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Solding, Ellen. "Anger Management." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96492.
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Anger Management is a project challenging narratives of female anger, creating conditions for change through materialization and conversation. The project looks at how narratives of anger are used, as tools of power, to oppress and invalidate anger through pathologization and internalization. The project, which is done in collaboration with 7 women in Växjö ages 13 to 62, is situated within female practices such as care, crafting and gifting. Simultaneously it is protesting what these practices entail and are part of in terms of structural inequality by intervening in the materializations of feminized labour. In Anger Management household objects are hacked into weapons for anger used to manifest, repeat and relearn new ideas of what female expressions of anger can be. Through interviews, conversations, letters and newsletters new narratives of anger are explored over time in a space of collectivity and friendship. The project looks at the personal as political and is working with the metadesign terminology and methodology. The term anger blacksmith is coined and the project is formulated as being design for anger.
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Seehra, Gurinder. "Communication design management." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272178.
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Polyakov, Denis, and Willi Gründer. "Design Process Management." TUDpress - Verlag der Wissenschaften GmbH, 2012. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A29486.
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"Arbeitsabläufe werden in der Regel durch eine jahrzehntelange Praxis geprägt. Eine Vielzahl von individuellen Gewohnheiten und Aspekten bildet oft eine hermetische Abgrenzung gegenüber allen Versuchen, organisatorische Veränderungen herbeizuführen. Dies gilt in besonderem Maße für die Konstruktion. Die unvoreingenommene Betrachtung heutiger Konstruktionsabläufe lässt uns feststellen, dass der Arbeitsprozess an sich seit Anbeginn vor vielen tausend Jahren fast unverändert geblieben ist. Abgesehen von einer Reihe mehr oder weniger voneinander isolierter Computer-Aided Software-Tools, die den Konstrukteur bei der Modellierung, Simulation und Datenspeicherung unterstützen, bekommt er keine weiteren Hilfestellungen. Eine Ausnahme bilden hier automatisierte Verfahrensketten, die auf der Basis fest definierter Produktmodelle in parametrisierten Verfahren Fertigungsunterlagen automatisch erstellen können. Prozessorientiert sind auch neuere Benutzeroberflächen zur Kopplung von Simulationsanwendungen. Hiermit können Anwendungen über mehrere Softwareapplikationen hinweg geschaffen werden (ModelCenter, modeFrontier). Das Wissensmanagement hingegen ist so gut wie gar nicht in die Abläufe integriert, lässt man die Fülle der Freigabeprozeduren einmal außen vor."
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Polyakov, Denis, and Willi Gründer. "Design Process Management." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-228289.
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"Arbeitsabläufe werden in der Regel durch eine jahrzehntelange Praxis geprägt. Eine Vielzahl von individuellen Gewohnheiten und Aspekten bildet oft eine hermetische Abgrenzung gegenüber allen Versuchen, organisatorische Veränderungen herbeizuführen. Dies gilt in besonderem Maße für die Konstruktion. Die unvoreingenommene Betrachtung heutiger Konstruktionsabläufe lässt uns feststellen, dass der Arbeitsprozess an sich seit Anbeginn vor vielen tausend Jahren fast unverändert geblieben ist. Abgesehen von einer Reihe mehr oder weniger voneinander isolierter Computer-Aided Software-Tools, die den Konstrukteur bei der Modellierung, Simulation und Datenspeicherung unterstützen, bekommt er keine weiteren Hilfestellungen. Eine Ausnahme bilden hier automatisierte Verfahrensketten, die auf der Basis fest definierter Produktmodelle in parametrisierten Verfahren Fertigungsunterlagen automatisch erstellen können. Prozessorientiert sind auch neuere Benutzeroberflächen zur Kopplung von Simulationsanwendungen. Hiermit können Anwendungen über mehrere Softwareapplikationen hinweg geschaffen werden (ModelCenter, modeFrontier). Das Wissensmanagement hingegen ist so gut wie gar nicht in die Abläufe integriert, lässt man die Fülle der Freigabeprozeduren einmal außen vor."
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Kim, Bo Young. "Building a design team management model for effective corporate design management." Thesis, Brunel University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479438.
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Kestle, Linda. "Remote Site Design Management." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3579.
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The aim of this research was to develop and validate a conceptual design management model for international, collaborative remote site projects. In the last decade or so there has been an increasing number of remotely located and often environmentally sensitive sites becoming the focus for development work involving potential investors/entrepreneurs/stakeholders or government and non-government agencies. There were no previously documented empirical examples, nor theoretical models, for remote site design management. Projects on remote sites are frequently government funded, making the approval processes, and timelines for example, subject to political influence, which means that the projects are potentially more difficult to manage, at all levels of involvement. The conceptual model was developed in association with the development of a typology for remote sites, and an investigation of three previously completed eco-resort and Antarctic science projects located on environmentally sensitive world heritage sites. The model responded to and reflected the perceived need for a well-integrated management approach to remote site projects. The research aimed to also demonstrate the potential portability of the model, in terms of offering a basis for a relevant management framework for built environment projects, international scientific drilling projects and international humanitarian aid projects. Grounded theory and case-study methodology were adopted when developing the typology, the conceptual model and when validating the design management model, as it involved empirical enquiry that afforded investigation of the remote site design management phenomenon within a real-life contexts. Two main case studies were undertaken to test the model, one being an historical Antarctic Science Drilling Project and the other, a current UN Humanitarian Project in Sudan. The findings to date support the conceptual design management model as being relevant for not only non-profit and/or Humanitarian Aid projects in the Post-disaster Reconstruction context, but also for commercially based Antarctic Science projects. Subsequently, the model has also been applied to a Post-disaster Reconstruction project in Aceh managed by the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS).
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Uggla, Gabriel. "Pause — Stress Management." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171773.
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Stress affects us all more or less, but over the last decade people who suffer from severe stress and its symptomshas increased considerably. Women are especially affected, with absence from Swedish workplaces due tostress growing 370% between 2011—2019. As of 2020, stress is treated when we experience symptoms suchas anxiety, panic attacks or insomnia, but it is more sustainable to prevent stress than treating it in terms ofmoney, time, health and effort.Through collaboration with people affected by stress, psychiatrists & researchers specialized on stress, anddesigners from different disciplines, the topic of stress was explored and researched to create a conceptualsolution that could be able to help users manage their stress better.“Pause” is the result of this work. It is a conceptual product ecosystem consisiting of an application andwatch that facilitates monitoring and management of stress in day-to-day scenarios, in order to prevent andreduce stress.
