Ainhoa Goienetxea
Senior Lecturer in Production Engineering
School of Engineering Science
Room PA210C
Research interest
My research interest is mainly but not limited to the following fields: process improvement, innovation, decision support, Lean, Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and Multi-Objective Optimization for healthcare and manufacturing systems.
Research projects
I am/have been involved in the following research projects:
- 2018-2019 God och nära vård en primärvårdsreform
- 2017-2018 Produktion av nästa generations drivlinor i Sverige (Production of next generation drivlines in Sweden)
- 2012-2016 SimMOLN: Simulation-based Multi-objective Optimization for Lean production and logistic Networks
- 2011-2015 Emergency Department and Operation Theatres Modelling and Optimization
- 2012-2016 EASY: Energy-Aware Feeding Systems
- 2009-2011 LLA: Lean Learning Academy
Courses
I am/have been involved as lecturer and/or course responsible in the following courses:
- 2019 Possibilities and benefits of simulation for decision support, 4hp, VP724A
- 2019 Sustainable development and innovation, 6hp, VP715A
- 2011-2012 Methods Engineering, 7,5hp, AU512G
- 2012 Manufacturing and production technology, 7,5hp, AU116G
I am/have been the examiner of the following courses:
- 2019 Engineering project II, 9hp, PR309G
- 2019 Industrial project management for automation engineering, 7.5hp, PR301G
- 2019 Production and flow simulation for technicians, 6hp, PR016G
- 2019 Production and logistic simulation I, 3hp, PR311G
Additionally, I have supervised several final year projects in bachelor and master programmes.
Other responsibilities
- 2015 and 2017 Member of the Steering committee for research education
- 2015-2017 Member of the Ph.D. student council
- 2011-2016 Coordination of Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus engineering students coming from spanish-speaking countries.
- 2011-2016 Coordination of the relationship with Spanish universities within the engineering field.
Education
Research
Publications
Projects
2024
Towards Sustainable Good Health and Well-being: The Role of Health Literacy
2024. Chapter in book.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61810-9_6
2023
Journal of Simulation
2023. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2023.2232768
2022
Education of the Future: Learnings and Experiences from Offering Education to Industry Professionals
SPS2022: Proceedings of the 10th Swedish Production Symposium
2022. Conference paper.
https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE220185
2021
Operational Research Society 10th Simulation Workshop, SW 2021: Proceedings
2021. Conference paper.
https://doi.org/10.36819/SW21.012
2020
International Journal of Production Research
2020. Article, review.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1643512
2019
2019. Doctoral thesis.
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, Gothenburg, December 9-12, 2018
2019. Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2018.8632403
2018
Bringing together Lean, simulation and optimization in a framework for system design and improvement
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, Gothenburg, 9-12 December, 2018
2018. Conference paper, oral presentation with abstract.
Procedia Manufacturing
2018. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2018.06.097
2017
2016
2015
2014
2012
2011
2009
Ongoing projects
Digital tools for emergency care – opportunities and challenges for patients and personnel
The project studies the effect of digitisation in an emergency department from multiple perspectives. The project will map how patients find their way to the emergency department in different ways, and will investigate how the introduction of new digital solutions impacts patients and staff.
October 2023 - September 2031 DHEARStrategy Network City Skaraborg – step 1
Skaraborg needs to transition to meet the welfare challenge, the industrial transformation, and the goal of a more sustainable development. Achieving this requires many different efforts that many different actors also carry out at various levels in a complex puzzle. The "Network City Skaraborg" strategy contains proposals on how this can be achieved.
October 2024 - June 2025 Informatics,Organising for Sustainable Development,Virtual EngineeringWISER - Skills development in the technologies of the future
Digitization is going at a furious pace and if Sweden is to maintain its competitiveness, we must introduce new knowledge into people. During the years 2021-2025, the WISER project will do just that. Among other things, the project will create competence-enhancing initiatives in the technologies of the future, organizational development and leadership.
April 2021 - March 2025 Virtual EngineeringWISER - Skills development in the technologies of the future
Digitization is going at a furious pace and if Sweden is to maintain its competitiveness, we must introduce new knowledge into people. During the years 2021-2025, the WISER project will do just that. Among other things, the project will create competence-enhancing initiatives in the technologies of the future, organizational development and leadership.
April 2021 - March 2025 Virtual EngineeringThe future healthcare system in the region of Västra Götaland
The project will focus on strengthening the implementation of the transformation of health care. The aim is to use quantitative calculations, alternative scenarios and simulations to describe how skill needs, supply and delivery of healthcare in the Västra Götaland region (VGR) may change up to 2040, both as a result of external environmental factors such as demographic pressure, medical development and the internal improvement work.
March 2024 - November 2024 Informatics,Virtual EngineeringFinished projects
The Virtual Factory
Production is becoming increasingly complex and the industry has a great need for development as a result of the demands on digitalisation, sustainability and competence increasing. At the same time, there is research results that contribute to faster development, but far too few with the skills to drive the implementation. The purpose of the competence development project Virtual Factory has been to minimize this gap.
March 2018 - December 2020 Virtual Engineering