Tomaž Berlec
Assistant professor
Research interests
- lean production
- agile and leagile production
- project management
- material and information flow optimization
- production planning and control
Selected publications
- BERLEC, Tomaž, TANŠEK, Blaž, KUŠAR, Janez. Selection of the most suitable material handling system in production. International journal of simulation modelling, doi: 10.2507/IJSIMM20-1-542.
- MUROVEC, Jure, KUŠAR, Janez, BERLEC, Tomaž. Methodology for searching representative elements. Applied sciences, doi: 10.3390/app9173482.
- ŽUŽEK, Tena, GOSAR, Žiga, KUŠAR, Janez, BERLEC, Tomaž. Adopting agile project management practices in non-software SMEs: a case study of a slovenian medium-sized manufacturing company. Sustainability, doi: 10.3390/su12219245.
Memberships
- Member of the Production
Logistics Program Committee - Member of the
organizing committee of the Student Technical Conference – ŠTeKam
Scientific committees
- CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems
- DET Digital Enterprise Technology conference
- TESconf Through-Life Engineering Services Conference
- CIRPe CIRP e-conference
- CIRP Design conference
- NAMRC North American Manufacturing Research Conference
Reviewer
- Applied Sciences
- European Journal of Operational Research
- International Journal of Production Research
- Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Project lead
- 2018 Lean methods for TEM
Čatež within the project KOC EEI 4.0. (industrial) - 2017 – 2018 Lean methods
for Elvez Višnja Gora within the KOC EEI 4.0 project. (industrial) - 2017 Optimization of
material flow of surface-mounted and concealed cisterns in the company
Fluidmaster d.o.o. (industrial) - 2014 Introduction of a
system of continuous improvement – analysis of the flow of SMED and 5S material
in the company Polycom Škofja Loka d. o. o. (industrial) - 2011 Presentation of the
project management concept for Sumida (industrial) - 2006 Optimization of tool
shop layout – Salinvest (industrial)
Active project participation
- 2018 Project managementfor TEM Čatež within the project KOC EEI 4.0. (industrial)
- 2017 – High power highlyadaptable fiber lasers for the industrial applications (ARRS)
- 2017 – 2018 Projectmanagement for Elvez Višnja Gora within the project KOC EEI 4.0. (industrial)
- 2014 – 2017 Developmentand production of taylor made milling tools, coatings and correspondingmanufacturing technologis in individual tooling industry (ARRS)
- 2011 Optimization of thebusiness process in the company Kovinska Bled d. d. (industrial)
- 2011 Key success factorsof NPD in Polycom Škofja Loka (industrial)
- 2010 – 2012 Innovationmodel for medium and small enterprises – CROSS INNO (Interreg SI-AT)
- 2007 Project managementin the procurement system (industrial)
- 2004 – 2007 Center ofExcellence – Project Management in the Procurement System (ERDF)
- 2001 Optimization of theEti d.d. (industrial)