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Allen, Shamon A. "Project Management in Instructional Design." Franklin University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1608218964814976.
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Chui, Mei-king, and 徐美琼. "Quality management on housing design and housing management." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43894768.
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Chui, Mei-king. "Quality management on housing design and housing management." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?
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Onder, Hulusi. "A Security Management System Design." Thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608515/index.pdf.
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This thesis analyzes the difficulties of managing the security of an enterprise network. The problem that this thesis study deals with is the central management of a large number and variety of services that provide organization-wide network and information security. This study addresses two problem areas: how to better manage the security of a network, and how to explain the security issues to upper management better.
The study proposes a Security Management System (SMS) to be used for network security management, monitoring and reporting purposes. The system is a custom made, central management solution, which combines the critical performance indicators of the security devices and presents the results via web pages.
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Visscher, Klaasjan. "Design methodology in management consulting." Enschede : University of Twente [Host], 2001. http://doc.utwente.nl/57172.
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Ates, Aylin. "Design, manufacture and engineering management." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501887.
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Haque, Mesbah 1972. "Intelligent parking management infrastructure design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8032.
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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 71).
This thesis discusses the different components required to build and design a prototype for the Intelligent Parking Management (IPM) infrastructure. Different aspects of the hardware and software components used to build the prototype is also discussed in the thesis along with discussion of business and marketing strategies for the viability of the solution for commercial use. A prototype solution was built using hardware and software components. The prototype was tested for real-time parking meter availability information for both general web customers and smart device users such as PDA with wireless access and Smart Phone mobile devices using 3G technologies. The tests were conducted in a controlled environment with simulation data for real parking meters. The IPM prototype solution infrastructure built was able to provide real-time parking information. The information was accessible via the Internet through standard browsers and 3G enable Smart Phones. The integration between the hardware and software components and the IPM infrastructure design prototype was enabled through various technologies such as Microsoft .NET platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Mobile Internet toolkit, DTS, ASP.NET and ADO.NET. The thesis discusses these technologies and their interconnectivity within the IPM infrastructure.
by Mesbah Haque.
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Serrano, David. "Constraint management in conceptual design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14689.
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Yao, Zhihui. "Constraint management for engineering design." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.627476.
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Owen, J. "Data management in engineering design." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/385838/.
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Engineering design involves the production of large volumes of data. These data are a sophisticated mix of high performance computational and experimental results, and must be managed, shared and distributed across worldwide networks. Given limited storage and networking bandwidth, but rapidly growing rates of data production, effective data management is becoming increasingly critical. Within the context of Airbus, a leading aerospace engineering company, this thesis bridges the gap between academia and industry in the management of engineering data. It explores the high performance computing (HPC) environment used in aerospace engineering design, about which little was previously known, and applies the findings to the specific problem of file system cleaning. The properties of Airbus HPC file systems show many similarities with other environments, such as workstations and academic or public HPC file systems, but there are also some notably unique characteristics. In this research study it was found that Airbusfile system volumes exhibit a greater disk usage by a smaller proportion of files than any other case, and a single file type accounts for 65% of the disk space but less than 1% of the files. The characteristics and retention requirements of this file type formed the basis of a new cleaning tool we have researched and deployed within Airbus that is cognizant of these properties, and yielded disk space savings of 21.1 TB (15.2%) and 37.5 TB (28.2%) over two cleaning studies, and may be able to extend the life of existing storage systems by up to 5.5 years. It was also noted that the financial value of the savings already made exceed the cost of this entire research programme. Furthermore, log files contain information about these key files, and further analysis reveals that direct associations can be made to infer valuable additional metadata about such files. These additional metadata were shown to be available for a significant proportion of the data, and could be used to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of future data management methods even further.
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Cheung, Mei-yuk Grace, and 張美玉. "Housing management, housing design and quality management in HongKong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31968004.
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Meyer, Dirk. "Design-Management in mittelständischen Unternehmen : Entwicklung eines Modells zur Umsetzung des Design-Managements in mittelständischen Unternehmen /." Iserlohn : Mönnig, 1994. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=006981295&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Cheng, Yongliang. "Design a Management System for Livewell Collaborative." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463239.
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McClain, Lewis Robert. "Design-Build Interoperability and Conceptual Design and Development of a Design-Build Management Control System." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14633.
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The design-build construction industry has recognized the advantages of a collaborative contracting method; however it has yet to create information systems that can truly support the industry. Many software applications have been created to assist the Design-Builder; however no software provider has created an application that can completely manage the design-build process from beginning to end. Although some software providers have attempted to integrate data between various project management activity modules (estimating, scheduling, accounting, etc), no software provider has resolved the need to integrate data between both project management activity modules and the various phases of the design-build life cycle. The advancements of the design-build industry method of contracting will never be fully achieved until an information system is designed to specifically support the industry. This paper details the conceptual development of a management control system designed to not only integrate data among various project management activities modules but also to integrate data between all phases of the design-build project life cycle.
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EKBLAD, HELENA, and JOHANNA BLOM. "Returns Management : Within Fashion eCommerce." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20158.
