Address

University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Aškerčeva 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Contact Information

Call: +3861/4771-441

Email: tomaz.berlec@fs.uni-lj.si

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)

Education and titles

  1. May 2021

    LAMPA, member

    University of Ljubljana
  2. Mar. 2015

    Assistant professor

    University of Ljubljana
  3. Maj, 2008

    Ph.D.

    University of Ljubljana
  4. Dec. 2003

    M.Sc.

    University of Ljubljana
  5. Okt. 1999 B.Sc, UL

    B.Sc,

    University of Ljubljana

Professional experience

  1. 2015 –
    Teaching assistant and Lecturer
    University of Ljubljana
  2. 2014 –
    Visiting researcher
    Graz University of Technology, Austrija
  3. 2000 – 2015
    Teaching assistant
    University of Ljubljana