactions for knowledge sharing during the activities characterizing the innovation process rather than strategic or operative ones. It also discussed the benefits of working remotely in companies or in a network of companies, also due to the pandemic situation such as the one we are experiencing today. The research design is based on the exploitation of a case study in the aerospace sector. Qualitative data are collected with interviews, and a content analysis is applied for extracting data useful for exploring different kind of relationships. Three significant results are described about the role of face-to-face interactions in knowledge sharing; the interaction through ICT tools for communication; and the different types of support provided by ICT tools. The paper extends the state of the art with new evidence in the field of knowledge sharing and conversion for sustaining the innovation process. The findings are original since new insights for the analysis of relationships are provided. Furthermore, the research methodology is described in detail and can introduce managers and scientists in content analysis applications also for industrial exploitation
Cybersecurity awareness in the context of the Industrial Internet of Things: A systematic literature review
No full textCybersecurity is one of the main challenges faced by companies in the context of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), in which a number of smart devices associated with machines, computers and people are networked and communicate with each other. In this connected industrial scenario, personnel need to be aware of cybersecurity issues in order to prevent or minimise the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents and corporate data breaches, and thus to make companies resilient to cyber-attacks. In addition, the recent increase in smart working due to the COVID-19 pandemic means that the need for cybersecurity awareness is more relevant than ever. In this study, we carry out a systematic literature review in order to analyse how the existing state of the art deals with cybersecurity awareness in the context of IIoT, and to provide a comprehensive overview of this topic. Four areas of analysis are considered: (i) definitions of the concepts of cybersecurity awareness and information security awareness, with keyword extrapolation (e.g. cybersecurity control level, information and responsibility); (ii) the industrial context of the analysed studies (e.g. manufacturing, critical infrastructure); (iii) the techniques adopted to raise company awareness of cybersecurity (e.g. serious games, online questionnaires); and (iv) the main benefits of a large-scale campaign of cybersecurity awareness (e.g. the effectiveness of employees in terms of managing cybersecurity issues, identification of cyber-attacks). Practitioners and researchers can benefit from our analysis of the features of each area in their future research and applications
Digitalizing the MRO process: Main Steps and Lesson Learned
No full textImproving processes in a company starts from a deep knowledge of the current context, of the needs of improvement and of the objectives to be satisfied. Sometimes, traditional processes can benefits from a techno-organizational innovation that change the way of work introducing new routines and solutions.
A kind of business process not widely explored is the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) that is performed using practice linked with the story of components involved. The new available technologies and the need for competitiveness can lead to transform and innovate this kind of process introducing changes in organizational and technological aspects.
This paper aims to describe the experience of innovation in the flow of activities and information of the MRO process of aeronautical components. It is based on an action research involving University’s researchers and industrial engineers for a period of one year.
The developed solutions, the applied approach together with benefits and expected impacts are described in the paper for leading future activities in the managerial and academia fields
Voluntary traceability in food supply chain: a framework leading its implementation in Agriculture 4.0
No full textToday, the world faces a big challenge about food quality and safety. Consumers are becoming more careful during their food choices, focusing on food information. Drawing on the Industry 4.0 technologies and methodologies, food companies could adopt traceability systems that are able to collect various types of information along the food supply chain, to satisfy regulation but also to make their work transparent. With the aim of overcoming the current shortcomings in the food traceability framework (e.g., the absence of data visualisation solutions or tools for supply chain actors and consumers, adopting standards for external traceability and data identification, and fulfilling the four Industry 4.0 development dimensions), and considering the sustainability challenges, the aim of this study is to suggest a Framework for Voluntary Food Traceability based on digital technologies and explore its application by means of a case study in an organic olive oil company. The Framework, composed of three building blocks, allows the company to: map supply chain processes, identifying tasks and processes where data was generated, its format and the supply chain owner; select and use technologies to collect and analyse traceability data; and communicate to the end consumer comprehensible and useful food information
Innovating the Construction Life Cycle through BIM/GIS Integration: A Review
Full text linkThe construction sector is in continuous evolution due to the digitalisation and integration into daily activities of the building information modelling approach and methods that impact on the overall life cycle. This study investigates the topic of BIM/GIS integration with the adoption of ontologies and metamodels, providing a critical analysis of the existing literature. Ontologies and metamodels share several similarities and could be combined for potential solutions to address BIM/GIS integration for complex tasks, such as asset management, where heterogeneous sources of data are involved. The research adopts a systematic literature review (SLR), providing a formal approach to retrieve scientific papers from dedicated online databases. The results found are then analysed, in order to describe the state of the art and suggest future research paths, which is useful for both researchers and practitioners. From the SLR, it emerged that several studies address ontologies as a promising way to overcome the semantic barriers of the BIM/GIS integration. On the other hand, metamodels (and MDE and MDA approaches, in general) are rarely found in relation to the integration topic. Moreover, the joint application of ontologies and metamodels for BIM/GIS applications is an unexplored field. The novelty of this work is the proposal of the joint application of ontologies and metamodels to perform BIM/GIS integration, for the development of software and systems for asset management
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