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Eftersom dagens kund är krävande och medveten om vad hon eller han vill ha är det viktigare än någonsin att verkligen förstå vad kunden verkligen efterfrågar. Ett företags returhantering kan därför ha avgörande betydelse då det gäller att samla in rätt information ifrån kunden med målet att minska framtida returer. Ett företags sätt att arbeta med returhantering är avgörande, detta är speciellt sant för företag inom e-handeln. Dessa företag kommer alltid att ha en viss retur nivå eftersom deras kunder använder sina hem som provrum eftersom det är svårt för kunderna att veta om plagget kommer att passa och motsvara deras förväntningar. Det är dock viktigt att jobba för att ha en så låg returandel som möjligt, för att också kunna ha nöjda kunder. Målet är att vara proaktiv och undvika returer. Detta är något som bör göras både långsiktigt och kortsiktigt i hela försörjningskedjan. Kundförståelse spelar också en stor roll i returhanteringen. Rätt information ska samlas in från kunderna, så att företaget kan bilda sig en uppfattning om kundernas behov och önskningar. Genom att skapa returkoder som ger en mer exakt bild av returanledningen kan denna information sedan användas i produktutvecklingen med målet att minimera framtida returer. Hänsyn behöver också tas till andra områden när man arbetar med att undvika returer. Kunden behöver till exempel få en klar bild av vad han eller hon köper, därför är det viktigt att produkten beskrivs på ett tydligt och lättförståelig vis. Det är också viktigt att måttlistor och måttinstruktioner är lätta att förstå och relatera till, så att kunden får möjligheten att välja rätt storlek. När man arbetar på ett bra sätt inom alla dessa områden kan man nå en högre avkastning genom ökad lojalitet från kunder och färre returer.As today’s customer is demanding and knows what he or she wants, it is more important than ever to really understand the customer’s true demand or need. A company’s returns management can therefore be crucial in order to gather the right information from the customer so that future returns can be minimized. A company’s work with returns management is very important, especially for companies within eCommerce. These types of companies will always have a certain level of returns, because the fact that the customers use their own homes as changing rooms. It is hard for the customer to know if the product will fit them and correspond to their expectations. It is although important to try to have as low return level as possible in order to have satisfied customers. The aim is to be proactive and avoid returns before they occur. This avoidance has to be considered both in short and long term ways within the whole supply chain.Consumer insight also plays an important role within returns management. It is here the right information should be collected from the customers in order to understand their wants and needs. By designing return codes that give a more precise picture of the return reason companies like Halens can use this information in the development process in order to minimize the risk for future returns.Also other areas within the business can be taken into consideration when working with returns avoidance. The customer needs to get a clear picture of what they actually are buying and therefore it is also important to describe the products in a clear and lucid way. It is also important to make measurement lists and instructions easy to understand and relate to, in order to give the customer the ability to choose the right size.When working efficiently within all these areas higher profit can be gained though increased customer loyalty and decreased returns.
Program: Magisterutbildning i Applied Textile Management
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McClain, Lewis R. "Design-build interoperability and conceptual design and development." Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007, 2007. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04062007-132656/.
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Lundberg, Olof. "CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE CARS." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industridesign, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43520.
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This master thesis deals with concept development of a cargo management system for private cars. It has been carried out at the master program of industrial design at Jönköping University in collaboration with the design consultancy Dacat located in Gothenburg. When storing cargo in car trunks a common problem is that the cargo falls over, causing it to break or create disturbance by moving around. Existing solutions are often complicated because they require several steps to secure the cargo and take up much space when not used. Many of the solutions are made as original equipment for specific cars. The aim of this thesis has been to work around the standards of specific car brands or models in order to find a solution that can be used for different brands. Furthermore, the ambition has been to come up with a solution that does not require any extra steps in the cargo securing process and does not take up space when not used. The work has been carried out using the Bootcamp Bootleg method for design processes. Following this method, the report describes research in the Empathize stage, moving on to Define, Ideate and finally Prototype. The result is a concept fulfilling the aims of the project as described earlier and is presented as a full scale prototype.Detta examensarbete handlar om konceptutveckling av ett lasthanteringssystem för personbilar. Det har utförts vid mastersprogrammet för industridesign på Jönköping University i samarbete med designkonsultföretaget Dacat som ligger i Göteborg. Vid förvaring av last i bagageutrymmet på en bil är ett vanligt problem att lasten rör sig och välter vilket kan göra att den går sönder eller helt enkelt bara skapar ett irritationsmoment. Existerande lösningar är ofta komplicerade eftersom de kräver flera steg för att säkra lasten och de tar ofta upp mycket utrymme även när de inte används. Många av lösningarna är originalutrustning gjord för specifika bilar. Målet med det här examensarbetet har varit att kringgå de specifika standarder som varje biltillverkare har och istället hitta en lösning som kan användas för olika bilmärken. Utöver detta så har ambitionen varit att finna en lösning som inte kräver några extra steg i lastsäkringsprocessen och inte heller tar upp mycket utrymme när den ej används. Arbetet har genomförts men hjälp av Bootcamp Bootleg metoden för designprocesser. Enligt denna metod beskriver rapporten hur arbetet börjar med en förstudie i Empathize- steget, för att sedan gå vidare till Define, Ideate och slutligen Prototype. Det slutgiltiga resultatet är ett koncept som uppfyller de mål som tidigare beskrivits och presenteras som en fullskaleprototyp.
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Barn, Balbir Singh. "Graphical interaction management." Thesis, University of Bath, 1988. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233586.
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Cheung, Mei-yuk Grace. "Housing management, housing design and quality management in Hong Kong." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1881220X.
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Anjali, Tricha. "DiffServ/MPLS Network Design and Management." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5191.
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The MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) framework is used in many networks to provide efficient load balancing which distributes the traffic for efficient Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning in the network. If the MPLS framework is combined with Differentiated Services (DiffServ) architecture, together they can provide aggregate-based service differentiation and QoS. The combined use of DiffServ and MPLS in a network is called DiffServ-aware Traffic Engineering (DS-TE). Such DiffServ-based MPLS networks demand development of efficient methods for QoS provisioning. In this thesis, an automated manager for management of these DiffServ-based MPLS networks is proposed. This manager, called Traffic Engineering Automated Manager (TEAM), is a centralized authority for adaptively managing a DiffServ/MPLS domain and it is responsible for dynamic bandwidth and route management. TEAM is designed to provide a novel and unique architecture capable of managing large scale MPLS/DiffServ domains without any human interference. TEAM constantly monitors the network state and reconfigures the network for efficient handling of network events. Under the umbrella of TEAM, new schemes for Label Switched Path (LSP) setup/teardown, traffic routing, and network measurement are proposed and evaluated through simulations. Also, extensions to include Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) networks and inter-domain management are proposed.
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NIU, Zhanwen. "Lean Design and Management for Manufactoring." Economic Research Center, Graduate school of Economics, Nagoya University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/11909.
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Gamvros, Ioannis. "Satellite network, design, optimization, and management." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3904.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.Thesis research directed by: Business and Management. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Johansson, Björn. "Model management for computational system design /." Linköping : Univ, 2003. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2003/tek857s.pdf.
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Huang, Renke. "Seamless design of energy management systems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53518.
