Teaching Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Using Gamification: A Case Study

Lunt, Peter

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66926-7_48

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“…(2014) who conducted their studies mostly in simulated production environments. Our findings also coincide with a small number of related studies about the application of gamification in an industrial setting (Despeisse and Lunt, 2017; Korn et al. , 2017; Liu et al.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…In contrast to the few existing empirical studies that investigate the application of gamification in a blue-collar industrial workplace setting with monotonous work tasks (Kampker et al. , 2014; Despeisse and Lunt, 2017; Korn et al. , 2017; Liu et al.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In doing so, we differ from the related work on gamification in white-, or at least gray-, collar areas (Warmelink et al, 2018), as we are dedicated to the analysis of repetitive blue-collar manual work. In contrast to the few existing empirical studies that investigate the application of gamification in a blue-collar industrial workplace setting with monotonous work tasks (Kampker et al, 2014;Despeisse and Lunt, 2017;Korn et al, 2017;Liu et al, 2017b;Ulmer et al, 2020), we are the first to have conducted a quantitative longer-term study of work performance and a qualitative investigation on perceived improvements in real daily industrial operations.…”

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Understanding the effectiveness of gamification in an industrial work process: an experimental approach

Jacob

Faatz

Knüppe³

et al. 2022

BPMJ

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PurposeIn this paper, the authors report the findings of an experiment on the effectiveness of gamification on work performance in a real industrial workplace setting with monotonous, repetitive work.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an experiment with a simple gamification application that the authors added to a given information system and compared the work performance of an experimental group (n = 16) with a control group (n = 15) over a period of one month.FindingsThe results of the authors’ experiment show that gamification of the workplace leads to a measurable improvement of work performance, creates prevailingly positive emotions and increases the motivation of the workers.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors’ findings provide reasons for conducting future research on the contiguity of gamification and the Hawthorne effect or similar phenomena. In this regard, it also seems necessary to take a closer look at who is really affected by a gamified environment and what the boundaries of the gamified environment are.Practical implicationsThe authors demonstrate that gamification is a useful tool for process improvement. Furthermore, our results are helpful for a more successful implementation of gamification.Originality/valueGamification has proven to be effective in a large number of application contexts, such as education, health and crowdsourcing. Despite the generally positive evaluation of its effectiveness, gamification is still thought to work differently in different contexts. Therefore, there is a gap in the literature on this topic with respect to real industrial workplaces. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the authors are among the first to have conducted a gamification experiment in a real industrial context.

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Understanding the effectiveness of gamification in an industrial work process: an experimental approach

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“…It is achieved by increasing material and energy efficiency and reducing ecological impacts [23]. Industries are becoming more aware of the need and challenge to produce in a sustainable way using the eco-efficiency concept [24] and some tools have been developed to support its implementation in factories [23,24,25]. Firstly, we make use of an existing toolbox to promote eco-efficiency improvements [24,25].…”

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“…Industries are becoming more aware of the need and challenge to produce in a sustainable way using the eco-efficiency concept [24] and some tools have been developed to support its implementation in factories [23,24,25]. Firstly, we make use of an existing toolbox to promote eco-efficiency improvements [24,25]. Secondly, the use of the appropriate KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is needed for factories to improve their efficiency and make use of valuable data [23,24].…”

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Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

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Gery

Nåfors

et al. 2020

Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering

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The world is striving for a sustainable future as United Nations proposed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to reduce the environmental impact and increase societal wellbeing by 2030. In this endeavor, eco-efficiency is considered as one of the key concept to facilitate the successful transition to the sustainable development with the focus to reduce the ecological impact of industry through efficiency improvements. The shipping industry is largely involved in this challenge with a target set by International Maritime Organization to cut emissions from individual ships by 40% from 2008 levels by 2030. The ship loading process is believed to have great impact to the overall eco-efficiency as it is not only a time consuming process but also determines the fuel consumption of the transportation. In this study, we aim to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology and gamification theories to raise the eco-efficiency awareness in the shipping loading process. A VR application for ship loading process was developed using a real world case in the Baltic sea region. Eco-efficiency concept is introduced in different levels based on the gamification theories. Maritime professionals tested the VR application and provided their feedback. The results are positive that combining VR and gamification can be useful to train operators with eco-efficiency in the ship loading operations. It also shows a huge potential to support the shipping industry in this transition towards a more sustainable future.

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Gamification of Operational Tasks in Manufacturing

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Romero

Hauge

et al. 2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Gamification is a growing topic of interest across all industries, including manufacturing. We conducted a literature review to determine the past and current research being conducted in the realm of gamification within manufacturing. We found that significant research is being performed, with growth in recent years. However, our analysis also found that the research is widespread, and not one group of researchers are focused on a niche area for gamification in manufacturing. Gamification in manufacturing research often focuses on three different research areas: knowledge acquisition, training, and operational tasks. Gamification research is conducted in equal parts of in-industry and in-lab settings. Literature reviews, empirical studies, and case studies are commonly used and published, and no specific methodology stands out as being preferred over the other. We found that conducting statistical hypothesis testing is feasible and appropriate when conducting an empirical or case study. Our paper summarizes the analysis by drawing additional conclusions and suggesting future research avenues for other researchers interested in how gamification is and can be incorporated within the manufacturing domain.

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Teaching Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Using Gamification: A Case Study

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Understanding the effectiveness of gamification in an industrial work process: an experimental approach

Understanding the effectiveness of gamification in an industrial work process: an experimental approach

Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

Gamification of Operational Tasks in Manufacturing

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