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The industry 4.0 revolution provides the machines with a sensory and communicational capacity, which allows them to monitor and collect large amounts of information. This kind of data have an impact on planning, maintenance, and management of production, enabling real time reaction, efficiency increase, and the development of predictive and process improvement models. The most recent machines are prepared to communicate with the existing monitoring systems, however, many (around 60%) do not. The objective of this work is to present the proposal of a system for remote monitoring of equipment in real time that meets the requirements of low cost, simplicity, and flexibility. The system monitors the equipment in a simple and agile way, regardless of its sophistication, installation constraints and company resources. A prototype of a system was developed and tested both laboratory conditions and a productive environment. The proposed architecture of the system comprises of a sensor that transmits the machine’s signal wirelessly to a gateway which is responsible of collecting all surrounding signals and send it to the cloud. During the testing and assessment of the tools, the results validated the developed prototype. As main result, the proposed solution offers to the industrial market a new low-cost monitoring system based in mature and tested technology laid upon flexible and scalable solutions. Industry 4.0, Machine Monitoring, Beacon, Bluetooth BLE, Remote Monitoring, Low Cost, SME’s, b-Remote
Joao Pedro Nieves DA Costa; Paulo Avila; Joao Bastos; Luis Pinto Ferreira. A NEW SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE AND LOW-COST MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM. DYNA 2021, DYNA-ACELE, [ 7 pp.] -[ 7 pp.].
AMA StyleJoao Pedro Nieves DA Costa, Paulo Avila, Joao Bastos, Luis Pinto Ferreira. A NEW SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE AND LOW-COST MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM. DYNA. 2021; DYNA-ACELE ():[ 7 pp.]-[ 7 pp.].
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoao Pedro Nieves DA Costa; Paulo Avila; Joao Bastos; Luis Pinto Ferreira. 2021. "A NEW SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE AND LOW-COST MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM." DYNA DYNA-ACELE, no. : [ 7 pp.]-[ 7 pp.].
To remain competitive, companies must continuously improve the processes at hand, be they administrative, production, or logistics. The objective of the study described in this paper was to develop a decision-making tool based on a simulation model to support the production of knits and damask fabrics. The tool was used to test different control strategies for material flow, from the raw material warehouse to the finished product warehouse, and thus can also be used to evaluate the impacts of these strategies on the productivity. The data upon which the decision support tool was built were collected from five sectors of the plant: the raw material warehouse, knit production, damask production, finishing work, and the finished product warehouse. The decision support tool met the objectives of the project, with all five strategies developed showing positive results. Knit and damask production rates increased by up to 8% and 44%, respectively, and a reduction of 75% was observed in the waiting time on the point of entry to the finishing work area, compared to the company’s existing system.
Vítor Silva; Luís Ferreira; Francisco Silva; Benny Tjahjono; Paulo Ávila. Simulation-Based Decision Support System to Improve Material Flow of a Textile Company. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2947 .
AMA StyleVítor Silva, Luís Ferreira, Francisco Silva, Benny Tjahjono, Paulo Ávila. Simulation-Based Decision Support System to Improve Material Flow of a Textile Company. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2947.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVítor Silva; Luís Ferreira; Francisco Silva; Benny Tjahjono; Paulo Ávila. 2021. "Simulation-Based Decision Support System to Improve Material Flow of a Textile Company." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2947.
Risk assessment is a theme of large spectrum applied in different fields. In the context of Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises there are several risks whose assessment should be aware to avoid undesirable consequences either for entire networked or for a partner in particular. The objective of this work is centered on the creation of a framework / guidelines to serve as a basis for the creation of a better risk assessment model for Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises. This work analyzed the few models available in the literature and identified some gaps that were used to purpose complementary guidelines for the design and / or improve the future risk assessment models. The pointed guidelines covered three important topics: risk factors; assessment methods; and the impact in different life cycle phases of a Virtual / Collaborative Enterprise. Considering the results of the work it is our conviction that there is space to improve the research in this field and a more robust and flexible risk assessment model should be developed.
