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Papers by Marco Perona

Research paper thumbnail of Total Cost of Ownership for Product-Service System: Application of a Prototypal Model to Aluminum Melting Furnaces

Research paper thumbnail of Manufacturing lead time shortening and stabilisation by means of workload control: an action research and a new method

Production Planning & Control, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Design for controlling in distribution process redesign: Principles and methodologies through a case study

Logistik Management, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Manufacturing conformity assessment through Taguchi�s quality loss function

International Journal of Quality Reliability Management, 1998

1. Introduction As many authors, in different ways and contexts have remarked (Azzone and Cainarc... more 1. Introduction As many authors, in different ways and contexts have remarked (Azzone and Cainarca, 1991; Azzone et al., 1992; Brandolese, 1994; Newall and Dale, 1991) knowledge regarding quality has evolved, both in terms of research and practical achievements. ...

Research paper thumbnail of After sales service in durable consumer goods: the case of Italian industry

Research paper thumbnail of Configuration of the after-sales service supply chain - an empirical research

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing information systems practices in manufacturing SMEs

This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey carried out on a sample of 30 manufacturi... more This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey carried out on a sample of 30 manufacturing SMEs in Northern Italy. The research focuses on the assessment of the Information System (IS) currently implemented in the considered organizations and aims at identifying strengths, weaknesses or inconsistencies, obtaining useful information in order to address new IT investment and to improve user

Research paper thumbnail of Organizzare e gestire il servizio post vendita

Research paper thumbnail of Check-up methodology of Information Systems in manufacturing SMEs

This paper presents the information systems (IS) check-up, a new methodology to critically invest... more This paper presents the information systems (IS) check-up, a new methodology to critically investigate the IS of manufacturing SMEs, with the aim of setting more light on the complex mechanism of value creation and of cost-benefits analysis in the case of information technology (IT) and IS investments. Moreover, the paper presents the preliminary results obtained by applying the new methodology

Research paper thumbnail of Integration of Group Technology and Scheduling techniques for PCB assembly Systems: Proposal and test of a new Framework

In this paper the framework of a new approach for PCB assembly systems scheduling is presented. W... more In this paper the framework of a new approach for PCB assembly systems scheduling is presented. WIP reduction and throughput enhancement are pursued through the integration of group technology and scheduling techniques, to jointly and globally perform the setup time minimization and the workload balance maximization, together with a lot size reduction. A first prototype of the discussed framework is run on real assembly line data together with a simulation model in order to perform a validation test of the system.

Research paper thumbnail of Workload Control in Job Shops through Order Review and Release Strategies: research issues and perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of A Group Technology quantitative method for setup reduction in PCB assembly

This paper addresses the problem of short term scheduling in printed circuit board (PCB) assembly... more This paper addresses the problem of short term scheduling in printed circuit board (PCB) assembly systems. with reference to an already presented logical framework, a new method is developed to create at each stage of the assembly process a number of PCB families that matches the number of available inserter machines. The objective of the method is to identify at each assembly stage a set of families which both minimizes setups and maximizes workload balance. The adopted search strategy defines a bidimensional space of solutions and identifies the families that exploit in the most balanced way each of the available resources, that is: production capacity and component feeders space. Results of the application of the proposed method to a real case are evaluated using as a benchmark another heuristic with the same objectives.

Research paper thumbnail of The Taguchi method: more than a technique for developing robust products

Research paper thumbnail of MCG: a new setup-saving dispatching rule

The paper contains a study of the sequence dependent setup times effects on manufacturing, with t... more The paper contains a study of the sequence dependent setup times effects on manufacturing, with the objective of proposing a new setup-saving dispatching rule. The well-known minimum-setup rule is shown not to be a fair dispatching strategy; moreover, some evidence is given about its predisposition to pursue local optimum sequences. a new setup-saving dspatchin rule named Maximum Capacity Gain (MCG) was designed, that overrides the above mentioned shortcomings of the minimum setup. The two dispatching rules were then comparatively evaluated by means of a detailed simulation model of a job shop. The maximum capacity gain rule is shown to both achieve a larger setup time reduction, and to behave more fairly than minimum setup. Evidence is also given that these advantages increase in the manufacturing contexts where there are more opportunities of reducing setup times.

