Showing papers by "Tommaso Rossi published in 2021"
TL;DR: A multiple case studies research to explain the one-to-one relationships between LP techniques and I4.0 technologies and proposes a framework on the relationships between the two paradigms structured into six areas drawn from previous research, which clarifies the interdependence of the two Paradigms in the whole supply chain.
Abstract: Production research literature and industry practice have started to pay increasing attention to the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) phenomenon. Scholars and practitioners identified a strong link between this...
79 citations
TL;DR: The impact of Industry 4.0 and its opportunities are expected to be significant for manufacturers as mentioned in this paper, and a lack of empirical studies creates the need for academic contributions on the critical success of industry 4.
Abstract: The impact of Industry 4.0 and its opportunities are expected to be significant for manufacturers. A lack of empirical studies creates the need for academic contributions on the critical success fa...
54 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the degree to which Industry 4.0 technologies enable the implementation of lean and agile practices and subsequently assesses the potential performance implications of integrating Industry 4-0 technologies with the supply chain operations.
Abstract: Lean and agile are essential supply chain management (SCM) strategies that enhance companies' performance. Previous studies have reported the capabilities of different SCM strategies to enhance performance; however, the emergence of Industry 4.0 technologies has bred focus on the possibility of attaining more levels of operational performance. Despite being demonstrated helpful at enabling supply chain (SC) strategies, the literature linking Industry 4.0 with SCM strategies is still in its infancy. Thus, this work investigates the degree to which “Industry 4.0 technologies” enable the implementation of lean and agile practices and subsequently assesses the potential performance implications of integrating Industry 4.0 technologies with the SC operations.,The work employs an exploratory case study approach using empirical data from selected organisations drawn from an Estonian manufacturing cluster and digital solution providing companies. The data collected via interviews were used to assign numerical scores and subsequently aggregated across the five cases for the research variables of interest. The work is crowned with a model grounded on the cross-case analysis to depict which technologies impact each of the lean and agile practices.,The analysis enabled comprehension of the potential impact and level of importance of the main Industry 4.0 technologies on lean and agile practices and ultimately the potential implication on performance. The findings revealed that the technologies have a high impact on the practices. Although the impacts are of varying degrees, the analysis provides means to identify the technologies with the most significant impact on lean and agile SCM and the sets of practices with the greatest likelihood of being enabled by various digital technologies.,The work presents various lean and agile practices that practitioners can deploy to operations, alongside the technologies that could support the implementation of the practices towards achieving the various performance measures. Also, it provides some guides for the digital solution providing companies towards understanding the SCM practices that can be improved upon by various digital technologies. This enables them to have more saleable proposals for intending companies who might be sceptical about transiting into the digital operation phase.,This is the first attempt to empirically address the connection between Industry 4.0 technologies and the integrated lean and agile strategies despite literature backing of the complementary nature of the two SCM strategies.
39 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on greening freight and perishable food logistics activities in intermodal rail-road networks, and propose a solution to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions.
Abstract: As urgency in limiting greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions has increased, greening freight and perishable food logistics activities has become an issue of interest. Intermodal rail-road tra...
32 citations
TL;DR: This review adopts a dynamic and quantitative bibliometric method including works citations, keywords co-occurrence networks, and keywords burst detection with the aim of clarifying the main contributions to this research area and highlighting prevalent topics and trends over time.
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the body of literature on digital twins, exploring, in particular, their role in enabling smart industrial systems. This review adopts a dynamic and quantita...
18 citations
26 Jul 2021
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that companies fight for survival by connecting their in-house processes with external suppliers/customers, and that to remain competitive, companies must integrate innovative ca...
Abstract: As the world becomes globalised, companies fight for survival by connecting their in-house processes with external suppliers/customers. To remain competitive, companies must integrate innovative ca...
10 citations