Innovative Product Design Research Articles

Business Competitiveness of Small Medium Enterprise in Pandemic Era Covid-19 (Case Study on Souvenir Business in the Special Economic Area of Tourism Likupang, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia)

This study aims to describe the small medium enterprises that grow and exist in "Likupang" Tourism Special Economic Zone, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, especially for micro and small businesses in the souvenir business sector, focusing on the factors of utilizing appropriate technology, online/offline marketing and human capital. This research uses qualitative design with case study method by digging up in-depth information and data on business environment during the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020 until now. The results show that there are micro and small businesses that use appropriate technology in making souvenirs, the findings are still limited to technology tools for forming souvenir products, another result showed the innovation in product design is still lacking, employees only imitate common things and did not create products typical to Likupang area. In terms of marketing strategies, it was found that the Covid-19 pandemic hit the tourism industry, including souvenir businesses badly. This made souvenir business owners apply marketing strategies by selling products at sites as well as offering products through social media. Another finding from human capital factor, there are still business owners and employees who do not have entrepreneur mindset, even though in terms of product-making skills, they are classified as skilled craftsmen.

Mining online reviews with a Kansei-integrated Kano model for innovative product design

ABSTRACT Optimising affective design based on customer needs help to earn competitive advantages. However, affective design has been studied qualitatively and the value of online opinions providing affective design ideas has not been exploited deeply. To fill this gap, a framework is proposed to reveal customer affective needs from a perspective of the Kansei-integrated Kano model. Firstly, inspired by Kansei Engineering, customer affective emotions are extracted contextually from online reviews. Next, related product features are positioned based on syntactic relations and a clustering algorithm. Enlightened by the Kano model, product features are prioritised based on affective emotions to show their importance on customer satisfaction. Finally, experiments with practical data are illustrated to evaluate the effectiveness in innovative product design. Take smartphone for example and camera, material, aesthetic design, safety, service, physical interface, and price are found to be attractive features in this study. Additionally, product reviews are transferred into a structured format by analysing affective emotions and corresponding features. It provides a straightforward perspective on affective needs, which facilitate new product design by including innovative design ideas and the proposed KE-integrated Kano model helps to capture customer affective needs and give inspirable insights for affective design from the viewpoint of companies.

User-centred design approach with misidentified end-users: case study for smart composite structures

Innovation is an essential element in the creation of competitive advantage and the development of any business. An innovation can be the result of the continuous improvement of an existing solution or a new and unique solution resulting from a discontinuous process. The use of a user-centred design approach is recognised as enabling innovative product design. However, this methodological framework is not suitable for the development phases of an emerging technology (or technological module). A technological module is an invention at the laboratory stage where, by definition, future uses and/or users are not well identified. This study presents an approach to identify the possible future uses of technological modules whose users are misidentified. This approach is based on user-centred design processes. To demonstrate the potential of the proposed approach, an example of a technological module was studied. A smart composite structure is a structure made of composite material in which smart materials are integrated to make it functional. The results obtained show that this approach makes it possible to identify new fields of application, which have not yet been considered by the smart composite community.

Research on the process planning and multi-method integration strategy of product conceptual design with cognitive mechanisms.

Innovative product design is essentially an activity involving creative cognitive thinking. Therefore, research on the innovative design process and of methods, computer-aided innovation tools should be conducted based on systematic exploration based on the principles of innovative cognitive thinking. We aim to uncover some general principles that can serve as a systematic thinking framework for product designers, provide a feasible framework and method of innovative thinking for designers, and provide theoretical and methodological support for further development of computer-aided innovation platforms. This paper summarizes the sources and content of studies on the idea generation and design processes behind product innovation. Specifically, we break down the general innovative design process of products, outlining the cognitive mechanisms and propose an integrated application strategy that incorporates multiple methods. And taking "the solution program to the coking of oily sludge pyrolysis equipment" as an example, this paper demonstrated and verified the effectiveness and practicability of the method and strategy proposed. Based on the results on improvements in the equipment, the designers put forward some creative and implementable design schemes. The entire thinking process was relatively smooth and efficient. The example presented in this paper shows that the proposed method can effectively guide/assist/motivate designers to think creatively.

