Manufacturing globalization and sustainable development compel production enterprises to continuously seek improvements in their products performance, customization, environmental friendliness, cost, and delivery time. The challenges of this competition cannot be completely addressed through improving production processes because some issues can only be solved through more innovative design. This thesis investigates a new design paradigm called Design for Adaptability or Adaptable Design (AD) to address some of these challenges. The purpose of AD is to extend the utility of designs and products. An adaptable design allows manufacturers to quickly develop new and upgraded models or customized products through adapting existing designs with proven quality and costs. An adaptable product can be utilized under varying service requirements thus prevents premature product replacement. Design adaptability and product adaptability provide economical and environmental benefits of AD. <p> To make a product adaptable, its adaptability must be built-in during the design stage. Methods of design for predetermined adaptations are categorized as Specific AD; these methods design products for versatility, upgrading, variety, and customization. Several of these methods such as modular/platform design and design for upgrading have been studied for mechanical design. In the absence of predetermined adaptations, AD aims to increase the general adaptability of products. General AD involves fundamental research in design theory and methodology in order to develop practical design methods and guidelines. This thesis introduces several original concepts and proposes the subordination of a system to a rational functional structure as an approach for increasing general adaptability. Such a system would consist of a hierarchical assembly of autonomous functional modules, emulating the adaptable architecture of a rational functional structure. Methods and guidelines are proposed for making the design of mechanical systems closer to this ideal architecture. <p> Accordingly, the thesis proposes a methodology for AD in which specific AD is performed first to take advantage of available forecast information, and then general AD is performed in order to increase adaptability to unforeseen changes. Also, a measure has been defined for the assessment of adaptability. The application of this methodology has been demonstrated through several conceptual design examples.

Rapid urbanization and population growth have represented a great challenge to water resources management, since wastewater generated in urban areas forms a non-conventional source, wastewater reuse is being recognized as a sustainable water management approach. This study focuses on with the potential and practibility of implementing wastewater reuse techniques in Izmir region, especially with the aim to use treated wastewater and nutrient for agriculture. To this end, qualititative and quantitative agricultural water demand were considered. This thesis introduces a wastewater reuse planning model and optimization method with an emphasis on the wastewater treatment technology used as well as the agricultural demand in the area of the study. The model was developed with considerations over water quality, wastewater treatment and discharge. The objective of the model is to upgrade existing wastewater treatment plants or to design new treatment plants in regard to reuse wastewater in agriculture. The model is also capable of comparing treatment technologies from the point of design and cost. Three case studies were represented so as to demonstrate the modeling process and optimization studies for agricultural irrigation.

