| 1. |
- Rönnberg Sjödin, David, et al.
(author)
-
Open innovation in process industries: a lifecycle perspective on development of process equipment
- 2011
-
In: International Journal of Technology Management. - 0267-5730 .- 1741-5276. ; 56:2-4, s. 225-240
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The development and installation of new process equipment in production plants typically requires strong collaboration among a process firm and various equipment suppliers. While incentives to collaborate often are strong, close collaboration also poses significant problems, throughout the lifecycle of process equipment. The purpose of this article is to explore the problems and opportunities faced by process firms and their equipment suppliers throughout the lifecycle stages of collaborative development projects. This paper combines literature on open innovation, collaborative development and buyer-supplier relationships. Empirically, we draw on a large number of interviews in a dual case study of two process firms. Our results show that strong collaboration is neither positive nor negative in general. Rather, opportunities, problems, and collaboration intensity are strongly contingent on the specific stage in the lifecycle of process equipment. Our findings underscore the managerial and theoretical importance of a lifecycle perspective on the development of process equipment, since significant overlaps and interconnections exist across different stages.
|
|
| 2. |
- Sjödin, David Rönnberg
(author)
-
Buyer-supplier collaboration in operational projects : Towards 'Open Operation'
- 2011
-
Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this article is to explore the problems and opportunities faced by equipment suppliers during collaboration with firms in the process industries, throughout the different stages of operational projects. Empirically, results are obtained from 22 interviews in a multiple case study of eight equipment suppliers. The results show that strong collaboration is often required in operational projects to facilitate technology transfer and better operational performance. In particular, collaboration is essential to transfer knowledge about the equipment from the equipment supplier to the process firm in the start-up stage where intimate educational activities are typically required. However, these projects are often very complex to manage, as interdependences among a number of actors and activities create problems for both buyer and supplier. By focusing on the collaborations between process firms and equipment suppliers in the operational stages, this study shows how open innovation can facilitate not only product innovation but also process innovation, by means of collaborative selection and installation of new process equipment – i.e. “open operation”.
|
|
| 3. |
- Sjödin, David Rönnberg, et al.
(author)
-
Leverantörssamverkan för innovation i processindustrin : Problem, möjligheter och rekommendationer
- 2011
-
In: Management of Innovation and Technology. - 1102-5581. ; 2011:3, s. 7-9
-
Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Processutveckling genom samverkan med utrustningsleverantörer är ett viktigt sätt att uppnå konkurrensfördelar för processföretag. Men hur ska samverkan bedrivas för att gagna båda parter? Ett livscykelperspektiv för nya investeringsprojekt i processindustri ger ökad insikt om hur problem och möjligheter i olika faser hänger ihop, och effektiv ledning av samverkan främjas genom beaktande av kritiska aktiviteter under livscykelns olika faser.
|
|