Biomimicry comparison studies before and during Covid-19 pandemic in product design innovation

Technological advances bring changes and impacts in many aspects of human life, and it is also affecting product design innovation learning system, one of the examples is the students’ dependence on the internet in finding references to their design ideas. In this research, students are introduced to an environmental observation-based learning method known as biomimicry to create innovative product designs. Respondents in this research were students of the product design study program at the Universitas Agung Podomoro Jakarta which were divided into 2 groups as a comparison. The observation process was carried out before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in different locations and objects. The method used in this research is a participatory qualitative method with a comparative and correlational approach. The purpose of this research is to study and evaluate product design innovative learning systems by observing comparative biomimicry before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The conclusion is that after comparing biomimicry observations to students before and during the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, it turns out that there are significant differences in skills, conceptual, and creativity aspects resulting from the learning process in two different groups of students.

Business Process Reengineering – A Review on Change Management

With today's highly competitive and rapidly changing world economic marketplace, firms must adopt business process reengineering to sustain their competitive advantages and increase profitability. BPR is one of the most popular ongoing change management theories as a solution for firms to improve their performance significantly, upraise their efficiencies, and gain a competitive advantage in this constantly developing and changing world. BPR usually leads to essential organizational changes in terms of structure and management processes. This paper aims to explore the change management process through BPR implementation in Radiant Optoelectronics Company. At the same time, focusing on six interventions, including Open systems planning, Trans-organizational development (TD), Business process reengineering (BPR), Business Restructuring, Work Redesign, and Socio-technical Systems Approach (STS). Each intervention is accompanied by its definitions, advantages and disadvantages, and comparison and contrast with other interventions. These interventions differ from each other primarily in terms of IT innovation, communication environment, and application in product design and performance. This report recommends BPR as the best intervention for Radiant Company to accomplish its goals because it emphasizes cost reduction, product and service quality, and organizational system speed. Besides, there is evidence that companies that implement BPR enjoy significant benefits in improved customer satisfaction, productivity, and profitability. However, this study suggests that the company must be keen on this strategy since it is time-consuming and may harm people's jobs if proper plans are not done before implementation. Other issues that the company might experience due to poor planning include lack of sustained management commitment and leadership, unrealistic scope and expectations, resistance to change, and higher demands.

Materials selection using patent information: A function‐ and application‐based analysis of aircraft interior structures

AbstractMaterials selection in product design is a complex decision‐making activity due to the necessity of embodying technical requirements into those related to customer, safety, environmental, economic and social aspects. Technological developments have been increasing materials options, thus demanding the manipulation of large amounts of information and data to identify them. This study proposes a monitoring procedure to identify and select materials in innovative product design using patent information. It applies bibliometric techniques to select relevant patents using two different retrieval strategies: (i) driven by the function and (ii) by the application of the product. A case study to search for a more sustainable composite material for aircraft interior structures reveals distinct sets of data and types of technical solutions depending on the patent retrieval strategy used. The function‐based patent retrieval strategy found more disruptive solutions, whereas the application‐based strategy identified mainly improvements in current technology developed by partners of the aeronautical industry.

Pentingnya Inovasi Produk dan Desain Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Berulang Pada Brand Iphone di Indonesia

This research aims to explain the effect of the product innovation variables and product design partially on the repeated purchase decisions of an iPhone smartphone. This study uses 3 variables; namely product innovation (X1), product design (X2), and repeat purchase decisions (Y). Data collection was obtained by distributing questionnaires to the iPhone user community in Indonesia. The sample used in this study amounted to 100 respondents. Analysis of the data used is descriptive analysis, verification, normality test, and regression analysis. The sampling technique of this study was Stratified Random Sampling using the Slovin formula. The type of data used in this study is primary data and secondary data. The results of this study prove that Product Innovation and Product Design have a positive and significant effect on Repeated Purchasing Decisions.

