Matt Anderson | Academic resume site

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Industrial Innovation Researcher

I am working towards a doctoral degree at Glasgow Caledonian University, on the topic of industrial innovation & smart factories.

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Smart Technologies Expert

I am an expert in industrial smart technologies, with more than 25 years of experience in Information and Operational Technology (IT/OT) domains.

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Education & certification

I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP), and I hold degrees in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science.

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My doctoral research

My doctoral research is part of the School of Engineering, Computing, and Built Environment.

I investigate various facets of industrial innovation, focusing specifically on the ways in which digital technologies can be utilized in manufacturing settings to bring about tangible improvements in operational efficiency.

My current area of focus is ‘Smart factories,’ where I am the technical lead for a variety of different solutions.

I am in particular interested in:

the data that is generated in these environments and how it can be leveraged to drive decision assistance while maintaining a humancentric approach to automation
how this can ultimately reshape a company and enables the adoption of new business models, particularly the shift to services, and value co-creation in B2B ecosystems

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My professional expertise

I have more than 25 years of experience in areas such as

lean manufacturing,
industrial asset testing,
remote monitoring and control,
predictive maintenance,
ERP implementations,
order and manufacturing execution systems

I support firms that operate in a variety of markets (including energy, water / waste water, process engineering) and cover a range of manufacturing industries.

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Academic publications

My work has been discussed at a number of professional and academic conferences, including the Advances in Production Management Systems conference and the Zurich Smart Services Summit.

Additionally, I am a frequent contributor to IoT seminars and university lectures in the DACH region (German-speaking Europe – Germany, Austria, Switserland).

Published work

 West, Shaun;  Ebel, Martin;  Anderson, Matthew;  Stoll, Oliver;  Poeppelbuss, Jens;  Khan, Muztoba
Nested Lifecycles-Improving the Visibility of Product Lifespans in Smart Factories Journal Article 
In: Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, vol. 2, iss. April 2022, 2022.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX
@article{West2022,

title = {Nested Lifecycles-Improving the Visibility of Product Lifespans in Smart Factories},

author = {Shaun West and Martin Ebel and Matthew Anderson and Oliver Stoll and Jens Poeppelbuss and Muztoba Khan},

url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmtec.2022.837478, read online

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmtec.2022.837478/pdf, download pdf},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-04-25},

urldate = {2022-04-25},

journal = {Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology},

volume = {2},

issue = {April 2022},

abstract = {Within the smart factory environment, we have a complex system of systems composed of Industry 4.0/digital technologies and assets with varying lifespans. Different degrees of innovation maturity and different lifespans of integrated assets within the industrial internet of things (IIOT) are considered problematic and lead to different perspectives on asset lifecycles as they impact significantly on the asset lifespans. This leads to the loss of a clear end-of-life phase defined in existing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) models. Through an integrative literature review, this study introduces the concept of nested lifecycles that takes a systems perspective to asset management, and considers subsystems with different lifespans that must be managed holistically by different actors with different perspectives. Additionally, this study provides a framework to derive strategies for lifecycle management by allowing the nested lifecycles to be clearly identified and then addressed. From the theoretical perspective, the notion of nested lifecycles provides a novel viewpoint for the asset management and PLM research community. From the managerial perspective, the proposed framework will help managers identify why and where collaboration between different actors may create difficulties due to their varying outlooks and training.},

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pubstate = {published},

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Within the smart factory environment, we have a complex system of systems composed of Industry 4.0/digital technologies and assets with varying lifespans. Different degrees of innovation maturity and different lifespans of integrated assets within the industrial internet of things (IIOT) are considered problematic and lead to different perspectives on asset lifecycles as they impact significantly on the asset lifespans. This leads to the loss of a clear end-of-life phase defined in existing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) models. Through an integrative literature review, this study introduces the concept of nested lifecycles that takes a systems perspective to asset management, and considers subsystems with different lifespans that must be managed holistically by different actors with different perspectives. Additionally, this study provides a framework to derive strategies for lifecycle management by allowing the nested lifecycles to be clearly identified and then addressed. From the theoretical perspective, the notion of nested lifecycles provides a novel viewpoint for the asset management and PLM research community. From the managerial perspective, the proposed framework will help managers identify why and where collaboration between different actors may create difficulties due to their varying outlooks and training.
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 Anderson, Matthew;  West, Shaun;  Harrison, David
Exploring Accidental Digital Servitization in an Industrial Context Inproceedings 
In:  Dolgui, Alexandre;  Bernard, Alain;  Lemoine, David;  Cieminski, Gregor;  Romero, David (Ed.): Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems, pp. 126–135, Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2021, ISBN: 978-3-030-85906-0.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX
@inproceedings{Anderson2021,

