Blog - Product Development Research Lab

Keynote by Professor Michael Kokkolaras

2:08PM Sep 21, 2018
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Keynote by Professor Michael Kokkolaras: The supporting role of numerical optimization for decision-making in simulation-based engineering design When: 10:00 Monday 22nd October 2018 Where: J1610 Description: Computational modeling has enabled accelerated the assessment of engineering design alternatives. At the same time, the increasing complexity of such models and the required multidisciplinary analyses has maintained, if […]

Pedagogiska medel till Marco och Madeleine!

10:53AM Sep 19, 2018
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För första gången, har det i år varit möjligt att ansöka om pedagogiska medel för att delta i en nationell- eller internationell högskolepedagogisk konferens. Ett av kraven för att söka dessa medel är att ha presenterat sitt bidrag på Lärarlärdom 2018. En speciellt utsedd bedömargrupp har nu beviljat bidrag. Från PDRL så fick Marco och […]

Kicking off a new year of Global student innovation

11:37AM Sep 14, 2018
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On Saturday September 22 we will kick off a new year of global student innovation projects. Students will be invited to a day of exploring how new tech can address tomorrow’s challenges, all under the coaching and guiding of researchers from the Product Development Research Lab. This is also a kick off for the Stanford ME310 Global Design Innovation project.

At the origins of Product Service Systems: Supporting the concept assessment with the Engineering Value Assessment method

5:27PM Sep 13, 2018
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ABSTRACT In recent years, the economic circumstances spur many companies inchanging their traditional product-oriented value proposition toward a more customisedand sustainable offer referredas Product-Service Systems(PSS). The main advantages of the new solutions are related to their customisationwhich cangrant an improved customer experience. However, while pursuing greater differentiation from competitors and ‘locking-in’ customers and ‘locking-out’ competitors, […]

PSS cost engineering: A model-based approach for concept design

10:58AM Sep 13, 2018
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ABSTRACT Manufacturing companies are increasingly moving toward delivering combinations of products and services to provide higher value to their customers. The development of such Product Service Systems (PSS) escalates in complexity when several products developed by different suppliers need to be integrated into a unique system. For first tier suppliers, it is a great challenge […]

Volvo Ocean Race event with VCE Scaled Site

12:48PM Sep 12, 2018
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Centered around the idyllic backdrop of Newport, Rhode Island, Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE) was presenting a testament to their dedication towards the advancement of the construction industry. Over two days clients, customers and employees of VCE were exposed to tangible examples of how the company is continuing to be an innovation leader. VCE is […]

Problems when creating inter-organisational innovation teams

11:19PM Sep 10, 2018
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ABSTRACT This research aims to gain knowledge on how inter-organisational collaborative innovation and research projects can be initiated through a systematic workshop series. A series of workshops was planned and executed by an intermediator organisation. Sixteen participants representing academia, industry, and funding institutions were invited with the goal of initiating collaborative innovation or research projects. […]

The innovation facilitator: characteristics and importance for innovation teams

11:13PM Sep 10, 2018
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ABSTRACT This research develops the understanding of the innovation facilitator’s (facilitator) role in terms of inexperienced innovation teams in an industrial context. Qualitative data was collected from three X-functional innovation teams’ members and their sponsor to identify the requirements for a facilitator. Forty characteristics were identified and charted in an innovation process. Significant findings, contributing […]

Data Visualization in Conceptual Design: Developing a Prototype to Support Decision Making

10:56PM Sep 10, 2018
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ABSTRACT In recent years, data visualization has received a lot of attention and widely applicate in many areas. Data is a treasure, a lot of valuable information hidden inside. While visualizing the hidden information concisely and intuitively is a critical task. In this paper, we explore how data visualization could support conceptual design. A specific […]

The decision theater, transforming data into knowledge in conceptual design

10:51AM Sep 06, 2018
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One success factor in engineering design is the ability to make effective and risk-managed decisions in a timely manner. Rarely is a single person sufficient to resolve today’s complex, connected issues. Rather, a group of stakeholders possessing required expert knowledge needs to be enrolled as these issues normally requires a wide variety of expert competences, […]