A bibliometric analysis of 30 years of platform research: Developing the research agenda for platforms, the associated technologies and social impacts

Platform markets have enormous economic significance in society and global economy, and platform research attracts scholars from different communities. In this paper, we conduct a bibliometric analysis of 3490 platform papers which appear in top business, economics, and management journals from 1990 to 2019. Influential journals, institutions, landmark papers, citation bursts are identified from the analysis. In addition to scholars from economics, strategy, and technology management communities, scholars from marketing, information systems, and operations management also participate in platform research. Moreover, the results indicate that the research focus of platform evolves from supply-side product development, product design and open innovation, goes through demand-side two-sided markets, and centers on sharing economy in recent years. The viewpoint of platform research experiences a conversion from a research object to a research context. We further develop a future research agenda for platforms, the associated technologies and social impacts. Our bibliometric analysis contributes to the literature by offering an objective and systematic overview of platform research.

Production of Hybrid Joints by Selective Laser Melting of Maraging Tool Steel 1.2709 on Conventionally Produced Parts of the Same Steel.

Joining additively manufactured (AM) complex shaped parts to larger conventionally produced parts can lead to innovative product designs. Another alternative is direct deposition on a conventional semi-product. Therefore, similar joints of maraging tool steel 1.2709 were produced by AM deposition of powder of this steel on a bulk conventionally manufactured steel part. The resulting hybrid parts were solution annealed and precipitation hardened. Solution annealing at 820 °C for 20 min was followed by furnace cooling. Precipitation hardening was performed at 490 °C for 6 h. The mechanical properties of the samples were characterised using tensile testing and hardness measurement across the joint. Metallographic analysis was also carried out. The tensile properties of the AM and conventionally produced steel after equivalent heat treatments were also determined as the reference values. The mechanical properties of the hybrid parts are close to the properties of both steels. The hybrid parts in the as-built condition had a tensile strength of 1029 MPa and a total elongation of 14%. Solution annealing did not change these properties significantly, except for yield strength, which decreased by approximately 150 MPa. After precipitation annealing, the strength was higher, 2011 MPa, and total elongation dropped to 5%.

Milk Fat Globule Membrane Proteome and Micronutrients in the Milk Lipid Fraction: Insights into Milk Bioactive Compounds

Milk lipids are composed of milk fat globules (MFGs) surrounded by the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). MFGM protects MFGs from coalescence and enzymatic degradation. The milk lipid fraction is a “natural solvent” for macronutrients such as phospholipids, proteins and cholesterol, and micronutrients such as minerals and vitamins. The research focused largely on the polar lipids of MFGM, given their wide bioactive properties. In this review we discussed (i) the composition of MFGM proteome and its variations among species and phases of lactation and (ii) the micronutrient content of human and cow’s milk lipid fraction. The major MFGM proteins are shared among species, but the molecular function and protein expression of MFGM proteins vary among species and phases of lactation. The main minerals in the milk lipid fraction are iron, zinc, copper and calcium, whereas the major vitamins are vitamin A, β-carotene, riboflavin and α-tocopherol. The update and the combination of this knowledge could lead to the exploitation of the MFGM proteome and the milk lipid fraction at nutritional, biological or technological levels. An example is the design of innovative and value-added products, such as MFGM-supplemented infant formulas.

Research on Product Design Technology of Computer Aided Innovation

This article mainly briefly introduces the related content of computer-aided innovation technology. This article discusses the effective application of computer-aided innovation product design technology by analyzing the necessity of knowledge utilization in the process of product innovation design. This article takes full advantage of computer technology, constantly innovates product design, develops products that meet people’s actual needs based on market demand, and optimizes product design. This can guarantee the quality of product design and enhance the company’s market competitiveness. The effective use of key knowledge can not only solve the technical difficulties in product design innovation, but also improve the technical level of computer-aided innovation product design.

Digital Health Integration Assessment and Maturity of the United States Biopharmaceutical Industry: Forces Driving the Next Generation of Connected Autoinjectable Devices.

Autoinjectable devices continue to provide real-life benefits for patients with chronic conditions since their widespread adoption 30 years ago with the rise of macromolecules. Nonetheless, issues surrounding adherence, patient administration techniques, disease self-management, and data outcomes at scale persist despite product design innovation. The interface of drug device combination products and digital health technologies formulates a value proposition for next-generation autoinjectable devices to power the delivery of precision care at home and achieve the full potential of biologics. Success will largely be dependent on biopharma’s digital health maturity to implement this framework. This viewpoint measures the digital health maturity of the top 15 biopharmaceutical companies in the US biologics autoinjector market and establishes the framework for next-generation autoinjectable devices powering home-based precision care and the need for formal digital health training.