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The contributions of the research are (a) an infrastructure of data acquisition systems that provides the necessary information for an automated EMS system enabling autonomous distributed state estimation, model validation, simplified protection, and seamless integration of other EMS applications, (b) an object-oriented, interoperable, and unified component model that can be seamlessly integrated with a variety of applications of the EMS, (c) a distributed dynamic state estimator (DDSE) based on the proposed data acquisition system and the object-oriented, interoperable, and unified component model, (d) a physically-based synchronous machine model, which is expressed in terms of the actual self and mutual inductances of the synchronous machine windings as a function of rotor position, for the purpose of synchronous machine parameters identification, and (e) a robust and highly efficient algorithm for the optimal power flow (OPF) problem, one of the most important applications of the EMS, based on the validated states and models of the power system provided by the proposed DDSE.
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Hewings, Guy. "Design and management of composting systems." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2007. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55167/.
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Composting is an effective method of removing a large proportion of biodegradable waste from landfill. The CO2 produced by microbial activity demonstrates the rate of decomposition, and was measured in green waste composting in windrows, a forced aerated bay, an aerated test rig and related to the volatile solid content. The peak respiration rates were 35gC02kgVS",day"1 in windrows, and 290gCO2kgVS"1day"1 in the test rig. Knowing the rate of microbial activity, allows the volume of air required to supply sufficient oxygen to a composting matrix to be determined. Recently introduced treatment regulations require 100% of the waste in a composting system to be maintained above 60 or 70 C for minimum periods. Aeration management methods were evaluated that maximise the rate of temperature increase and distribute the heat generated by microbial activity. Managing re-circulated gases between set CO2 limits was demonstrated to an effective method of encouraging rapid temperature increase. Whilst the lowest recirculation rate of 40m3hr l per m3 of compost was required to ensure 100% of the compost matrix in the test rig was greater than 60 C. The research presented in this thesis demonstrates methods that will aid the design and management of any composting system, especially those treating catering waste.
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Kühnlenz, Frank. "Design und Management von Experimentier-Workflows." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17071.
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Experimentieren in der vorliegenden Arbeit bedeutet, Experimente auf der Basis von computerbasierten Modellen durchzuführen, wobei diese Modelle Struktur, Verhalten und Umgebung eines Systems abstrahiert beschreiben. Aus verschiedenen Gründen untersucht man stellvertretend für das System ein Modell dieses Systems. Systematisches Experimentieren bei Variation der Modelleingabeparameterbelegung führt in der Regel zu sehr vielen, potentiell lang andauernden Experimenten, die geplant, dokumentiert, automatisiert ausgeführt, überwacht und ausgewertet werden müssen. Häufig besteht dabei das Problem, dass dem Experimentator (der üblicherweise kein Informatiker ist) adäquate Ausdrucksmittel fehlen, um seine Experimentier-Prozesse formal zu beschreiben, so dass sie von einem Computersystem automatisiert ausgeführt werden können. Dabei müssen Verständlichkeit, Nachnutzbarkeit und Reproduzierbarkeit gewahrt werden. Der neue Ansatz besteht darin, generelle Experimentier-Workflow-Konzepte als Spezialisierung von Scientific-Workflows zu identifizieren und diese als eine metamodellbasierte Domain-Specific-Language (DSL) zu formalisieren, die hier als Experimentation-Language (ExpL) bezeichnet wird. ExpL beinhaltet allgemeine Workflow-Konzepte und erlaubt das Modellieren von Experimentier-Workflows auf einer frameworkunabhängigen, konzeptuellen Ebene. Dadurch werden die Nachnutzbarkeit und das Publizieren von Experimentier-Workflows nicht mehr durch die Gebundenheit an ein spezielles Framework behindert. ExpL wird immer in einer konkreten Experimentierdomäne benutzt, die spezifische Anforderungen an Konfigurations- und Auswertemethoden aufweist. Um mit dieser Domänenspezifik umzugehen, wird in dieser Arbeit gezeigt, diese beiden Aspekte separat in zwei weiteren, abhängigen Domain-Specific-Languages (DSLs) zu behandeln: für Konfiguration und Auswertung.Experimentation in my work means performing experiments based on computer-based models, which describe system structure and behaviour abstractly. Instead of the system itself models of the system will be explored due to several reasons. Systematic experimentation using model input parameter variation assignments leads to lots of possibly long-running experiments that must be planned, documented, automated executed, monitored and evaluated. The problem is, that experimenters (who are usually not computer scientists) miss the proper means of expressions (e. g., to express variations of parameter assignments) to describe experimentation processes formally in a way, that allows their automatic execution by a computer system while preserving reproducibility, re-usability and comprehension. My approach is to identify general experimentation workflow concepts as a specialization of a scientific workflow and formalize them as a meta-model-based domain-specific language (DSL) that I call experimentation language (ExpL). experimentation language (ExpL) includes general workflow concepts like control flow and the composition of activities, and some new declarative language elements. It allows modeling of experimentation workflows on a framework-independent, conceptional level. Hence, re-using and sharing the experimentation workflow with other scientists is not limited to a particular framework anymore. ExpL is always being used in a specific experimentation domain that has certain specifics in configuration and evaluation methods. Addressing this, I propose to separate the concerns and use two other, dependent domain-specific languages (DSLs) additionally for configuration and evaluation.
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Bibby, Lee. "Improving design management techniques in construction." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2003. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/793.
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Recent years has seen a significant drive away from traditional procurement routes with contractors finding themselves with an increasing responsibility for control of design - a process they have had little experience in managing. They now have to adapt accordingly. The learning curve is steep, not least because many projects must now be delivered fast track while co-ordinating increasingly complex fabric and content of buildings without a platform of accepted good practice to manage the design process. This is a major factor preventing the UK construction industry from delivering projects on time, to budget and to the specified quality. There is a need to educate an increasing number of people in design management techniques to equip them to manage today's fast moving and demanding projects. However, many current design management tools are insufficiently developed for industry application. Therefore, to improve design management in the industry, current techniques must be modified to align them with the needs of the modern design manager. This research has developed and tested a training initiative aimed at improving design management practice within a major UK Design and Construct Contractor. It comprises a Design Management Handbook, Design Management Training, Team Support and Project Monitoring. The Design Management Handbook is the core of the training initiative. It addresses critical aspects of design management practice and provides design management tools. Training provides guidance to project teams on the tools and practices. In Team Support project teams are supported in the implementation of the new practices and tools to help embed new ways of working in company practice. Project Monitoring establishes the impact of the new practices on project performance to demonstrate that they are working and thus reinforce change. To establish the training initiative's effectiveness and key findings, the impact of the initiative on design management performance has been explored. The research has established which practices and tools were used, which were not, as well as an understanding the applicability and performance of each Handbook practice and tool. From this, barriers to implementing new design management tools in industry were identified and strategies developed in order to overcome such barriers.
