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Thesis – Open Topics

Prof. Marco Taisch

Research Areas and Competences2

The application of lean thinking in Product Development stage is getting a wide interest in industries. However, there are few guidelines to adopt it in particular development circumstances. This thesis focuses on developing a guideline that enables companies to assess and plan to adopt lean principles and methods in their new product development process.

Objectives:oTo develop a maturity level model to assess the leanness of a product developmentoTo test the model in two industrial cases

Cases: Carel (www.carel.com)

Dell’Orto (www.dellorto.it)

Contact: [email protected]

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Lean Product Development Lean Product Development

Master Thesis

LeanPPD game and practical LeanPPD game and practical translationtranslationLeanPPD game is designed at POLIMI to train companies and engineering students about the application of lean in New Product Development. The game training is planned to be exercised in several companies, consultancy organizations and engineering classes across Europe. This thesis aims at measuring the effectiveness of the game in translating the theory into practice.

Objectives: oTo develop a measurement tool to assess the effectiveness of the LeanPPD gameoTo translate the game into a real case

Cases: Industrial sector

Consultant companies

Engineering classes

Contact: [email protected]

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Master Thesis

Evaluation the effectiveness of educational game in engineering and manufacturing systems

Contact:Borzoo Pourabdollahian

(02) 2399 [email protected]

Understanding the efficiency of educational games (serious games, simulation games and edutainment games) is an important issue for all beneficiaries in this domain. There have been a few studies to evaluate the effectiveness of games application among students. The aim of this project is evaluating an educational game regarding factors which can affect on learning. It absolutely can help tutors to assess the effectiveness of game in particular learning subject.

Master Thesis

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Applying collaboration engineering approach to design a serious game in manufacturing system

Contact:Borzoo Pourabdollahian


For developing a serious game all stakeholders who have different expectations of the game application regarding their needs and requirements want to apply their ideas and interests in the game (e.g. project manager, marketing manager, software developer and animation designer). Therefore there is a considerable defragmentation between these people; collaborating engineering is a popular method that can help stakeholders for reducing this defragmentation. The aim of this project is studying that how collaboration engineering can be applied to make integration among stakeholders to design a game for manufacturing and engineering systems.

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Research Objectives- Carry out an in depth analysis of literature on EEM- Investigate different research patterns and their differences- Evaluate the current research on EEM (e.g. literature survey, etc…) and identify future research streams- Investigate trends & industrial challenges related to EEM

Problem IdentificationManufacturing is responsible for almost 33% of the global primary energy consumption and 38% of total global CO2 emissions. Due to the change of approach in the industrial world stemmed from both the global and the industrial drivers for Energy Efficient Manufacturing, the issue of improving Energy Efficiency (EE) has been on the top of the agenda for governments and companies in recent years.Currently, the new topic of interest that has gained significant attention from both academia and the industry is EE due to the significant environmental and economic impacts associated with consumption of energy. This trend towards energy efficient factories has been emphasized by many scholars and research communities.

(IEA, 2008)

ContactGökan MAY - [email protected]: 02 2399 4836Bojan Stahl - [email protected]: 02 2399 4066


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Problem IdentificationNowadays, companies have to consider efficient use of energy and resources in manufacturing besides traditional performances to become and remain competitive in their respective industry. Thus, companies must put more efforts on in-depth analysis of energy and resource performance within their manufacturing processes and facilities. At this point, performance indicators are necessary beyond measurement of data to evaluate Energy Efficiency (EE) performances. In this sense, a thorough understanding of energy related KPIs is essential to build the measures for improving EE in manufacturing.

.Research Objectives- Analyze the existing energy related indicators and the best practices of EE KPIs in manufacturing- Develop energy related KPIs (plant & process level) investigating sample industries through case studies- Work on the concept of “Trees of Energy KPIs” by analyzing sample industries (e.g. automotive, mechanical, semiconductors, etc..)- Introduce sample “KPI Networks” to be used and evaluate benefits of the concept



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Research Objectives- Analyze and facilitate integration of Energy Efficiency Key Performance Indicators into production IT systems- Investigate new technological possibilities (e.g. in process measurement and sensors, etc.) in decision making- Investigate current advancements in DSS for EEM- Develop a conceptual holistic DSS framework to improve overall EE in manufacturing plants



Problem IdentificationCurrently, appropriate concepts and tools for dealing with EE as a performance criterion in the manufacturing industry are too few and the existing ones mainly lack holistic consideration of the overall plant. Potentials to improve EE are far from being exploited as mentioned by many scholars. To this end, a holistic methodology and decision support for handling the EE issue in manufacturing is essential. Increasing the transparency and revealing the interdependencies between different performances lies at the heart of the decision support system. In this sense, a general set of energy KPIs on different levels and their integration into production IT systems (e.g. ERP, MES, SCADA, etc.) are of paramount importance to evaluate energy performances of different elements in the production systems.

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Research Objectives-Investigate the role of ICT as an enabler for EEM- Analyze current advancements in ICT for EEM-Investigate how and to what extent new ICT concepts and solutions can support energy management in manufacturing



Problem IdentificationICT can provide support to EEM through different software, hardware and System of Systems and thus is a major enabler for improving energy efficiency. The role of ICT in this context is multi-functional as it makes information available and enables transparency of energy & financial savings from EE investments, reduces complexity or facilitates automatic control of manufacturing processes. Besides, real time and accurate information will be achieved by the integration of energy efficiency measures in ICT systems, helping decision makers in taking more effective business decisions. Many studies revealed the increasing relevance of ICT for EEM and have shown that significant savings can be achieved in different levels (i.e. from machine tools to plant level) through ICT systems and proper techniques.

