Projects Center for Industrial Asset management
2011
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CIAMCENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
SENTER FOR INDUSTRIELL TEKNOLOGI OG DRIFTSLEDELSE
CONTACTS:
Professor J.P. Liyanage
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
European Union (EU)
PHD: PERFORMANCE
STANDARDIZATION FOR
SUSTAINABILITY IN
COMPLEX PRODUCTION
NETWORKS
BY JAKOB E. BEER – IN PROGRESS
(2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION:
While many approaches exist to measure sustainability within the boundaries of individual organizations, there is no common reference that takes into account the realities of today’s complex business environment with various interlinked actors. A comprehensive approach needs to consider stakeholder relations and objective alignment in order to create the basis for common sustainability measurement.
In cooperation with several other European research institutions, this project aims at the creation of a framework that supports and facilitates the measurement and standardization of sustainability performance as well as its comparability among organizations.
CONTACTS:
Professor J.P. Liyanage
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
PHD: HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
AND ORGANIZATIONAL
ISSUES
BY HAFTAY H. ABRAHA – IN
PROGRESS (2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION:
As industrial assets are exposed to new challenges, they are more inclined to use more advanced technologies and operational solutions to overcome business risks. An important issue that matters for fail-safe, error-free, and secure performance in such technology-based complex operating environments is the integration of human and organizational issues as an embedded part of the solution development and implementation processes.
Even though this is a common understanding, different organizations attempt to approach this issue from different perspectives. This is largely conditioned by various attributes ranging from long-term development plans to technology strategies and costs involved. It is of importance from R&D terms to learn why different solutions are needed in different circumstances, so that new knowledge can be generated and new theories can be developed for further scientific work.
At the same time, it is also useful in industrial terms where those organizations that rely on complex technology based operations can learn from the work and explore necessary practices to avoid traps in complex integration processes.
CONTACTS:
Professor J.P. Liyanage
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
PETROMAKS
PHD: WORK PROCESS
INTEGRATION FOR
INTEGRATED OPERATIONS
BY YU BAI – FINISHED (2006-2011)
DESCRIPTION: The current development in Integrated Operations (IO) basically focuses on the integration of existing processes and organization. O&G producers have realized the importance of work process integration, and demanded a smart, intelligent integration of work process to rearrange all activities of production.
The Norwegian O&G industry today has created and implemented a method named Integrated Work Process (IWP) for achieving commercial benefits and high-level ambitions of IO. IWP could be regarded as a set of processes reorganization for capacity increase, cost-effectiveness, and better decisions making (Khan & Islam, 2007). That requires work process must extend from partly, isolated, independent integration that mostly utilized within each functional discipline to complete integration in multi-disciplines’, field-wide environment.
As described of OLF, based on the scope of integration, IWP can be considered and classified as two phases: 1) IWP for offshore and onshore; and 2) IWP for O&G operators and vendors (2005). First phase is focusing on the integration for operation process with the support from OSCs. IWP development in this regard involves organizing & improving the capacity of performance plan; precisely assessing potential risks of modification; creating relative tools to standardize the variable application systems; coordinating logistical competences and requirements of production; accelerating data mining / transfer speed; and increasing the reliability of whole offshore production. The ultimate goal is to systematically research the feasibility of value-creation surrounding operation activities by these directly value generating activities. As IWP reaches such an operational state that mentioned above, second phase will be started to collaborate outer vendors for business benefits maximum and continuous guarantee of the needs of high-efficiency in wider scope. In this phase, the IWP can be improved to a large extent that involves the scope, organization structure, budget /investment of business co- operation, even world-wide integration between different geographical places.
CONTACTS:
Professor Terje Aven
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
University of Stavanger
IRIS
Kunnskapsdep.
PHD: CONTRIBUTIONS TO TREATMENT OF
UNCERTAINTY IN RELIABILITY AND RISK
INFORMED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLANNING
BY JON T. SELVIK – COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION: The PhD work of Selvik can help to increase the quality of operations and maintenance planning in the industry, thus providing a better basis for decisions to be taken in situations associated with risk and uncertainty.
Several of the articles deals with decision problems and methods related to the choice of maintenance strategy, what kind of maintenance that is best suited to certain situations and when these should be performed. The thesis describes how the main methods can be improved by introducing simple measures, thus giving decision makers a better information base for making good choices based on the different options that are available.
