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V. L. Bittencourt
Bio: V. L. Bittencourt is an academic researcher from University of Minho. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lean manufacturing & Industry 4.0. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 38 citations.
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TL;DR: A systematic literature review was carried out in order to identify the role of Lean in this scenario and demonstrated this as an emerging research area with most of the studies published in recent years (2017–2019).
Abstract: Lean Thinking has successfully challenged mass production practices, by providing ‘leaner’ processes and supply chains, i.e. with less waste. Industry 4.0 has become an important strategic approach...
61 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic literature review was carried out in order to answer the research questions, and to identify the role of Lean in this scenario, which resulted in a total of 26 articles being analyzed.
39 citations
01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic literature review has been developed to clarify the integration of both Lean thinking and Industry 4.0, and to demystify any emerging doubts such as: Would Industry4.0 be responsible for the end of Lean thinking, or would Lean mentality be the key for companies to succeed in this new industrial revolution?
Abstract: Have you ever noticed that during a production process, unecessary waste occurs, or excessive time is spent in particular areas? Or have you ever encountered a situation in your work environment where a machine could be performing manual labor, while human time would be better spent in other situations? These questions are related to two current chains of thoughts: (1) Lean Thinking and (2) The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. The first question has been answered by the Lean Thinking philosophy, which has been used since the 1940s by Toyota factories in Japan. Lean Thinking is a form of thinking that seeks to reduce what is called waste in a value stream. The Fourth Industrial Revolution assists in answering the second question since it is based on the automation of production and the integration of sectors of an industry, among several other purposes. This chapter aims to clarify the integration of both chains and, at the same time, to demystify any emerging doubts such as: Would Industry 4.0 be responsible for the end of Lean, or would Lean mentality be the key for companies to succeed in this new industrial revolution? To answer these questions a systematic literature review has been developed. Some findings indicate that the integration of both concepts has resulted in a synergetic relationship benefiting companies and contributing directly to three of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 8—Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9—Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and Goal 12—Responsible Consumption and Production.
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TL;DR: In this article, a systematic literature review of related articles, published online within the Industry 4.0 discipline until November 2020, identified 745 eligible articles and applied extensive qualitative and quantitative data analysis methodically.
95 citations
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors examined the impact of green finance, financial development and green technology innovation on green total factor productivity (GTFP) in 28 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2021.
86 citations
TL;DR: A systematic literature review was carried out in order to identify the role of Lean in this scenario and demonstrated this as an emerging research area with most of the studies published in recent years (2017–2019).
Abstract: Lean Thinking has successfully challenged mass production practices, by providing ‘leaner’ processes and supply chains, i.e. with less waste. Industry 4.0 has become an important strategic approach...
61 citations
TL;DR: The results indicate that the most important topics today are: cyber-physical systems and smart manufacturing; deep learning and big data; and real-time scheduling algorithms.
58 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationship between lean eco-design and I4.0 strategies for designing eco-efficient products based on a literature review and proposed a framework based on the synergic use of Lean design, Eco-design, and Industry 4.0.
46 citations