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Ali, Mustafa. "Design considerations of harvested-energy management." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338157/.
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Using energy harvesting for powering autonomous sensor systems can meet the goal of perpetual operation. However, the uncertainty in system supply coupled with the size constraints presents challenges in design of such systems. To address these challenges,this thesis is concerned with effective management of harvested-energy for matching supply and demand in order to operate perpetually with uniform performance. The thesis focuses on two fundamental design considerations in addressing these challenges: (i) managing variability of the energy harvesting source, and (ii) matching the demand with energy supply under the influence of non-ideal characteristics of the harvesting system. To address the problem of variability of energy source, the thesis focuses on effective prediction of harvested-energy. An effective approach for evaluating the accuracy of solar energy prediction algorithm is proposed and optimised values of prediction algorithm parameters are determined to minimise prediction error. The problem of achieving uniform performance under the supply variability is addressed by proposing a new prediction based energy management policy. The results of the proposed policy are compared with other recently reported policies and it is shown that the proposed policy achieves up to 41% lower variance in performance and 30% lower dead time of the system, which is important to achieve the goal of perpetual operation. To address the problem of effective matching of supply and demand, the thesis considers the design of photovoltaic energy harvesting supply and storage subsystem in terms of its component’s non-ideal characteristics. The influence of these characteristics on supply and demand is identified using modeling of losses and component interdependencies, and empirically validated using a reference system design. Using the proposed modeling, the performance of recently reported energy management policies is evaluated to show that these are ineffective in achieving the goal of perpetual operation, and optimisations are proposed to address this.
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Valero, Bresó Alejandro. "Hybrid caches: design and data management." Doctoral thesis, Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/32663.
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Cache memories have been usually implemented with Static Random-Access Memory
(SRAM) technology since it is the fastest electronic memory technology. However, this
technology consumes a high amount of leakage currents, which is a major design concern
because leakage energy consumption increases as the transistor size shrinks. Alternative
technologies are being considered to reduce this consumption. Among them, embedded
Dynamic RAM (eDRAM) technology provides minimal area and leakage by design but
reads are destructive and it is not as fast as SRAM.
In this thesis, both SRAM and eDRAM technologies are mingled to take the advantatges
that each of them o¿ers. First, they are combined at cell level to implement an n-bit
macrocell consisting of one SRAM cell and n-1 eDRAM cells. The macrocell is used to
build n-way set-associative hybrid ¿rst-level (L1) data caches having one SRAM way and
n-1 eDRAM ways. A single SRAM way is enough to achieve good performance given the
high data locality of L1 caches. Architectural mechanisms such as way-prediction, swaps,
and scrub operations are considered to avoid unnecessary eDRAM reads, to maintain
the Most Recently Used (MRU) data in the fast SRAM way, and to completely avoid
refresh logic. Experimental results show that, compared to a conventional SRAM cache,
leakage and area are largely reduced with a scarce impact on performance.
The study of the bene¿ts of hybrid caches has been also carried out in second-level (L2)
caches acting as Last-Level Caches (LLCs). In this case, the technologies are combined
at bank level and the optimal ratio of SRAM and eDRAM banks that achieves the
best trade-o¿ among performance, energy, and area is identi¿ed. Like in L1 caches, the
MRU blocks are kept in the SRAM banks and they are accessed ¿rst to avoid unnecessary
destructive reads. Nevertheless, refresh logic is not removed since data locality widely
di¿ers in this cache level. Experimental results show that a hybrid LLC with an eighth
of its banks built with SRAM technology is enough to achieve the best target trade-o¿.
This dissertation also deals with performance of replacement policies in heterogeneous
LLCs mainly focusing on the energy overhead incurred by refresh operations. In this
thesis it is de¿ned a new concept, namely MRU-Tour (MRUT), that helps estimate reuse information of cache blocks. Based on this concept, it is proposed a family of MRUTbased replacement algorithms that randomly select the victim block among those having
a single MRUT. These policies are enhanced to leverage recency of information for a
few blocks and to adapt to changes in the working set of the benchmarks. Results show
that the proposed MRUT policies, with simpler hardware complexity, outperform the
Least Recently Used (LRU) policy and a set of the most representative state-of-the-art
replacement policies for LLCs.
Refresh operations represent an important fraction of the overall dynamic energy consumption of eDRAM LLCs. This fraction increases with the cache capacity, since more
blocks have to be refreshed for a given period of time. Prior works have attacked the
refresh energy taking into account inter-cell feature variations. Unlike these works, this
thesis proposes a selective refresh policy based on the MRUT concept. The devised
policy takes into account the number of MRUTs of a block to select whether the block
is refreshed. In this way, many refreshes done in a typical distributed refresh policy are
skipped (i.e., in those blocks having a single MRUT). This refresh mechanism is applied
in the hybrid LLC memory. Results show that refresh energy consumption is largely reduced with respect to a conventional eDRAM cache, while the performance degradation
is minimal with respect to a conventional SRAM cache.Valero Bresó, A. (2013). Hybrid caches: design and data management [Tesis doctoral]. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/32663
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Berridge, Graham. "Event experiences : design, management and impact." Thesis, University of West London, 2015. https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1374/.
