Senior Research Scientist at Dept. of Technology Management in SINTEF Digital, within the research group Industrial Value Creation.
I conduct research on operations management and production logistics. My research interests include mass customization, lean production, supply chain management, and new business models. In collaboration with industry, I work to enhance productivity, support circular solutions, and enable the smart use of digitalization in industrial production systems.
Education
Master of Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Dept. of Industrial Economics & Technology Management (1999-2004).
Erasmus exchange student (part of M.Sc.) at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain (2002-2003).
PhD at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Dept. of Industrial Economics & Technology Management (2020-2026, ongoing).
PhD-project: Solution space development: A dynamic capability view of variety management in mass customization
Competence and research areas
Operations management, mass customization, Engineer-To-Order (ETO), business models, circularity, reverse logistics, digital product passports, production logistics, flow, layout, lean, continuous improvement.
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ottar-bakaas
ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ottar-Bakas
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-3241
