Kristjansdottir, Katrin

Ingeniørvirksomheder bliver i stigende grad udfordret på evnen til at levere kundetilpassedeprodukter i tilfælde hvor tid, omkostninger og kvalitet udgør kritiskefaktorer. Konfigureringssystemer bliver derfor ofte implementeret for at kunne leverekundetilpassede produkter effektivt. Et konfigureringssystem understøtterproduktkonfigureringsprocessen, som både indebærer indsamlingen af informationerfra kunder og den afledte specifikation af produkterne. Anvendelsen af konfigureringssystemerhar ført til fordele som kortere lead-time, forbedret kvalitet afspecifikationer og produkter samt lavere produktomkostninger. Mange konfigureringsprojekterfejler dog, og det øgede fokus på at kundetilpasse og personliggøreprodukter øger derfor behovet for automatisering af forretningsprocesser. Konfigureringssystemerer som følge heraf ved at blive en vigtig del af virksomhedersIT-strategier. Der er derfor et behov for at afdække hvordan konfigureringssystemermed succes kan anvendes i ingeniørvirksomheder, der producerer højt tilpassedeog komplekse produkter.Målet med dette projekt er at undersøge hvordan ingeniørvirksomheder bør facilitereanvendelsen af konfigureringssystemer ved at tilvejebringe teoretisk og empiriskevidens for anvendelsen af konfigureringssystemer samt foreskrive metodertil at forbedre beslutningsprocessen. Dette ph.d.-projekt undersøger i særdeleshedde primære fordele og udfordringer forbundet med at implementere og anvendekonfigureringssystemer, samt identificerer og evaluerer mulige anvendelsesområderfor konfigureringssystemer. Ydermere tager projektet højde for procesforbedringerneopnået gennem udviklingen af konfigureringssystemer såvel som mulighedenfor at integrere med IT-systemer for at indhente produktinformation i konfigureringsprocessenog dermed øge performance og nøjagtigheden af konfigureringssystemerne.De præsenterede resultater søger at styrke forskningsområdet omkring anvendelsenaf konfigureringssystemer og har særligt fokus på ingeniørvirksomheder. Deter ydermere ønsket, at de præsenterede resultater vil øge succesraten for anvendelsenaf konfigureringssystemer i ingeniørvirksomheder, både i forhold til succesfuldimplementering såvel som realisering af fordele. Denne ph.d.-afhandling erbaseret på empirisk evidens indsamlet gennem case studier og spørgeskemaer.Engineering companies increasingly face the challenge of delivering highly customized products where time, cost, and quality are critical factors. To provide customized products efficiently, a product configuration system (PCS) is commonlyimplemented. A PCS supports the product configuration process, which consists of activities that involve gathering requirements from customers and generating the required product-related specifications. The application of a PCS in the industry has revealed benefits that include shorter lead-times, improved quality of specifications and products, and lower overall cost of the product. However, many PCS projects do encounter failure. With an increased focus on customized and personalized products, there is a growing need for the automation of business processes. For this reason, a PCS is becoming an essential part of IT strategy in different industries. With this point in mind, it is necessary to analyse how to facilitate a successful PCS application in engineering companies that make highly customized and complex products. The objective of the PhD project is to facilitate a successful PCS application in engineering companies by providing theoretical and empirical based evidence of the impact from PCS applications and by suggesting methods to improve the implementation, development and maintenance of the PCS. More specifically, this project considers the main benefits and challenges related to implementing and utilising PCS. Additonally, this project takes into account identification and evaluation of PCS applications. Furthermore, the project focuses on improved development and maintenance of PCS projects by considering knowledge management and product modelling. Finally, possibilities for integrating with IT systems to retrieve product information in the configuration process are explored to increase performance and accuracy of the PCS. This study focuses on engineering companies and aims to (1) strengthen the research field of PCS applications and (2) increase the successfulness of engineering companies in applying the PCS in terms of both successful implementation and benefits realization to greater extent. The findings presented in this PhD thesis contain empirical evidence gathered through case studies and surveys.<br/

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Application of Product Configuration Systems in Engineering Companies

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Application of Product Configuration Systems in Engineering Companies

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