• Augmenting the Production Operators for Continuous Improvement 

      Arica, Emrah; Oliveira, Manuel; Powell, Daryl John (Chapter, 2022)
      This paper discusses how continuous improvement activities can be supported by augmenting the operators in production. After a brief literature background, real life case examples from manufacturing companies are provided ...
    • A Taxonomy for Engineering Change Management in Complex ETO Firms 

      Arica, Emrah; Bakås, Ottar; Sriram, Pavan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In this paper, we study a specific type of Engineer-to-Order (ETO) firms called Complex ETO characterized by one-of-a-kind products with high complexity and low volumes. Such firms are at high risk of encountering significant ...
    • The Virtual Sensei: Using Assisted Reality to Digitalize Gemba Walks 

      Powell, Daryl John (Chapter, 2022)
      As more and more companies adopt lean management as a system to continuously develop people, leaders are increasingly intent on conducting gemba walks. This means going to the workplace, be it production, engineering, or ...