Product Innovation Design Process Model Based on Knowledge Service

With the advent of the era of knowledge economy, knowledge plays an increasingly important role in product innovation design. In order to help designers to acquire and apply knowledge in product innovation design process, a kind of model of product innovation design process based on knowledge service was proposed. Product innovation design was divided into several stages: requirement analysis, problem determination, problem solving and solution evaluating. And the mapping relationship between design process, service strategy and service knowledge was also analysed. Taking the designers as the main body of knowledge service, a knowledge service strategy supporting design process was proposed. In view of the different knowledge services required in different stages of product innovation design process, the forms and service strategies of knowledge in various stages of product design were studied step by step, and the product innovation design service composition model that conforms to the designer’s habits of mind was put forward. This method links the knowledge and design process in each stage of product innovation design process with the combination of innovation strategy and design knowledge, which is used to assist designers in tracking and applying the required knowledge resources for innovation design. Finally, a prototype system of product innovation design knowledge service was developed, and a design case of micro force measuring device was presented to demonstrate the practicability and validity of the proposed method.

Архитектура цифровой платформы исследования и проектирования инноваций в машино- и приборостроении

Platform business models for research and design of innovative products have not found widespread use in the national mechanical engineering branch yet. Meanwhile, the manufacturing process organization based on digital twin prototype and competence distribution models is a world trend in the innovative product design and implementation. The applied digital platform implemented at the Innovation Design Center of the Industrial Technopark of the Republic of Mordovia provides requirements engineering, system architecture engineering and test engineering services. These services are carried out with the support of software systems and related equipment operating in a single information environment. One of the challenges of the digital platform architectural design is the choice of methods and tools for integrating CAD / CAM / CAE systems, industrial software, test and process equipment and newly developed services into the PLM Teamcenter environment. Another task is to provide access to platform resources for geographically remote clients with maximum localization of services production within the platform. The task is solved on the basis of a powerful instrumental core, which includes the most modern computing and telecommunication systems, technological, test equipment and measuring instruments. The structure of the digital platform deployment considered in the paper reflects its current status.

Precursors and ramifications of creativity on innovation in product design teams - A study on Indian information technology sector

Creativity and creative ideas rest at the heart of designing a novel product. Having said that, the understanding of the source and the process of these exquisite ideas that ultimately form the foundation of novel products is not very extensive. This study takes its lead from the design outlook at the organisational level suggested by Dave Ulrich. It goes one-step forward to grasp the mediating role of creativity between dynamics of the team and the competitive advantage it gives the product. Delving deeper, the aim is to understand the creativity in teams that design these novel products in terms of the product itself and the program to market such product. Exploring the influence of creativity on the strategic outcomes associated with innovation, this study empirically tests the impact of group dynamics, both within and outside these groups on the novel product and the program to market them. The study takes into account inputs from 206 employees in information technology sector in India. Maximum likelihood estimation has been used test the model by placing it in a structural equation. Upon analysis, novelty and meaningfulness come out as the dimensions that impact dynamics of teams. The novelty of a new product emerges as the resultant of divergent processes primarily impacted by factors outside of the team such as reward systems and the process of planning. In addition, the meaningfulness that comes with the new product is derived from a convergent process prominently affected by factors within the team - provisions and superordinate identity. Moreover, the newness of the market program is determined by the cohesion in a social setting, formalisation in the process of planning and risk taking likelihood. The study also indicates that the newness of the new product and its meaningfulness has a more profound mediating role in ensuring a competitive edge. Thus, it can be concluded that an organisation gains a significant edge in competition if it manages the dynamics of teams to foster creative novel products and programs to market them.

