An Improved Systems Design Workflow for the Case Company : a Proposal
Besharati Foumani, Hossein (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025052013835
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025052013835
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This thesis is carried out for a case company which leads in developing advanced Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and reactors for semiconductors, automotive, and medical diagnostics applications. The objective of this study is to improve the systems design workflow for developing CNT production equipment at the case company.
The methodology is based on Applied Action Research and the study is performed in four main steps including current state analysis to find out the strength and weaknesses of current workflow, literature review for creating a conceptual framework for improving the weaknesses, initial improved workflow proposal, and in the last step, feedback validation of the results and proposing the finial improved workflow.
The current state analysis through interviews with different stakeholders revealed that there are weaknesses in two categories including design data flow management issues, and practical and behavioral issues. The study focuses on the first category and an extensive literature review identifies six approaches for improving the revealed weaknesses. Also, improvement ideas from various stakeholders are collected and considered.
The outcome of this study is a proposal for an improved systems design workflow for the case company which is validated through feedback from higher managers of the company. The proposal is found to be relevant and ready for gradual implementation. The next practical steps are also suggested at the end of the thesis report.
The methodology is based on Applied Action Research and the study is performed in four main steps including current state analysis to find out the strength and weaknesses of current workflow, literature review for creating a conceptual framework for improving the weaknesses, initial improved workflow proposal, and in the last step, feedback validation of the results and proposing the finial improved workflow.
The current state analysis through interviews with different stakeholders revealed that there are weaknesses in two categories including design data flow management issues, and practical and behavioral issues. The study focuses on the first category and an extensive literature review identifies six approaches for improving the revealed weaknesses. Also, improvement ideas from various stakeholders are collected and considered.
The outcome of this study is a proposal for an improved systems design workflow for the case company which is validated through feedback from higher managers of the company. The proposal is found to be relevant and ready for gradual implementation. The next practical steps are also suggested at the end of the thesis report.