Paulo Ávila; Alzira Mota; João Bastos; Leonel Patrício; António Pires; Hélio Castro; Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha; Leonilde Varela. Framework for a risk assessment model to apply in Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises. Procedia Computer Science 2021, 181, 612 -618.
AMA StylePaulo Ávila, Alzira Mota, João Bastos, Leonel Patrício, António Pires, Hélio Castro, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Leonilde Varela. Framework for a risk assessment model to apply in Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises. Procedia Computer Science. 2021; 181 ():612-618.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulo Ávila; Alzira Mota; João Bastos; Leonel Patrício; António Pires; Hélio Castro; Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha; Leonilde Varela. 2021. "Framework for a risk assessment model to apply in Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises." Procedia Computer Science 181, no. : 612-618.
Purpose: The study purpose was to analyse the excellence and operational efficiency of Portuguese industrial companies through the measurement of lean practices implementation. Additionally, it intended to propose a new model to assess the lean production system.Design/methodology/approach: The research presents an in-depth lean literature review that served as a basis for the creation of a questionnaire. The survey was addressed to Portuguese industrial companies to obtain data about their lean implementation success. Collected data were analysed, resorting descriptive and exploratory statistics. A principal component analysis was applied to reduce the amount of data and define a new model that characterizes the lean practices adoption level. Some Chi-square tests were used to assess the independence of some variables.Findings: The results indicate that a significant percentage of organizations use lean practices within their activity. Concerning the lean implementation maturity, a plus side revealed by the study concerns the adoption of the teamwork, internal information shared principles, increase of process capability to produce conforming products, and reduction in set up times. On the other hand, responsibilities decentralization, more employees acting as team leaders, implementation of employees’ suggestions, and interconnection with suppliers, are some of the principles that need to be given greater attention by the Portuguese industrial organizations. The key contribution consists of a new model for lean determinants based on three dimensions: work method, productive process elements, and work efficiency.Originality/value: The present research provides a new Lean determinants model that allows understanding the importance of the operational efficiency provided by a mature lean production system, being the key to the competitiveness in the global business market.
Diogo Martins; Luís Fonseca; Paulo Ávila; João Bastos. Lean practices adoption in the Portuguese industry. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 2021, 14, 345 -359.
AMA StyleDiogo Martins, Luís Fonseca, Paulo Ávila, João Bastos. Lean practices adoption in the Portuguese industry. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 2021; 14 (2):345-359.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiogo Martins; Luís Fonseca; Paulo Ávila; João Bastos. 2021. "Lean practices adoption in the Portuguese industry." Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 14, no. 2: 345-359.
Nowadays, companies are facing a constant need to develop and increase coordination between operational functions to respond rapidly and accurately to customer requests. Linked with this need, an increasing number of practitioners are resorting to an established and integrated business management methodology, the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). The concept of S&OP has gained increased recognition over the years by several authors and companies. This project describes the S&OP implementation in Sogrape Vinhos (wines) S.A., a Portuguese wine producer and distributer. The company was confronted with low accuracy in the establishing the forecast demand plans, especially on a long-term horizon. In order to increase the demand plans accuracy, the company started a S&OP implementation program. This paper describes the company’s current planning process, explains the S&OP’s implementation model presenting the selected parameters adequate to the company’s context, and finally, evaluate the expected outcomes of this project. Preliminary results from the S&OP implementation project at Sogrape indicate significant savings at the operational level and greater effectiveness in developing the company’s demand plans.
Paulo Ávila; Daniela Lima; Dália Moreira; António Pires; João Bastos. Design of a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process – case study. Procedia CIRP 2019, 81, 1382 -1387.
AMA StylePaulo Ávila, Daniela Lima, Dália Moreira, António Pires, João Bastos. Design of a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process – case study. Procedia CIRP. 2019; 81 ():1382-1387.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulo Ávila; Daniela Lima; Dália Moreira; António Pires; João Bastos. 2019. "Design of a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process – case study." Procedia CIRP 81, no. : 1382-1387.
