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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Exploration of the product phase-out process in manufacturing firms: a human factor perspectivePurpose: In today’s dynamic environment with shortened product life cycles, phase-outs because of product elimination are becoming increasingly frequent. Research on the phase-out process is still scarce. The lack of formalization of the process, especially from the labor perspective, leads to disturbances in phase-out execution. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze how phase-out is organized in industry to derive a generic labor phase-out process. Design/methodology/approach: This research identifies manufacturing firms that have eliminated products in the past as an adequate sample. Data collection relies on exploratory cross-industry after-the-fact interviews of entirely finished replacement and closure phase-outs. Findings: The labor phase-out process consists of four stages and each stage of several activities. There are two types of activities: rational and emotional, which should be combined to support companies in implementing a successful phase-out. Research limitations/implications: Phase-out is a sensitive process, and many experts from industry do not like to discuss phase-outs, in particular closure phase-outs. Although cross-industry coverage could be achieved, companies that intend to apply the developed process should individually adapt it to their own requirements and their own context. Practical implications: The presented labor process supports companies in formalizing phase-out, while identifying best practices. Originality/value: This research sheds light on a phase of the production cycle – the phase-out – that has been neglected so far in the extant literature and generates insights for manufacturing companies how they can formalize this process and how they can deal with it more systematically.Publicationtype: Journal Article135 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Production phase-out : process modelling including adaptions for production planning and controlPublicationtype: Doctoral Thesis202 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Material requirements planning under phase-out conditionsIn today’s production environment with shortened product lifecycles, phase-outs, i.e. product elimination from production, become regular events. Badly planned phase-outs lead to high remaining stock levels after end of production, causing immense sunk costs. Previously performed 26 interviews revealed that this is a major challenge in current production (Grussenmeyer and Blecker, 2014; Grussenmeyer, Gencay and Blecker, 2014). Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a material requirements planning focusing on remaining stock induced costs during phase-out to plan optimal phase-out quantity and phase-out date. The research is conceptually driven and proposes an example of the methodology.Publicationtype: Conference Paper18 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Production phase-out during plant shutdownThis is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. Today's industry environment is characterized through a very unpredictable market. Therefore, companies establish robust production and logistics systems [1]. However, sometimes the established robustness does not prevent companies from location dynamics, including plant shutdowns or plant relocation [2]. Then, particularly, when big companies are involved and plenty of jobs are at risk, the public pressure is immense [3], which requires an effective management. Even though the market forces are obvious, the research intensity related to plant shutdowns is comparably low [4]. Appropriate expertise can be gained especially for the production phase-out (a repeated procedure), which is the operative implementation of every plant shutdown, but also takes place during standard product elimination. The paper's aim is primarily to conceptualize the different plant shut-down options. Second, it targets on analyzing how the production phaseout and the plant shutdown are organized in industry and to investigate if and how these processes can be standardized to avoid inefficiencies. In-depth expert interviews have been conducted. A purposive sampling strategy was followed including companies ex-post to their plant shutdown caused by insolvency, consolidation, offshoring, divestment/product elimination and outsourcing. Based on the empirical results, the relation between production phase-out and plant shutdown is emphasized. The evidence results in a framework of plant shut down reasons and concluding processes. The further developed process for production phase-out during a shutdown displays a form of guideline for companies.Publicationtype: Journal ArticleScopus© Citations 1 275 299 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Western Balkans Regional University Innovation Platform(University of Kragujevac, WBCInno project, 2014); ; ; ; This report takes the findings of the WBCInno project to date and reviews these to enable a proposal to be developed for a Western Balkans Regional University Innovation Platform. This Platform aims to support the development and growth of a range of KTT activities including commercialisation of research, collaboration between universities and enterprises, and establishing start-ups and spin-offs. It also considers the issues of managing and supporting these activities to optimise success as well as considering ways in which success can be measured and reported. The report recognises that different universities are at different stages of development, have different strengths and opportunities, and consequently require different support mechanisms. This recognition is reflected in the proposals which are articulated through an Action Plan focusing on ensuring that the needs of each specific university in the Western Balkan countries can be met. The recommendations within the action plan highlight the need for stakeholder engagement and buy-in at an early stage in the detailed ‘design’ stage of all aspects, particularly in the light of historical experiences of infrastructure being established which have had only a limited life. The elements of this report include the development of Key Performance Indicators; the specification of a programme of KTT staff development activities; the definition of the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Unit functionalities; the detailed design of the UIP collaborative software platform; the development of motivational aspects; and setting university specific research priorities.Publicationtype: Book16