Two of the methods discussed are reliability driven maintenance and risk based inspection. The thesis points out weaknesses in the current use of these methods, and Selvik is developing upgraded versions of these methods based on a thorough analysis of uncertainty and risk.
CONTACTS:
Professor Terje Aven
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
PHD: CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE FIELD OF RISK
MANAGEMENT AND
SOCIETAL SAFETY
BY ØYSTEIN AMUNDRUP - IN
PROGRESS (2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION: Reviewing and discussing current practices of risk management and societal safety/security, improving methods for assessing risk and uncertainties in a societal safety/security context, and how to present and visualize risk and associated uncertainties to adequately support decision making.
Although the thesis will focus on societal risk management, it is assumed that suggested methods and improvements will be applicable to other areas in the industry as well.
CONTACTS:
Professor Tore Markeset
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
University of Stavanger
PHD: B2B INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES INNOVATION
AND MANAGEMENT
BY KNUT ERIK BANG - IN PROGRESS
(2009-2012)
DESCRIPTION: The study focuses on the impact of globalization on industrial services innovation and management, and how local companies are affected and how they can use the changing competitive environment to gain competitiveness.
The goals is to define the threats and opportunities originating from changing competitive environment, to identify how innovation and management are affected, and to identify how these areas can benefit from the changes.
The study aims at producing results that will have an application for the local industrial service companies in the oil and gas cluster, specifically on how innovation and management can be used to gain competitiveness.
CONTACTS:
Professor Tore Markeset
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
PEMEX
PHD: MANAGEMENT OF
MEXICAN OIL AND GAS
SUBSEA PRODUCTION
FACILITY SERVICES
BY JORGE MORENO TREJO – IN
PROGRESS (2009-2012)
DESCRIPTION: The project focus on the management of subsea services in the various life cycle phases. The project comprises one PhD study and is fully financed by PEMEX. The main focus is on analyzing the decision making to assure the life cycle integrity of subsea production facilities through a study and analysis of criteria for designing and select subsea installations, identifying procurement and contracting activities, and studying and mapping activities during installation, operations and maintenance.
CONTACTS:
Professor Ove Tobias Gudmestad
Professor Torleiv Bilstad
Supervisors
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
AS Norske Shell
University of Stavanger
PHD: DEVELOPMENT OF
METHOD/APPARATUS FOR
CLOSE-VISUAL INSPECTION
OF SUBSEA LEAKING
STRUCTURES IN
UNDERWATER POOR
VISIBILITY CONDITION
BY JASPER AGBAKWURU– IN
PROGRESS (2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Mohsen Assadi
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
IRIS
SPONSORS:
PHD: MODELLING OF
BIOGAS FUELLED
TECHNOLOGIES: INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINES &
FUEL CELLS
BY OMID RAZBANI– IN PROGRESS
(2010-2013)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Mohsen Assadi
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
IRIS
SPONSORS:
PHD: LOW EMISSION GAS
TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
FOR HYDROGEN-RICH
SYNGAS IN INTEGRATED
GASIFICATION COMBINED
CYCLE (H2-IGCC)
BY MOHAMMAD MANSOURI
MAJOUMERD – IN PROGRESS (2010-
2013)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Mohsen Assadi
Supervisor
University of Stavanger
IRIS
SPONSORS:
PHD: THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF BIOGAS FUELLED CHP TECHNOLOGY WITH EMPHASIS ON GAS TURBINE USING ADVANCED AND INTELLIGENT MODELLING AND MONITORING TOOLS
BY HOMAM NIKPEY SOMEHSARAEI –
IN PROGRESS (2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Supervisors
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
Arab Academy, Alexandria, Egypt
PHD: PREDICTION OF
IMPACT OF CROSS-LISTING
ON LOCAL STOCK
RETURNS, RISK AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BY MOHAMED ASHRY ELSAGED– IN
PROGRESS (2008-2011)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Supervisors
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
Arab Academy, Alexandria, Egypt
PHD: PREDICTIVE
PRODUCTION RATES OF
POURING CONCRETE BY
USING TOWER CRANES IN
EGYPT
BY EMAD EL MAHGRABY– IN
PROGRESS (2008-2011)
DESCRIPTION:
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Supervisors
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
PHD: CONTRIBUTION TO
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT AND
INCENTIVE MODELING WITH
APPLICATION FROM THE OIL
AND GAS INDUSTRY
BY KNUT ARNE SUND – FINISHED IN
2011
DESCRIPTION:
The general subject of this thesis is incentive modeling related to inter-organizational relationships and supply chain management in the oil and gas industry. More specifically, it includes an embedded multiple case study and outlines five of the single most important challenges to overcome in inter-organizational relationships in the integrated operations environment. Further, it analyzes and optimizes the value of incentive-based contracts with risks and rewards.
