These days, manufacturers need to improve both their products and services, as well as
their technological base to achieve a more sustainable value proposition, to become more …

With the advances in CAD technology, it has been increasingly convenient to model product
shapes digitally. For example, in a feature-based parametric CAD system, the product shape …

The objective of this paper is to explore what challenges exist when setting requirements for
an Integrated Product Service Offering (IPSO). An IPSO, sometimes called Product Service …

There is a trending transition for companies from offering products to solutions in order to
fulfill better customer needs and to reduce environmental impact by eg dematerialization …

The evolution from mass-produced to mass-customized and even personalized products,
services, and product-service bundles leads to increasing complexity of operations …

Purpose This research analyses challenges faced by users at various levels in planning and
designing participatory simulation models of cities. It aims to identify issues that hinder …

Stakeholders in sugar supply chains face challenges to identify strengths and weaknesses,
as well as opportunities and capabilities of all collaborating stakeholders. This paper …

A truly global market characterized by aggressive competition on a global scale and rapid
changes in process technology requires creating production systems that are easy to …

Abstract Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are not only essential during manufacturing
operations. Also during the development phases of product and manufacturing system …

Managing the complexity of modern systems is a current challenge involving all the phases
of a system development process. Complex systems also mean a great number of …