Auf den Punkt * Die digitale Fertigung bietet vielfaltige Chancen für Handwerksbetriebe und Designunternehmen, mit innovativen Produkten und Dienstleistungen auf veränderte Kundenanforderungen zu reagieren und sich wettbewerbsfähig im Markt zu positionieren. * Die Ausschöpfung der Potenziale...

"This book provides an overview of how the movement towards implementing a new building safety regime has unfolded over the last three years and details what still needs to be done if residents are to feel safe and be safe in their own homes."

Introduction : understanding offshore construction -- Tendering and negotiating contracts -- Design risk -- Scope of work and interpretation of contracts -- Subcontracting -- Changes to the work -- Defects -- Delay -- Intellectual property rights -- Acceptance and delivery -- Indemnity and...

"Design for Global Challenges and Goals charts the developments, opportunities and challenges for design research in addressing global challenges facing the developing world, focusing on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The book explores the role design and social responsibility play in...

Tim Nießer widmet sich in diesem Buch kostenbezogenen Vorgaben für die Konstruktion von Produkten, die für den anonymen Absatzmarkt hergestellt werden, wobei diese Vorgaben insbesondere der daraus resultierenden Risikosituation Rechnung tragen sollen. Als Ergebnis präsentiert er ein auf...

Disruptive and radical innovations can lead to achieving a competitive edge in technology, design engineering, and entrepreneurship. Likewise, entrepreneurship can encourage more innovation. This article highlights the inter-relationships between these forces and how one can inform and action...

Disruptive and radical innovations can lead to achieving a competitive edge in technology, design engineering, and entrepreneurship. Likewise, entrepreneurship can encourage more innovation. This article highlights the inter-relationships between these forces and how one can inform and action...

Benedikt S. Höckmayr explores the unique characteristics of service systems in the digital age and provides generalizable guidelines for engineering these complex entities. The author contributes towards understanding the socio-technical mechanisms that lead to according novel digitally enabled...

We use detailed case studies of 31 innovation outsourcing projects at Siemens to develop grounded theory on (1) selection criteria for external technology providers, and (2) operational project management success factors in the collaboration with providers. We compare five types of providers:...

This book explores the application of Design Thinking in the automotive industry in order to explain which factors influence the innovativeness of Design Thinking teams. Seeking for innovation leadership, automotive manufacturers apply Design Thinking to enhance their competitiveness with...

It is becoming increasingly common to involve external technology providers in developing new technologies and new products. Two important phases involved in working with technology vendors are vendor selection and vendor management. Since for both steps theory development of key decision...

Статья посвящена проблемам повышения конкурентоспособности научно-промышленного комплекса в условиях транзитивной экономики. Обоснована актуальность...

I show how the coherence/correspondence distinction can inform the conversation about decision methods for engineering design. Some engineers argue for the application of multi-attribute utility theory while others argue for what they call heuristics. To clarify the differences among methods, I...

"Building services engineering design requires technical skills to ensure that the systems are safe, compliant with legislative requirements and good practices and are coordinated with the needs of the other design and construction team professionals. Design management is the business side of...