Search for dissertations about: "Integrated Product Service Offerings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Integrated Product Service Offerings.

2. 1. Integrated Product Service Offerings for Rail and Road Infrastructure : Reviewing Applicability in Sweden

   Author : Sofia Lingegård; Mattias Lindahl; Niclas Svensson; Daniel Brissaud; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Integrated Product Service Offerings; Product Service Systems; long-term contracts; risk; life-cycle perspective; resource-efficiency;

   Abstract : This research aims to explore and propose a more effective management of rail and road infrastructure and the possibility of a more resource-efficient road and rail infrastructure by applying business models based on performance and a life-cycle perspective.There is a lack of efficiency in the Swedish rail and road infrastructure industries - at the same time as the availability of the rail tracks and roads is essential. READ MORE

4. 2. Integrated Product Service Offerings for Rail Infrastructure : Potential Benefits and Challenges

   Author : Sofia Lingegård; Mattias Lindahl; Niclas Svensson; Rajkumar Roy; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : Large amounts of different materials are used when building and maintaining railway infrastructure, and the environmental impacts from the upstream production stages are significant. Industry’s motivation to innovate is low, new products or methods are rarely used, and the lowest price is the main driver for selecting a tender. READ MORE

5. 3. Managerial Challenges in the Development of Integrated Solutions

   Author : Siri Jagstedt; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; servitization; managerial challenges; Integrated solutions; solutions development; product-service offerings; integration;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate managerial challenges related to the development of integrated solutions. This purpose is in line with a trend towards moving into solution provision in manufacturing, and the complexity that arises in the development of so called integrated solutions compared to the development of physical products. READ MORE

6. 4. Integrated Solutions in the Capital Goods Sector : Exploring innovation, service and network perspectives

   Author : Charlotta Windahl; Christian Berggren; Nicolette Lakemond Ebbers; Andrew Davies; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Integrated solutions; Innovation; Capital goods; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : With varying degrees of success, a number of firms in the capital goods sector are experimenting with different ‘integrated solutions’ initiatives. Integrated solutions include product innovations which enable increased process control that allows the optimisation of the customers’ processes, as well as business innovations which change the firms’ business models and customer approach. READ MORE

7. 5. Functional product development : an explorative view

   Author : Åsa Ericson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Funktionella produkter; Functional Product Development; Computer Aided Design; Datorstödd maskinkonstruktion;

   Abstract : Embodied in the concept of functional products is a shift in view for manufacturing companies as providers of physical artefacts to service providers. Furthermore, differentiation by offering added value, increased commitment towards customers, life-cycle commitment for the physical artefact and close collaboration between manufacturing companies are characteristics of the concept of functional products. READ MORE