Mejora Sostenible
El grupo de Mejora Sostenible desarrolla modelos y herramientas que ayudan a las empresas a contribuir al desarrollo sostenible, potenciando la integración progresiva de la circularidad en todo el modelo empresarial con objetivos de triple impacto: económico, ambiental y social. Estos modelos y herramientas se desarrollan tanto a nivel estratégico como operativo (éste último siguiendo una filosofía Lean basada en datos, Lean-Six Sigma).
Actualmente estamos trabajando en:
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Desarrollo de metodologías de implantación de la simbiosis industrial para facilitar la adopción de principios de economía circular.
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Herramientas y técnicas para la implementación del a Economía Circular en PYMEs.
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Estrategias para el despliegue y la evaluación de una producción sostenible y circular.
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Telemetría y diagnóstico del consumo del agua en procesos productivos.
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Proyectos de ciencia de datos en el ámbito de mejora de procesos industriales.
Colaboramos activamente con otros centros universitarios (Harvard University, MIT, IESE Business School, Bentley University, Mid Sweden University, Universidad de Mondragón, Universidad el País Vasco, Universidad de Deusto, Universidad Internacional de Cataluña, Universidad Pontificia Javierana, Universidad de Montevideo, Universidad Panamericana, Universidad de la Sabana. Y también distintos organismos públicos con los que tenemos convenios de trabajo (Diputación de Gipuzkoa, Mancomunidad de San Markos, NaturKlima, …) y estamos en contacto directo con las organizaciones: Clúster de alimentación País Vasco y La Rioja, Aclima, Ihobe, Corporate Excellence-Center for Reputation Leadership…
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Miembros del grupo Mejora Sostenible
Elisabet Viles Díez
Catedrática
(Coordinadora)
+34 943 219877 Extensión: 842455
Ver CV "Ver CV de Elisabet Viles Díez"María Jesús Álvarez Sánchez-Arjona
Catedrática
+34 943 219877 Extensión: 842488
Ver CV "Ver CV de María Jesús Álvarez Sánchez-Arjona"Carmen Jaca García
Profesora Titular
+34 943 219877 Extensión: 842476
Ver CV "Ver CV de Carmen Jaca García"Marta Ormazabal Goenaga
Profesora Titular
+34 943 219877 Extensión: 842599
Ver CV "Ver CV de Marta Ormazabal Goenaga"Javier Santos García
Catedrático
+34 943 219877 Extensión: 842489
Ver CV "Ver CV de Javier Santos García" Año 2020
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Montoya-Torres, Jairo R.; Velazquez-Martinez, Josue C. Measuring environmental performance of urban freight transport systems: A case study. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
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Viles, Elisabeth; Bulto, Ramon; Mateo, Ricardo; Jurburg, Daniel. Production ramp-up in European automotive production systems: a performance analysis. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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Munoz-Villamizar, A.; Santos, J.; Grau, P.; Viles, E. Toolkit for simultaneously improving production and environmental efficiencies. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Año 2019
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Miranda, MA.; Salvatierra S.; Rodríguez I.; Álvarez MJ.; Rodríguez V. Characterization of the flow of patients in a hospital from complex networks. HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
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Henao-Hernandez, Ivan; Solano-Charris, Elyn L.; Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Henriquez-Machado, Rafael. Control and monitoring for sustainable manufacturing in the Industry 4.0: A literature review. IFAC PAPERSONLINE
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Garcia-Sabater, Julio J.; Lleo, Alvaro; Grau, Paloma. Green value stream mapping approach to improving productivity and environmental performance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Montoya-Torres, Jairo; Jesus Alvarez, Maria. Improving effectiveness of parallel machine scheduling with earliness and tardiness costs: A case study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS
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Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen; Santos, Javier; Baumgartner, Rupert J.; Ormazabal, Marta. Key strategies, resources, and capabilities for implementing circular economy in industrial small and medium enterprises. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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Santos, Javier; Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Sarriegi, Josemari; Labaka, Leire. Teaching methodologies for millennials. The case of Tecnun. DIRECCION Y ORGANIZACION
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Bouranta, N.; Psomas, E.; Suárez-Barraza, M.; Jaca, C. The key factors of total quality management in the service sector: a cross-cultural study. BENCHMARKING
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Grau, Paloma; Viles, Elisabeth. Trends and gaps for integrating lean and green management in the agri-food sector. BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
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Jurburg, D.; Viles, E.; Tanco, M.; Mateo, R.; Lleó, Á. Understanding the main organisational antecedents of employee participation in continuous improvement. THE TQM JOURNAL
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Garcia, Javier Santos; Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Viles, Elisabeth; Ormazabal, Marta. Using a Serious Game for the Practical Learning of Productive and Environmental Efficiencie. ENGINEERING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
