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Welcome to DigiTalk Pod, where we talk about digitalization and how it will change the way we produce and use things. If you are an engineering student, an innovation-driven manager, an entrepreneur or a life-long learner and wonder about the role of digitalization in the manufacturing industry – then you are in the right place. 

This podcast is produced by the Production Area of Advance at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The show host is Ilaria Barletta, PhD, a sustainability thinking & doing enthusiast.

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Nov 7, 2018

Guest: Mélanie Despeisse, Assistant Professor, Chalmers University of Technology.

“Manufacturing needs to be efficient but also respect the planetary boundaries”.

In this episode, Assistant Professor Mélanie Despeisse takes us to a journey starting from the quintessence of manufacturing – using valuable resources to produce value for society – to sustainable manufacturing and related concepts: eco-efficiency vs eco-effectiveness, and circular economy, just to name a few.  Mélanie also tells us her journey as world-citizen researcher starting in UK, Belgium, Japan and then Sweden. Mélanie continues the chat with examples of digitalization applied for mass customization, additive manufacturing and digitalization opportunities for SMEs. Mélanie concludes the chat with her experience in designing games for teaching sustainable leadership.

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