Search for dissertations about: "Equivocality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Equivocality.

2. 1. The fuzzy front end of product innovation processes : the influence of uncertainty, equivocality, and dissonance in social processes of evolving product concepts

   Author : Sven Andersson; Helén Anderson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Redovisning och styrning; Accounting and Control;

   Abstract : Developing new products is essential for the long-term survival of companies. The fuzzy front end (FFE) is the first phase in the product innovation process and is considered an important determinant for successful product innovation. This thesis addresses the social process in which individuals evolve a product concept in the fuzzy front end. READ MORE

4. 2. Addressing client uncertainty : a Swedish property owners' perspective on industrialised timber framed housing and property

   Author : Erika Levander; Jan Bröchner; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

   Abstract : Construction clients have the position to continuously improve new-built from a life cycle perspective. Furthermore, they can contribute to advancement and improved competition in construction by putting more explicit and distinct requirements and by a willingness to try new, non-local contractors and new construction methods (Statskontoret 2009). READ MORE

5. 3. Overcoming organizational lock-in in decision-making : Construction clients facing innovation

   Author : Erika Hedgren; Suvi Nenonen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

   Abstract : The role of clients in construction innovation is receiving increasingresearch attention due to their perceived tendencies to adhere to conventional practices preserving the status-quo. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of construction client organizations’ behaviour that affects their ability to overcome organizational lock-in in their new-build decision-making processes, and thus their ability to adopt innovation. READ MORE

6. 4. Supporting Decision-Making in the Design of Production Systems : A Discrete Event Simulation perspective

   Author : Erik Flores-García; Jessica Bruch; Magnus Wiktorsson; Mats Jackson; Thomas Ditlev Brunø; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; production system design; Discrete Event Simulation; process innovation; decision-making; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : Manufacturing companies are introducing process innovations, namely new production processes or technologies, to achieve increased competitiveness. Production systems design can ensure the fulfillment of process innovations. READ MORE

7. 5. Management of the industrialisation process in distributed geographical and organisational contexts

   Author : Paraskeva Wlazlak; Glenn Johansson; Kristina Säfsten; Sofia Ritzén; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; new product development; industrialisation; distribution; integration; research and development; manufacturing; produktutveckling; distribuerad; industrialisering; integration; FoU; tillverkning;

   Abstract : Management of new product development (NPD) is one of the most critical capabilities of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The industrialisation process plays a major role in NPD, where the final verification of the product and production system takes place. READ MORE