Product-Service Systems (PSS) raise interesting opportunities for the manufacturing firm as
the function is provided to meet customer needs rather than the physical hardware itself …

In production of automotive components, control-measuring is an important activity to assure
that geometries meet expected tolerances. This is done via randomly taking parts out of …

Next generation jet engine technologies are typically driven by performance, value and
environmental challenges, and appropriate technologies are developed in international …

Product development as a field of practice and research has significantly changed due to the
general trends of globalization changing the enterprise landscapes in which products are …

Abstract Total Offers, Functional Products, and Integrated Product Service Engineering
reflect a shift toward service offers from manufacturing industry captured within the term …

An increased competition on the product development market pushes the industry to
continually improve product quality and reduce product cost. There is also a trend towards …

In the aero space industry, design for manufacturing promotes machining predictions using
finite element analysis during design. Today design and computational engineers often are …

The manufacturing industry applies approaches in early development stages, ie product
design, that heavily relies on computer support. The concept of Knowledge Based …

This research has carried out in cooperation between Luleå University of Technology and
Volvo Aero within the ProViking THINK project. I am deeply grateful for having had support …

Abstract Product-Service Systems (PSS) or, life-cycle offerings, is a challenge for knowledge
sharing within manufacturing industry due to an integration of intangible (tacit) and tangible …