Application of design thinking to product-configuration projects

• Published in: Journal of manufacturing technology management Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 219 - 241
• Main Authors: Shafiee, Sara, Haug, Anders, Shafiee Kristensen, Saeedeh, Hvam, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 05.01.2021; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Advanced manufacturing technologies; Collaboration; Communication; Configuration management; Data collection; Design thinking; Designers; Expert systems; Innovations; Knowledge acquisition; Product development; Professions; R&D; Research & development; Software; Solution space; Subject specialists; Teams; Workshops; Knowledge management; Problem; Solution space; Product configuration; Design thinking; Configurator

PurposeProduct configurators are expert systems that support product customization by defining how predefined entities and their properties may be combined. Developers of configuration systems act as designers, although they do not often recognize that they are performing as such. Moreover, explorin...