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The papers submitted for this PhD by publication represent research centered on event experiences and their design, management and impact. They are the result of research projects that have produced seven published peer-reviewed papers and one book. The body of work has made an original, significant and sustained contribution towards the development of an emerging field of study in events. The work has made a major contribution towards furthering understanding of the human experience that results from the management of events, their design and their impact. At the heart of this submission is a consideration for how events are experienced and what factors and components contribute to the depth of that experience. The majority of papers analyses and reflects upon the construction of experience settings (their design) and essentially seeks knowledge to identify the variables that shape any experience of events (Ryan, 2012). In doing so the research undertaken has embraced a less restrictive set of methodologies usually afforded by statistical exercises in favour of a more embodied, immersive and participative approach. This has included not only observation and autoethnography, but also reflection on that which has been observed. In turn this reflection and analysis has drawn upon a range of theories and models to advance understanding of the social occasions that we call events where human interactions with the designed programme and environment illicit a range of responses that may culminate in a memorable and unique moment in time. The research therefore touches upon the emotional response to event experiences, the study and interpretation of the meaning of events, and notably their signification to an intended audience. In the course of this research I have evaluated and reflected upon the study and practice of event management across a range of event types and genres. Seeking to initially clarify the role of design in creating event experience led me to questioning the paradigmatic model for event management and resulted in the development of an alternative consideration for event planning and management - Event Experience Design Framework (EEDF). Unlike existing models this places design as the central and pivotal driving force that inhabits all areas of the event management process and upon which all events should then be based. The contribution of this body of work can therefore be summarised as follows: 1. Development of a paradigmatic concept that places design as the central and essential practice that underpins the planned event experience. 2. Theoretical positioning of how designing event experiences impacts on stakeholders 3. Recognition and application of theoretical models and tools relevant to event design and creativity, and further use of conceptual models to analyse experiential outcomes 4. Identification and awareness of the broader socio-cultural impact of planned events This submission provides evidentiary material that I have made a positive and meaningful contribution to raising the profile of events through research, teaching and learning by an acknowledged excellence in events management education and as a recognised (and first) National Teaching Fellow in Events. Furthermore, the submission provides a reflection on this research and development that has enabled me to make such a pivotal contribution to the field. It concludes with an outline of plans for the future.
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Kraft, Ramona, and Daniel Åsbrink. "Design i inredningsindustrin : Tre fallstudier om design management och framgång." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Management and Economics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-2026.
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Sammanfattning
Uppsatsen har för avsikt att undersöka hur svenska inredningsföretag använder design management för att utveckla sin verksamhet. Med design management avses funktionen att leda och kontrollera designprocessen, det innefattar också att fungera som länken mellan designen och organisationen. Design management har även som funktion att integrera designkonceptet i andra delar av organisationen, samt att integrera organisationen i designprocessen.
Genom kursen Innovation and design management vid Växjö universitet där författarna studerar knöts kontakt med Anders Wisth, projektledare för Möbelriket i Småland. Anders Wisth hade observerat att flera företag som arbetar med design hade svårt att utveckla sin verksamhet. Möbelriket förmedlade kontakten till tre inredningsföretag som alla hade nått framgång med sin design och utvecklat sin verksamhet.
Hur dessa företag arbetade med design jämfördes sedan mot varandra samt mot teorin. Det gjordes för att kunna se om det fanns gemensamma framgångsfaktorer i deras sätt att arbeta. Resultatet av analysen visade att det fanns gemensamma framgångsfaktorer mellan dessa företag och även med den teori som har används i denna uppsats.
Forskningsfråga
Hur använder svenska inredningsföretag design management för att implementera design i sin verksamhet?
Syfte
Syftet är att skapa en förståelse för hur design management kan användas inom inredningsföretag och vilken betydelse design management har för deras framgång. Uppsatsen syftar till att leta efter gemensamma framgångsmönster i deras arbete med design management.
Metod
Som metodval har flerfallstudie använts. För den empiriska undersökningen har intervjuer med anställda på företagen genomförts. Resultatet av detta har analyserats för att kunna kartlägga framgångsfaktorer för design management.
Slutsatser
Företagen har tagit steget förbi design som formgivning och använder design för att främja produktens funktion och kvalité. Framgångsfaktorerna är väldigt starkt förknippad med varandra och mönster har kunnat påvisas.
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Bruch, Jessica. "Management of Design Information in the Production System Design Process." Doctoral thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-14138.
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For manufacturing companies active on the global market, high-performance production systems that contribute to the growth and competitiveness of the company are essential. Among a wide range of industries it is increasingly acknowledged that superior production system capabilities are crucial for competitive success. However, the process of designing the production system has received little attention, ignoring its potential for gaining a competitive edge. Designing production systems in an effective and efficient manner is advantageous as it supports the possibility to achieve the best possible production system in a shorter time. One way to facilitate the design of the production system is an effective management of design information. Without managing design information effectively in the production system design process the consequences may be devastating including delays, difficulties in production ramp-up, costly rework, and productivity losses. The objective of the research presented in this thesis is to develop knowledge that will contribute to an effective management of design information when designing production systems. The empirical data collection rests on a multiple-case study method and a survey in which the primary data derive from two industrialization projects at a supplier in the automotive industry. Each industrialization project involved the design of a new production system. The findings revealed ten categories of design information to be used throughout the process of designing production systems. The identified design information categories are grouped in the following way: (1) design information that minimizes the risk of sub-optimization; (2) design information that ensures an alignment with the requirements placed by the external context; (3) design information that ensures an alignment with the requirements placed by the internal context, and (4) design information that facilitates advancements in the design work. In order to improve the management of the broad variety of design information required, a framework is developed. The framework confirms the necessity to consider the management of design information as a multidimensional construct consisting of the acquiring, sharing, and using of information. Further, the framework is based on six characteristics that influence the management of design information. These characteristics are information type, source of information, communication medium, formalization, information quality, and pragmatic information. Supported by the findings, guidelines for the management of design information are outlined to facilitate an effective and efficient design of the production system and thus contribute to better production systems. The guidelines are of value to those responsible for or involved in the design of production systems.
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Zainuddin, Ahmad Haji. "Managing design : the role of graphic design in export management." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.306302.
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Kotoun, Karel. "Team Management 3.0: Virtual team management with gamified aspects." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-203736.
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The aim of this paper is to analyse gamification practices as well as to study management by personalities. Upon this basis the objective will be to design a management software for the new management era that will collect large quantities of data about individual team members (Big Data-based software), thus enabling managers to allocate new team members onto teams upon their personalities, skills and experience in gamified user interface. The ultimate goal of this paper will be to serve as guidebook for managers to manage by knowing the variety of personalities as well as by applying gamification elements onto everyday tasks.
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Bylund, Isabell, and Johanna Wadström. "Design som strategisk resurs : En studie om designs betydelse för en varumärkesidentitet." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-28748.
