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Enhancing Integrative Product And Production System Development: 42 Improvement Measures
Disselkamp, Jan-Philipp; Schütte, Ben; Seidenberg, Tobias; Kattenstroth, Fiona; Lick, Jonas; Tülp, Benjamin; Koldewey, Christian; Dumitrescu, Roman
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Year:
2026
Editor:
Juuti, T.; Karhunen, V; Vanhatalo, M.; Lehtonen, T.;Kopra, M-J.
Author:
Disselkamp, Jan-Philipp; Schütte, Ben; Seidenberg, Tobias; Kattenstroth, Fiona; Lick, Jonas; Tülp, Benjamin; Koldewey, Christian; Dumitrescu, Roman
Series:
NordDESIGN
Institution:
Fraunhofer IEM, Germany; Paderborn University, Germany
Page(s):
564-573
DOI number:
ISBN:
978-1-912254-21-7
ISSN:
NA
Abstract:
Global cost pressure and increasing competition require manufacturing companies to rethink how their systems are designed and engineered. Cross-functional collaboration between product development and production system development offers significant cost-saving potential, while emerging technologies such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital collaboration tools enable new forms of integration. However, despite their technical promise, studies show that integrative product and production system development (IPP) is still rarely implemented in practice, often due to technical, organizational, and cultural challenges. Addressing this gap, this paper presents a systematic literature review that identifies actionable recommendations for improving IPP in complex engineering contexts. In total, 42 improvement measures are derived and structured, including not only technological enablers but also collaborative practices and organizational aspects. The findings provide an overview and recommendations that support organizations in systematically improving IPP adoption and exploiting technological and organizational integration potentials.
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