Engineering Research Questions
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What are the most important aspects to be communicated in a city transformation process?
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4D in city transformations : systems, processes and actors -
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What data is required for implementing Industry 4.0 in production systems?
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What UX factors are important in a [Belt-Lock System] and [Auto-Retract Mechanism] for [flywheel resistance training] equipment?
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What critical factors should a work process for the implementation of smart factory technologies include?
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What activities can this project identify to synthesize an additive design process in constructing critical structures for Additive Manufacturing (AM)?
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Additive Design Process for Critical Structures: Attempt study -
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What are the possible value components to include in the additive design process that would contribute to innovation concerning lead time, weight, and mass customization?
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Additive Design Process for Critical Structures: Attempt study -
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What is the cooling power per m2 delivered by the cooling equipment in the two different ICT rooms at Ericsson?
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What operational patterns can be found using a suitable clustering algorithm to process and compare data for [Liquid Cooling Package] at two ICT-rooms?
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How much does the combined standard uncertainty in the assessed fatigue force amount to?
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What changes need to be done in the shop-floor to implement Digital Twin?
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What factors can lead to balancing losses in a mixed-model assembly line?
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Balansoptimering av monteringslina med mixade produkter : En fallstudie -
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What are the benefits of industrial process plant Digital Twins for companies in process industries?
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What are the challenges that companies will face with industrial process plant Digital Twins in process industries?
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What are the biggest challenges that OVK technicians face in their daily work?
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Challenges and Improvement Measures in the Work of OVK Technicians -
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Based on the challenges identified by OVK technicians, what practical and strategic improvement measures can be implemented to improve the OVK process?
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Challenges and Improvement Measures in the Work of OVK Technicians
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Can we learn and represent the shape, material, and part quality transformation capabilities of discrete manufacturing processes from design and manufacturing data as a latent probability distribution?
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Deep Learning Based Manufacturing Capability Modeling for Process Planning Automation -
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Can we enable efficient automated search of manufacturers based on a computed score for the match between the desired part and the manufacturer’s capabilities?
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Deep Learning Based Manufacturing Capability Modeling for Process Planning Automation -
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What factors should be considered when designing the battery modules, rack, and auxiliary systems to achieve the highest energy density of a battery pack for construction equipment?
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Design of a swappable battery pack -
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What dimensions should be considered when assessing the maturity of Industry 4.0?
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Which aspects should be taken into account when designing industrial rotary encoders with inductive measurement technique on which the functional safety increases?
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Which conceptual solutions of a material handling system for a high-pressure processing machine can be developed?
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What should the structure and workflow look like, and what actions are required to ensure successful implementation?
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Would it be possible to detect stroke via [Electrical Bioimpedance] as early as in the acute and sub-acute phase?
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Which challenges arise when collaborating on digital platforms in the manufacturing industry?
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To which degree can carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage be reduced by changing the materials in an [Asynchronous motor] rotor?
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Environmental analysis of asynchronous motors : A case study on the rotor and its materials -
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What are suitable materials and production methods to produce an [additively manufactured tooling]?
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What factors impact the decision between functional and cellular layout?
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Förbättring av materialflöden genom konvertering av produktionslayout -
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What problems in existing manual workstations can be identified, regarding work activities and material presentation?
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What can be considered regarding operators' work activities in creation of standardized workstations for a mixed-model assembly line?
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What can facilitate the work performance and ergonomics of operators when designing material presentation for standardized workstations for a mixed-model assembly line?
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Which organisational, technical, and practical barriers must be managed for reused brick to become a realistic and climate-beneficial option in Swedish construction projects?
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Från rivning till återbruk : En klimat- och logistikstudie av tegel i cirkulära byggprojekt -
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Once a spare part has been identified as suitable for additive manufacturing, what technical steps are required to proceed?
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What are the primary guidelines for key tasks to facilitate the adoption of additive manufacturing for low-demand spare parts?
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What are the values of system integration among maintenance and production decisions in measuring machine availability?
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Which parameters or indicators can be taken into consideration to calculate machine availability among several production units in a manufacturing company?
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What factors contributing to inefficiencies in a production line can be identified using [Value Stream Mapping]?
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Improving Production Lines using Value Stream Mapping -
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Is it possible to form the planning objectives Investment Scale, Investment Timing and Dispatch Adaptability as part of optimising energy capacity size for new [Battery Energy Storage System] installation seeking maximum profit?
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Integrating project planning objectives as part of sizing battery energy storage systems -
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Are there any circumstances where the inclusion of planning objectives Investment Scale, Investment Timing and Dispatch Adaptability as part of [Battery Energy Storage System] sizing helps overcome shortcomings of existing sizing approaches?