Exploring a Three Parameter Environmental Assuredness Correlate of a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Firm Market Share Performance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

This study explored a three-parameter environmental assuredness correlate of Coca-Cola Fast- moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firm market share performance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It examined the relationship between these three parameters (product design innovation, green price, recycling practices) and market share performance as well as the specific impact of each on the firm’s market share performance. The case research design method was deemed to be the most appropriate for this study. The judgmental sampling technique was used for the study. A sample size of 110 respondent was judgmentally selected from the total population which was unknown. Data were obtained through the administration of validated questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha was used to establish the reliability of the instrument. The study adopted descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regressions analysis. Findings showed that all the independent variables (product design innovation, green price and recycling practice) significantly correlate with the market share performance of coca cola FMCG Company. However, the regressed effects of all three parameters on market share performance have a weaker insignificant effect from green price and recycling practices while product design innovation was established as having a significant direct and linear effect on market share performance of the organization. Hence, it is recommended that while the adoption and actions reflecting product design innovation, green price and recycling practices are necessary for the organization in its relations with customers and market constituents, product design innovation that establishes the organization’s unique and distinct position within its market should be enhanced.

Modeling and characterization of shape memory properties and decays for 4D printed parts using stereolithography

The integration of shape memory materials into additive manufacturing has added a new dimension of time to conventional 3D printing and enabled innovative product designs with high tailorability and adaptability. To date, most studies on shape memory effects mainly adopt experimental approaches to characterize the material responsiveness to various stimulation conditions considering a single thermomechanical loading cycle. The information regarding the cyclic shape memory behaviors as well as the potential additive manufacturing-induced impacts on the achieved shape memory performance is limited. In this paper, the shape memory behaviors of the stereolithography printed thermo-responsive structures are theoretically modeled by jointly considering the influences from both the printing process and the shape memory process. The cyclic shape memory effects are analytically characterized and experimentally validated using methacrylate copolymers under iterative thermomechanical loadings. Meanwhile, case studies are presented to provide insights into shape memory behaviors upon the impacts of various levels of critical process parameters. The results indicate an exceptional prediction accuracy of 96.24% and 95.73% for the established shape fixity and recovery models, respectively. It is also observed that the printing process parameters, including layer thickness and scan speed, have considerable impacts on the shape memory performance of the printed parts.

Evaluate the priority of product design factors in the process of complex product innovation

Whether the design of product innovation can highly match the customer demand is the key to extend the product life cycle, and it is also the basis for enterprises to carry out continuous production and operation. The first step of product innovation is to identify the relationship between customer demands and design factors of product innovation. This paper focuses on the problems of market control, due to the wide range and deep level of knowledge from customer demands in the process of product innovation. To better meet the customer demands, combined with Entropy Theorem, Prospect Theory and Grey Correlation Method, this paper puts forward a method of importance of design factors of product innovation considering customer demands. First, the Entropy Theorem and Prospect Theory are introduced to calculate the importance of demand factors from the perspective of customers and experts. Second, the priority ranking of design factors of product innovation from the perspective of customer demand is calculated through Gray Correlation Method and Fuzzy TOPSIS. Finally, this method is availability and feasibility thought taking the continuous innovation of electric vehicle as an example.

Innovative design of a helmet based on reverse engineering and 3D printing

Based on reverse engineering, product innovation design and 3D-printing technology, a technical route for the rapid design and development of helmet products has been constructed, and optimize the product production process, reduce the product development cycle, improve production efficiency, and complete the personalized design of helmets to improve the comfort of personnel wearing. The point cloud data of the physical model were collected by the 3D scanner, and imported to the reverse processing software (Geomagic Studio) for data processing, surface reconstruction and surface fitting. In this way, the section curve of the repaired head surface was extracted. Then, the extracted information was sent to the forward design software (SolidWorks) through the parameter exchange command for the forward design of the helmet, and the 3D model was subsequently printed. Effectively solve the traditional design method for complex surface modelling design and manufacturing, forward software measurement deviation, modelling design process is complex and tedious, time-consuming and labor-intensive, cannot well meet the product design, processing and manufacturing process is relatively cumbersome, long production cycle and other design defects, speed up enterprise product development, shorten the cycle and reduce costs. Furthermore, the adoption of 3D printing technology to output the designed 3D digital model effectively shortens the product development cycle.