A development of the warehouse management system selection framework as academic-industrial collaboration work with sustainability considerations

Minashkina, Daria; Happonen, Ari

doi:10.1063/5.0001884

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“…And it would make a lot of sense in nowadays digitalization times to apply the enormous potential of AI platforms to this fleet to improve the design of these flue gas scrubber units in future, based on global level fleet data analysis [35] and by so doing enhancing both the circularity of these units and the on use time efficiency which deduces the environmental impact of the CHP energy factories, where these are implemented into. Also, there would be a good change now to build a selection framework for CHP energy faculties sustainability enhancement options, similarly to the path of studies done on logistics side [36,37,38], to help municipalities to focus their environmentally friendly investments on efficient directions.…”

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Technologies for reducing emissions and costs in combined heat and power production

2020

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According Finnish Energy association, in Finland roughly three-quarters of district heat production is based on combined heat and power (CHP) generation. Correspondingly, one-third of electricity is generated using CHP. In Finland, the market share of CHP derived electricity is significant, and therefore used technologies and fuels should be carefully chosen in terms of costs and emissions. In this paper we consider a case of Kuopio, which is the 9th biggest city in Finland. In the past few years, the total usage of fossil fuels has been decreasing and the use of renewable fuels has correspondingly been increasing. The amount of electricity produced with peat has gradually decreased during the last 15 years. The common explaining factor for these trends is the political will and national and municipal level shared common aim to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions. Furthermore, there are new technical innovations available, such as flue gas scrubber and district cooling system, which has been proven to be significant tools to reduce emission and at the same time investments into these innovations have been shown to save energy and money, meaning being greener has been also financially lucrative decision for these sustainability enhancing technology investors.

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Technologies for reducing emissions and costs in combined heat and power production

2020

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“…Recruitment challenges and labor shortages have led to the creation of new forms of interaction and educational collaboration between academia and industry (Happonen & Minashkina, 2018;Happonen et al, 2020aHapponen et al, , 2020bHapponen et al, , 2022Minashkina & Happonen, 2020). The previously mentioned shortage of talented experts has been recognized as a problem at the governmental level.…”

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“…Building effective and rewarding cooperation between universities and businesses can deliver benefits at the level of individual companies, universities, and industrial networks. Collaboration between companies and universities has a long history involving many different forms of shared activities, knowledge exchange, and co-development models for new technologies, products, processes, business models, brand improvements, company culture (Santti et al, 2017), education enhancement and innovation (Airola et al, 2011;Dhillon et al, 2008;Geiger, 2005;Happonen & Salmela, 2010;Minashkina & Happonen, 2019). Furthermore, cooperation between universities and industries in educational activities improves the quality of graduate training as students are able to apply and link their theoretical knowledge, skills, and abilities with the needs of the labor market (Ornellas et al, 2018;Silva et al, 2018;Stanca et al, 2021).…”

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Emerging best strategies and capabilities for university–industry cooperation: opportunities for MSMEs and universities to improve collaboration. A literature review 2000–2023

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Salmela,

Melkko

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J Innov Entrep

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Continuous technological development, digitalization, Industry 4.0, robotization, virtualization, and related investments in new types of physical assets are imposing increasing financial and intellectual demands on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). While fast technological development and rapid societal change make maintenance of a successful competitive edge ever more challenging, they also offer considerable potential for differentiation. In the area of networking and outside resources, MSMEs can utilize external resources and cooperate and collaborate with higher educational institutions (HEI) to boost their innovations pipeline and develop new technologies and processes to generate commercial products/services and improve their service offering. This research explores existing highly effective university–industry collaboration (UIC) models and seeks explanations for their success by examining the literature from the point of view of establishing successful relationships, emphasizing the importance of critical drivers for success. Our work synthesizes current knowledge of best practices based on a comparative analysis of practical collaboration. In the work, we identify eight popular and successful collaboration models: research and development partnerships, internships and co-op programs, knowledge transfer programs, entrepreneurship, and incubation programs, sponsored projects and grants, joint ventures and licensing agreements, executive education, professional and student career development. Based on analysis of globally reviewed successful models, a concept for robust, productive, and extended collaboration between companies and universities is produced suitable for the Finnish context. Several practical experiences are given for robust collaboration in the current post-COVID transition and energy crisis.

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“…Refs. [89,90] demonstrated a scarcity of research in the WMS context and sustainability-supporting aspects of third-party logistics. As content analysis has shown, the topics of WMS and sustainability are truly missing practical implications.…”

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Warehouse Management Systems for Social and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Minashkina

Happonen

2023

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Background: With the continuing growth of warehouses globally, there is an increasing need for sustainable logistics solutions in warehousing, but research linking warehouse management systems (WMS) and sustainability is lacking. Methods: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis were conducted in Scopus and Web of Science databases from 2006 to 2022 to investigate academic knowledge of WMS contributing to warehouses’ social and environmental sustainability. Results: Findings revealed only 12 topic-relevant articles from 2013 to 2022, primarily published recently. More recent articles have received more citations than earlier published works. The articles were from multiple research fields, such as business economics, engineering, computer science, and social sciences, with only one article on environmentally sustainable technologies. The top keywords were “warehouse management system”, “internet of things”, “industry 4.0” and “supply chain”. Only six articles had environmental sustainability terms in the keywords. Findings show more discussions about social rather than environmental sustainability. Most studies suggest integrating WMS with other systems to support sustainability efforts in warehousing. Conclusions: The study addressed a gap in academic literature regarding WMS and sustainability. Research findings added knowledge of practical activities to achieve warehouse operations and performance sustainability and proactively reduce warehouse operations’ environmental and social impacts.

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A development of the warehouse management system selection framework as academic-industrial collaboration work with sustainability considerations

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Technologies for reducing emissions and costs in combined heat and power production

Technologies for reducing emissions and costs in combined heat and power production

Emerging best strategies and capabilities for university–industry cooperation: opportunities for MSMEs and universities to improve collaboration. A literature review 2000–2023

Warehouse Management Systems for Social and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

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