Selecting the best desirable Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system has been a critical problem for organizations for a long time, as the failure on the selection process may have a highly negative impact in terms of costs and market share of a company. It is one of the most important decision making issues covering both qualitative and quantitative factors for organization. Multiple-criteria decision-making has been proved to be a useful approach to analyze these conflicting qualitative and quantitative factors. Literature offers proposals and approaches to handle this kind of problem; Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been applied successfully in most cases of software packages selection problems. This paper proposes an AHP model for the selection of an ERP system. The model's set of criteria was extracted from the literature review and validated by Portuguese organizations. This model can be applied in the ERP system selection using a software application that is under development. This software application eases the application of the AHP process to the selection of ERP packages and will provide input from real-world cases that will allow updating and refining the model.
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha; Joaquim Silva; Joaquim José Gonçalves; José António Fernandes; Paulo Ávila. ERP Selection using an AHP-based Decision Support System. Information Resources Management Journal 2016, 29, 65 -81.
AMA StyleMaria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Joaquim Silva, Joaquim José Gonçalves, José António Fernandes, Paulo Ávila. ERP Selection using an AHP-based Decision Support System. Information Resources Management Journal. 2016; 29 (4):65-81.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Manuela Cruz-Cunha; Joaquim Silva; Joaquim José Gonçalves; José António Fernandes; Paulo Ávila. 2016. "ERP Selection using an AHP-based Decision Support System." Information Resources Management Journal 29, no. 4: 65-81.
In nowadays competing market, companies are constantly challenged to reduce the lead time for new products design process by diminishing the time response that goes from the arise of the market opportunity to the satisfaction of the customer need. Simultaneously, companies and networked organizations face a growing number of product configurations, lower product volumes, a continuously growing appetence for personalized products, pressing the decision makers into adopting more efficient product development processes. The present paper addresses the main collaborative product development issues by proposing a responsive and efficient use of knowledge on networked environments through a lean-based framework for collaborative networks. In particular, this work describes the main lean concepts and tools that are enhancers of an efficient and distributed customizable product development process in networked environment.
João Bastos; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. A Lean Set-Based Design Approach for Development of Customizable Products in Collaborative Networks. Security Education and Critical Infrastructures 2016, 420 -432.
AMA StyleJoão Bastos, Américo Azevedo, Paulo Ávila. A Lean Set-Based Design Approach for Development of Customizable Products in Collaborative Networks. Security Education and Critical Infrastructures. 2016; ():420-432.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoão Bastos; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. 2016. "A Lean Set-Based Design Approach for Development of Customizable Products in Collaborative Networks." Security Education and Critical Infrastructures , no. : 420-432.
Effective and efficient implementation of intelligent and/or recently emerged networked manufacturing systems require an enterprise level integration. The networked manufacturing offers several advantages in the current competitive atmosphere by way to reduce, by shortening manufacturing cycle time and maintaining the production flexibility thereby achieving several feasible process plans. The first step in this direction is to integrate manufacturing functions such as process planning and scheduling for multi-jobs in a network based manufacturing system. It is difficult to determine a proper plan that meets conflicting objectives simultaneously. This paper describes a mobile-agent based negotiation approach to integrate manufacturing functions in a distributed manner; and its fundamental framework and functions are presented. Moreover, ontology has been constructed by using the Protégé software which possesses the flexibility to convert knowledge into Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema of Web Ontology Language (OWL) documents. The generated XML schemas have been used to transfer information throughout the manufacturing network for the intelligent interoperable integration of product data models and manufacturing resources. To validate the feasibility of the proposed approach, an illustrative example along with varied production environments that includes production demand fluctuations is presented and compared the proposed approach performance and its effectiveness with evolutionary algorithm based Hybrid Dynamic-DNA (HD-DNA) algorithm. The results show that the proposed scheme is very effective and reasonably acceptable for integration of manufacturing functions.
Vijaya Kumar Manupati; Goran D. Putnik; Manoj Kumar Tiwari; Paulo Ávila; Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha. Integration of process planning and scheduling using mobile-agent based approach in a networked manufacturing environment. Computers & Industrial Engineering 2016, 94, 63 -73.
