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Networks of trends: systematic development of system evolution scenarios
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Process Value Analysis for Business Process Re-engineering
No full textTwo decades of studies about Business Process Re-engineering have proposed several strategies for the reorganization of a production process aimed at costs savings and wastes reduction. Nevertheless, there is still a substantial lack of suitable means to measure if and how much the production phases contribute to deliver value, i.e. satisfaction, to the end user. The present paper proposes a methodology aimed at supporting business process re-engineering activities by taking into account the impact each phase of a process has on the value perceived by the customers. The methodology swivels on Process Value Analysis, that is performed through the evaluation of both the customer perceived benefits originated from the process phases, and the resources spent in the same phases. On the basis of customer satisfaction requirements, guidelines are defined in order to identify both process evolution strategies and resource reorganization activities allowing to preserve and improve market competitiveness of products and/or services the process sells.
The methodology has been applied to a case of study in the field of the Italian footwear industry in order to assess its efficiency
Computer-Aided Conceptual Design through TRIZ- based density manipulation
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Guidelines for an efficient integration of Computer Aided Innovation with Optimization and PLM systems
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Seat assist device for elderly and disabled people
Full text linkA seat assist device comprising: a base (1) having a support surface (1a) to be positioned on the seat surface of a chair, armchair or the like; a seat (2) defining a seat surface (2a) with a front side (2b), the seat (2) being movable between a closed configuration, wherein said seat (2) is adjacent to the base (1) with the seat surface (2a) substantially horizontal, and an open configuration, wherein the seat (2) is lifted in relation to the base (1) to assist the assumption of a standing position by a user sitting on the seat (2) with the legs projecting over said front side (2b); and connection means (3) connecting the seat (2) and the base (1) for ensuring the motion of the seat (2) between the open and closed configurations; the connection means (3) comprising articulation means (4), for bringing the seat (2) in the open configuration in a position which is translated in relation to the base (1), both vertically and horizontally in a frontal direction, and at the same time tilted with the front side in a downward direction
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