Exploring the status of the human operator in Industry 4.0: A systematic review

L Cunha, D Silva, S Maggioli - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) promises to transform jobs and working conditions through the
implementation of unprecedented human-machine interaction modes. As the operator …

Preventive maintenance scheduling of a multi-skilled human resource-constrained project's portfolio

G Bocewicz, P Golińska-Dawson, E Szwarc… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Companies often struggle with the problem of appropriately assigning multi-skilled
employees and maintaining the required skill levels while performing a changing project's …

Proactive operations management: staff allocation with competence maintenance constraints

E Szwarc, G Bocewicz, P Golińska-Dawson… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Highly qualified staff are the key to successful operations management in any organization.
In this paper, the emphasis is put on the problem of planning the rotational assignment of …

[HTML][HTML] Interference-adjusted power learning curve model with forgetting

J Peltokorpi, MY Jaber - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Researchers in production and operations management have studied the effect of worker
learning and forgetting on system performance for decades. It remains an active research …

Robust Scheduling of Multi-Skilled Workforce Allocation: Job Rotation Approach

E Szwarc, P Golińska-Dawson, G Bocewicz… - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper addresses scheduling challenges in software development organizations,
specifically focusing on a novel version of the software project scheduling problem (SPSP) …

[HTML][HTML] A Study on Operator Allocation in Consideration of Fatigue in Cell Manufacturing System

M Endo, H Haraguchi - Applied System Innovation, 2024 - mdpi.com
In a labor-intensive cell production system, it is important to train operators effectively
because their skills are essential for productivity. Our previous study proposed a method to …

Job Rotation for the Competencies Maintaining: A Case Study in IT Project Management

E Szwarc, P Golińska-Dawson, G Bocewicz… - … Computing and Artificial …, 2023 - Springer
This paper deals with scheduling in software development organizations. A new version of
the software project scheduling problem (SPSP) is considered that takes into account the …

Competence-based robust scheduling of cyclic workforce relocation

G Bocewicz, C Smutnicki, M Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents an analytical model of the performance of multi-skilled employees hired
to perform variably repetitive tasks based on the assumption of aging competencies. The …

Project Portfolio Planning Taking into Account the Effect of Loss of Competences of Project Team Members

G Bocewicz, E Szwarc, A Thibbotuwawa, Z Banaszak - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper deals with a declarative model of the performance of employees conducting
variably repetitive tasks based on the assumption of aging competences. An analytical …

Optimizing operator allocation in labor-intensive cell production systems: A comparative study of fatigue-aware and proficiency-based models

M Endo, H Haraguchi - 2024 IEEE International Conference on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effective operation of labor-intensive cell production systems hinge on the identification and
accurate training of operators' skills. Learning models that simulate proficiency play a pivotal …