The thesis addresses the issues and challenges related to inter-organizational relationships, supply chain management and incentive modeling. The main objectives for this thesis are to study the inter-organizational relationships and supply chain management in the oil and gas industry and develop an incentive-based model for better collaboration through the dynamical gain and release of resources between the involved parties.
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Project Manager
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
European Partners
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT:
E-CLIC - EUROPEAN
COLLABORATION
INNOVATION CENTRE
INTERREG NORTH SEA 4B PROJECT
(2009-2012)
DESCRIPTION: E-CLIC Rogaland is meant to be a physical and virtual meeting place for talented students, young entrepreneurs, renowned business developers and innovative and leading companies.
It aims to boost innovation by providing an enabling, inspiring, and business-driven high-tech environment for these talented, ambitious and creative persons in the realm of new internet and broadband applications, high performance networks, service grids as well as of media business and gaming. These market sectors offer great opportunities to creativity and high quality initiatives. The E-CLIC Rogaland office is located at Ipark together with the incubator services.
This includes
Interactive PDF”: Flash technology embedded into Adobe PDF files, making ordinary PDF documents able to include animations etc. Investigation of distribution by ”iTunes University” and other distribution platforms, including tests of podcasting in e-learning. ”Webcast system”: Enable lecture caption in classroom integrating video recording of lectures and PowerPoints.
”Archiving old media material”: Media productions and clips from last century being archived for easy reuse by researcher all over the world. Development of a complete bachelor study in nurse education by utilizing the mixture of new media.
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Project Manager
University of Stavanger
PARTNERS:
Partners from Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland
University of Stavanger
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT:
MIN NOVATION
INTERREG BALTIC SEA 4B PROJECT
(2010-2013)
DESCRIPTION: MIN-NOVATION aims to create a trans-national network with regional networks as building blocks of effective multi-lateral cooperation. The activities carried out on the regional and transnational level will secure better access to knowledge, state-of-the-art technologies and good practice to SMEs active in the mineral waste management & prevention sector. The project will address all the waste management challenges and opportunities which face the BSR mining industry, which should be understood as extending to all forms of extraction of natural non-renewable resources. The countries represented are PL, DE, FI, EE, SE, NO. The project activities will be facilitated by the commitment to participate by an additional 8 associated organizations representing mining industry stakeholder associations and/or national government bodies. The main project activities will be:(in WP3) the organization of regional networks in 5 BS regions, the organization of a transnational (Baltic) network which will provide transnational feedback to nat'l/regional issues and which will also secure the participation of regional, national and internal‟s stakeholder organizations at key moments throughout the project;(in WP4) the development of guidelines for action, including on the transnat'l level and the working groups which will help implement them;(in WP5) the completion of transnat'l pilot investments, including follow-up activities, and follow up on the guidelines. The main transnational outputs will be :(in WP3) SME database, a series of reports on the status of mine waste management in the BS region;(in WP4) compendium of technologies for waste management/prevention, Baltic guidelines and Declaration on Waste Management & Prevention;(in WP5) 4 pilot investments with follow-up activities. The main expected results are a sustainable multi-sector network for supporting transfer of knowledge and innovation in the BSR to SMEs as well as sustainable regional networks carrying out activities meant to strengthen the SME sector in given countries of the BSR and influence policy related to mining and mineral processing waste management. A related expected result is a common, BSR-wide approach to select mining sector growth issues and effective action by the MINNOVATION transnational network on knowledge transfer issues found in EU-level policies on waste management/prevention and mining. MINNOVATION is the response to a clear need to tackle waste management/prevention issues for the entire life cycle of the mine and from a legal, financial and economic perspective, which requires multi-sector involvement. The relevance of addressing this topic is obvious if one notes that 29% of the total waste generated in the EU each year is from some type of mining activity.
