Fabiano ArmelliniPolytechnique Montréal · Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Fabiano Armellini
eng., D.Sc
About
60
Publications
22,717
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
515
Citations
Citations since 2017
Introduction
FABIANO ARMELLINI, eng. D.Sc., is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal (Canada).
His research interests lie on innovation management, techno-entrepreneurship and new product development, with a particular interest to open innovation and the strategic technology management at the firm level.
Additional affiliations
May 2014 - present
August 2008 - April 2014
Position
- Lecturer
Description
- - Creator and lecturer of the course GEP-040 - Creation of innovation programs: open innovation - Coordinator of final-course projects
August 2005 - December 2013
Publications
Publications (60)
Open innovation is the systematic integration of collaborative, sourcing and revealing practices into a firm's business strategy. Its implementation does not happen at once, but through a journey. This paper investigates this subject in an emergent economy context, the Brazilian aerospace industry, presenting the critical analysis of a questionnair...
The recent introduction of new disruptive technologies aimed at monitoring, controlling, optimizing, and automating production systems is shifting the manufacturing landscape towards a fourth industrial revolution. In this new industrial paradigm, manufacturing companies face complex challenges requiring the development of new organizational and te...
Although public support for innovation is one of the main contemporary topics in innovation management and even economic and industrial development, there are no recent studies that have consolidated and analyzed the publications on the topic, especially from the perspective of open innovation (OI). Therefore, the objective of this article is to co...
The objective of this research is to improve innovation effectiveness during new product development (NPD) processes in industry by using problem‐solving techniques during the conceptual development phase. The concept phase of physical NPDs is widely recognized in the literature as the time when the target market is identified, alternative product...
Simulation is a key technology for developing planning and exploratory models to optimize decision making as well as the design and operations of complex and smart production systems. It could also aid companies to evaluate the risks, costs, implementation barriers, impact on operational performance, and roadmap toward Industry 4.0. Although severa...
This quantitative study explores the outcomes of open innovation events for solvers and how such events can be successful for such participants. Specifically, the relationships among event design, solver motivation and outcomes are studied. How such an event impacts the capability of the solver to interact with the innovation ecosystem is also pres...
New product/process development entails technical and managerial complexities, such as coordination among interactions among entities and functions in the supply chain. DSM (Design structure matrix) tools have been successfully used to manage complex projects management tools to simplify the complexity and to offer a visual support to decision-maki...
Industry 4.0 is a central strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector over the next years. Nevertheless, there is a lack of common understanding of Industry 4.0 and tools to help companies’ transformation to Industry 4.0, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To address these research gaps, this study...
Open Innovation deals with flows of knowledge through a network of actors. It is assumed that, since individuals are behind collaborations, behavioural and social variables are also applicable, though the academic literature stresses mainly the macro-level aspects. Through a systematic literature review using the PRISMA method and content analysis,...
Ce poster présente les opportunités de recherches et de modélisations des écosystèmes d’innovation en ce qui concerne le rôle des « intermédiaires », organisations qui agissent en tant que médiateurs au sein de l’écosystème. Il expose les objectifs, la méthodologie et la modélisation retenus dans le cadre d’un projet en collaboration avec un interm...
With the advancement of the 4th industrial revolution and its enabling technologies, researchers and practitioners discuss the mutual relationships and integration of Lean manufacturing with Industry 4.0 to enhance the manufacturing sector's competitiveness. However, the literature falls short on how Lean principles and practices can support Indust...
Although current studies are pointing to the circular economy (CE) as one of the main trends for sustainable production and consumption systems, little is known about its applicability within new product development (NPD). In particular, there is a lack of studies connecting CE to product portfolio decision in early stages of the NPD process. Throu...
The exploration and retention of knowledge are key elements for improving innovative performance. Although some studies indicate that organizational culture (OC) is a factor that influences knowledge management in companies, the relationships between different types of OC and the adoption of open innovation (OI) remain unclear, especially in the co...
The agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) technology is currently being employed in the field of innovation management research. In the mind of modern complexity science, these models demonstrate the potential to explain the complex nonlinear diffusion patterns observed in the real world due to relatively simple local interactions at the micro...
This framework is based of a viable structure to establish relations between Lean Product Development practices, and categories of waste that have influence in New Product Development by the view of several authors. It can be observerd that there are more than four dozen types of wastes studied. More than a thousand of relationships have been estab...
This study aims to research the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology in convenience stores of gas stations to supporting decision-making and improve business operations. This study is developed in partnership with a gas station franchise of Canada’s largest integrated oil and gas company operating...
Research on ambidexterity and continuous innovation predominantly assumes a positive relationship between ambidextrous behaviour and business performance in manufacturing firms. Scholars agree that this positive effect is moderated by the firm's capability in aligning explorative and exploitative activities through the management of dualities (MoD)...
Frugal innovation aims to attain significantly cheaper solutions on the market. The literature points out a lack of studies addressing frugal innovation from a process-oriented (ex-ante) perspective, as well as how to structure and leverage the frugal product development process. This paper explores how lean principles and fundamentals, and more pa...
This research aims to evaluate the impact of Lean Product Development (LPD) and Lean Startup (LS) practices on startup performance. A survey with 114 responses from Brazilian startups in the Internet Technology sector evaluated the direct effects of LPD and LS on firm performance, as well as the potential cross-effects between them. The assumptions...
We examined the role of Open Innovation events in innovation ecosystems and specifically how they help those ecosystems function better. To that end, we categorized the different types of Open Innovation events, identified the best practices for each stakeholder at such events, and provided indicators of event success for each type of contributor t...
This study aims to research the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology in convenience stores of gas stations to supporting decision-making and improve business operations. This study is developed in partnership with a gas station franchise of Canada’s largest integrated oil and gas company operating...
One of the best-known tools from Lean Thinking is the Value Stream Mapping (VSM), which stands for a visual modelling approach allowing the identification of critical steps in a supply chain, thus helping to identify organisational bottlenecks and wastes. Despite its relevance, VSM is based on a static report from the time the mapping was performed...
This paper presents the data collection approach that was followed in the initial phase of a Prospective Ergonomics project on the design of future service stations in North America. The data collection involved different stakeholders and consisted of a review of technical documents, field observations, task analyses, and PESTEL analyses. Results s...
One of the best-known tools from Lean Thinking is the Value Stream Mapping (VSM), which stands for a visual modelling approach allowing the identification of critical steps in a supply chain, thus helping to identify organisational bottlenecks and wastes. Despite its relevance, VSM is based on a static report from the time the mapping was performed...
Tackling climate change requires the effective participation of all and should not be the exclusive responsibility of the public sector. The industrial sector is responsible for the overwhelming majority of emissions and needs to recognize its responsibility and contribute to mitigating the problem. Climate change and its impacts pose challenges wi...
This study aims to research the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology in convenience stores of gas stations to supporting decision-making and improve business operations. This study is developed in partnership with a gas station franchise of Canada’s largest integrated oil and gas company operating...
The advancement of Industry 4.0 and its enabling technologies (e.g., the Internet of Things and Big Data analytics) pose new challenges to the field of simulation due to the increasing complexity of systems to be modelled. Despite several advances in this domain, the literature still lacks a state-of-the-art review of simulation-based approaches ap...
Learning factories have an important role in the development of Industry 4.0, providing a rich environment where researchers and companies can collaborate and test (in multiple scenarios) the application of cutting-edge technologies (e.g. the internet of things, big data, collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, modeling and simulation). The p...
The recent introduction of new disruptive technologies aimed at monitoring, controlling, optimizing, and automating production systems is shifting the manufacturing landscape towards a fourth industrial revolution. In this new industrial paradigm, manufacturing companies face complex challenges requiring the development of new organizational and te...
