04-07-2023
Professor Radu Godina of DEMI - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | FCT NOVA, presented the article "Enhancing Efficiency in the Maritime Industry through Lean Practices: A Critical Literature Review of Benefits and Barriers" at FAIM2023 - Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing International Conference, focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The article was also co-authored by Professor Stein Ove Erikstad of the Department of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU (Trondheim, Norway), and is a result of collaboration and mobility activities between the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCT NOVA and NTNU under the M4ML Program - Mobility for Maritime Logistics, funded by EEA Grants Portugal*.
* About EEA Grants
Through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway are partners in the internal market with the Member States of the European Union. To promote a continued and balanced strengthening of economic and trade relations, the parties to the EEA Agreement have established a multiannual Financial Mechanism known as the EEA Grants. The EEA Grants aim to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe and strengthen bilateral relations between these three countries and the beneficiary countries.