AMA StyleVijaya Kumar Manupati, Goran D. Putnik, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Paulo Ávila, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha. Integration of process planning and scheduling using mobile-agent based approach in a networked manufacturing environment. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 2016; 94 ():63-73.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVijaya Kumar Manupati; Goran D. Putnik; Manoj Kumar Tiwari; Paulo Ávila; Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha. 2016. "Integration of process planning and scheduling using mobile-agent based approach in a networked manufacturing environment." Computers & Industrial Engineering 94, no. : 63-73.
In the context of a distributed/agile/virtual enterprise (D/A/VE) and due to the large number of potential candidate resources, it is important to make a selection of those that will give more guarantees in terms of success of this cooperation and bring better performance to D/A/VE. There are several projects of D/A/VE with different approaches to the selection process. Considering the functionalities of the resources selection model of our project, the main objective of this paper is to present the development of a prototype/demonstrator tool to support it. As result a tool, named Selec_E A/V_V0, was developed and providing following features: pre-selection of resources with and without integration of the value analysis (VA), and final selection of resources. This tool supports the development of BM_VEARM selection model and permits the validation of the importance of VA integration in the final performance of the resources system selected.
António Pires; Lino Costa; Goran Putnik; Paulo Ávila. A prototype/demonstrator tool to perform the resources selection in distributed/agile/virtual enterprises. International Journal of Business Excellence 2016, 9, 364 .
AMA StyleAntónio Pires, Lino Costa, Goran Putnik, Paulo Ávila. A prototype/demonstrator tool to perform the resources selection in distributed/agile/virtual enterprises. International Journal of Business Excellence. 2016; 9 (3):364.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Pires; Lino Costa; Goran Putnik; Paulo Ávila. 2016. "A prototype/demonstrator tool to perform the resources selection in distributed/agile/virtual enterprises." International Journal of Business Excellence 9, no. 3: 364.
Nowadays, it has been observed an increasing awareness and understanding on the subject of sustainable companies and business models, addressing multi-disciplinary approaches that cover not only economical problems, but also social and environmental challenges. Supply chains and especially collaborative networks managers are increasingly aware of these sustainability issues, continuously seeking to meet current human needs while preserving environmental safety. Only this way, focusing on its sustainable growing, it is possible to preserve companies' steadiness. In order to achieve this goal, sustainable networks must ensure that each partner is fully aligned and committed with economic, environmental and social axes that rule the network operational behaviour. Nevertheless, in order to achieve this level of maturity within such complex and turbulent environments, organisations need to improve the quality of their performance assessment approaches, integrating the different sustainability perspectives. To accomplish this, it is critical to establish specific indicators responsible to formalise and evaluate partners' behaviour, according to well-identified objectives, as well as fuse this information in a comprehensive and user-friendly way. This paper presents a new approach, based on a fuzzy logic-based algorithm, for sustainable network performance and risk assessment.
António Almeida; João Bastos; Roberto Da Piedade Francisco; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. Sustainability assessment framework for proactive supply chain management. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 2016, 24, 198 .
AMA StyleAntónio Almeida, João Bastos, Roberto Da Piedade Francisco, Américo Azevedo, Paulo Ávila. Sustainability assessment framework for proactive supply chain management. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering. 2016; 24 (2):198.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Almeida; João Bastos; Roberto Da Piedade Francisco; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. 2016. "Sustainability assessment framework for proactive supply chain management." International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 24, no. 2: 198.
In today’s business, consumers are challenging manufacturers by increasingly demanding low volumes of innovative, fashionable and inexpensive products; adopting high quality standards; responding in smaller intervals of time, and with high configurability and parameterization. This omnipresent scenario poses challenging opportunities for collaborative networked organizations. The present paper addresses the main collaborative business processes tailored for responsiveness and efficient use of knowledge on customized manufacturing environments through a lean-based framework proposal for collaborative networks inspired in the Set-Based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE) methodology. In particular this work describes the ongoing implementation of the proposed concepts through a web-based collaborative portal.
João Bastos; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. Towards a Customer-Driven Value Chain Framework – A Set-Based Oriented Approach. Security Education and Critical Infrastructures 2015, 209 -222.
AMA StyleJoão Bastos, Américo Azevedo, Paulo Ávila. Towards a Customer-Driven Value Chain Framework – A Set-Based Oriented Approach. Security Education and Critical Infrastructures. 2015; ():209-222.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoão Bastos; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. 2015. "Towards a Customer-Driven Value Chain Framework – A Set-Based Oriented Approach." Security Education and Critical Infrastructures , no. : 209-222.
