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Improving the performance of a SME in the cutlery sector using lean thinking an...
Dinis-Carvalho, José; Sousa, Rui M.; Moniz, Inês; Macedo, Helena Isabel Lopes; Lima, Rui M.The main purpose of this paper is to show that if three specific contextual factors are present in a company, it is possible to achieve great performance improvements with a lean and industry 4.0 implementation. In terms of research methods, a case study was carried out of a project to implement digitalization and Lean practices in a cutlery company, which in fact encompassed a project of master’s degree in eng...
Development of a continuous improvement process for agile software development ...
Macedo, Helena Isabel LopesThe fast growth of the technology market has triggered the highest levels of competitiveness and globalization in the current business environment. The present VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world and the continuous pursuit for new products and services has increased customer's demands, requiring the companies to be more flexible than ever by delivering software with quality, in time and with...