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Design har gått från att beröra produktestetik till att idag innefatta ett tillvägagångsätt samt en resurs vid strategisk affärsstyrning. Beroende på företags erfarenhet och kunskapsnivå betraktas och nyttjas design på olika nivåer i en verksamhet. Sedan 1960-talet har design management kommit att få en erkänd roll inom näringslivet. Däremot existerar fortfarande en spänning mellan design och marknadsföring, som kan försvåra företags vilja att investera i design management. Studiens syfte är att öka förståelsen för hur design management kan fungera som strategisk resurs, genom att uppmärksamma och undersöka vad design har för betydelse i en varumärkesidentitet. Den frågeställning som studien önskar utreda lyder; Vad har design för betydelse för en varumärkesidentitet? Uppsatsförfattarna har utifrån ett hermeneutiskt synsätt genomfört en kvalitativ studie, där en fallstudie motiverats genom triangulering. Betydelsen av design för en varumärkesidentitet har utforskats genom ett studieobjekt; varumärket SATS. Teori och insamling av empiri ha varvats genom ett abduktivt tillvägagångssätt, där intervjuer har genomförts utifrån tre perspektiv; expert-perspektivet, varumärkesperspektivet och varumärkesidentitetsbärarperspektivet. Studiens teoretiska referensram består av identitetsteori och designteori. Teori och empiri har tillsammans med etablerade resonemang inom design management kopplats samman, där Aakers modell, Brand Identity Planning System, har valts ut som central. I en avslutande diskussion binds studien ihop, där uppsatsförfattarna väljer att definiera strategisk design för att kunna belysa studiens slutsats. Studien slutsats är att designs betydelse för en varumärkesidentitet är skapandet av dess helhet och konsekvens genom användarcentrering, tvärdisciplinärt samarbete samt innovativ problemlösning. Design möjliggör för en varumärkesidentitet att förmedla känslomässigt, funktionellt och identifierande värde.Design that originally only affected products' aesthetics is today known as a key success factor in competitive strategic business management. As a result of the lack of awareness for strategic design capabilities, a broader knowledge for the importance of design management investments is required. The purpose of this essay is therefore to enlighten the potentiality of design management and exploit how design can contribute to the brand identity. The ambition is to be able to answer the question; what significant importance has design to enhance brand identity? From a hermeneutic approach a qualitative method motivated triangulation and abduction. The brand SATS was selected as an investigation objective. The theoretical framework consists of theories of brand identity and strategic design. The main theory is called The Brand Identity Planning System and is in combination with the strategic design theories analysed and presented as the base for the discussion. In conclusion, the authors established a definition for design and found that design has the power to improve the brand identity through a user-oriented perspective, using an interdisciplinary and innovative problem-solving approach. Design can create a consistent brand identity, which along with identification adds superior emotional and functional value.
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Bagley, Matthew R. 1966. "Modeling an automobile steering system using Axiomatic Design's Design Matrix and the Design Structure Matrix." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34823.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-129).
The automobile steering system can be thought of as a system within a system. The steering system has clear functions and requirements as well as many interrelated components and subsystems including the front tires, wheels, front suspension, steering gear, intermediate shaft, column and steering wheel. System decomposition is an important aspect of this system analysis. The scope of this thesis is the steering system and steering attributes of a particular new model program code named UXXX. An important element of this research is a case study where an error state called Nibble was discovered late in the program. The attempted resolution of the concern caused much turmoil and drove higher component costs, engineering costs, launch delays, warranty costs and decreased customer satisfaction. The main objective of this work was to execute good system analysis to understand key interactions within the system and to provide documentation and knowledge transfer of key discoveries. A requirement based Design Structure Matrix (DSM) was used as the primary methodology for system analysis. In order to construct the DSMs, Axiomatic Design's Design Matrix (DM) was used to develop Functional Requirements (FRs) and Design Parameters (DPs). The requirements based DSM was derived from the DM. DSMs were created from requirements based interactions, spatial interactions and Nibble relationships (Design Parameters influencing Nibble). Herein outlines an approach for synthesizing functional requirements to create a quality Design Matrix and then transform into a DSM. One key discovery is in the development of FRs using a left-to-right and then a right-to-left approach followed by synthesis. Another important development is a matrix comparison
(cont.) method where matrices of different types of interactions are compared through matrix addition. Discussion of key questions from the case are presented as well as conclusions, recommendations and proposed future work.
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Chen, Danfang. "Information management for the factory planning process." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm : Skolan för industriell teknik och management, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-11418.
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Celik, Ercan Ebru, and Caroline Åkesson. "Design management i produktutvecklingsföretag : Samarbetet mellan en design manager och en designkonsult." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-19505.
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Design management är ett arbetssätt som har börjat tillämpas av allt fler företag de senaste åren, men det kan fortfarande vara svårt att förstå betydelsen av design management. I uppsatsen undersöks det vilken betydelse en design managers kompetens och position har för samarbetet mellan det designköpande företaget och en designkonsult under ett designinköp. Genom ett flertal intervjuer, utifrån både design managers och designkonsulters perspektiv, undersöks det hur samarbetet fungerar mellan dessa parter. En analys av intervjumaterial med hjälp av en teoretisk referensram bestående av design management-teori, design som en integrerad process och beslutsrollsteori har lett fram till ett antal slutsatser om design management. Några av slutsatserna är att design management, enligt teorierna, som arbetssätt inte är så vanligt och att det finns en viss samarbetsbrist enligt de intervjuade designkonsulterna, som i viss mån underlättas om design managern har kunskap om vad design innebär.
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Gilani, Roshanak 1963. "A systematic approach for architecting a knowledge management system for project management." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29178.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73).
Project managers from varying industries face common challenges that exist in complex projects. Examples include: product and resource dependencies, poor communication of critical information within a project, lack of project control, lack of adequate tools to manage resources, etc. Best practices and industry standards (e.g. Capability Maturity Model, Total Quality Management) have been found to mitigate many of these problems when fully implemented. However, no automated tool exists that collectively implements and supports these practices. This thesis proposes a tool that automates many of the requirements management processes and project management processes across all stages of a project's lifecycle. In developing the architecture for such a tool, an industry survey was conducted among leaders from academic, government, and commercial organizations to determine common approaches and obstacles prevalent in managing projects. Based on the survey data, this thesis describes the system architecture and design of a project management tool comprised of numerous protocols. These protocols help to create an environment which minimizes the resistance to change as a result of organizational culture. This tool provides a new set of standards and practices for more mature project management. The results of following these standards and practices are: a left shift of project targets with less variation from estimates to actual results, formal defined project processes for inner and inter-project coordination, project configuration control and maintenance of requirements and historical data, risk management for dependencies and critical paths, automated tools that reduce project overhead and a project tracking and oversight mechanism. Although this thesis is based on an analysis of best practices and industry standards, the resultant framework is original. The proposed architecture can be utilized to develop a world class project and knowledge management software application.