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Santos, Javier; Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Ormazabal, Marta; Viles, Elisabeth. Using problem-oriented monitoring to simultaneously improve productivity and environmental performance in manufacturing companies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
Año 2018
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Lleo, A.; Agholor, D.; Serrano, N.; Prieto-Sandoval, V. A mentoring programme based on competency development at a Spanish university: an action research study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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Romero-Silva, Rodrigo; Santos, Javier; Hurtado, Margarita. A note on defining organisational systems for contingency theory in OM. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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Ormazabal, Marta; Viles, Elisabeth; Santos, Javier; Jaca, Carmen. An overview of environmental management in the Spanish food sector: a survey study. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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Bermeo, Juan Felipe; Rodríguez, Victoria M.; Alvarez, Maria Jesus. Carbon footprint in corporate logistics operations in the food sector. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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Rudeli, N.; Viles, E.; Gonzalez, J.; Santilli, A. Causes of Construction Projects Delays: A qualitative analysis. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Ormazabal, Marta; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Puga-Leal, Rogerio; Jaca, Carmen. Circular Economy in Spanish SMEs: Challenges and opportunities. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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Jurburg, Daniel; Viles, Elisabeth; Tanco, Martin; Mateo, Ricardo. Continuous improvement leaders, followers and laggards: understanding system sustainability. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Montoya-Torres, Jairo R.; Ormazabal, Marta. Environmental Assessment Using a Lean Based Tool. SERVICE ORIENTATION IN HOLONIC AND MULTI-AGENT MANUFACTURING
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Jaca, Carmen; Ormazabal,Marta; Viles, Elisabeth; Santos, Javier. Environmental comfort based (ECB) methodology as a tool for preparing Kaizen application in a catering service company. THE TQM JOURNAL
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Ormazabal, Marta; Jaca, Carmen; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Lleo, Alvaro. Increasing Engineering Students' Involvement in Circular Economy Practices. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Ormazabal, Marta; Jaca, Carmen; Viles, Elisabeth. Key elements in assessing circular economy implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises. BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Carnerud, Daniel; Jaca, Carmen; Bäckström, Ingela. Kaizen and Continuous Improvements - Trends and patterns over 30 years. THE TQM JOURNAL
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Martinez, Inigo; Viles, Elisabeth; Cabrejas, Inaki. Labelling Drifts in a Fault Detection System for Wind Turbine Maintenance. INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING XII
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Viles, Elisabeth; Ormazabal, Marta. Manufacturing and environmental practices in the Spanish context. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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Bulto, Ramon; Viles, Elisabeth; Mateo, Ricardo. Overview of ramp-up curves: A literature review and new challenges. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE
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Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen; Ormazabal, Marta. Towards a consensus on the circular economy. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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Munoz-Villamizar, Andres; Santos, Javier; Montoya-Torres, Jairo R.; Jaca, Carmen. Using OEE to evaluate the effectiveness of urban freight transportation systems: A case study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
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Jaca, Carmen; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Psomas, Evangelos L.; Ormazabal, Marta. What should consumer organizations do to drive environmental sustainability?. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Año 2017
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Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen; Ormazabal, Marta. Circular economy: Relationship with the evolution of the concept of sustainability and strategies for its implementation. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Ormazabal, Marta; Jaca, Carmen; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Lleo, Alvaro. Developing engineering students' engagement with Circular Economy practices. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HEAD'17 - 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCES
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Ormazabal, Marta; Rich, Eliot; Sarriegi, Jose M.; Viles, Elisabeth. Environmental Management Evolution Framework: Maturity Stages and Causal Loops. ORGANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT
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Ormazabal, Marta; Sarriegi, Jose M.; Viles, Elisabeth. Environmental management maturity model for industrial companies. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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Ormazabal, Marta; Viles, Elisabeth; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen. Environmental training at companies. The case of Volkswagen Navarra. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HEAD'17 - 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCES
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Agholor, Darlington; Lleó de Nalda, Alvaro; Serrano, Nicolás. Mentoring future engineers in higher education: a descriptive study using a developed conceptual framework. PRODUCTION
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Puga-Leal, Rogerio; Ormazabal, Marta. Service Capability Analysis as a Contribution to Co-Creation. HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND VALUE CO-CREATION IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
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Rudeli, N.; Santilli, A.; Puente, I.; Viles, E. Statistical Model for Schedule Prediction: Validation in a Housing-Cooperative Construction Database . JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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Lleo, Alvaro; Viles, Elisabeth; Jurburg, Daniel; Lomas, Lucia. Strengthening employee participation and commitment to continuous improvement through middle manager trustworthy behaviours. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
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Santilli, A.; Rudeli, N.; Viles, E.; Tanco, M.; Jurburg, D. Typical behavior development of Uruguayan housing Cooperatives constructions. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Jurburg, D.; Viles, E.; Tanco, M.; Mateo, R. What motivates employees to participate in continuous improvement activities?. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
Año 2016
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Fathi, Masood; Rodriguez, Victoria; Fontes, Dalila B. M. M.; Alvarez, Maria Jesus. A modified particle swarm optimisation algorithm to solve the part feeding problem at assembly lines. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
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Fathi, Masood; Jesus Alvarez, Maria; Rodriguez, Victoria. A new heuristic-based bi-objective simulated annealing method for U-shaped assembly line balancing. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
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Romero-Silva, Rodrigo; Santos, Javier; Hurtado, Margarita. Alignment between methods and needs of production scheduling. DYNA
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Ormazabal, Marta; Puga-Leal, Rogerio. An exploratory study of UK companies' taxonomy based on environmental drivers. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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Ormazabal, Marta; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen; Santos, Javier. An Overview of the Circular Economy among SMEs in the Basque Country: A Multiple Case Study. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-JIEM
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Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa; Alfaro, Jose A.; Mejia-Villa, Andres; Ormazabal, Marta. ECO-labels as a multidimensional research topic: Trends and opportunities. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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Zárraga-Rodríguez, M.; Álvarez, M. J. Efficient information-related practices in companies committed to EFQM. THE TQM JOURNAL
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Jaca, Carmen; Zárraga-Rodriguez, Marta; Viles, Elisabeth; Álvarez, M. Jesús. Exploring Information Capability and its Role in Innovation. REVISTA GLOBALIZACION, COMPETITIVIDAD Y GOBERNABILIDAD
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Romero-Silva, Rodrigo; Hurtado, Margarita; Santos, Javier. Is the scheduling task context-dependent? A survey investigating the presence of constraints in different manufacturing contexts. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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Jurburg, Daniel; Viles, Elisabeth; Tanco, Martin; Mateo, Ricardo; Lleo, Alvaro. Measure to Succeed: How to Improve Employee Participation in Continuous Improvement. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-JIEM
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Santos, Javier; Viles, Elisabeth. Special Issue: Building Bridges between Researchers and Practitioners. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-JIEM
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Jaca, Carmen; Viles, Elisabeth; Zarraga-Rodriguez, Marta. Teamwork competence development for Higher Education. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Jaca, Carmen; Paipa-Galeano, Luis; Viles, Elisabeth; Mateo, Ricardo. The impact of a readiness program for implementing and sustaining continuous improvement processes. THE TQM JOURNAL
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Psomas, Evangelos L.; Jaca, Carmen. The impact of total quality management on service company performance: evidence from Spain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY & RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
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Lleo de Nalda, Alvaro; Guillen, Manuel; Gil Pechuan, Ignacio. The influence of ability, benevolence, and integrity in trust between managers and subordinates: the role of ethical reasoning. BUSINESS ETHICS-A EUROPEAN REVIEW
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Viles, Elisabeth; Jurburg, Daniel; Lleo, Alvaro; Tanco, Martin; Mateo, Ricardo. Tool for evaluating participation in continuous improvement. DYNA
Año 2015
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Romero-Silva, Rodrigo; Santos, Javier; Hurtado, Margarita. A framework for studying practical production scheduling. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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Viles,Elisabeth; Jurburg, Daniel; Lleó ,Alvaro; Tanco, Martín; Mateo, Ricardo. Diseño y validación de un cuestionario para analizar la participación de los trabajadores en la mejora continua. DYNA MANAGEMENT
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Mateo, Ricardo; Hernandez, Jose; Neriz, Liliana; Viles, Elisabeth. Effects on personnel's work quality of an organization that fulfills the standards. An experimental verification. DYNA