Research paper thumbnail of Design for controlling in distribution network reengineering: a conceptual model and a case study

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of Order Review and Release Techniques in a Dynamic and Uncertain Job Shop Environment

International Journal of Production Research

This paper proposes a new methodological pattern to assess the effectiveness of Order Review and ... more This paper proposes a new methodological pattern to assess the effectiveness of Order Review and Release (ORR) techniques in a job shop environment. The standpoint for this new method lies in the following remarks: (i) comparisons among ORR models should be performed in dynamic and uncertain environments; (ii) ORR techniques robustness toward the shop uncertainty and perturbations should be considered and (iii) ORR models should be compared by changing their features one at a time, instead of comparing completely different ORR techniques. Consistently, we present a comparison among three ORR models, previously developed in literature, aimed at investigating: (i) the impact of a dynamic and uncertain environment on the performances achieved; (ii) the robustness of these ORR models when facing some environmental perturbations, like the system workload, the mix imbalance, the machine unavailability and the processing time variability, that usually take place in real life job shops; (ii...

Research paper thumbnail of Improving performance in a shop floor scheduling: a SME case

In the last 30 years the technology evolution has grown firms' interests in increasing their ... more In the last 30 years the technology evolution has grown firms' interests in increasing their performance through scheduling systems, requiring at the same time more automation and flexibility. This need of robust methodologies for shop floor planning, being possible by actual powerful information systems and high– performance hardware devices, is relevant also for small firms operating in high competition and high turnover market, that should solve their own production planning problem profitably, exploiting the nowadays available theoretical models. The main objective of this work is to develop and test an on-line computer tool designed to support managerial decisions in optimizing the shop floor schedule in an Italian manufacturing SME, encompassing a group of single machines environment. The selection of a set of relevant performance indicators is done and a data collection activity is carried out in order to depict the as-is scenario; then, static calculations estimate impro...

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue on Advances in Workload Control in Job Shops

Production Planning and Control

Research paper thumbnail of Information systems for operations management in manufacturing companies. A new classification framework

Research paper thumbnail of A new framework for supply chain management: Conceptual model and empirical test

International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Supply chain management (SCM) is explored from an operational perspective, following a threefold ... more Supply chain management (SCM) is explored from an operational perspective, following a threefold approach. The article introduces a set of management techniques and supporting tools that can be used to analyse and describe SCM strategies. It proposes a new normative tool and uses it to examine a large set of relevant SCM case studies pertaining to seven industries: apparel, automobile, grocery, white goods, pharmaceuticals, computers and book publishing. The article develops a new conceptual framework for SCM strategies and test it based on empirical evidence. The new schemes proposed here provide a normative tool to define and represent supply chain strategies, a contingency model to support managers in designing supply chain strategies, and some hints for further research.

Research paper thumbnail of Total Cost of Ownership for Product-Service System: Application of a Prototypal Model to Aluminum Melting Furnaces

Research paper thumbnail of Manufacturing lead time shortening and stabilisation by means of workload control: an action research and a new method

Production Planning & Control, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Design for controlling in distribution process redesign: Principles and methodologies through a case study

Logistik Management, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Manufacturing conformity assessment through Taguchi�s quality loss function

International Journal of Quality Reliability Management, 1998

1. Introduction As many authors, in different ways and contexts have remarked (Azzone and Cainarc... more 1. Introduction As many authors, in different ways and contexts have remarked (Azzone and Cainarca, 1991; Azzone et al., 1992; Brandolese, 1994; Newall and Dale, 1991) knowledge regarding quality has evolved, both in terms of research and practical achievements. ...

Research paper thumbnail of After sales service in durable consumer goods: the case of Italian industry

Research paper thumbnail of Configuration of the after-sales service supply chain - an empirical research

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing information systems practices in manufacturing SMEs

This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey carried out on a sample of 30 manufacturi... more This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey carried out on a sample of 30 manufacturing SMEs in Northern Italy. The research focuses on the assessment of the Information System (IS) currently implemented in the considered organizations and aims at identifying strengths, weaknesses or inconsistencies, obtaining useful information in order to address new IT investment and to improve user

Research paper thumbnail of Organizzare e gestire il servizio post vendita

Research paper thumbnail of Check-up methodology of Information Systems in manufacturing SMEs

This paper presents the information systems (IS) check-up, a new methodology to critically invest... more This paper presents the information systems (IS) check-up, a new methodology to critically investigate the IS of manufacturing SMEs, with the aim of setting more light on the complex mechanism of value creation and of cost-benefits analysis in the case of information technology (IT) and IS investments. Moreover, the paper presents the preliminary results obtained by applying the new methodology

Research paper thumbnail of Integration of Group Technology and Scheduling techniques for PCB assembly Systems: Proposal and test of a new Framework

In this paper the framework of a new approach for PCB assembly systems scheduling is presented. W... more In this paper the framework of a new approach for PCB assembly systems scheduling is presented. WIP reduction and throughput enhancement are pursued through the integration of group technology and scheduling techniques, to jointly and globally perform the setup time minimization and the workload balance maximization, together with a lot size reduction. A first prototype of the discussed framework is run on real assembly line data together with a simulation model in order to perform a validation test of the system.