Ce travail de thèse s’inscrit dans un contexte d’intégration des contraintes de désassemblage dans la conception modulaire des produits manufacturés. Ce contexte est caractérisé par une collaboration pluridisciplinaire où un nombre très important d’informations est utilisé, manipulé et échangé. Pour ce faire, la contribution de ce travail consiste en :• La définition d’un modèle multi-vues orienté désassemblage permettant une représentation et l’exploitation des informations associées aux domaines du produit et du processus de désassemblage et en conséquence, une aide à l’intégration.• La définition d’un cadre méthodologique permettant de prendre en compte les problématiques de désassemblage dès la phase préliminaire de conception modulaire de produits manufacturés. Ce cadre méthodologique vise à :o Faire intervenir les différents acteurs concernés par les problématiques de désassemblage au moment le plus opportun et en particulier lors de la phase de conception préliminaire.o Définir une architecture modulaire d’une famille de produits. Un algorithme dédié au développement des modules de composants qui sont utilisés dans la conception d’une famille de produits est proposé.o Générer les séquences de désassemblage en phase préliminaire de conception. Un algorithme de définition des séquences de désassemblage admissible d’une famille de produits prenant en compte l’architecture modulaire est proposé.o Faire une optimisation multi-objective des séquences de désassemblage admissibles pour identifier la séquence de désassemblage optimale en fonction des critères imposés (critères fonctionnels, géométriques,…).o Apporter un contexte de désassemblage à l’architecte produit et au concepteur. Les informations issues de la séquence de désassemblage sont considérées afin de définir un contexte de désassemblage qui servira de base aux concepteurs pour identifier la géométrie du produit.Le modèle et le cadre méthodologique sont validés par l’expérimentation sur différents produits. À titre d’exemple, ils sont illustrés sur la conception de différentes familles de produits.Mots clés : Modèle multi-vues, Conception modulaire, séquence de désassemblage, Optimisation multi-objective. / This thesis work fails with in context of the integration of disassembly constraints into the modular design of manufactured products. This context is characterized by a multidisciplinary collaboration where a large deal of information is used, handled and exchanged. To this end the contribution of this work is:• The definition of a multi-view model oriented disassembly allowing representation and exploitation of information associated with the areas of product and disassembly process and consequently integration assistance.• The definition of methodological framework allowing taking into account the disassembly issues from the preliminary phases of modular design of manufactured products. This methodological framework aims to:o Involve different stakeholders by disassembly issues at the most appropriate time and in particular during the preliminary design phase.o Define a modular products family. An algorithm dedicated to the development of the component modules that are used in the design of a family of products is proposed.o Generated disassembly sequences in the preliminary design phase. An algorithm for defining the eligible disassembly sequences of products by taking into account the modular architecture is proposed.o Perform a multi-objective optimization of the eligible disassembly sequences in order to identify the optimal one. The uncertainties inherent in the disassembly area as well as functional and geometric criteria are taken into consideration in order to find the optimal disassembly sequence thus providing a generic structure of a family of products.o Provide the disassembly context to the product architect and the product designer. The information from the disassembly sequence is considered to define a disassembly context as a basis for designers to identify the geometry of the product.The model and the methodological framework are validated by experiments on different products. They are illustrated in the design of different products family.Keywords: Multi-view model, Modular design, Disassembly sequence, Multi-objective Optimization.

Nas últimas décadas o desenvolvimento de novos produtos se tornou o foco da competitividade industrial e, é neste ambiente que a literatura atual identifica vários casos que apontam para uma forte tendência de descentralização do desenvolvimento de produto em âmbito global. Assim, pretende-se por meio de estudo de caso único, analisar o processo de descentralização de desenvolvimento global de novos produtos (DGP) adotado por uma empresa automotiva atuante no setor de veículos comerciais. O estudo foca na pesquisa dos fatores que favorecem a descentralização do DGP, bem como suas causas, baseado na teoria vigente. Como principais conclusões, pode-se citar que o setor de veículos comerciais reage de maneira similar a outros setores, como o de telecomunicações, e que diferentemente da literatura vigente sobre a descentralização do DGP, fatores como o interesse no mercado local e aspectos históricos da evolução da subsidiária brasileira apresentam maior relevância do que o baixo custo e as competências locais em desenvolvimento de produtos. Identificou-se, também, que neste caso o produto modular influencia no processo de descentralização do DGP dependendo do tipo de estrutura deste último, ao contrário do identificado por pesquisas anteriores. Por fim, é elaborada uma proposta de relação entre tipo de estrutura de DGP e a utilização ou não de projeto modular. / In recent decades the development of new products has become the industrial competitiveness focus and, it is in this environment, that the current literature identifies several cases which indicate a strong trend of product development decentralization in a global sphere. Thus, this study intent to, through a single case study, analyzes the decentralization process of new products global development (PGD) used by a company from the automotive industry acting at the commercial vehicles sector. The study focuses on the research of the factors that encourage the decentralization of PGD and its causes, based on existing theory. As main conclusions, it is possible to mention that the commercial vehicles sector reacts similarly to other sectors such as telecommunications, in which factors such as interest in the local market and historical aspects of evolution of the Brazilian subsidiary have more relevance than the low cost and local skills in product development, unlike the current literature on this topic. It was also identified, in this case, that the modular product influences the PGD decentralization process depending on its structure, unlike identified by previous studies. Finally, the author developed a proposal which describes the relation between the PGD type of structure and the use (or not) of modular design.

