MAE Speaker Series Seminar on Production logistics enabling the sustainable and dynamic manufacturing paradigm

15 Jan 2026 02.00 PM - 03.00 PM LT11 (North Spine, NS2-04-15) Current Students, Public

Professor Magnus Wiktorsson

Head of department for Production Engineering

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

This seminar will be chaired by Prof Yeong Wai Yee.

Seminar Abstract

Modern manufacturing has a need of moving towards sustainable and highly adaptable operations. Leveraging recent advances in digitalization and data-driven methods, this seminar outlines how production logistics can become a central enabler for a dynamic, circular, and resilient manufacturing paradigm. Starting in recent research at KTH — including data-driven internal logistics, digital twins, real-time visibility of material flows, and smart production logistics with machine-learning and IoT — it is argued that logistics must evolve from a support function to a strategic core. This will allow manufacturers to handle variant-rich product mixes, uncertain supply, and rapid reconfiguration of production while minimizing waste and environmental impact. The seminar expands to recent Swedish national initiatives for value-oriented manufacturing — building a foundation for circularity, resource efficiency, and responsiveness in future production systems.

Speaker's Biography 


Dr Magnus Wiktorsson is Professor of production logistics and Head of department for Production Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has a professional background with experience from business, government and universities. After a MSc in 1995 and a PhD degree in 2000 at KTH, he worked as a consultant and at governmental agencies for 10 years, followed by the recent 15 years in academia.

His research interest concerns data-driven description, management and prediction of production logistic systems within the manufacturing industry, based on a strong systemic and mathematical interest. He has authored the textbook “Sustainable Manufacturing” and numerous book chapters and papers, and at KTH he teaches BSc and MSc students in production planning, sustainable manufacturing and production logistics-related courses. He has a strong engagement in national research programs and has led an extensive number of research projects on national, EU and international levels in collaboration with industrial and academic partners.

 

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