CONTACTS:
Professor Jan Frick
Project Manager
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
Karlstad University, S
Aalborg University, DK
University of Stavanger
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT:
COLL-LIVING LAB
NORDIC FUND PROJECT (2010-2012)
DESCRIPTION: The aim of this project is to build on and improve the work of existing Living Labs and generate knowledge on how to innovate new services, media and infrastructure in Living Labs in three different Nordic countries.
A central premise in service management is that services only become valuable in use. Quality perceptions and experiences are formed in use or during consumption. Value is co-created with customers or users and assessed in the context of its intended use. Companies that aim to develop innovative products or services should place a stronger emphasis on understanding the users‟ value creation processes, resource constellations available for users and the relationship between the quality of the technical solutions and user perceived quality. It is critical to identify and understand mechanisms in which value emerges for a customer or a user and its relationship to the technological platform for the service. Users should be invited and given the opportunity to act as co-creators in an innovation system, particularly evident in development of new ICT infrastructure, services and media.In the project, research from disciplines such as computer science, psychology, marketing, e-health, media and communications, electrical engineering, information engineering and economics and business will be combined in order to contribute to the field of service research where the issue of how to integrate users in co-creation of new services, media and infrastructure is a highly relevant issue.
Compare Testlab - Karlstad, NettOp - University of Stavanger, and CNP - Aalborg University, are three living labs for development of new ICT-services, infrastructure and media by means of involving users (i.e. end users as well as companies). The industrial partners Ipark (Stavanger Innovation Park), ICTNORCOM, and the Greater Stavanger Development will present real cases to which users will be invited to co-create and test ICT services.
Research suggests that there is a lack of knowledge (a „knowledge gap‟) when it comes to how best to involve the user in the innovation process, something that is as relevant in business as it is in academia. The premise of the three Living Labs is that they constitute a fruitful combination of organizational structures and technical platforms that can facilitate (bridge the gap) in the involvement of users in the innovation of new ICT-services, media and infrastructure.
INDUSTRY PROJECT:
INTEGRITY THROUGH
SYSTEM DESIGN
RESEARCH RELATING TO WIND
ENERGY IN PROGRESS (2010-2012)
DESCRIPTION: This is a sub-project initiated between Centre for Industrial Asset Management (CIAM) of University of Stavanger and VTT Research as a part of the newly established The Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) in Norway. Specific connection is to the Asset management section of the WP3 on „Offshore deployment and Operation’.
Different designs have different characteristics, which subsequently have different implications during operations. In general during the design, systems integrity focus could be in the requirements generation and management of process. Requirements management is essential for owners, operators and maintenance companies and delivers the baseline for operation and maintenance activities and a large part of operational costs.
From system‟s integrity perspective, for instance RAMS during process design is important for companies delivering windmills. It is expected to extend traditional concepts related to the assurance of systems integrity with Inspectability/Inspection aspects that is turn out to be important in offshore installations. It is also expected that baseline for systems integrity assurance is reviewed for different concepts and compared to develop an optimal criteria.
CONTACTS:
Professor J.P Liyanage
Project Manager
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
NORCOWE
PARTNERS:
VVT, Finland
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE VALUE
CREATION IN MANUFACTURING
NETWORKS (SUSTAINVALUE)
EUROPEAN PROJECT EU-FP7-NMP -
IN PROGRESS (2011-2014)
DESCRIPTION: The increasing demands for sustainability have created new challenges and emerging opportunities for society and for business. To be successful manufacturers must be pro-active and creative in thinking about the opportunities that the sustainable economy will present to develop new products and markets and optimize their value networks according to the new sustainability criteria.
The overall goal of SustainValue is to develop industrial models, solutions and performance standards for new sustainable and more performing production and service networks. The project will develop governance and business models, a new methodology to support sustainable life cycle decisions and sustainability assurance performance standards for complex business processes in integrated production and service networks.
CONTACTS:
Professor J.P Liyanage
Project Manager
University of Stavanger
SPONSORS:
European partners
PARTNERS:
VTT research, Finland Cambridge University, UK Politecnic de Milan, Italy FIR Research institute, Germany German standardization org. (DIN), Germany + some industrial partners