Search for dissertations about: "Support tools"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1057 swedish dissertations containing the words Support tools.

  2. 1. Designing tools forconviviality : A design led exploration of ParticipatoryActivity Mapping

    Author : Fredrik Sandberg; Sara Ilstedt; Bo Westerlund; Stefan Holmlid; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Convivial tool; design tools; service design; participatory design; space in between; heterogeneous; participatory activity mapping; absent; othering;

    Abstract : This thesis is a report of research work that contributes to the understandingof so-called convivial tools. It does this by describing how small enterprisesuse Participatory Activity Mapping as an approach to changing, as well ascaring about, people and the things that hold their work situations together. READ MORE

  4. 2. Integration of Design for Environment in the vehicle manufacturing industry in Sweden : Focus on practices and tools

    Author : Sofia Poulikidou; Anna Björklund; Per Wennhage; Sara Tyskeng; Mattias Lindahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Design for Environment DfE ; ecodesign; vehicle design; DfE tools; ecodesign tools; product development; integrated product development;

    Abstract : Design for Environment (DfE) promotes the systematic consideration of environmental aspects during product design and development. Despite the maturity of concepts and tools in literature, efficient implementation in industries is reported to be low. READ MORE

  5. 3. Developing decision-support tools for evaluation of manufacturing reshoring decisions

    Author : Movin Sequeira; Per Hilletofth; David Eriksson; Rudrajeet Pal; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Manufacturing reshoring; decision-making; support tools; fuzzy logic; AHP; Produktion; reshoring; beslutsstödverktyg; fuzzy logik; AHP;

    Abstract : During last three decades, companies have offshored their manufacturing activities across international borders in order to pursue lower manufacturing costs. Despite having accomplished their purpose, companies have also suffered from issues, especially poor quality of products and a poor response to customer demand. READ MORE

  6. 4. Aircraft scheduled maintenance programme development : decision support methodologies and tools

    Author : Alireza Ahmadi; Ajit Kumar Verma; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

    Abstract : The air transport business is large in its operations, integrated, automated and complex. Air carriers are constantly striving to achieve high standards of safety and simultaneously to attain an increased level of availability performance at minimal cost. READ MORE

  7. 5. Affordances and Constraints of Intelligent Decision Support for Military Command and Control : Three Case Studies of Support Systems

    Author : Ola Leifler; Henrik Eriksson; Patrick Lambrix; Bartel Van de Walle; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Decision Support; planning; machine learning; information management; Command and Control; Computer science; Datalogi;

    Abstract : Researchers in military command and control (C2) have for several decades sought to help commanders by introducing automated, intelligent decision support systems. These systems are still not widely used, however, and some researchers argue that this may be due to those problems that are inherent in the relationship between the affordances of technology and the requirements by the specific contexts of work in military C2. READ MORE