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Investigadora no Inesc Tec desde 2011, onde tem vindo a colaborar no Centro de Engenharia de Sistemas Empresariais (CESE), na área da gestão do processo de adoção de tecnologias e Professora convidada na Universidade Portucalense desde 2016. Foi docente e Professora convidada na Escola de Economia e Gestão da Universidade do Minho desde 2003 até 2017 nas área de gestão de operações e gestão da cadeia de abastecimento.

Trabalhou como consultora sénior na Porto Business School nas áreas de gestão e planeamento estratégico em saúde, participando vários projectos de consultoria para entidades regionais e nacionais.

Doutorada em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial, na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, com a dissertação "Contributions to the development of a performance measurement framework for Hospital Centres" (2016).

Mestre em Métodos Quantitativos Aplicados à Gestão, na Escola de Gestão do Porto (Universidade do Porto), obtido com uma dissertação sobre “Modelo para a Organização Espacial dos Sistemas Locais de Saúde&rdquo.

Licenciada em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial pela Universidade de Aveiro.

Investigadora/consultora em vários projetos de I&D, financiadas por várias entidades, nas área da adoção de tecnologias processo de inovação, desenvolvimento de programas avançados de formação e planeamento em saúde. Membro da comissão executiva do iilab (Laboratório de Indústria e Inovação do INESC TEC) responsável pela área da formação. Autora de várias publicações em revistas indexadas internacionais nas áreas de gestão, gestão da tecnologia e gestão/planeamento em saúde. Principais áreas de investigação: gestão da tecnologia e implementação da tecnologia.

Tópicos
de interesse
Detalhes

Detalhes

  • Nome

    Ana Cristina Simões
  • Cargo

    Investigador Sénior
  • Desde

    15 junho 2011
015
Publicações

2023

The Role of Digitalization, Servitization and Innovation Ecosystem Actors in Boosting Business Model Innovation – A Literature Review

Autores
Mesquita, M; Simões, AC; Teles, V;

Publicação
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Abstract
The Industry 4.0 technologies and servitization are requiring manufacturers to reinvent themselves to remain competitive. In this sense, companies are putting more emphasis on the customer experience, while associating services to their products with the support of emerging technologies. At the same time, actors in the innovation ecosystem such as universities, research institutes, and service providers are involved in the value co-creation process. Thus, this study aims to systemize and present the main findings of a literature review regarding the role of digitalization, servitization, and innovation ecosystem actors in boosting innovation in business models. The study involved 585 articles in international journals and conference proceedings published till 2021. A detailed selection process led 10 articles for further analysis. As a consequence of digitalization and servitization, there has to be an alignment among ecosystem actors to capture the co-created value generated by BMI. Moreover, the combination of BMI, servitization, and digitalization may also be structured into frameworks according to the different levels of each of those factors, thus allowing for companies to assess and position themselves in such frameworks and identify the path to follow. However, any of these articles addressed the combination of the three topics proposed: digitalization, servitization, and the contribution of the innovation ecosystem actors, even if they showed a clear interdependence between these areas, leading to common findings impacting BMI. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

2023

Servitization on the primary sector – coffee plantations case

Autores
Da Silveira, RIM; Torres Júnior, N; Teixeira, R; Simões, AC;

Publicação
Exacta

Abstract
Este trabalho analisa o processo de servitização de diferentes fornecedores na cadeia produtiva do café no Brasil. Foi realizada uma revisão da literatura sobre sistemas produto-serviço (SPS) para estabelecer uma estrutura para identificar a tipologia de serviços no setor agrícola. Os resultados destacaram que a prestação de serviços "menos avançados" não é uma condição necessária para que a empresa ofereça serviços "mais avançados". Entretanto, as características das propriedades rurais parecem afetar o número de serviços associados aos fornecedores de máquinas. Os resultados ajudam os gerentes desse setor a identificar as ofertas de serviços e ampliam a discussão sobre servitização, ao abranger um setor pouco explorado.

