Yearly Archives: 2018

Beslutsstödsmiljö för produktutveckling

En liten glimt in i den beslutsstödsmiljö för produktutvecklande företag som utvecklas inom forskningsprojektet “model driven development and decision support” tillsammans med våra forskningspartners. Förmåga att redan i konceptfasen, innan man bygger produkterna, kunna förstå kostnad, värde samt miljöpotential mm över hela livscykeln skapar enorma möjligheter att prova olika scenarios och lösningar. Videovägg och touchscreen […]

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Value Innovation projects 2018

The 2018 edition of the MT2554 Value innovation course featured a total of 8 projects in collaboration with 5 company partners. The course is offered to students in the Master Programme of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Economy. It builds on the Design Thinking Methodology and gives participants the opportunity to experience the development of new products […]

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Most Influential Qualities in Creating Satisfaction Among the Users of Health Information Systems: Study in Seven European Union Countries

ABSTRACT Background: Several models suggest how the qualities of a product or service influence user satisfaction. Models such as the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and Delone and McLean Information Systems Success demonstrate those relations and have been used in the context of health information systems. Objective: This study aimed to investigate which qualities […]

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Enhancing partnership between humans and vehicles in the connected society

Enhancing the partnership between humans and vehicles in the connected society is the  prompt for this year’s project in ME310. Automation, electrification and connectivity is changing our society. Volvo Group with Trucks, Buses and Construction Equipment are working with different and increased levels of these capabilities. With these changes, they want to understand how professional […]

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Congratulation to Jojje and Sebastian! Awarded for excellent master thesis contribution

Jojje Sundblad and Sebastian Tuma Fischer have been awarded for the excellent quality of their master thesis, run in collaboration with PDRL research partner Dynapac. Jojje and Sebastian have received the award together with a 25.000 sek scholarship in the yearly event sponsored by Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan at BTH. Their work has been selected among 68 […]

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Exjobb gav två nya jobb på Evomatic

– Vårt fokus var först och främst att göra ett bra exjobb, men visst fanns förhoppningen om en anställning på sikt. Nu hade vi flyt att det blev så direkt efter exjobbet, berättar Alexander Boneck, som tillsammans med Jint Van Reeden gjorde sitt exjobb på Evomatic under våren 2018. Sharing       

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Shaping products: Differences between expert and novice industrial designers

ABSTRACT The process of shaping a product’s visual appearance is crucial in determining consumer response. However, extant research on the nature of expertise in this process is scarce. Specifically, there is absence of studies investigating differences between how expert and novice industrial designers use information in this process. This research, using think aloud method, compared […]

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