Search for dissertations about: "product internal organisation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words product internal organisation.
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1. On Integrated Product Architectures: Representation, modelling and evaluation
Abstract : Continued growth in the commercial aerospace industry makes aircraft manufacturers look for low maintenance, fuel efficient airplanes and aircraft engines are an important factor in the maintenance and fuel costs. The drive for operating cost reduction leads to innovative engine architectures that can place very different requirements on supplier provided components. READ MORE
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2. Concept decisions in product development process
Abstract : Successful concept decisions are crucial for product development organisations. Failure in theconcept decision-making process means costly rework, requiring resources that could havebeen spent on innovative work with new products instead. This licentiate thesis tackles theconcept decision-making process and how to improve it. READ MORE
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3. Design of Product-Service Systems in SMEs : Exploring challenges and the influence of firm characteristics
Abstract : The manufacturing industry is essential in the transition towards a Circular Economy and a more sustainable society. One way manufacturing companies can become more sustainable and contribute to a resource-efficient society is by offering Product-Service Systems (PSS). READ MORE
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4. Externa integration and the need for manufacturing competence
Abstract : For a number of years, manufacturers have increasingly focused on their perceived core competencies and outsourced activities not seen as such. In doing so there are an increasing number of competencies that fall outside the ‘core’ domain but are nonetheless required for effective product and process development. READ MORE
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5. Designing R&D organisations in process industry : essays on context, process, and structure
Abstract : This doctoral thesis reports on a research project in R&D organisational design carried out at Promote - the Centre for Management of Innovation and Technology in Process Industry. The thesis itself consists of six appended papers and an extended summary covering the background of the project, the theoretical frameworks and methodologies used in studying R&D organisations in process industry, as well as a discussion of the research findings. READ MORE