Open innovation allows partnerships between business through knowledge sharing. The mission of open science is to encourage information sharing about academic research. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the relevance of open science to open innovation and vice versa, especially in the context of emerging economies. Furthermore, it aims to...
Software is ubiquitous in an information-based society. Market complexity requires companies to employ open innovation, incorporating external knowledge and providing knowledge to its’ partners. It is aimed to investigate the characteristics of international scientific literature on open innovation and software development, their theoretical affini...
L’industrie aérospatiale poursuit sa croissance de façon très marquée avec près de
7,8 milliards de passagers annuels attendus d’ici 2036, par rapport à 4,3 milliards
en 2018 (International Air Transport Association, 2016 ; International Civil Aviation
Organization, 2019). Cette industrie, qui avait des perspectives favorables avant la
pandémie de...
For manufacturing companies especially, the arrival of the 4th Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 has meant a leap forward and a considerable influx of innovation while new technologies are combined with increasing human knowledge and technological skills to automatize manufacturing processes and move towards a customized production culture. The...
Learning factories have an important role in the development of Industry 4.0, providing a rich environment where researchers and companies can collaborate and test (in multiple scenarios) the application of cutting-edge technologies (e.g. the internet of things, big data, collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, simulation modeling). The purpo...
Efforts to align aims, ensure good performance levels, and integrate resources across organizational boundaries are commonly known as Supply Chain Management (SCM) initiatives. To better monitor and manage supply chains, companies need to identify which critical factors help them to achieve competitive position in comparison with their competitors....
Learning factories have an important role in the development of Industry 4.0, providing a rich environment where researchers and companies can collaborate and test (in multiple scenarios) the application of cutting-edge technologies (e.g. the internet of things, big data, collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, simulation). The purpose of thi...
This chapter provides an inventory and regrouping of the widely dispersed literature on technological incubators by considering the emergence of the accelerators in the last decade, illustrated and supported by eight in-depth case studies of technology incubators and accelerators in Québec (Canada). These cases enabled development of an analytical...
In the context of project management, the attention given to project portfolio management has increased in recent years. The use of mathematical programming for portfolio management is also on the rise, because it integrates the project interactions with the multiple objectives of portfolio management into a single model. Among the possible objecti...
This paper aims to clarify to what extent the emerging theory of innovation ecosystems (IE) and the theory of systems of innovation (SI) are complementary and then identify how its communities could benefit from cross-fertilization. We performed a critical literature review of both topics using meta-synthesis as method to identify, analyze and comp...
A decade and a half after its conception, Open Innovation (OI) is still a growing topic in the academic community. The automotive industry, however, is no stranger to the subject and activities that are now known as OI practices have been an integral part to automotive
new product development activities for decades. The purpose of the present study...
Early publications on open innovation identified two syndromes that would prevent companies from adequately adopting open innovation, the NIH (not-invented-here) syndrome, related to the unwillingness to use external knowledge, and the NSH (not-sold-here) syndrome, connected to a negative attitude towards the external commercialization of knowledge...
Although many studies on product portfolio management (PPM) and ecodesign exist, there are few investigations that analyze these areas in an integrated way. They are normally conceptually separated, with very few theoretical and empirical interactions evident in the literature. This article proposes a theoretical framework that integrates ecodesign...
By integrating quality-management tools to product design, this paper aims at proposing a model to assist in idea prioritization in value proposition design (VPD) processes in the service sector, tested in an experimental case study of a startup of the wholesale segment. To make for the subjective perspective in idea prioritization, this work conce...
Purpose of the paper: This paper investigates whether and how aerospace firms in Quebec (Canada) engage open innovation within R&D strategies.
Originality of the paper: Despite the increasing interest of open innovation among scholars and practitioners, very few studies tackle the topic within traditional high-tech industry sectors, such as aerospa...