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Problem IdentificationSince energy consumption advances in having paramount importance for manufacturing companies, continuous improvement in energy management is now integrated into strategies of companies. In this regard, taking action (e.g. adopting energy management standards such as ISO 50001 or implementing a new monitoring system) to build a continuous improvement process to use energy resources more efficiently becomes of utmost importance. Proper methods for measuring energy efficiency are essential to enhance decision making of manufacturing companies by energy efficiency aspects whereas standardization mainly helps a firm to adopt a systematic way for continuous improvement of energy performance including energy efficiency and consumption through specification of the requirements for building, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system. Therefore, recent implementation of a new “Smart metering system” and adoption of “BS-EN 16001” Energy Management Standard in COMAU establishes the base for this research.

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Research Objectives- Investigate the role of measurement & monitoring and standardization for EEM after carrying out a thorough literature review on these concepts- Investigate the changes in energy management of COMAU following the installation of the new metering system and use of Energy Management Standard- Carry out a baseline analysis and scenario analysis based on energy related indicators- Analyze the benefits and limitations of the new system and implementation of Energy Management Standard for the company

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Research Objectives-Analysis of specific requirements for production system simulation from an environmental perspective-Conceptual development of environment oriented production system simulation-Application in automotive (COMAU, Festo) and rail industry (SIEMENS)



Problem IdentificationSimulation approaches in manufacturing are widely used to plan and enhance production performance. Although simulations serve as an appropriate decision support tool, nowadays manufacturing environments with distributed networks, shorter product life cycles, increased environmental awareness and high quality standards, requires a more holistic simulation approach. The analysis of the single processes/systems in manufacturing is necessary but not sufficient to assess the dynamic interdependencies of all relevant subsystems of a factory, the energy and material flowsinside the production system. An overall simulation methodology is needed in order to support an effectiveintegrated evaluation and optimization (technical, economic, ecological) of production systems.

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Sustainable Mass CustomizationSustainable Mass Customization

Mass Customization:An offering that meets the demands of

each individual customer, but that can still be produced with mass production

efficiency

Sustainability:To “meet the needs of the present

generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their

own needs”

Contact:Golboo [email protected]

Master Thesis

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Manufacturing processes utilize materials and energy to create a final desired part. Recent technological advancements enhance the sustainability of manufacturing through reduction of energy use and improvements in materials utilization. Sustainable manufacturing is a systematic strategy that necessitates simultaneous consideration of environmental, economic, and societal impacts of manufacturing processes and systems.


This research aims at identifying how sustainable manufacturing can act as a driver to support mass customization

implementation by companies.

Analysis of the role of existing and emerging sustainable Analysis of the role of existing and emerging sustainable manufacturing technologies in Mass Customization implementationmanufacturing technologies in Mass Customization implementation

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A business model is a set of strategic interdependent concepts that describes how the company creates, markets, delivers and capture economic, social and other forms of value at an appropriate cost through the exploitation of business opportunities including a proper information flow along the supply chain.

This research aims at developing a business model which can help companies

to pursue sustainability and mass customization at the same time.

Different aspects such as required resources, partnerships, value proposition, key activities, etc need to be investigated in order to come out with a complete business model.


Proposal for an innovative business model to integrate Proposal for an innovative business model to integrate sustainability and mass customizationsustainability and mass customization

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Analysis and investigation of characteristics of a manufacturing Analysis and investigation of characteristics of a manufacturing system which supports implementation of sustainable mass system which supports implementation of sustainable mass customziation strategycustomziation strategy

Advanced information technology powered or smart manufacturing technologies make manufacturers more globally competitive and provide the flexibility to meet rapidly changing, future demands for new, often customized products, with better quality, safety, and sustainability. Flexible manufacturing systems and reconfigurable manufacturing systems on the other hand are two main enablers of mass customization. The main challenge, however, is how to define characteristics of a manufacturing system to pursue mass customization and sustainability at the same time. This research aims at definition of

characteristics of an innovative manufacturing system which can act as an

enabler for firms applying sustainable mass customization.


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Assessment of new designed product, production system and Assessment of new designed product, production system and supply chain in customer-oriented environmentsupply chain in customer-oriented environment

Market pressure on customer-oriented market which needs of individual customers are satisfied by provided products on one hand and manufacturer interests on improving level of market share and profitability while maintaining efficient production on the other hand initiates manufacturers to compete in mass customized environment.

This thesis looks forward to evaluate level of performance of new designed product, production system and supply chain in customer oriented market in order to enable manufacturer to compare different designs.

The thesis objective will be improvement and validation of existing assessment model

Contact:Mahnoosh Zebardast


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Development of customer integration framework along the Development of customer integration framework along the supply chainsupply chain

Customization is 30% of what draws a person to a brand today as opposed to only 6% in 1997. Considering customer as a main actor for future success, their integration along the value chain is inevitable.

This thesis looks forward to investigate on effect of customer integration on supply chain actors depending on levels of integration.

The thesis objective will be development of customer integration framework which identifies and analyses customer integration effect on supply chain actors (different levels of customer integration are expected to be analyzed).

Contact:Mahnoosh Zebardast


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Thesis Application Form, Thesis Writing Instruction and Thesis Topics are available on course website.

Feel free to contact us for more detailed information about topics before sending your request (you can directly contact the person who is in charge of the topic you are interested in).

Please note that sending the request DOES NOT mean the topic is given to you.

Your deadline for sending your request to topics presented today (12th of January) is on 29th of January.

Students with preferences on topics will be informed about results by 15th of February.

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