Our paper refers to an industrial practice based on an integrated theoretical framework of design, CK design theory (Hatchuel and Weil, 2002, Hatchuel and Weil, 2003, Hatchuel and Weil, 2008), to support people in management of innovation fields. This study is based on an empirical case in a new...

Discusses the derivation of current changeover improvement methodologies from the work of the Japanese engineer/consultant Shigeo Shingo. Argues that under the interpretation and widespread adoption of the single minute exchange of dies (SMED) philosophy, substantive design‐based solutions are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current research and development status and future directions of context‐aware systems (CAS) in the aerospace industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applies a layered framework to analyse the current status of research and...