ABSTRACT In PSS design, hardware and service developers often have different objectives. Lacking to communicate and negotiate them across boundaries might lead to solutions unable to generate market shares and long-term profitability. This paper aims to contribute to the definition of ‘boundary objects’ that facilitate the sharing of knowledge between members of cross-functional teams engaged […]
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Most of us are becoming familiar with the concept of car sharing: why do you need to buy your own car when you can rent it, just when you need it? This is not only good for your pocket, but provides significant environmental benefits too. Collaborative consumptions patterns are becoming everyday more popular, so are […]
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From May 16th to May 19th Alessandro Bertoni has represented PDRL at the 14th International DESIGN conference in Cavtat, Croatia. More than 300 participants from more than 30 countries have attended this biannual event gathering researchers and industrial practitioners worldwide to reach and share the current state-of-the-art of design research and practices. PDRL contribution consisted […]
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Hur utvecklar man en robot som kan utföra komplexa uppgifter under delvis okända förutsättningar? Detta var grundproblemet i kursen MT1458, en projektkurs för andraårstudenterna i maskinteknik.
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ABSTRACT In recent times a service-dominant logic is permeating the design of complex systems. However, in spite of their appeal, initiatives such as Product Service Systems (PSS) have not become mainstream, and methods are lacking to support this transition. This paper argues that methodological guidance, as well as tools for decision support, may be found […]
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ABSTRACT Nowadays, it is a great challenge to understand what models shall be used to iteratively translate customer desires into terms that are meaningful for engineering design decision-making. This paper proposes a framework illustrating the iterative evolution of model-based enablers for value during conceptual system design. The framework is developed from the analysis of four […]
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Aktiviteter är nu i full fart inom ERUF-projektet “Social Inkludering och Tillväxt i Blekinge”. I höst ska studenter inom kursen “Värdeinnovation” arbeta med arbetsintegrerade sociala företag för att etablera och/eller vidareutveckla hållbara affärsidéer. Projektet ledas av Coompanion Blekinge och engagerar bland annat Karlskrona, Karlshamn och Ronneby kommun, Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan samt KFH Karlskrona Företags- och Hantverksförening. […]
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Syftet är att starta en inkubator för arbetsintegrerande sociala företag i Blekinge
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”May the force be with you!”. Well, not exactly what you expect as closing line of a PhD defense. Still, it mirrors very well Massimo Panarotto’s energetic presentation this morning at Blekinge Institute of Technology. “A Model-Based Methodology for Value Assessment in Conceptual Design” is the title of Massimo’s research work. It deals with the complex matter […]
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Aircraft engines are complex systems built by modules and components whose perfect coordination grants the safety and the performances of any aircraft. Bringing innovation in such a system is a complex and critical task that needs to be enabled by the right methods and technologies. The capability of virtually testing new ideas instead of recurring […]
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