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Beg, Zeshawn Afsari. "Complexity, Contract Design and Incentive Design in the Construction Management Industry." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16881896.
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In this paper I examine how one construction management company uses contract design and incentive design to respond to aspects of task complexity and relationship complexity present in its construction projects. In terms of contract design, I find that the company is unable to increase its use of cost-plus pricing when faced with technically complex projects. Instead, the company uses increased pre-execution design modification and price markups when technically complex projects are contracted with fixed-pricing. Further, I find that design modification is only margin-improving when used in projects that are both technically complex and fixed-price and that price markups are only margin-improving when projects are fixed-price. In terms of incentive design, I find that the company provides more qualitative feedback to employees and quantitatively rates employees with less centrality bias (i.e. more dispersed ratings) when employees work on fixed-price projects. Further, when employees work on fixed-price projects, they are granted greater average financial rewards, their financial rewards are relatively more based on input-behaviors (i.e. less based on output-results), and their bonuses, raises and promotions appear to be awarded with more managerial discretion (i.e. are less systematic.)
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Sinha, Ayan. "Uncertainty management in the design of multiscale systems." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39609.
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In this thesis, a framework is laid for holistic uncertainty management for simulation-based design of multiscale systems. The work is founded on uncertainty management for microstructure mediated design (MMD) of material and product, which is a representative example of a system over multiple length and time scales, i.e., a multiscale system. The characteristics and challenges for uncertainty management for multiscale systems are introduced context of integrated material and product design. This integrated approach results in different kinds of uncertainty, i.e., natural uncertainty (NU), model parameter uncertainty (MPU), model structure uncertainty (MSU) and propagated uncertainty (PU). We use the Inductive Design Exploration Method to reach feasible sets of robust solutions against MPU, NU and PU. MMD of material and product is performed for the product autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) employing the material in-situ metal matrix composites using IDEM to identify robust ranged solution sets. The multiscale system results in decision nodes for MSU consideration at hierarchical levels, termed as multilevel design. The effectiveness of using game theory to model strategic interaction between the different levels to facilitate decision making for mitigating MSU in multilevel design is illustrated using the compromise decision support problem (cDSP) technique. Information economics is identified as a research gap to address holistic uncertainty management in simulation-based multiscale systems, i.e., to address the reduction or mitigation of uncertainty considering the current design decision and scope for further simulation model refinement in order to reach better robust solutions. It necessitates development of an improvement potential (IP) metric based on value of information which suggests the scope of improvement in a designer's decision making ability against modeled uncertainty (MPU) in simulation models in multilevel design problem. To address the research gap, the integration of robust design (using IDEM), information economics (using IP) and game theoretic constructs (using cDSP) is proposed. Metamodeling techniques and expected value of information are critically reviewed to facilitate efficient integration. Robust design using IDEM and cDSP are integrated to improve MMD of material and product and address all four types of uncertainty simultaneously. Further, IDEM, cDSP and IP are integrated to assist system level designers in allocating resources for simulation model refinement in order to satisfy performance and robust process requirements. The approach for managing MPU, MSU, NU and PU while mitigating MPU is presented using the MMD of material and product. The approach presented in this article can be utilized by system level designers for managing all four types of uncertainty and reducing model parameter uncertainty in any multiscale system.
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Jha, Pushkar P. "Strategic learning in design contests." Thesis, City University London, 2007. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8500/.
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This dissertation examines strategic learning as learning from events and experiences that have significant consequences for organisational survival in a competitive environment. The study is centred on design contest as repeat event systems that in their time bracketed generational progression, provide for an ideal setting to analyse such learning. Convergence that constrains experimentation to a few elements that define the strategic configuration of organisations is posited as a natural consequence of performance feedback. Strategic learning is seen to be manifested in the interplay of behavioural and cognitive attributes that moderate such convergence. Effective strategic learning is seen as key to distinguishing `winners' from the `also-rans' where the former counter overt convergence by striking a balance between `searching for the competitive edge' and `creating the competitive edge'. In its conceptualisation of strategic learning, study design, and selection of research sites, the study successfully navigates most of the problems that have confounded research in the relatively nascent area of strategic learning. The dissertation comprises three empirical studies. The first two are based in the quasi-experimental settings of a robotic design contest called Robot Wars where the strategic learning model emerges by an examination of convergence as consequence of performance feedback, and the factors that moderate it. The last study is based on the sequential event system of movie-sequels to provide external validity to the study. The study presents the first comprehensive examination of strategic learning in repeat event systems. It provides empirical evidence for the effect of performance feedback on convergence, and the consequences this has for future performance. Evidence for the interplay of behavioural and cognitive forces in moderating convergence for effective strategic learning, completes the strategic learning model that this dissertation delivers as a contribution to research and managerial practice.
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Abdullah, Raji Zaki. "Integrated systems for site management." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1988. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7128.
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The operation of an efficient and integrated site management system is one of the problems that still requires a considerable amount of attention in most of the construction companies in U.K. This thesis describes the research I have undertaken on this problem and how a computer-aided construction management system can assist in solving the problem. The thesis has been divided into three sections according to the research. The first section describes the research I have undertaken as surveys on; the literature as an existing knowledge of efficient and integrated site management systems; what systems are applied on site and the degree of satisfaction from them; the facilities that can be provided by the available site management software. From the above surveys, the problem has been identified and the objectives established for the research. The second section of the thesis describes my development of a software model to facilitate collecting, processing and analyzing data from the site for producing control data and reports. The section also describes the integration of the model to the other construction management systems (i. e. estimating, planning, cashflow forecasting and valuation), as well as being self-contained. The last section of the thesis describes my research in investigating how well the model achieved the research objectives. This section described a number of case studies based as a demonstration of the model, its functions and mechanism, using slides and on-computer seminars. From this evaluation I have established a list of comments, some of them were used to modify the model or as conclusions and recommendations for any future research in this field.