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2021

Digital twin for manufacturing equipment in industry 4.0

Autores
Moreno T.; Almeida A.; Ferreira F.; Caldas N.; Toscano C.; Azevedo A.;

Publicação
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering

Abstract
The manufacturing industry faces a new revolution, grounded on the intense digitalization of assets and industrial processes and the increasing computation capabilities imposed by the new data-driven digital architectures. This reality has been promoting the Digital Twin (DT) concept and its importance on the industrial companies' business models. However, with these new opportunities, also new threads may rise, mainly related to industrial data protection and sovereignty. Therefore, this research paper will demonstrate the International Data Spaces (IDS) reference model's application to overcome these limitations. Following a pilot study with a Portuguese machine manufacturing company, this paper will demonstrate the development of a cutting and bending machines DT, leveraged on an IDS infrastructure for interoperability, for the plastic and metal industry and its importance to introduce this machine manufacturing company in a new B2B marketplace from the EU project Market 4.0.

2021

Technology Scouting to Accelerate Innovation in Supply Chain

Autores
Stute, M; Sardesai, S; Parlings, M; Senna, PP; Fornasiero, R; Balech, S;

Publicação
Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering - Next Generation Supply Chains

Abstract
AbstractDigital technologies have gained ground among companies, researchers and policy makers in recent years due to their growing relevance to current and future supply chains. Technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous transport systems, data science, and additive manufacturing are gradually becoming part of people’s and companies’ daily lives and are changing the manufacturing, process industry and logistics sectors. Although recent attempts have been made to understand the implications of these technologies on supply chain management, the relevance of the different technologies in future scenarios is still unknown. Using a technology scouting approach, the most important enabling technologies for supply chains until 2030 are identified and selected and their implications on future supply chains are evaluated using an assessment methodology with different evaluation criteria.

2021

The convergence of the World Health Organization Member States regarding the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 'Good health and well-being'

Autores
Pereira, MA; Camanho, AS; Marques, RC; Figueira, JR;

Publicação
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Abstract
Convergence in productivity examines if entities in an industry get closer to the best practices or if the gap between the frontiers of the best and worst performers decreases over time. In a multi-input multioutput setting, the assessment of sigma- and beta-convergence can be measured with the use of non-parametric frontier techniques, such as data envelopment analysis. We propose an innovative approach to estimate convergence in the context of performance assessments resting on composite indicators, accounting for desirable and undesirable indicators. This methodology rests on 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' models, specified with a directional distance function. It is applied to the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to study their convergence in terms of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 'Good health and well-being'. We collected data for all years since the proposal of the SDGs, covering the period between 2016 and 2020. The results show that all WHO regions are (beta) over cap -divergent, especially because of the generalised decline of the Worst Practice Frontier (WPF), alongside an improvement at a lower rate of the Best Practice Frontier (BPF). The regional analysis also revealed (sigma) over cap -convergence in the Region of the Americas and the Eastern Mediterranean Region; the South-East Asia and African Regions exhibited (sigma) over cap -divergence; the Western Pacific and European Regions remained stable in terms of the performance spread regarding the BPF. At the worldwide level, we also observed an increase of the gap between the BPF and the WPF, although the performance spread around the worldwide BPF remained relatively stable.

2021

COLLECTION AND LIFE SUPPORT IN A HYPERBARIC SYSTEM FOR DEEP-SEA ORGANISMS

Autores
Viegas, D; Figueiredo, A; Coimbra, J; Dos Santos, A; Almeida, J; Dias, N; Lima, L; Silva, H; Ferreira, H; Almeida, C; Amaro, T; Arenas, F; Castro, F; Santos, M; Martins, A; Silva, E;

Publicação
OCEANS 2021: SAN DIEGO - PORTO

Abstract
This paper presents the development of a hyperbaric system able to collect, transport and maintain deep-sea species in controlled condition from the sea floor up to the surface (HiperSea System). The system is composed by two chambers coupled with a transference set-up. The first chamber is able to reach a maximum of 1km depth collecting both benthic and pelagic deep-sea species. The second chamber is a life support compartment to maintain the specimens alive at the surface, in hyperbaric conditions.

2021

Three-dimensional guillotine cutting problems with constrained patterns: MILP formulations and a bottom-up algorithm

Autores
Martin, M; Oliveira, JF; Silva, E; Morabito, R; Munari, P;

Publicação
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS

Abstract
In this paper, we address the Constrained Three-dimensional Guillotine Cutting Problem (C3GCP), which consists of cutting a larger cuboid block (object) to produce a limited number of smaller cuboid pieces (items) using orthogonal guillotine cuts only. This way, all cuts must be parallel to the object's walls and generate two cuboid sub-blocks, and there is a maximum number of copies that can be manufactured for each item type. The C3GCP arises in industrial manufacturing settings, such as the cutting of steel and foam for mattresses. To model this problem, we propose a new compact mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) formulation by extending its two-dimensional version, and develop a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) version. We also propose a new model for a particular case of the problem which considers 3-staged patterns. As a solution method, we extend the algorithm of Wang (1983) to the three-dimensional case. We emphasise that the C3GCP is different from 3D packing problems, namely from the Container Loading Problem, because of the guillotine cut constraints. All proposed approaches are evaluated through computational experiments using benchmark instances. The results show that the approaches are effective on different types of instances, mainly when the maximum number of copies per item type is small, a situation typically encountered in practical settings with low demand for each item type. These approaches can be easily embedded into existing expert systems for supporting the decision-making process.

2021

On the Definition of Intelligible IIoT Architectures

Autores
Cunha, B; Sousa, C;

Publicação
PROCEEDINGS OF 2021 16TH IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (CISTI'2021)

Abstract
IIoT platforms are a digital enabler for the industrial digital transformation, allowing the organisations to have a clear vision over its current status, promoting flexibility for a fast adjustment to market changes. The development of such a complex technological environment raises a two-fold concern: to promote a simpler modular customisation, and to promote the domain expert's involvement in the process. This requires a new approach on the specification of IIoT architecture, where the conceptualisation phase is crucial. In this context, semantics might play an impacting role, accommodating the multidisciplinary knowledge of IIoT architectures in a technological artefact, at the service of both technological architects and companies' domain experts. This paper discusses a semantic model to represent IIoT components, its conceptual relations, and technical constraints in a common view, supporting the construction of both IIoT concept and platforms within organisations.

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