scholarly journals Systems Design Perspective of Healthcare Provision in Humanitarian Aid

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Laura Santos ◽  
Linda S.G.L. Wauben
Keyword(s):  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Product Service ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Relief Organizations ◽  
Product Service Systems

This study focuses on the role of Systems Design in addressing the challenges of healthcare provision by international emergency relief organizations in developing countries. More specifically the challenges related to the safety and performance of medical equipment that is transferred in the aftermath of a humanitarian crisis. The aim of this paper is to describe the transfer of medical equipment and its associated challenges from a systems perspective and to reflect on the value of Systems Design as an approach to humanitarian innovation, addressing the identified systemic challenges. The concepts of Human Factors and Ergonomics, and Product-Service Systems will be presented as valuable contributions to support designers in handling a larger degree of complexity throughout the design process and to support them to make informed choices regarding this particular context.

Value-Driven Modeling of Tactical and Operational Decisions in Support of Aerospace Product-Service Systems Design

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassio D. Goncalves ◽  
Michael Kokkolaras
Keyword(s):  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Operational Decisions ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

Competitive markets and complex business-to-business environments compel manufacturers to provide innovative service offerings along with their products. This necessitates effective methodologires for developing and implementing sucessful new business strategies. This article presents an approach to model tactical and operational decisions to support the design and development of Product-Service Systems (PSSs). A combination of Quality Function Deployment and Design-to-Cost techniques is proposed as the first step of a PSS design framework that aids design engineers to determine the relations among value to customer, functional requirements, design variables and cost. The objective is to identify PSS design alternatives that deliver value to customer while respecting cost targets. An aerospace software case study is conducted to demonstrate the proposed approach.

scholarly journals A manufacturing framework for capability-based product-service systems design

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamalai Vasantha Gokula Vijaykumar ◽  
Hitoshi Komoto ◽  
Romana Hussain ◽  
Rajkumar Roy ◽  
Tetsuo Tomiyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systems Design ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems
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