Ilaria Barletta

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What are the challenges for car batteries' recycling/refurbishment/remanufacturing?

I am looking for unexplored opportunities and challenges of car batteries' end of life, within the scope and frame of the circular economy. Does anybody know about projects, success stories and...

12 April 2017 1,565 6 View

What are the aspect related to the culture and the governance of an organization that allow sustainability to thrive within it?

I am looking for an established source (journal article, book) that clarifies what are the key factors of: - company culture - corporate governance that promote sustainability-thinking in...

01 February 2017 1,457 10 View

What is the difference between decision support systems and decision making tools?

Is it correct to state that a decision support system represents the "software or IT package" containing one or more decision making tools? References and examples are most welcome. Thank you.

01 February 2016 3,196 9 View

What are the potential applications and benefits from the use of 5G mobile technologies within manufacturing facilities?

Dear researchers, In am interested in the potential applications/benefits/barriers of implementing the 5G tech within manufacturing facilities/companies. I will particularly appreciate sources...

30 November 2015 6,587 9 View

In your opinion which modeling language might be suitable to describe how the steps of a methodology should be carried out by different actors?

I would like to use a modeling language, or alternatively a "simpler" visualization tool, which allows me not only to describe the core "procedural" steps of the methodology I am developing, but...

31 July 2015 7,654 15 View

Case comparison of production system configurations: is it supposed to be done having the systems working at the same level of operational efficiency?

I work with the assessment of production system configurations with respect to operational, economic and environmental performances. A production system configuration is meant to be a facility...

08 July 2015 7,368 6 View

Are there any methodologies or guidelines helping stakeholders identify the KPIs that best support their evaluation purpose?

I work with sustainability impact assessment, in particular Economic and Environmental impact assessment of industrial systems' design.Plenty of KPIs exist for such purposes, and the risk of...

08 May 2015 9,019 14 View

What is the difference between "value chain" and "supply chain"?

Are there any acknowledged definitions of "value chain" and "supply chain" in the literature that allow us to clearly understand where they do differ? Or, is there a work addressing exactly this...

11 March 2015 8,502 36 View

In Operations Management, how can one name the "approach" of comparing a "base case" of a production system with one or more design alternatives?

This question is about naming.I am struggling to find out whether a name exists within the field of operations management research in order to address such an "approach" explained as follows: you...

06 March 2015 7,950 7 View

How can simulation be used to deliver an economic and environmental impact assessment of a new equipment/production system?

My goal is to propose a methodology to assess the economic and environmental impact of a new equipment/technology/production system in manufacturing or remanufacturing processes by using...

02 March 2015 646 7 View

What are the major challenges in recycling of batteries that are integrated in products?

Context: in some eletronics batteries are very difficult to replace or remove within disassembly/recycling processes.Details:What are the main technologies/practices to recycle batteries of these...

18 February 2015 10,044 4 View

Literature research on Data Management Systems: any suggestions on what to search for the design and evaluation of them?

Context: the data that the system store and handle concern product and production development information within a factory in the discrete manufacturing industry, In particular, I ask for...

16 February 2015 6,132 5 View

Are there any sources within the literature which define or review impact assessment methodologies for production systems?

Three specifications: the impact assessment occurs within the design stage of the system for "production system" I mean not only whichever manufacturing system, but also systems for end-of-life...

07 February 2015 3,624 6 View