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2. 1. Product Lifecycle Management – Architectural and Organisational Perspectives

   Author : Dag Henrik Bergsjö; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Organization Development; Information Technology; Business Improvement; PLM; Product Data Management; Information Management; Product Lifecycle Management; SOA;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with focus on architectural and organisational perspectives. The increased complexity in industry regarding processes, IT systems and organisation makes it difficult to manage product information from several and traditionally different engineering fields. READ MORE

4. 2. Software Process Improvement Framework

   Author : Natalja Nikitina; Mira Kajko-Mattsson; Pekka Abrahamsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : software process; process improvement; SPI; software method adoption; organizational change; change management; organizational aspects; social aspects; managerial aspects; SPI success factors; SPI checklist; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

   Abstract : Many software development organizations today are keen on improving their software development processes in order to develop software products faster, cheaper or better. For that reason, Software Process Improvement (SPI) has received significant attention from the research community over the last few decades. READ MORE

5. 3. Managing management innovations: Contextual complexity and the pursuit of improvements in healthcare

   Author : Christian Colldén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; complexity; action research; quality management; value-based health care; learning health systems; healthcare management; logics; psychiatry; quality improvement; management innovations; value configurations;

   Abstract : In a context characterised by complexity and conflicting demands, healthcare managers at a meso-level struggle to pursue improvements in the quality and efficiency of care operations. An influential approach on how to pursue improvements is quality management (QM). READ MORE

6. 4. Sustainability of Social Housing in the Urban Tropics: A Holistic Development Process for Bamboo-Based Construction

   Author : Corinna Salzer; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Philippines; Sustainability assessment of buildings; Social housing; Life Cycle Assessment; Bamboo; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Disaster Risk Reduction; Technology Development;

   Abstract : This thesis is motivated by a tremendous need for more inclusive, sustainable and disaster resistant social housing in rapidly developing countries such as the Philippines. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda name the use of local raw materials as one area for action. READ MORE

7. 5. Perspectives on Manufacturing Development - Discontinuous Change and Continuous Improvement

   Author : Anders Berger; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; change theory; performance; Continuous Improvement; large-scale renewal; practice; balance; multifunctional work groups; discontinuous change; Sweden; manufacturing development;

   Abstract : The dissertation deals with the management of planned change and development efforts in manufacturing environments. Two models for improving and sustaining operational performance (technical, economic and social) are presented: the discontinuous change model and the continuous improvement model. READ MORE