Early publications on open innovation identified two syndromes that would prevent companies from adequately adopting open innovation, the NIH (not-invented-here), related to the unwillingness to use external knowledge, and the NSH (not-sold-here), connected to a negative attitude towards the external commercialization of knowledge assets. Despite o...
The aerospace industry is a high-technology segment characterized by strong governmental support, high relevance of issues related to secrecy and intellectual property protection and competition at the global level. Within this scenario, this paper investigates the subsidies and incentives for technological product and process (TPP) innovation in t...
Open innovation is a new research line that emerges from a new industrial organization of research, development and innovation (R,D&I): after a period of vertical integration and accumulation, economy seems to walk towards a more plain level with lesser barriers to new entrants due to a new scenario of collaboration and knowledge dissemination. In...
The process of internationalization of enterprises in emergent-economy countries has been intensified due to the increasing relevance of these economies in the global scenario. This fact can be verified by the increase of the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flux coming from emerging-market enterprises. In spite of the similarities with traditional...
A number of recent works point towards open innovation as a new
imperative for innovation management. Within more traditional and
conservative high-tech sectors such as aerospace, however, the literature on
open innovation is fairly limited, even more so in the context of emerging
economies. This exploratory paper aims to fill this gap by providing...
The theory of systems of innovation stresses the importance of knowledge and technology flows among people, firms and institutions for the development of a productive innovation ecosystem in a local region. One of the most important recommendations from specialists in the subject is to set local policies that benefit the interaction between enterpr...
Creativity is the human capability that makes innovation and product development possible. Behind creativity, there is a fundamental element called "idea". Within the fields of innovation and product development, "idea" is a word that is constantly employed, but rarely defined. It carries many different and equivocal meanings, though. Often, ideas...
Abstract - A radar antenna is basically composed of a primary source mounted at the focal point of a parabolic re-flector. The radar illumination rule is established so that the desired beam shape is attained as precisely as possible. The mechanical movement of the set reflector-pedestal must be designed to fit the desired volume of radar exploita-...
radar antenna is basically composed of a primary source mounted at the focal point of a parabolic reflector. The radar illumination rule is established so that the desired beam shape is attained as precisely as possible. The mechanical movement of the set reflector-pedestal must be designed to fit the desired volume of radar exploitation. This work...
A radar antenna is basically composed of a primary source mounted at the focal point of a parabolic reflector. The radar illumination rule is established so that the desired beam shape is attained as precisely as possible. The mechanical movement of the set reflector-pedestal must be designed to fit the desired volume of radar exploitation. This wo...
A classical radar antenna is basically composed of a primary source mounted at the focal point of a parabolic reflector. The illumination rule is established so that the desired beam-shape is attained, as precisely as possible. The physical motion of the set guarantees the coverage of the desired volume of exploitation.
The actual text studies the...
Uma antena-radar clássica é composta basicamente de uma fonte primária justaposta a um foco refletor parabólico. A lei de iluminação é estabelecida de maneira a satisfazer, tão precisamente quanto possível, a forma do feixe desejado. É a movimentação do conjunto que garante a cobertura de exploração desejada. O presente texto estuda o projeto e des...
The aim of this article is to present an algorithm for interpreting condition/event Petri Nets for real-time control of discrete event systems. A brief exposition of the new challenges in manufacturing systems is made, explaining some features of multiprocessing, resource sharing, and reducing product life cycles, which increase the complexity of t...
Projects
Projects (11)
Dependency and Structure Modeling or Design Structure Matrix (DSM) techniques support the management of complexity by focusing attention on the elements of a complex system and how they relate to each other. DSM-based and other modeling techniques have proven to be very valuable in understanding, designing, and optimizing complex system architectures such as those of products, organizations, and processes.
DSM2021 is run by the international DSM Community in cooperation with Polytechnique Montréal, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Texas Christian University (TCU), University of Waterloo, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For more information, including conference registration, please visit: dsm-conference.org
Develop Industry 4.0 testbeds and proof-of-concept experiments.