For the project of an Agile/Virtual Enterprise (A/V E) the resources selection is a key factor. The resources systems (output of the selection process) should be prepared to guarantee quality, efficiency and cost-attractiveness, in order to ensure the agility and integrability of the A/V E. This is a difficult matter because it can be a combinatorial and multi-criteria problem. Despite the potential of Value Analysis (VA), none of the resources selection models found in the literature incorporates the evaluation of the resources value. They approach mainly the factors cost and/or time. So, our model constitutes an innovative approach because it gives the highest importance to the value of the resources systems, through the incorporation of VA. The main objective is to quantify the selection process performance with VA integrated into the pre-selection of resources in accordance with the developed model. The paper contribution is the positive confirmation, through the simulation results analysis, of the benefits of VA integration in the resources selection process: greater applicability domain for candidate resources and number of tasks; and reduction of the selection time. In conclusion, the increased efficiency and the superior applicability domain of the model are demonstrated.
António Pires; Paulo Avila; Goran Putnik. Value Analysis approach in the resources pre-selection of agile/virtual enterprises: Domain of applicability and selection time. 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management (IESM) 2015, 1245 -1250.
AMA StyleAntónio Pires, Paulo Avila, Goran Putnik. Value Analysis approach in the resources pre-selection of agile/virtual enterprises: Domain of applicability and selection time. 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management (IESM). 2015; ():1245-1250.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Pires; Paulo Avila; Goran Putnik. 2015. "Value Analysis approach in the resources pre-selection of agile/virtual enterprises: Domain of applicability and selection time." 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management (IESM) , no. : 1245-1250.
A Shopping Centre (SC) is a ''shop open to the public', installed in a building, which include parking, several shops, technical, management, and shopping arcade. In the current economic climate, the maintenance of complex buildings, like shopping centres, is performed under a tight budget context, and is essentially based on systems conditions. A maintenance model, to be effective, requires that maintenance service performance, covering the different building systems and components, is measured. This paper presents a methodology to measure the performance of SCs maintenance management through two major performance indicators: the Building Performance Indicator (BPI); and the Maintenance Efficiency Indicator (MEI). The results of its implementation to seven shopping centres, in Portugal, show that the general condition of the facilities is good (overall BPI= 86,45%) but the low MEI values (<0,37) indicates that insufficient resources are allocated to maintenance activities and this can compromise the future condition of the facilities.
Joaquim Moreira; Lopes Pereira; Paulo Ávila; Moreira Joaquim; Pereira Lopes Manuel; Ávila Paulo. Shopping centres maintenance management performance: A case study. FME Transactions 2015, 43, 328 -334.
AMA StyleJoaquim Moreira, Lopes Pereira, Paulo Ávila, Moreira Joaquim, Pereira Lopes Manuel, Ávila Paulo. Shopping centres maintenance management performance: A case study. FME Transactions. 2015; 43 (4):328-334.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoaquim Moreira; Lopes Pereira; Paulo Ávila; Moreira Joaquim; Pereira Lopes Manuel; Ávila Paulo. 2015. "Shopping centres maintenance management performance: A case study." FME Transactions 43, no. 4: 328-334.
More than ever, the economic globalization is creating the need to increase business competitiveness. Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy oriented to the elimination of activities that do not create any type of value and are thus considered a waste. One of the main differences from other management philosophies is the shop-floor focus and the operators' involvement. Therefore, the training of all organization levels is crucial for the success of lean manufacturing. Universities should also participate actively in this process by developing students' lean management skills and promoting a better and faster integration of students into their future organizations. This paper proposes a single realistic manufacturing platform, involving production and assembly operations, to learn by playing many of the lean tools such as VSM, 5S, SMED, poke-yoke, line balance, TPM, Mizusumashi, plant layout, and JIT/kanban. This simulation game was built in tight cooperation with experienced lean companies under the international program “Lean Learning Academy,”http://www.leanlearningacademy.eu/ and its main aim is to make bachelor and master courses in applied sciences more attractive by integrating classic lectures with a simulated production environment that could result in more motivated students and higher study yields. The simulation game results show that our approach is efficient in providing a realistic platform for the effective learning of lean principles, tools, and mindset, which can be easily included in course classes of less than two hours.
