ESA (Electric Signature Analysis) is the procedure of capturing the equipment’s supply signals (current and/or voltage) and analysing them to detect malfunctions (not only electrical ones) or incipient faults. ESA provides diagnostic and prognostic information comparable to conventional prognostics techniques, but requires only access to electric supply lines rather than […]
Maintenance has been experiencing a slow but constant evolution across the years, from the former concept of “badly necessary” up to being considered as a vital function within a company and a strategic leverage for gaining a sustainable competitive advantage. In this context, it is necessary to consider maintenance as […]
The applications of the sustainability principles in the automotive industry have mainly focused on technological innovation at the level of product or through the provision of new services. Conversely, these companies have not concentrated their efforts on promoting sustainable actions on organizing and managing repair and maintenance services, their supporting […]
Bringing projects on time and on budget is always a challenge. With the competing demands for labour and capital, projects have many internal and external forces that can contribute to a derailment. It takes a strong sense of direction, efficiency and leadership to keep the project on track. In such […]
A process reference model developed and endorsed by the Supply Chain Council (SCC) as a standard framework to map sales and service activities within the Supply Chain Management context. It describes all those processes involved in the interaction between a company and its customers through the use of Plan, Relate, […]
In today economical environment, supply failure has become the first supply chain risk. Common methods employed to manage supply risk are buffer-oriented methods, where buffering may concern time, capacity, inventories. These methods represent only a shield against risk and contribute to raise overall costs. A more effective method to reduce […]
Companies have progressively realised that complementing industrial goods with the provision of value added services can be an important lever to prosper on those markets affected by weak demand, hard competition and decreasing margins. Among the different forms of service provisions, After-Sales services have acquired a strategic role as a […]
The aim of the project – carried out in a manufacturing company – is to optimize production and logistics processes through the implementation of lean logistics approaches.The project encompasses the following main phases:• Value analysis through the value stream mapping method• Identificaion of the main critical areas• Implementation of lean […]
Forecasting and planning are two of the most studied areas in the field of operations management. Nonetheless, there are some sectors that require peculiar activities in order to seize all the involved facets.This project is developed in the niche sector of vehicle tuning components (i.e. car components for both aesthetics […]
This project is carried out in a company realizing heating and cooling plants in industrial buildings. Each construction job order involves hundreds of items of diverse sizes (from nuts and bolts to complex subsystems). Part of these items are managed at the company’s warehouse (on a stock basis), while others […]