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Jurburg, Daniel; Tanco, Martin; Viles, Elisabeth; Mateo, Ricardo . Employee participation: Key aspect in the success of Continuous Improvement Systems. MEMORIA-INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
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Zarraga-Rodriguez, Marta; Jaca, Carmen; Viles, Elisabeth. Enablers of team effectiveness in higher education Lecturers' and students' perceptions at an engineering school. TEAM PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
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Ormazabal, M.; Sarriegi, J. M.; Barkemeyer, R.; Viles, E.; McAnulla, F. Evolutionary Pathways of Environmental Management in UK Companies. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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Zarraga-Rodriguez, Marta; Jesus Alvarez, M. Experience: Information Dimensions Affecting Employees' Perceptions Towards Being Well Informed. ACM JOURNAL OF DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY
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Zarraga-Rodriguez, Marta; Jesus Alvarez, Maria. Information practices and competences that evidence information capability in a company. INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
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Jaca, Carmen; Psomas, Evangelos. Total quality management practices and performance outcomes in Spanish service companies. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
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Jurburg, Daniel; Viles, Elisabeth; Jaca, Carmen. Why are companies still struggling to reach higher continuous improvement maturity levels? Empirical evidence from high performance companies. THE TQM JOURNAL
Año 2014
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Fathi, Masood; Jesus Alvarez, Maria; Mehraban, Farhad Hassani; Rodriguez, Victoria. A Multiobjective Optimization Algorithm to Solve the Part Feeding Problem in Mixed-Model Assembly Lines. MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING
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Fathi, Masood; Rodriguez, Victoria; Jesus Alvarez, Maria. A novel memetic ant colony optimization-based heuristic algorithm for solving the assembly line part feeding problem. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
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Jaca, Carmen; Viles, Elisabeth; Jurburg, Daniel; Tanco, Martin. Do companies with greater deployment of participation systems use Visual Management more extensively? An exploratory study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
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Zarraga-Rodriguez, Marta; Jesus Alvarez, M. Does the EFQM model identify and reinforce information capability? 2ND WORLD CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
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Ormazabal, M.; Sarriegi, J. M. Environmental Management Evolution: Empirical Evidence from Spain and Italy. BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Jaca, Carmen; Viles, Elisabeth; Paipa-Galeano, Luis; Santos, Javier; Mateo, Ricardo. Learning 5S principles from Japanese best practitioners: case studies of five manufacturing companies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
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Mateo, Ricardo; Tanco, Martin; Santos, Javier. Less Expert Workers and Customer Complaints: Automotive Case Study. HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING & SERVICE INDUSTRIES
Año 2020
Título: Modelling tool for giving value to agri-food residual streams in bio-based industries
Acrónimo: MODEL2BIO
Investigador principal: JAVIER SANTOS
Convocatoria: LIFE INTEGRATED PROJECT
Fecha de Inicio: S01/06/2020
Fecha de fin: 31/05/2023
Año 2019
Título: Investigación sobre el estado de las empresas guipuzcoanas respecto de la economía circular
Acrónimo: ECONOMIA CIRCULAR GIPUZKOA
Investigador principal: CARMEN JACA
Convocatoria: DIPUTACION FORAL GIPUZKOA -RED GIPUZKOANA DE CIENCIA, TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
Fecha de Inicio: 25/03/2019
Fecha de fin: 10/12/2019
Título: Estudio y análisis de los datos derivados de la gestión de residuos. Mancomunidad San Marcos
Acrónimo: MSM
Investigador principal: CARMEN JACA
Convocatoria: CONTRATO BILATERAL
Fecha de Inicio: 28/05/2019
Fecha de fin: 28/02/2020
Título: Evaluación formación Hedima
Acrónimo: ISS
Investigador principal: ALVARO LLEO
Convocatoria: CONTRATO BILATERAL
Fecha de Inicio: 15/07/2019
Fecha de fin: 15/07/2020
Título: Balore eta konportamendu Kooperatibo
Acrónimo: BATERATZEN
Investigador principal: ALVARO LLEO
Convocatoria: DIPUTACION FORAL GIPUZKOA-RED GIPUZKOANA DE CIENCIA, TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
Fecha de Inicio: 01/09/2019
Fecha de fin: 31/07/2020
Título: Análisis de oportunidades y desarrollo y unificación de herramientas
Acrónimo: CIRCULARTRANS II
Investigador principal: CARMEN JACA/MARTA ORMAZABAL
Convocatoria: CONTRATO BILATERAL
Fecha de Inicio: 01/11/2019
Fecha de fin: 31/05/2020
Título: Pizz@green 4.0 Dashboard
Acrónimo: IKASPLAY
Investigador principal: JAVIER SANTOS
Convocatoria: FOMENTO SAN SEBASTIÁN
Fecha de Inicio: 01/11/2019
Fecha de fin: 28/02/2020
Título: Diagnóstico preliminar del consumo del agua por sectores industriales en Gipuzkoa
Acrónimo: NATURKLIMA-FUNDACIÓN CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO DE GIPUZKOA
Investigador principal: ELISABETH VILES
Convocatoria: CONTRATO BILATERAL
Fecha de Inicio: 02/12/2019
Fecha de fin: 31/12/2019
Año 2016
Título: Modelling, measurement and improvement of the water management environmental impact in the food industry
Acrónimo: MCUBO
Investigador principal: JAVIER SANTOS
Convocatoria: LIFE PROGRAM
Fecha de Inicio: 01/09/2016
Fecha de fin: 31/08/2019