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- Enabling Cyber-Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 operations: A Service Science PerspectivePublication . Dionísio, Andreia; Almeida, Isabel; Silva, AgostinhoBased on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Technologies, manufacturing industries are witnessing the fourth Industrial Revolution, the Industry 4.0 (I4.0), and digital transformation is a keystone in this change. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are strategic in thoroughly digitalizing companies, and I4.0 operations depend on CPS efficiency. Digital plants are held by digital technologies that provide excellent tools for improving product security and supply chain security but requires structured information management to maintain the CPS in its highest level of efficiency. These systems are overly complex and hard to handle when several CPS need to be combined as in a large factory, where several machines must work together to achieve a common goal. This research addresses these issues, and we propose an information management framework of industrial CPS that, towards the industrial efficiency, affords an increase in value for all stakeholders. The framework structures the information through the introduction of two innovative value co-creation concepts: (i) Fingerprint (FP-I4.0), a virtual vehicle that can carry two types of structured information and (ii) Cockpit4.0, an interaction entity between the various service systems, applied from cradle-to-cradle. Validated through the Service Science Theory, we conclude that the proposed empirical framework may boost up CPS efficiency and, from it, I4.0 operations will be more effective
- Prospetiva 2035 - Três Cenários para o Futuro de Leiria e OestePublication . Silva, Agostinho da; Lopes, Carla; Almeida, Isabel; Carriço, Silvia; Mouga, Teresa; Carriço, Silvia; Siopa, Jorge; Gala, Pedro; Antunes, Mário; Silva, Agostinho; Mouga, Teresa; Lopes, Carla, Alexandra Calado Lopes; Gala, Pedro; Siopa, JorgeA EM@IPLeiria é um think tank criado em 2023 para impulsionar um desenvolvimento sustentável, inovador e competitivo na região de Leiria e Oeste. Mais do que um centro de estudos, é uma fábrica de ideias e soluções, dedicada à análise dos desafios estruturais do território, à identificação de novas oportunidades e ao teste de respostas concretas para problemas reais. Como espaço de cocriação e experimentação, a EM@IPLeiria envolve diversos atores regionais, incluindo autarquias, empresas, instituições de ensino e a sociedade civil, promovendo um modelo de trabalho colaborativo e participativo na construção de estratégias para o futuro. A sua abordagem alia design thinking e prospetiva estratégica, permitindo antecipar tendências, conceber cenários e testar soluções inovadoras antes da sua aplicação em larga escala.
- Towards INDUSTRY 4.0: a case STUDY in ornamental stone sectorPublication . Silva, Agostinho; Almeida, IsabelA movement to mobilize the Portuguese Ornamental (OS) sector to reduce waste and improve flexibility began in 2004. Boosted by R&D Mobilizing Projects in consortium and fostered by two of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG9 and SDG12), this mobilization resulted in a new generation of technologies, concepts and innovative practices, matching the needs of Portuguese OS companies, stressing an integrated approach to European Competitiveness that should be fostered by a sustainable industrial policy, combined with innovation and skills. Bearing in mind that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, and considering the importance of following the goals and guidelines of SDGs 9 and 12 in the industrial processes optimization achievement in the Portuguese OS sector, the following research question arises: What is the impact of the R&D Mobilizing Projects on the efficiency and image of Portuguese OS companies?