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  • Publication
    Design and manufacturing of a sustainable pedelec
    ( 2015)
    Buchert, T.
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    Steingrimsson, J.G.
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    Neugebauer, S.
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    Nguyen, T.D.
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    Galeitzke, M.
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    Oertwig, N.
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    Seidel, J.
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    McFarland, R.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Hayka, H.
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    Stark, R.
    To facilitate the transition towards sustainable manufacturing, current practices and mechanisms for value creation need to be reconsidered along the whole product lifecycle. However, academic research on sustainability is still bound to narrow fields of applications. In this study, a multi-disciplinary research project is presented that focuses on the development of a sustainable pedal electric cycle (Pedelec) from a first idea to a ready-to-use prototype. The results of the project show how different scientific approaches for bottom-up improvement can be applied together in a concrete case. A holistic view on the product lifecycle proved as a meaningful framework for that purpose.
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    Enabling product development engineers to select and combine methods for sustainable design
    ( 2014)
    Buchert, T.
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    Kaluza, A.
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    Halstenberg, F.A.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Hayka, H.
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    Stark, R.
    A broad range of engineering methods, from simple checklists to sophisticated analytical tools, has been introduced to support the development of more sustainable products. Nevertheless, a lack of holistic approaches, which support the entire product creation process, can be observed. Combining the advantages of different existing methods could enable a rather continuous decision support. This paper presents an analysis and a categorization of current tools. On this foundation a process-based approach for method selection and combination is derived. By determining the concrete output of a method it becomes possible to use this information for defining sustainability milestones in project management. Hence, the allocation of design methods to different phases of the product creation process can be performed more intuitively and a combination of methods is encouraged. In order to test this approach, an exemplary redesign of a turbocharger has been conducted. From a pool of 50 methods nine are systematically selected and applied in order to check whether the selection was successful or not.
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    Interplay of styling, design and service performance in developing Product-Service Systems
    ( 2014)
    Exner, K.
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    Hagedorn, L.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Stark, R.
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    Hayka, H.
    New innovations are a decisive competitive advantage in today's global markets. Besides technical improvements the extension of classical product centred offerings with services to a provider of individual solution offers tremendous benefits. Furthermore, an exceptional product styling enables emotionally added value. Developing these offerings requires a joint and structured collaboration among the stakeholders, e.g. stylists, designers and engineers, already in the early phases. In practice, this can evoke a number of difficulties due to differences in working processes and philosophies of the different stakeholders. In order to face this challenge, the design process of offering development needs to be investigated. Furthermore, new methods and processes have to be developed. This paper describes an investigation of the different methods in developing a product focusing on stylists and engineers. Additionally, it describes the investigation of the challenges that occur during the development of Product-Service Systems. Based on survey results a new approach is presented which is in turn validated with a use case. Eventually, an integrated offering development process is proposed.
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    IT-based concept for collaboration within joint research projects and integration of public communities
    ( 2012)
    Wang, W.M.
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    Woll, R.
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    Damerau, T.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Hayka, H.
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    Stark, Rainer
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    Nachhaltige Produktentwicklung - eine inderdisziplinäre Herausforderung
    ( 2011)
    Woll, R.
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    Hayka, H.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Stark, R.
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    Nachhaltige Produktentwicklung: Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung
    ( 2011)
    Woll, R.
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    Hayka, H.
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    Lindow, K.
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    Stark, R.
    Eine nachhaltige Produktentwicklung muss darauf abzielen, ein Produkt zu entwickeln, welches über seinem gesamten Lebenszyklus hinweg Nachhaltigkeitsforderungen erfüllt. Da ein Produktentwickler alleine diesen nicht ausreichend überblicken kann, muss die Konzeption und Gestaltung eines Produkts in interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit mit Experten aus anderen Fachgebieten durchgeführt werden. In dem Projekt "Methodische Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Maschinenkomponenten im Entwicklungsprozess" wurde eine Methodik entwickelt, bei der Produktentwickler, Prozess- und Nachhaltigkeitsexperten gemeinsam dazu beitragen, Gestaltungsalternativen für ein Produkt bezüglich ihrer Nachhaltigkeit bewertbar zu machen.