Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Muller, Gerrit"
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Application of system thinking to frame the problem in a subsea development projects with high-level business requirements
Engen, Siv; Mansouri, Mo; Muller, Gerrit (Chapter, 2019)—The oil and gas industry are continuously performing development projects to improve their offerings. In this industry the typical input to the development project is high-level business requirement mixed with specific ... -
Applying and analyzing A3 Architecture Overviews in a complex and dynamic engineering environment
Hofman, Theo; Pesselse, Wilco; Simons, Martin; Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This research analyzes the implementation of the A3 Architecture Overview (A3AO) method at Mercedes‐Benz R&D. An A3AO captures, organizes and presents architectural information of a complex system on an A3 sized paper. The ... -
Architectural reasoning in the conceptual phase - a case study in the oil and gas industry
Engen, Siv; Falk, Kristin; Muller, Gerrit (Chapter, 2019)This paper evaluates the use of architectural reasoning to explore the problem space in a system development project in the oil and gas industry. The suppliers in this industry have traditionally been tailor-making their ... -
Critical Factors Influencing Viability of Wave Energy Converters in Off-Grid Luxury Resorts and Small Utilities
Sandberg, Aksel Botne; Klementsen, Eirik; Muller, Gerrit; Andres, Adrian de; Maillet, Jéromine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Abstract: This paper examines technical and non-technical factors that are critical to the viability of commercialization of wave energy converters in off-grid luxury resorts and small utilities. Critical factors are found ... -
Early Validation of User Needs in Concept Development: A Case Study in an Innovation-Oriented Consultancy
Kjørstad, Marianne; Falk, Kristin; Muller, Gerrit; Pinto, José (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An innovation consultancy applies human-centered methods to explore user needs in the early phase of concept development. This paper compares methods applied by the consultancy with theory from the body of knowledge within ... -
Embedded Master’s Students Conduct Highly Relevant Research Using Industry as Their Laboratory
Falk, Kristin; Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article analyzes participatory action research conducted by Systems Engineering master’s students embedded fifty percent in industrial companies for three years. The resulting papers authored by these students identify ... -
Experiences from Teaching Master level Course in Research Methods in Systems of Systems Engineering
Kokkula, Satyanarayana (Satya); Muller, Gerrit; Syverud, Elisabet; Falk, Kristin (Chapter, 2020)The paper summarizes the challenges and experiences from a course in research methods for systems engineering master's students. This course is a preparatory course for the final master's project. Each student selects a ... -
Improving the information transfer between engineering and installation; case study at AS Nymo
Thygesen, Erik; Kokkula, Satyanarayana (Satya); Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) projects for the offshore oil and gas industry become more and more complex, with a reduced timeframe, and increased demand for cost savings in the industry. ... -
Interactive Knowledge Architecture An intuitive tool for effective knowledge sharing
Røed Jensen, Halvor; Balfour, Adam; Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper focuses on sharing knowledge in early phases of system development. It introduces an interactive documentation tool called the Interactive Knowledge Architecture. The tool works as a knowledge base of the problem ... -
A Roadmap for Sustainability for a Community in The Netherlands
Muller, Gerrit (Chapter, 2020)The sustainability transition is a systems of systems challenge to the power `n'. The amount of systems and organizations that is involved is inconceivable for most humans. A roadmap is a means to structure much information ... -
Solution Validation and Customer Needs Understanding in the Early Phases of Product Platform Development; a Case Study in Digital Manufacturing Machines
Kvanvik, Simon; Budal, Lidvar; Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We have observed in our company that the high‐level specification of new products is difficult. The company works with legacy product platforms. Even with extensive knowledge about legacy products and applications, it can ... -
Systems Thinking for Early Validation of User Needs in the Front End of Innovation; a Case Study in an Offshore SoS
Kjørstad, Marianne; Mansouri, Mo; Muller, Gerrit; Kjenner, Svein (Chapter, 2019)This paper focuses on applying Systems Thinking for early validation of user needs in the front end of innovation for extending an offshore SoS with renewable energy. A high degree of uncertainty and ambiguity characterizes ... -
Transitioning from technical 2D drawings to 3D models: a case study at defense systems
Sandberg, Martin; Kokkula, Satyanarayana (Satya); Muller, Gerrit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Companies in the defense and aerospace industry are experiencing long time‐to‐market and high costs related to the development of new systems. Companies use traditional design elements such as technical 2D drawings and ...