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Integrating project planning objectives as part of sizing battery energy storage systems -
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What are the challenges in implementing digital quality assurance tools in manufacturing SMEs?
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Introduction of digital measurement system in manufacturing SME companies : MeasurLink -
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What are the optimal spray arc pulse parameters in GMAW when aiming for deep fusion of weld?
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Kuumakaaripulssiparametrien optimointi seostamattoman teräksen MAG-hitsauksessa -
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What is the optimal arc voltage of GMAW spray arc mode when aiming for deep weld fusion?
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Kuumakaaripulssiparametrien optimointi seostamattoman teräksen MAG-hitsauksessa -
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What constitutes waste when producing digital, customized products, and to what extent can the waste be eliminated?
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Modifying Lean Production for Implementation in Production of Digital, Customized Products -
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Which lean concepts and tools are suitable to apply in the production of digital, customized products?
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Modifying Lean Production for Implementation in Production of Digital, Customized Products -
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What steps are necessary for initial implementation of lean production for production of digital, customized products, and how should they be prioritized?
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Modifying Lean Production for Implementation in Production of Digital, Customized Products -
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How strongly do the additives adhere to the substrate's surface?
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Where in the insourcing process is it relevant to include DFM?
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What are the essential prerequisites for quality assurance through in-line failure detection by vibration analysis in the machining of splines?
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Quality Assurance through In-line Failure Detection by Vibration Analysis -
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How suitable is the use of vibration measurements in identifying and sorting out poor quality in the specific machining process of splines?
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Quality Assurance through In-line Failure Detection by Vibration Analysis -
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What challenges may arise when applying a deconstructability index in the design process?
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Quantifiable deconstructability : The next steg towards a circular construction industry? -
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What opportunities can be gained by applying a deconstructability index in the design process?
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Quantifiable deconstructability : The next steg towards a circular construction industry? -
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What barriers and enablers are there when integrating [Real-time Locating Systems] and [Enterprise Resource Planning]?
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Which hardware / software technologies and tools are necessary to implement a software architecture for the transition to [Industry 4.0]?
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SUPPORTING COMPANIES IN THEIR DIGITAL TRANSITION TO SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS -
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What are the challenges of developing a HMLV production cell?
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Supporting the development of a HMLV production cell -
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What are the critical factors to consider when developing a HMLV production cell?
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Supporting the development of a HMLV production cell -
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How applicable are the success factors from the [Project Implementation Profile] tool in delivering successful modern construction projects?
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The project implementation profile's applicability to the modern construction industry -
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Are there other success factors that may be considered for inclusion in the [Project Implementation Profile] tool for modern construction projects?
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The project implementation profile's applicability to the modern construction industry -
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How can a traceability framework for glass be structured to facilitate its collection and reuse?
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The reuse of glass: tackling the technical, environmental and logistical challenges -
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What are the main reasons that producing companies use [Open Innovation] in their product development process and what risks may occur using [Open Innovation]?
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Utveckling av en fixtur genom Open Innovation -
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What combination of physiological measures can be used to monitor vigilance?
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What modeling features and strategies can be used to predict vigilance decrement?
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What prerequisites must exist to be able to implement Virtual assembly at the early stages of product development?
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Virtual assembly in the early stages of the product development process -
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What can be tested using virtual assembly in VR at the early stages of product development?
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Virtual assembly in the early stages of the product development process -
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What values does VR bring when used for virtual assembly?
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Virtual Reality within a Virtual Assembly process: Its uses and values -
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What activities are important when using VR for virtual assembly?
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Virtual Reality within a Virtual Assembly process: Its uses and values -
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Which risk factors contribute to VOC emissions potentially limiting production in industrial coating processes, and what measures can be identified to manage these?
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VOC Emissions as a Constraint in Coating Processes: Impact on Production Capacity
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How can this information be visualized and communicated to stakeholders to support a transparent decision-making process?
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4D in city transformations : systems, processes and actors -
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How is a smart factory technology determined ready to be implemented into a full-scale production system?
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How can we estimate strains on embedded rebars with the application of machine learning regression, employing a hybrid-learning approach?
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How can we bridge the gap between defect detection and classification to achieve effective defect classification?
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How can [Digital Twin] be beneficial to increase business value in a manufacturing company?
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How is buildings’ adaptability defined, understood and positioned in previous research and international frameworks, with particular focus on the EU framework Level(s)?
