An assessment tool has been developed and tested which supports the management of industrial companies to understand the situation of their firms with respect to Lean and Industry 4.0. The assessment identifies gaps between the real and the desired use of Lean methods and Industry 4.0 tools and provides input Read more…
The seminar was organised in collaboration with Lean Forum Midt-Norge and the Erasmus+ project LEAN 4.0. LEAN 4.0 aims to integrate smart technologies with the proven Lean Manufacturing paradigm. Smart digital technologies offer new opportunities for Lean operations. The seminar discussed the possibilities of Smart technologies for the improvement of operations Read more…
Daryl Powell, Katie Anderson The world is changing. Organizations are shifting beyond their lean transformations to digital transformation, and in some cases adopting a hybrid approach – a so-called digital-lean transformation. Whatever the approach, we assert that developing a learning-to-learn capability is a core and critical success criteria for sustainable Read more…
LEAN 4.zero meeting at HAN University of Applied Sciences (29 January – 31 January 2020) The team of the LEAN4.zero project organized project meetings at the HAN University of Applied Sciences, from January 29th to Januari 31st, 2020. A major outcome of these meetings were the steps to be taken to Read more…
In the context of the European project Lean 4.0, which aims to provide the operations manager of the future with tools for the transition to the smart (industry 4.0) factory, we have started developing systematic problem solving methodology, in which the network can be used. The transition to a smart Read more…
Associate professor Erlend Alfnes and Dr. Odd Jøran Sagegg have published the book “ERP Systems for Manufacturing Supply Chains: Applications, Configuration, and Performance”. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is a key enabler of ‘horizontal and vertical integration” in Industry 4.0., and an important platform for smart lean technologies and practices. Read more…
The partners of LEAN 4.0 met mid-December in Germany to discuss the progress of the project and to agree on plans for 2020. This meeting was combined with a visit to ROSEN. One of the companies closely involved in the Lean 4.0 project.
At the European Lean Educator Conference in Milan Daryl Powell made the announcement that Lean 4.0 will be co-host of next year’s conference in Trondheim.
Members of the LEAN4.0 team visited the Servi cylinder plant in Rissa, Norway. We investigated the possibilities for the use of smart technology and improve the flow of the production. Team members Jannes Slomp, Hans-Hendrik Hvolby, Erlend Alfness, Menno Herkes and Swapnil Bhalla were impressed about the quality and variation Read more…