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Knowledge maturity as a means to support decision making during product-service systems development projects in the aerospace sector
Luleå tekniska universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4875-391X
University of Bath. (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Lunds tekniska högskola.
Luleå tekniska universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5076-3300
2011 (English)In: Project Management Journal, ISSN 8756-9728, E-ISSN 1938-9507, Vol. 42, no 2, p. 32-50Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Streamlining new product development forces companies to make decisions on preliminary information. This paper considers this challenge within the context of project management in the aerospace sector, and in particular the development of product-service systems.  The concept of knowledge maturity is explored as a means to provide practical decision support, which increases decision makers' awareness of the knowledge base and supports cross-boundary discussions on the perceived maturity of available knowledge, thereby identifying and mitigating limitations. Requirements are elicited from previous research on knowledge maturity in the aerospace industry and a knowledge maturity model is developed through five industry-based workshops.

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2011. Vol. 42, no 2, p. 32-50
Keywords [en]
knowledge management, new product development, stage-gate, aerospace, product-service system
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Other Mechanical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-12121DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20218OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-12121DiVA, id: diva2:938497
Available from: 2016-06-16 Created: 2016-06-16 Last updated: 2017-11-28Bibliographically approved
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1. Knowledge maturity as decision support in stage-gate product development: a case from the aerospace industry
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Knowledge maturity as decision support in stage-gate product development: a case from the aerospace industry
2009 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

In today’s fast-paced industry where fight for market share is fierce and reaching the market ahead of competition imperative, product development is a target for lead-time reductions. In this context, in product development in stage-gate processes, decisions need to be made even though knowledge and information are scarce and flawed. The challenge is how to support the decisions that are made in light of uncertainty and ambiguity. The thesis moves from analysing the role of the stage-gate process within the aerospace industry. The stage-gate process was more than a decision making mechanism, and instead a mechanism that facilitated communication, discussion and knowledge sharing between team members, as well as supported knowledge creation and shaping of the boundaries between people’s different perceptions of the knowledge base. However, the communicative and negotiative function of the stage-gate was highly dependent on the ability of the participating individuals to reflect on the status and quality of the available knowledge assets used throughout the process. To make this reflective activity an explicit part of the stage-gate practice, this thesis proposes the application of a knowledge maturity concept at the gates to raise the decision makers’ awareness of the status of the knowledge assets handled at the decision point. The knowledge maturity concept considers three basic dimensions: input, method/tool and experience/expertise in assessing the knowledge base maturity. The scale is intended to act as a boundary object, facilitating the knowledge creation process by highlighting the current status of the knowledge base and making stakeholders aware of the nature of the project’s uncertainties and ambiguities. In the knowledge maturity concept, its purpose is to support design teams at the gates in taking appropriate action, mitigating risk and focusing their efforts on improving the knowledge assets where it is needed most, regarding the situation at hand and, finally, to make more confident decisions.The thesis was developed within the EU FP6 VIVACE (Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise) and EU FP7 CRESCENDO (Collaborative and Robust Engineering using Simulation Capability Enabling Next Design Optimisation) projects, and within the Faste Laboratory, a VINNOVA Excellence Centre involving partners from the Swedish manufacturing industry.

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Luleå: Luleå tekniska universitet, 2009. p. 67
Series
Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology, ISSN 1402-1544
Keywords
Knowledge Maturity, Knowledge Management, Stage-Gate, Decision Support, Product Development, Product-Service Systems, Aerospace
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:bth-12129 (URN)978-91-7439-050-6 (ISBN)
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2009-12-18, B192, Luleå, 01:15 (English)
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EU, FP7, Seventh Framework ProgrammeVINNOVA
Available from: 2016-06-17 Created: 2016-06-17 Last updated: 2016-06-17Bibliographically approved

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