António Ramos; Manuel Lopes; Paulo Ávila. Development of a Platform for Lean Manufacturing Simulation Games. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje 2013, 8, 184 -190.
AMA StyleAntónio Ramos, Manuel Lopes, Paulo Ávila. Development of a Platform for Lean Manufacturing Simulation Games. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje. 2013; 8 (4):184-190.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Ramos; Manuel Lopes; Paulo Ávila. 2013. "Development of a Platform for Lean Manufacturing Simulation Games." IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje 8, no. 4: 184-190.
Worldwide competitiveness poses enormous challenges on managers, demanding a continuous quest to increase rationality in the use of resources. As a management philosophy, Lean Manufacturing focuses on the elimination of activities that do not create any type of value and therefore are considered waste. For companies to successfully implement the Lean Manufacturing philosophy it is crucial that the human resources of the organization have the necessary training, for which proper tools are required. At the same time, higher education institutions need innovative tools to increase the attractiveness of engineering curricula and develop a higher level of knowledge among students, improving their employability. This paper describes how Lean Learning Academy, an international collaboration project between five EU universities and five companies, from SME to Multinational/Global companies, developed and applied an innovative training programme for Engineers on Lean Manufacturing, a successful alternative to the traditional teaching methods in engineering courses.
Carlos Vaz de Carvalho; Manuel Lopes; António Ramos; Paulo Ávila; João Bastos; Luis Fonseca; Ignace Martens. Lean Learning Academy: An innovative framework for lean manufacturing training. 2013 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) 2013, 1 -5.
AMA StyleCarlos Vaz de Carvalho, Manuel Lopes, António Ramos, Paulo Ávila, João Bastos, Luis Fonseca, Ignace Martens. Lean Learning Academy: An innovative framework for lean manufacturing training. 2013 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE). 2013; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlos Vaz de Carvalho; Manuel Lopes; António Ramos; Paulo Ávila; João Bastos; Luis Fonseca; Ignace Martens. 2013. "Lean Learning Academy: An innovative framework for lean manufacturing training." 2013 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) , no. : 1-5.
In this work, a survey is made of the analysis of the resource selection process. We approach the process also from the point of view of conventional enterprises but with particular emphasis on the existent models in Agile/Virtual Enterprises in order to identify the main limitations and shortcomings of the process. This analysis was focused in the global process of the resource selection, namely in terms of the pre-selection and selection phases, requisites, mathematical models, tools and other relevant areas in the existent models. It is concluded that the resource pre-selection is an area that is not adequately explored in a systematic way. The value concept is not incorporated in the selection process. As a result, a reasoned analysis is not performed of the decision-making process for creating an Agile/Virtual Enterprise. These conclusions were made to envision a future approach that allows the incorporation of new areas that contribute to the improvement of the resource selection process.
António Pires; Goran Putnik; Paulo Ávila. A Survey Analysis Of The Resource Selection Models In Agile/Virtual Enterprises. Journal of Applied Research and Technology 2012, 10, 1 .
AMA StyleAntónio Pires, Goran Putnik, Paulo Ávila. A Survey Analysis Of The Resource Selection Models In Agile/Virtual Enterprises. Journal of Applied Research and Technology. 2012; 10 (3):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Pires; Goran Putnik; Paulo Ávila. 2012. "A Survey Analysis Of The Resource Selection Models In Agile/Virtual Enterprises." Journal of Applied Research and Technology 10, no. 3: 1.
The paper proposes a Flexibility Requirements Model and a Factory Templates Framework to support the dynamic Virtual Organization decision-makers in order to reach effective response to the emergent business opportunities ensuring profitability. Through the construction and analysis of the flexibility requirements model, the network managers can achieve and conceive better strategies to model and breed new dynamic VOs. This paper also presents the leagility concept as a new paradigm fit to equip the network management with a hybrid approach that better tackle the performance challenges imposed by the new and competitive business environments.
