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Interactive management control via analytic hierarchy process (AHP) (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pecchia, L., Melillo, P., Marzano, A., Delfino, R., Vanzanella, C., Viggiani, V., & Triassi, M. (2013, June). Interactive management control via analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Presented at 7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Management control in public university hospitals is a challenging task because of continuous changes due to external pressures (e.g. economic pressures, stakeholder focuses and scientific progress) and internal complexities (top management turnover,... Read More about Interactive management control via analytic hierarchy process (AHP).

The integrated use of enterprise and system dynamics modelling techniques in manufacturing enterprises (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Agyapong-Kodua, K., Marzano, A., & Ratchev, S. (2012, May). The integrated use of enterprise and system dynamics modelling techniques in manufacturing enterprises. Presented at 45th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2012, Athens, Greece

Enterprise modelling (EM) techniques support manufacturing process (re) engineering by capturing ‘as-is’ processes and based on perceived outputs, support the design of ‘to-be’ process models capable of meeting manufacturing systems requirements. On... Read More about The integrated use of enterprise and system dynamics modelling techniques in manufacturing enterprises.

Virtual ergonomics and time optimization of a railway coach assembly line (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marzano, A., Agyapong-Kodua, K., & Ratchev, S. (2012, May). Virtual ergonomics and time optimization of a railway coach assembly line. Presented at 45th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2012, Athens, Greece

The recent drive towards timely multiple product realizations has caused most Manufacturing Enterprises (MEs) to develop more flexible assembly lines supported by better manufacturing design and planning. The aim of this work is to develop a methodol... Read More about Virtual ergonomics and time optimization of a railway coach assembly line.

Improving MTM-UAS to predetermine automotive maintenance times (2012)
Journal Article
Di Gironimo, G., Di Martino, C., Lanzotti, A., Marzano, A., & Russo, G. (2012). Improving MTM-UAS to predetermine automotive maintenance times. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 6(4), 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-012-0158-8

The preventive knowledge of serviceability times is a critical factor for the quantification of after-sales services costs of a vehicle. Predetermined motion time system are frequently used to set labor rates in industry by quantifying the amount of... Read More about Improving MTM-UAS to predetermine automotive maintenance times.

Manufacturing system simulation & human robot interaction in VR (2009)
Book
Marzano, A. (2009). Manufacturing system simulation & human robot interaction in VR. VDM Verlag

Virtual Reality techniques are relatively new, having experienced significant development only during the last few years, in accordance with the progress achieved by computer science and hardware and software technologies. The study of such advanced... Read More about Manufacturing system simulation & human robot interaction in VR.

A Virtual-Reality-based evaluation environment for wheelchair-mounted manipulators (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
De Santis, A., Di Gironimo, G., Marzano, A., Siciliano, B., & Tarallo, A. (2008, December). A Virtual-Reality-based evaluation environment for wheelchair-mounted manipulators. Presented at Sixth Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference

The design of solutions for robotic extenders of wheelchairs must take into account both objective and subjective metrics for everyday activities in human environments. Virtual Reality (VR) constitutes a useful tool to effectively test design ideas a... Read More about A Virtual-Reality-based evaluation environment for wheelchair-mounted manipulators.

Human robot interaction in virtual reality (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Gironimo, G., Marzano, A., & Tarallo, A. (2007, December). Human robot interaction in virtual reality. Presented at Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference

In this paper, we describe a framework which helps designers visualize and verify the results of robotic work cell simulation in a Virtual Environment (VE). The system aims at significantly reducing production costs and error sources during manufactu... Read More about Human robot interaction in virtual reality.

Design and development of a light aircraft assembly cycle in virtual environment (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Gironimo, G., & Marzano, A. (2007, June). Design and development of a light aircraft assembly cycle in virtual environment. Paper presented at International Conference on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing Materials, Salerno, Italy

The work deals with the design of the assembly cycle of a light aircraft in virtual environment. To date the methodologies of product development are still traditional, this means not to create a competitive advantage towards industries that are pres... Read More about Design and development of a light aircraft assembly cycle in virtual environment.

Design of an innovative assembly process of a modular train in virtual environment (2007)
Journal Article
Di Gironimo, G., & Marzano, A. (2007). Design of an innovative assembly process of a modular train in virtual environment. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 1(2), 85-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-007-0012-6

In this paper we present an innovative assembly cycle of railway vehicles that can improve the manufacturing process. The study was carry out using virtual reality (VR) technologies in the VR Laboratory of the Competence Regional Centre for the quali... Read More about Design of an innovative assembly process of a modular train in virtual environment.

Design of virtual reality environment for maintainability tests and manufacturing systems simulations (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Gironimo, G., Marzano, A., & Papa, S. (2007, July). Design of virtual reality environment for maintainability tests and manufacturing systems simulations. Presented at 5th CIRP International Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering

he paper describes a complete Virtual Reality environment realized by the authors in which to simulate maintainability tests and manufacturing systems. An original VR architecture (MATEMASYS) has been conceived in order to create a unique environment... Read More about Design of virtual reality environment for maintainability tests and manufacturing systems simulations.

A structured approach to simulate manufacturing system in virtual environment (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caputo, F., Marzano, A., & Di Gironimo, G. (2006, May). A structured approach to simulate manufacturing system in virtual environment. Paper presented at XVIII Congreso International de Ingegneria Grafica, Barcelona, Spain

Nowadays, the realization of the Virtual Factory (VF) is the strategic goal of many manufacturing enterprises for the coming years. The industrial scenario is characterized by the dynamics of innovations increment and the product life cycle became sh... Read More about A structured approach to simulate manufacturing system in virtual environment.

Ergonomic optimization of a manufacturing system work cell in a virtual environment (2006)
Journal Article
Caputo, F., Di Gironimo, G., & Marzano, A. (2006). Ergonomic optimization of a manufacturing system work cell in a virtual environment. Acta Polytechnica - Journal of Advanced Engineering, 46(5), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.14311/872

The paper deals with the development of a methodology for studying, in a virtual environment, the ergonomics of a work cell in an automotive manufacturing system. The methodology is based on the use of digital human models and virtual reality techniq... Read More about Ergonomic optimization of a manufacturing system work cell in a virtual environment.