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ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION DURING THE FUZZY FRONT END OF INNOVATION – STATE OF USE OF TOOLS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY

Val-Jauregi, E.; Justel, D.; Beitia, A. // 2008
This paper presents the state of use of different Tools, Methods and Techniques (TM&T) for environmental information acquisition during the Fuzzy Front End of innovation (FFE) in the Basque Country. ...

ERROR IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS: TOWARDS A COGNITIVE MODEL

Safin, S.; Leclercq, P.; Blavier, A. // 2008
In architectural design process, the human error has a particular status. The later it is detected, the more expensive it is. Moreover, some errors can not be detected given the current state of the ...

Ethnography and Design

Rodgers, Paul; Anusas, Mike // 2008

EVALUATION AND RE-DESIGN METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Kondoh, S.; Mishima, N.; Hotta, Y.; Watari, K.; Kurita, T.; Masui, K. // 2008
To establish sustainable manufacturing, it is necessary to evaluate manufacturing quality. We have proposed a new product efficiency indicator; total performance indicator (TPI). In this paper, we ...

EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (NPDP)

Ferioli, M.; Roussel, B.; Renaud, J.; Truchot, P. // 2008
Innovation is incontestably one of the big responsible of companies' growth and a crucial element for competitiveness. It is proven that without a precise procedure, structured and based on ...

EXPERIENCE WITH CULTURAL INFLUENCES IN DISTRIBUTED GERMAN-CHINESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COOPERATIONS

Meyer-Eschenbach, A.; Gautam, V.; Wildung, W.; Schüler, P. // 2008
In international development cooperation, project members come from various countries and continents, from different cultures, educational backgrounds, and native languages. It is helpful to be aware ...

Extracting Meaning from User Research Data

Sachidanandam, Vignesh; Gill, Carolina // 2008

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE VULNERABILITY OF MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCT IMITATIONS

Petermann, M.; Meiwald, T.; Lindemann, U. // 2008
This paper describes the first step in a research project visioning towards an approach of “know-how protective product design“. Companies threatened or affected by product imitations increasingly ...

FEM MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ROTATIONAL SPEED INFLUENCE ON TOOTH CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION OF THIN-RIMMED GEARS WITH ASYMMETRIC WEB ARRANGEMENT

Vučković, K.; Ulbin, M.; Belšak, A. // 2008
Conventional procedures are limited to contact pressure calculation of a solid gear. The objective of the article is to use advanced engineering tools for a numeric calculation of tooth contact ...

FLEXIBLE SUSTAINABLE PROCESS INNOVATION: INTEGRAL BUILDING DESIGN METHODOLOGY

Zeiler, W.; Quanjel, E. // 2008
There is a growing awareness of sustainability that leads towards knowledge transfer and research between companies and the Dutch knowledge and research institutes within the building industry. The ...

FROM FUNCTION TO SOLUTION: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

Panetta, F.; Vigano, R. // 2008
Studies in design methods provide various procedural approaches to the design process. These methods are devoted to create a process able to aid the designer for finding suitable solutions of an ...

FROM WORKFLOW SPECIFICATION TO IMPLEMENTATION: AN INDUSTRIAL USE CASE

Aymar, Nkondo Dika A.; Ducellier, G.; Eynard, B.; Lafon, P.; Deneux, D. // 2008
In the domain of project management, PLM offers functionalities for enabling process definition and execution through the use of Workflow Management Systems (WMS). This paper presents the ...

Future Directions for Technology Education in Botswana: Challenges and Implications

Molwane, Olefile Bethuel; Ruele, Victor; Mwendapole, Chinandu // 2008

GAP AND FLUSH VISUALIZATION OF VIRTUAL NONIDEAL PROTOTYPES

Stoll, T.; Paetzold, K. // 2008
When a product is manufactured, it always has deviations from the ideal CAD-geometry. Therefore, tolerances are assigned to each part. In this paper a method is presented where a designer can ...

GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLEXIBLE PRODUCTS

Bischof, A.; Blessing, L. // 2008
Flexibility is often suggested as a useful approach for companies in fast changing environments to stay competitive. This flexibility does not only include flexible manufacturing systems, flexible ...

GUIDING TEAM SELECTION AND THE USE OF THE BELBIN APPROACH

Wasiak, J. O.; Newnes, L. B.; Mileham, A. R.; Hicks, B. J.; Outram, G. // 2008
A collection of successful individuals does not necessarily make a successful team. A comprehensive review of existing methods for forming teams was undertaken, identifying important aspects to ...

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