João Bastos; António Almeida; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. A Flexibility Reference Model to Achieve Leagility in Virtual Organizations. Programmieren für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler 2012, 196 -206.
AMA StyleJoão Bastos, António Almeida, Américo Azevedo, Paulo Ávila. A Flexibility Reference Model to Achieve Leagility in Virtual Organizations. Programmieren für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler. 2012; ():196-206.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoão Bastos; António Almeida; Américo Azevedo; Paulo Ávila. 2012. "A Flexibility Reference Model to Achieve Leagility in Virtual Organizations." Programmieren für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler , no. : 196-206.
Not just with the emergence but also with the growing of the electronic market, that is, the growth of online suppliers of services and products and Internet users (potential consumers), the necessary conditions to the affirmation of the agile/virtual enterprises (A/VE) as a present and future enterprise organizational model are created. In this context, it is our understanding that the broker may have an important role in its development, namely, if the broker performs functions for the A/VE with better efficacy and efficiency. In this article, we will present first a revision of the broker’s models in a structured form. We present a taxonomy of possible broker’s functions for the broker’s actuation near the A/VE and then the classification of the literature broker’s models. This classification will permit an analysis of a broker’s model and establish a mainframe for our broker’s model according to the BM_Virtual Enterprise Architecture Reference Model (BM_VEARM).
Paulo Ávila; Goran D. Putnik; Maria Manuela Cunha; António Pires. Taxonomy of Broker's Functions in Virtual Enterprises. Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations 2011, 1605 -1613.
AMA StylePaulo Ávila, Goran D. Putnik, Maria Manuela Cunha, António Pires. Taxonomy of Broker's Functions in Virtual Enterprises. Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations. 2011; ():1605-1613.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulo Ávila; Goran D. Putnik; Maria Manuela Cunha; António Pires. 2011. "Taxonomy of Broker's Functions in Virtual Enterprises." Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations , no. : 1605-1613.
The virtual enterprise model is an emerging approach in answer to the new requirements of the business environment, relying on dynamically-reconfigurable partnerships, with extremely high performances, strongly time-oriented while being highly focused on cost and quality, in permanent alignment with the market, and strongly supported by information and communication technology, dictating a paradigm face shift to the traditional organizational models. Networking and reconfiguration dynamics are the main characteristics of this model,requiring enabling and supporting environments, at bearable costs. Some existing technologies and Internet-based environments can partially support this organizational model, but the reconfiguration dynamics can only be assured by environments able to manage, control, and enable networking and dynamics in virtual enterprise creation/reconfiguration. Several environments are introduced in the chapter, and particular focus is given to the market of resources, an environment coping with the requirements of the virtual enterprise model.
Maria Manuela Cunha; Goran D. Putnik; Paulo Silva Ávila. Environments for Virtual Enterprise Integration. Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations 2011, 1 -23.
AMA StyleMaria Manuela Cunha, Goran D. Putnik, Paulo Silva Ávila. Environments for Virtual Enterprise Integration. Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations. 2011; ():1-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Manuela Cunha; Goran D. Putnik; Paulo Silva Ávila. 2011. "Environments for Virtual Enterprise Integration." Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations , no. : 1-23.
Enterprise Reconfiguration Dynamics and Business Alignment: 10.4018/978-1-59904-048-6.ch001: The phenomenon of the enterprise organizational reconfiguration and its dynamics as a business alignment enabler is discussed. Business alignment means the
G. D. Putnik; M. Manuela Cunham; B. Conceição Cortes; P. Silva Ávila. Enterprise Reconfiguration Dynamics and Business Alignment. Adaptive Technologies and Business Integration 2011, 1 .
AMA StyleG. D. Putnik, M. Manuela Cunham, B. Conceição Cortes, P. Silva Ávila. Enterprise Reconfiguration Dynamics and Business Alignment. Adaptive Technologies and Business Integration. 2011; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. D. Putnik; M. Manuela Cunham; B. Conceição Cortes; P. Silva Ávila. 2011. "Enterprise Reconfiguration Dynamics and Business Alignment." Adaptive Technologies and Business Integration , no. : 1.