Natalia Batool Khan disputerer for ph.d.-graden i ingeniørvitenskap / Natalia Batool Khan will defend his thesis for the PhD degree in Engineering Science.
Natalia Batool Khan disputerer for ph.d.-graden i ingeniørvitenskap og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen / Natalia Batool Khan will defend his thesis for the PhD degree in Engineering Science:
“Industrial Internet of Things-based Smart Warehouse Management System”.
Avhandlingen er tilgjengelig her / The doctoral thesis is available here.
Auditoriet er åpent for publikum. Disputasen vil også bli strømmet. Opptak av disputasen vil være tilgjengelig i en måned. / The auditorium is open to the public. The defense will be streamed. A recording of the defense will be available for one month.
Prøveforelesningen starter kl. 10:15 / The trial lecture starts at 10:15. Tittel / title:
“The Role of Digital Twins in Future Industrial Logistics”.
Disputasen starter kl. 12:15 / The defense starts at 12:15.
Prøveforelesning strømmes her, disputas strømmes her. / The trial lecture will be streamed here, and defense will be streamed here.
Sammendrag av avhandlingen / Summary of the thesis:
Warehousing constitutes an important part of spare parts management in the oil and gas industry. During the past years, the introduction of Industry 4.0 has enabled several industries to introduce new technologies to their warehousing activities to optimize processes. Examples from industries such as e-commerce and retail have shown that Industry 4.0 technology implementation can lead to lower costs, decreased warehouse time expenditure, and minimized waste. It is of great interest for the oil and gas industry to investigate the possibilities of smart warehouse management implementation, as spare parts warehousing is a time consuming and expensive activity for the industry. However, as there are several aspects of oil and gas production that are unique to the industry, it is necessary to customize smart warehouse management system implementation to the industry to ensure success. This research addresses the implementation of a smart warehouse management system in spare parts warehousing in the oil and gas industry. Benefits and challenges of implementation have been established, computer simulations of a typical industry warehousing environment have been developed, and a customized system has been designed for spare parts supply to an oil production installation operated by Equinor in the Barents Sea. A specific focus is placed on the Industry 4.0-enabled technology Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to design an ideal spare parts management system. This is done to prove the importance of continuous interconnectivity in spare parts warehousing. Additionally, technologies such as robotics, additive manufacturing, big data, and cloud computing are included in the research. This research makes the following contributions:
Veiledere / Supervisors:
Hovedveileder / Main supervisor:
Professor Wei Deng Solvang, Department of Industrial Engineering, UiT The Arctic University of Norway,
Biveileder / Co-supervisor:
As. Professor Hao Yu, Department of Industrial Engineering, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Bedømmelseskomité / Evaluation committee:
Prøveforelesning og disputas ledes av prodekan for forskning, Svein-Erik Sveen /
The trial lecture and defense are led by Vice Dean of research, Svein-Erik Sveen.
De som ønsker å opponere ex auditorio kan sende e-post til Svein-Erik Sveen / Opponents ex auditorio should contact Svein-Erik Sveen.