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Att projektera för förändrade behov : En studie av Level(s) indikator 2.3 i svensk kontext -
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How can Level(s) indicator 2.3 structure the assessment of adaptability when applied to a specific Swedish new production project?
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Att projektera för förändrade behov : En studie av Level(s) indikator 2.3 i svensk kontext -
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What implications may emerge in the interaction between the indicator’s assessment logic and Swedish design practice?
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Att projektera för förändrade behov : En studie av Level(s) indikator 2.3 i svensk kontext -
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How can a mixed-model assembly line be balanced without leading to other types of losses?
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Balansoptimering av monteringslina med mixade produkter : En fallstudie -
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What improvement measures can be derived from the identified factors, and how can their impact on load factor, transportation cost and implementation feasibility be evaluated?
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Beyond Half-Empty : Optimization of Load Factor for Replenishments to Regional Warehouses -
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What is the method to create a coherent high-level [user requirement specification] for [Manufacturing Execution System]?
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How can a load-bearing automotive part be designed for [Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing]-based serial production?
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How can the heat of the mechanical seal’s wear face be measured while operating in the CultureOne machine?
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Determining temperature and drivers of heat in mechanical face seals -
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How could the maturity assessment of Industry 4.0 be performed?
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How can a mechanical solution be designed to enable the detection of blocked bearings in a rotary inductive encoder and thereby increase the functional safety of a control system?
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How can a digital testing team be integrated into the service method development process?
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How can collaboration challenges on digital platforms in the manufacturing industry be managed?
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How can the measurement of Levels of Automation contribute to an improved competitiveness of the wood processing industry’s production processes?
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Examining Levels of Automation in the Wood Processing Industry - A case study -
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How to adapt selected TopOpt method(s) such that geometry of the topology optimized design and that of the additively manufactured part are consistent with each other?
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Extensions of topology optimization for additive manufacturing -
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How can planning be done to increase the utilization of test sites in a test facility?
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Förbättra ett testrums potential med hjälp av planering, visualisering och robusta rutiner -
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How can the material flows become more efficient through the conversion from a functional-layout to a cellular-layout?
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Förbättring av materialflöden genom konvertering av produktionslayout -
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How can potential spare parts be identified as suitable for additive manufacturing based on their physical and functional properties?
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What improvements can be recommended to optimize a production line using [Value Stream Mapping]?
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Improving Production Lines using Value Stream Mapping -
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How can the long-haulage trucks’ usage pattern be used to identify a transition phase?
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Indicators of Phase Transition within the Vehicle’s Lifecycle : A Case Study of Scania -
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How can digital tools be implemented to assist the quality assurance process of manufacturing SMEs?
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Introduction of digital measurement system in manufacturing SME companies : MeasurLink -
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How can wastes be reduced with the help of Lean methods in a distribution center?
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How could a modular heater be designed to enable customer adoption without time-consuming development processes?
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Modulär Elbilsvärmare -
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How can companies in the manufacturing industry use Lean tools to work with improvements?
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Nulägesanalys och identifiering av slöseri -
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How can process improvements in an industrial paint shop contribute to increased energy efficiency?
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Process Improvements and System Changes : The Path to Sustainable Energy Efficiency -
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How is deconstructability taken into account in Swedish building design?
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Quantifiable deconstructability : The next steg towards a circular construction industry? -
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How can a measuring paddle be rotated and the flow resistance be measured in a cost-effective way?
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Simplified rheology meter for concrete -
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What characterizes a reduction of engineering uncertainties through product-based structures?
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How can standardized layout modules ensure the reduction of engineering uncertainties throughout the product-development process?
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How can such an architecture serve to build intelligent manufacturing systems with adherence to a set of [Industry 4.0] rules, standards, regulations, and guidelines that govern the textile sector?
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SUPPORTING COMPANIES IN THEIR DIGITAL TRANSITION TO SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS -
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How can the development of a HMLV production cell be supported?
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Supporting the development of a HMLV production cell -
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How should the process of conversion from diesel to methanol on [crew transfer vessel] vessels be carried out?
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How can a hysteresis curve based on frequency input be found by performing physical testing?
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Testutrustning för fysisk testning av vibrationsisolator -
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How can a test rig be designed to test and measure the material properties of a rubber component in order to parametrize the material?
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Testutrustning för fysisk testning av vibrationsisolator -
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How can glass components be collected and disassembled for reuse?
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The reuse of glass: tackling the technical, environmental and logistical challenges -
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How can pre-demolition audits be tailored to support the collection and re-use of glass from buildings?
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The reuse of glass: tackling the technical, environmental and logistical challenges -
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How are the contractor’s possibilities for achieving successful and profitable projects affected in design-build projects?
