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The objective of the research area Innovative and Sustainable Organizations is to develop advanced work systems that are enabled to utilize new technology and flexible and automated processes to manufacture sustainable multi-material product solutions. The work is lead by Heidi Carin Dreyer at NTNU.
Introduction to the research area
The research area Sustainable and Innovative Organizations concerns the human and organizational aspects of advanced manufacturing companies. How should a manufacturing company be organized to develop the employees’ competences in line with new technology? How should a company develop new product and production technology to stay competitive? How can sustainability issues be integrated into product and process development? How best to interact with other companies, educational institutions and research institutes for long term sustainability? These are important questions highlighted by companies and researches in this research area.
In increasingly more competitive industries, the organizational aspects are essential for long-term development and success. Norwegian companies are in general recognized by highly competent and independent employees. These factors are considered overall advantages and a premise for advanced, innovative and sustainable manufacturing in a high cost country. In the common future, manufacturing companies might face demands for more accelerated innovation with shorter time from idea to market on one hand, and increased focus on sustainability
on the other hand. The companies must deliver efficient and zero-defect production, working on short term improvement actions as well as being able to succeed on more radical innovation. The advanced work systems inside the companies are developing and learning in interaction with other companies, schools and educational institutions, public bodies, research and academic institutes, locally, regionally and globally.
Two overall trends in society are digitalization and sustainability. Digitalization will influence the everyday life of employees and management in manufacturing companies: interaction with technology, how and who are making decisions, the ability to simulate changes in production technology before physically implementing these changes, and a large amount of generated data will influence the development of new products and services. Similarly, a greener business development will affect the entire organization: manufacturing, development of products and production technology, and co-creation with external bodies.
In increasingly more competitive industries, the organizational aspects are essential for long-term development and success. Norwegian companies are in general recognized by highly competent and independent employees. These factors are considered overall advantages and a premise for advanced, innovative and sustainable manufacturing in a high cost country. In the common future, manufacturing companies might face demands for more accelerated innovation with shorter time from idea to market on one hand, and increased focus on sustainability
on the other hand. The companies must deliver efficient and zero-defect production, working on short term improvement actions as well as being able to succeed on more radical innovation. The advanced work systems inside the companies are developing and learning in interaction with other companies, schools and educational institutions, public bodies, research and academic institutes, locally, regionally and globally.
Two overall trends in society are digitalization and sustainability. Digitalization will influence the everyday life of employees and management in manufacturing companies: interaction with technology, how and who are making decisions, the ability to simulate changes in production technology before physically implementing these changes, and a large amount of generated data will influence the development of new products and services. Similarly, a greener business development will affect the entire organization: manufacturing, development of products and production technology, and co-creation with external bodies.
Work packages
The overall objective of the research within this area is to develop knowledge and solutions for advanced work systems that are able to utilize new technology and flexible and automated processes to manufacture sustainable multi-material products. The work is organised into two work packages (WP’s):
- WP3.4 – Future manufacturing organization models
- WP3.5 – Sustainable business model development
PhD's and postdocs
PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers are essential resources within the SFI. Henrik Brynthe Lund, Marit Moe Bjørnbet, Vetle Engesbak and Eirik Bådsvik Hamre Korsen are connected to the research area Innovative and Sustainable Organizations.
Read more about Henrik, Marit, Vetle and Eirik here
Read more about Henrik, Marit, Vetle and Eirik here