Research paper thumbnail of Workload Control in Job Shops through Order Review and Release Strategies: research issues and perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of A Group Technology quantitative method for setup reduction in PCB assembly

This paper addresses the problem of short term scheduling in printed circuit board (PCB) assembly... more This paper addresses the problem of short term scheduling in printed circuit board (PCB) assembly systems. with reference to an already presented logical framework, a new method is developed to create at each stage of the assembly process a number of PCB families that matches the number of available inserter machines. The objective of the method is to identify at each assembly stage a set of families which both minimizes setups and maximizes workload balance. The adopted search strategy defines a bidimensional space of solutions and identifies the families that exploit in the most balanced way each of the available resources, that is: production capacity and component feeders space. Results of the application of the proposed method to a real case are evaluated using as a benchmark another heuristic with the same objectives.

Research paper thumbnail of The Taguchi method: more than a technique for developing robust products

Research paper thumbnail of MCG: a new setup-saving dispatching rule

The paper contains a study of the sequence dependent setup times effects on manufacturing, with t... more The paper contains a study of the sequence dependent setup times effects on manufacturing, with the objective of proposing a new setup-saving dispatching rule. The well-known minimum-setup rule is shown not to be a fair dispatching strategy; moreover, some evidence is given about its predisposition to pursue local optimum sequences. a new setup-saving dspatchin rule named Maximum Capacity Gain (MCG) was designed, that overrides the above mentioned shortcomings of the minimum setup. The two dispatching rules were then comparatively evaluated by means of a detailed simulation model of a job shop. The maximum capacity gain rule is shown to both achieve a larger setup time reduction, and to behave more fairly than minimum setup. Evidence is also given that these advantages increase in the manufacturing contexts where there are more opportunities of reducing setup times.

Research paper thumbnail of Design for controlling in distribution network reengineering: a conceptual model and a case study

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of Order Review and Release Techniques in a Dynamic and Uncertain Job Shop Environment

International Journal of Production Research

This paper proposes a new methodological pattern to assess the effectiveness of Order Review and ... more This paper proposes a new methodological pattern to assess the effectiveness of Order Review and Release (ORR) techniques in a job shop environment. The standpoint for this new method lies in the following remarks: (i) comparisons among ORR models should be performed in dynamic and uncertain environments; (ii) ORR techniques robustness toward the shop uncertainty and perturbations should be considered and (iii) ORR models should be compared by changing their features one at a time, instead of comparing completely different ORR techniques. Consistently, we present a comparison among three ORR models, previously developed in literature, aimed at investigating: (i) the impact of a dynamic and uncertain environment on the performances achieved; (ii) the robustness of these ORR models when facing some environmental perturbations, like the system workload, the mix imbalance, the machine unavailability and the processing time variability, that usually take place in real life job shops; (ii...

Research paper thumbnail of Improving performance in a shop floor scheduling: a SME case

In the last 30 years the technology evolution has grown firms' interests in increasing their ... more In the last 30 years the technology evolution has grown firms' interests in increasing their performance through scheduling systems, requiring at the same time more automation and flexibility. This need of robust methodologies for shop floor planning, being possible by actual powerful information systems and high– performance hardware devices, is relevant also for small firms operating in high competition and high turnover market, that should solve their own production planning problem profitably, exploiting the nowadays available theoretical models. The main objective of this work is to develop and test an on-line computer tool designed to support managerial decisions in optimizing the shop floor schedule in an Italian manufacturing SME, encompassing a group of single machines environment. The selection of a set of relevant performance indicators is done and a data collection activity is carried out in order to depict the as-is scenario; then, static calculations estimate impro...

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue on Advances in Workload Control in Job Shops

Production Planning and Control

Research paper thumbnail of Information systems for operations management in manufacturing companies. A new classification framework

Research paper thumbnail of A new framework for supply chain management: Conceptual model and empirical test

International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Supply chain management (SCM) is explored from an operational perspective, following a threefold ... more Supply chain management (SCM) is explored from an operational perspective, following a threefold approach. The article introduces a set of management techniques and supporting tools that can be used to analyse and describe SCM strategies. It proposes a new normative tool and uses it to examine a large set of relevant SCM case studies pertaining to seven industries: apparel, automobile, grocery, white goods, pharmaceuticals, computers and book publishing. The article develops a new conceptual framework for SCM strategies and test it based on empirical evidence. The new schemes proposed here provide a normative tool to define and represent supply chain strategies, a contingency model to support managers in designing supply chain strategies, and some hints for further research.