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Analysis of the carbon footprint of a textile company for the automotive industry
Silva, Beatriz; Malheiro, David; Júnior, Dinis; Nunes, Francisca; Santos, Joana; Guimarães, Liliana; Socorro, Maria; Carvalho, Mariana; Silva, MarianaThis study aims to develop a process to calculate the carbon footprint of a company in the textile sector for the automotive industry, thus addressing a research gap identified in this sector. Based on a structured calculation model, the project aspires to innovate by quantifying not only the greenhouse gas emissions at different stages of the company’s operations, including those generated by the consumed elec...
Transferable skills development through project-based learning in an industrial...
Carvalho, Violeta; Rodrigues, Cristina Maria Santos; Teixeira, S. F. C. F.; Silva, A. M.; Sousa, Rui M.; Costa, Lino; Alves, Anabela CarvalhoIn the literature, transferable skills refer to the ability to learn and apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes in various professional contexts to solve real-world problems, always taking ethical values into account. Due to job market demands, it becomes imperative to promote these skills in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) students, and the active learning strategy Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a...
Project-based learning in industrial engineering and management: Analysis of th...
Sousa, Rui M.; Alves, Anabela C.; Lima, Rui M.; Mesquita, Diana; Dinis-Carvalho, José; Fernandes, SandraIn the 2nd semester of 2004/05 the Department of Production and Systems (DPS) of the Engineering School, University of Minho (UM), portugal, deployed the first Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach, involving the freshman students of the Industrial Engineering and Management Integrated master's degree (MIEGI). Since then, in every year, without exception, new PBL editions have been held in different years of th...
Analysis of teachers’ competences for industry 4.0 subjects: a case of thai hig...
Lima, Rui M.; Sousa, Rui M.; Costa, Lino; Jesus, Cristiano; Mesquita, Diana; Kengpol, Athakorn; Meethom, Warapoj; Koomsap, PisutThe era of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) requires technology and engineering higher education institutions to provide their students with the competences inherent to this evolution. This requires teaching staff training, but first, naturally, teachers’ level of competences must be assessed. The objective of this work is to assess the current level of teaching staff self-perceived competences related to product, process, ...
Project-based learning in industrial engineering and management: analysis of th...
Sousa, Rui M.; Alves, Anabela C.; Lima, Rui M.; Fernandes, Sandra; Mesquita, Diana; Dinis-Carvalho, JoséIn the 2nd semester of 2004/05 the Department of Production and Systems (DPS) of the Engineering School, University of Minho (UM), Portugal, deployed the first Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach, involving the freshman students of the Industrial Engineering and Management Integrated master's degree (MIEGI). Since then, in every year, without exception, new PBL editions have been held in different years of th...
Redesign of the internal logistics system of a textile supplier for the automot...
Matos, Ana Rita; Dias, José Pedro; Lima, Rui M.; Sousa, Rui M.; Carvalho, Maria SameiroThe aim of this work is the design, implementation and evaluation of an internal logistic system based on a combination of Mizusumashi and e-Kanban, within a company of textile reinforcements production for the automotive industry. A critical review of literature allowed the selection of a set of steps for designing the Mizusumashi and e-Kanban systems, namely: specification of the quantity of material to be ha...
Performance measurement systems in continuous improvement environments: obstacl...
Cunha, Flávio; Dinis-Carvalho, José; Sousa, Rui M.The implementation of an effective performance measurement system (PMS) is essential in organizations seeking continuous improvement and sustainability, especially in the context of Industry 4.0. However, a number of barriers/obstacles hampers this effectiveness. For example, the inclusion of performance indicators without practical use, or presenting absurd results, are frequent in the industry, leading people...
Industrial management for industry 4.0 – simulation system to support learning ...
Lima, Rui M.; Gonçalves, Bruno Samuel Ferreira; Lopes, Erik Teixeira; Tino, Vicente; Sousa, Rui M.The fourth industrial revolution brings many opportunities for the exploration of new business models, based on increasing digitalization that ultimately enables the prediction of the behavior of systems. Several challenges may be identified in the Industrial Management (IM) field. One of the most relevant is the opportunity to deal with real-time data and adapt the decision-making processes with agile approach...
The integration of lean thinking principles in the organizational culture model
Amaro, Paulo; Alves, Anabela Carvalho; Sousa, Rui M.This article presents the development of a model to integrate lean thinking principles into the organizational culture of organizations, which makes employees/teams act naturally and efficiently. This model is called “Integration of Lean Thinking in the Organizational Culture” (ILTOC) and results from the integration of three approaches: (1) levels of organizational culture from Edgar Schein, (2) lean thinking ...
Analysis of teachers’ competences for industry 4.0 subjects: a case of thai hig...
Lima, Rui M.; Sousa, Rui M.; Costa, Lino; Jesus, Cristiano; Mesquita, Diana; Kengpol, Athakorn; Meethom, Warapoj; Koomsap, PisutThe era of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) requires technology and engineering higher education institutions to provide their students with the competences inherent to this evolution. This requires teaching staff training, but first, naturally, teachers’ level of competences must be assessed. The objective of this work is to assess the current level of teaching staff self-perceived competences related to product, process, ...