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Tesi etd-06012022-111328


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di dottorato di ricerca
Autore
GUERRAZZI, EMANUELE
URN
etd-06012022-111328
Titolo
Sustainability in Warehousing 4.0
Settore scientifico disciplinare
ING-IND/35
Corso di studi
SMART INDUSTRY
Relatori
tutor Prof.ssa Mininno, Valeria
relatore Prof.ssa Cappanera, Paola
Parole chiave
  • Wearable Sensors
  • Warehousing
  • Simulation
  • Digital Twin
  • Sustainability
  • Industry 4.0
Data inizio appello
24/06/2022
Consultabilità
Non consultabile
Data di rilascio
24/06/2092
Riassunto
Warehouses are important nodes in each supply chain and almost every industry. Their massive usage can not ignore the impact on the environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. To face this challenge, it is essential to seize the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 revolution, whose technologies can support the development of greener and more efficient warehousing processes, as well as enhancing human workers performance. The growing adoption of automated technologies along with a more pervasive use of information systems and the spread of wearable sensors allow to measure and record an increasing volume and variety of data from machines, processes, and human workers. The availability and richness of such data enable to perform simulations and to conduct statistical analysis on previously inaccessible data. Moreover, they pave the way for new data-driven techniques, such as digital twin, a quantitative method that replicates a system by virtually representing all the properties and the relationships among its elements. By properly leveraging these tools, warehousing organizations can analyze, test and improve their processes to achieve higher operational efficiency. Accordingly, the main goal of this Thesis is to support the three aspects of sustainability in warehousing.
More specifically, recent methodologies and models based on Industry 4.0 paradigm were applied during the Thesis, with the aim of helping warehouse managers in the design, analysis, and improvement of sustainability aspects in material handling processes. The case studies included in this Thesis confirm the validity of the proposed approaches and suggest some relevant managerial contributions for supporting warehousing sustainability.
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