title = {Exploring Accidental Digital Servitization in an Industrial Context},

author = {Matthew Anderson and Shaun West and David Harrison},

editor = {Alexandre Dolgui and Alain Bernard and David Lemoine and Gregor Cieminski and David Romero},

url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-85906-0_15, SpringerLink

https://17hdb2.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/Anderson2021_Chapter_ExploringAccidentalDigitalServ-1.pdf, download paper},

isbn = {978-3-030-85906-0},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

urldate = {2021-01-01},

booktitle = {Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems},

pages = {126--135},

publisher = {Springer International Publishing},

address = {Cham},

abstract = {Recent advances in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and `Smart Products' within manufacturing industries have promoted a shift to service-related offerings [1], often inadvertently and without the prerequisite foundations in place, in terms of operating models, impact upon revenue streams, and business strategy. This paper endeavors to investigate this by reviewing three distinct examples of `smart innovations' for medium-sized industrial businesses and considers the impact upon the business when a service becomes `smart.' We further review the impact and suggest mitigation approaches relevant to Servitization, and the key factors to enable a more effective digital transformation. Findings indicate that `Accidental Servitization' can occur within industrial firms, irrespective of their digital experience. Also, that these firms need to ensure an underpinning organizational change is established to support new, disruptive business.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

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Recent advances in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and `Smart Products' within manufacturing industries have promoted a shift to service-related offerings [1], often inadvertently and without the prerequisite foundations in place, in terms of operating models, impact upon revenue streams, and business strategy. This paper endeavors to investigate this by reviewing three distinct examples of `smart innovations' for medium-sized industrial businesses and considers the impact upon the business when a service becomes `smart.' We further review the impact and suggest mitigation approaches relevant to Servitization, and the key factors to enable a more effective digital transformation. Findings indicate that `Accidental Servitization' can occur within industrial firms, irrespective of their digital experience. Also, that these firms need to ensure an underpinning organizational change is established to support new, disruptive business.
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Work in progress

 Anderson, Matthew
Cultural Shift towards Servitization Conference Forthcoming
conference paper Servitization forum in Finland, extended abstract accepted, Forthcoming.
BibTeX
@conference{Anderson2023b,

title = {Cultural Shift towards Servitization},

author = {Matthew Anderson },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-13},

urldate = {2023-12-13},

booktitle = {conference paper Servitization forum in Finland, extended abstract accepted},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {forthcoming},

tppubtype = {conference}

}

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 Anderson, Matthew
Optimization challenges in Engineer-to-Order front end process Journal Article Forthcoming
In: extended abstract accepted, Forthcoming.
BibTeX
@article{nokey,

title = {Optimization challenges in Engineer-to-Order front end process},

author = {Matthew Anderson},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-13},

journal = {extended abstract accepted},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {forthcoming},

tppubtype = {article}

}

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 Anderson, Matthew
Exploring Accidental Digital Servitization across three industrial case studies Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, Forthcoming.
BibTeX
@article{Anderson2023,

title = {Exploring Accidental Digital Servitization across three industrial case studies},

author = {Matthew Anderson },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-06},

journal = {Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {forthcoming},

tppubtype = {article}

}

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 Anderson, Matthew
Communicating the Value of Digital Transformation within Manufacturing Firms Conference Forthcoming
Smart Service Summit,  Zurich, Forthcoming.
BibTeX
@conference{nokey,

title = {Communicating the Value of Digital Transformation within Manufacturing Firms},

author = {Matthew Anderson },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-31},

booktitle = {Smart Service Summit},

address = { Zurich},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {forthcoming},

tppubtype = {conference}

}

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Academic publications

My work has been discussed at a number of professional and academic conferences, including the Advances in Production Management Systems conference and the Zurich Smart Services Summit.

Additionally, I am a frequent contributor to IoT seminars and university lectures in the DACH region (German-speaking Europe – Germany, Austria, Switserland).

Matthew Anderson

Industrial Innovation Researcher

Smart Technologies Expert

Education & certification

My doctoral research

My professional expertise

Academic publications

Published work

Work in progress

Academic publications

Other articles

Lean Culture— The Secret Ingredient is Respect

Agile, Waterfall & Lean. Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

Understanding How Nested Lifecycles Impact Industrial Asset Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Where to find / follow me

info@mattanderson.ch

Living in Zürich, Switzerland

PhD student at Glasgow Caledonian University