2023

Industry 4.0 technologies' adoption by industrial companies - a literature review on the impacts in sustainability dimensions

Autores
Almeida, D; Simões, AC;

Publicação
Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation: Shaping the Future, ICE 2023

Abstract
Industrial companies live in a context of dynamic technological innovation, in which new technologies are adopted with a high impact internally and externally, leveraging their competitive advantages. A usual situation is managers deciding to adopt technologies, often without realising the impacts on the company but mainly supported by a strategic vision and the pursuit of differentiation factors. This article aims to present the results of a literature review on the impacts of Industry 4.0 technologies adoption in sustainability dimensions by industrial companies. These impacts were presented according to the three dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental and social. The results of this study can be used by practitioners and researchers for an overview of the I4.0 technologies adoption by manufacturing companies and their impacts on sustainability dimensions, summarising the knowledge concerning this topic. © 2023 IEEE.

2022

Ergonomics and Safety in the Design of Industrial Collaborative Robotics: A Systematic Literature Review

Autores
Pinheiro, S; Correia Simões, A; Pinto, A; Van Acker, BB; Bombeke, K; Romero, D; Vaz, M; Santos, J;

Publicação
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

Abstract
Objective: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify relevant ergonomic and safety factors for designing collaborative workspaces in industrial settings. Background: The growing use of smart and collaborative robots in manufacturing brings some challenges for the human-robot interaction design. Human-centered manufacturing solutions will improve physical and mental well-being, performance, productivity and sustainability. Method: A systematic review of the literature was performed based on the protocol of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Results: After a search in the databases Scopus and Web of Science, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 publications in the English language, published between the years 2010 and 2020, remained in the final analysis. Publications were categorized in cognitive ergonomic factors (13), safety factors (10), physical ergonomic factors (6) and organizational ergonomic factors (4). The analysis of results reinforced that to optimize the design of collaborative workstations it is imperative to have a holistic perspective of collaboration, integrating multiple key factors from areas such as engineering, ergonomics, safety, sociology and psychological as well as manufacturing efficiency and productivity. Application: Considering the advantages of the use of cobots in manufacturing, the results of this review will be useful to support companies in implementing human-robot collaboration. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

2022

Impact of Governmental Support for the Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Portugal

Autores
Faria, BS; Simoes, AC; Rodrigues, JC;

Publicação
INNOVATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Abstract
Technological breakthroughs, such as the Internet of Things, Big Data repositories, artificial intelligence or additive manufacturing, are triggering a Fourth Industrial Revolution. This new revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, is characterized by the combination of physical and digital worlds in digital ecosystems that connect the different members in the value chain from clients to suppliers and distributors. Companies are redefining their strategies based on this new paradigm to obtain a competitive advantage. They aim to achieve more efficient and flexible productive processes that can produce high-quality products at low costs, investing on mass customization to satisfy their clients. Accordingly, governments are implementing support programs that create a suitable environment for the adoption of technological innovation strategies by the companies. Although some programs may diverge in some objectives, they all aim to promote workers' skills adaptation, technological supply development, and business modernization. The Portuguese Government also released its program for Industry 4.0 support, known as Portugal i4.0, which is intended to stimulate Portuguese economy digitalization. Furthermore, in latest years, it has been supporting projects through European funds mobilizations from Portugal 2020 program. The present study analyses whether companies that received financial support from Portuguese government to implement innovative projects, within the Industry 4.0 paradigm, were able to improve economic and financial performance and competitivity gains. For such purpose, it was applied an inference statistical method to analyse the differences verified in economics and financial indicators between the periods before and after projects implementation in a selected group of companies.

Teses
supervisionadas

2023

Development of a decision-making framework for collaborative robot (cobot) adoption

Autor
Andreia Sofia Sousa e Silva

Instituição
UP-FEP

2023

Implementation of Robotic Process Automation and company’s employees Upskilling

Autor
Edgar José Ribeiro Simões

Instituição
UP-FEP

2023

Training needs and didactical requirements to embrace the digital transformation challenge by SME

Autor
Tiago da Custódia de Carvalho

Instituição
UP-FEP

2022

Burnout em Professores do Ensino Superior-estudo comparativo entre Portugal e Brasil

Autor
Susana Gonçalves Rodriguez

Instituição
IPP-ESS

2021

Adaptações das práticas pelas equipas de desenvolvimento de software ágil para atender a situação de contingência, provocadas pela situação de confinamento

Autor
Luís Fernando de Ornelas Gama

Instituição
UP-FEP