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How does the rest of the client’s procurement strategy affect the design-build contractor?
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How should contractors adapt their project organizations, in terms of expertise and roles, to meet the changing role towards the client?
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How does the use of a framework contribute to the development of a new production system?
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How can discrete event simulation be used as a tool to identify time wastes and create efficiency in a packaging station?
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Using discrete event simulation : Improving efficiency and eliminating nonvalue added work -
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How can a discrete event simulation model be developed to be used in the improvement of manufacturing processes?
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How can a simulation model be used for bottleneck identification, and what are the potential enhancements?
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What types of interventions can be used to maintain vigilance in a sustainable manner?
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How can a final drive be redesigned to use a wet clutch instead of a dog clutch, while fitting into a predetermined axle casing?
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Wheel Loader Final Drive Design
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How does the uncertainty in the assessed fatigue force affect the fatigue damage?
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Which operational and packaging factors influence bin load factor, and consequently, the transportation cost in the studied system?
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Beyond Half-Empty : Optimization of Load Factor for Replenishments to Regional Warehouses -
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How does the crosslinking concept affect properties of cartonboard when applied?
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Crosslinked Cartonboard - Challenges and possibilities -
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Does stroke modify the electrical properties of brain tissue in a way that is detectable via [Electrical Bioimpedance]?
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How does the changing of the material in the [Asynchronous motor] rotor affect the challenges with recycling it?
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Environmental analysis of asynchronous motors : A case study on the rotor and its materials -
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What are the effects of using integrated cooling channels in [additively manufactured tooling]?
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Why and how pulse parameters of spray arc mode in GMAW affect on weld bead formation?
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Kuumakaaripulssiparametrien optimointi seostamattoman teräksen MAG-hitsauksessa -
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Why and how arc voltage affects weld bead formation in GMAW?
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Kuumakaaripulssiparametrien optimointi seostamattoman teräksen MAG-hitsauksessa -
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Which factors in the modular approach have the main impact on the heaters function?
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Modulär Elbilsvärmare -
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Do the additives have a significant impact on the lubricant's viscosity?
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How can different operational resilience strategies influence the throughput of the new production system?
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Operational Resilience in Production Systems : A Strategic Analysis using DES Simulation -
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How does occupant behaviour affect the energy consumption at a retail facility?
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What systemic interdependencies exist between [supplementary cementitious materials] concrete’s mechanical properties and site construction methods, and how do these interactions influence the cradle-to-practical-completion performance of [supplementary cementitious materials] concrete?
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What influence do weather-induced uncertainties have on the trade-offs between environmental benefits and economic constraints of [supplementary cementitious materials] concrete construction practice across cradle to practical completion, and how should site construction methods be dynamically adapted to optimize these objectives under variable conditions?
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What is the impact of implementing a new layout with industrial palletizer robotics in manufacturing companies' internal logistics - specifically the goods receipt process in terms of robot Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), throughput, and [Work in Progress]?
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How do limitations in allowed VOC emissions affect production capacity in industrial paint processes?
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VOC Emissions as a Constraint in Coating Processes: Impact on Production Capacity -
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How does the switch from a dog clutch to a wet clutch affect the design of the final drive?
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Wheel Loader Final Drive Design
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How could a [Belt-Lock System] and [Auto-Retract Mechanism] be designed for [flywheel resistance training] equipment to have increased durability, UX and decreased environmental impact compared to a previous solution?
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What are the differences in the operating environment between the laboratory and the full-scale production system?
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What are the metallurgical benefits of an [Additive Manufacturing] produced product in comparison to a Sand Casted product for excavator bucket teeth?
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How does part feasibility differ when designing for [Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing] compared to traditional manufacturing?
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What are the challenges and advantages of each designed concept in terms of automation and implementation?
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Which logistics activities and challenges are specific to reused building materials in comparison with newly manufactured materials?
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Från rivning till återbruk : En klimat- och logistikstudie av tegel i cirkulära byggprojekt
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Which input parameters, that are subject to a degree of uncertainty, contribute the most to the combined standard uncertainty in the assessed fatigue force?
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Which parameters have the highest significance for generated heat in the single-use mechanical seal?
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Determining temperature and drivers of heat in mechanical face seals -
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How does an insourcing process correlate with theoretical design processes and with Volvo’s product development process?
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What critical trade-offs arise when optimizing [supplementary cementitious materials] concrete configurations across environmental benefits and economic constraints, and how can these trade-offs be systematically prioritized to avoid sub-optimisation?
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