The societal shift towards the circular economy is gaining momentum due to the push from the legislation side and the increasing social awareness towards the ecological imbalance caused by the linear model of resource extraction and consumption. The topic of design for the circular economy is gaining increasing interest in both academia and industry. The circular economy requires products to be designed based on a lifecycle approach and extended lifetime.This thesis aimed to investigate the potential application of modular design strategy as a supportive approach to aid Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in their bid to adapt their product features to fit within a circular economic model. Furthermore, the study has investigated the potential challenges encountered during the adoption of such a design strategy and concludes with recommendations to overcome the identified challenges.To address this aim, a case study was carried out within a global OEM, based on their interest in exploring the circular economy's design domain. A literature review and interviews have been conducted to assess how product circularity factors can be addressed using a modular design strategy and identifying the potential challenges that can hinder its realization.The study initially identified seven design factors that need to be addressed along the different phases of a product lifecycle to ensure a fit within a circular economic model. The seven circularity factors are design: based on a lifecycle approach, for durability, for adaptability, for upgradability, for ease of maintenance and repair, for ease of disassembly and reassembly, and standardization and compatibility.The study also revealed that a standardized and simplified interface between different modules within the product plays a vital role in enhancing its ability to address the different circularity factors. The standardized interface in the modular product qualifies the product to become useable for multiple usage cycles. Furthermore, such a modular product can be considered an open-source product since it can continuously be updated with the latest available technology. Such continuous updates allow the open-source product to adapt to the changes in the working environment effectively.Despite the capability of a modular design strategy to address the different circularity factors, several challenges can hinder its implementation in the industry. The primary challenge industries face when adopting such a strategy is identifying the main objectives of such an approach. Further, this strategy might negatively impact product profitability, which is a significant challenge for the industries. Moreover, the prospect of adopting modular strategies also faces design challenges, such as the potential of losing customer interest in a modular product.The thesis concludes with a few recommendations to overcome these challenges associated with adopting a modular design strategy for a circular economy. To overcome such challenges, industries need clear identification of the circular economy and the planned outcome of such a manufacturing shift based on clear systems thinking and transparency in product development. In the end, the study proposes a design framework, which may provide industries with a transparent methodology for designing a modular product for a circular economy.

Denna rapport syftar till att ta fram ett modulärt dropout-system till en cykel, ett system som kopplar bakhjulet till ramen (det saknas en bra svensk översättning). Ett modulärt dropout-system gör det möjligt för en cykelram att använda flera olika typer av dropouts, vilket betyder att cykelramen kan anpassas efter olika användningsområden. Systemet består av ett fäste för dropoutsen och själva dropoutmodulerna. Det finns flera typer av modulära dropouts system idag men ingen standardisering av dem. Vid framtagning av systemet används generativ design i form av topologioptimering och en utvärdering av dess effekt på cykeldesign görs. System modellerades i CAD-programmet Solid Edge och innefattar ett fäste och tre typer av moduler, vilka utgår ifrån uppdragsgivarens krav. Systemet ska vara kompatibelt med bakhjul som har 120 mm och 135 mm breda nav där axeldiametern är 9 mm, samt 142 mm breda nav med en 12 mm axeldiameter, vilka motsvarar de tre olika modulerna. Designen var till en början enkel och främst fokuserad på de olika navens kompabilitet samt modulernas infästning. Anledningen till det var att Solid Edges inbyggda generative design-funktion valdes att användas. Denna funktion optimerar designen topologiskt utifrån användarens givna geometriska begränsningar samt de laster som designen utsätts för. Detta genererar en design av komplex geometri och används därför som en mall för hur den grova designen ska förbättras. Den förbättrade designens hållfasthetsegenskaper verifierades med FEM analyser som genomfördes med Discovery, vilket är inbyggd i CAD-programmet. Beräkningar på skruvförbandet mellan dropoutmodulerna och deras fäste utfördes, samt svetsförbandet mellan cykelramen och systemet, för att säker ställa att inga oönskade effekter på cykelns prestanda eller säkerhet uppkommer. Det resulterande systemet bedöms uppfylla kraven och ha tillräckliga hållfasthetsegenskaper, men det bedöms inte vara ett optimalt system. Det finns osäkerheter i det lastfall som användes för analyser av systemet och har därför dimensionerats mot en säkerhetsfaktor som tagits fram enligt Pugsley safety factor approach. Dessutom görs ett antal antagande vid beräkning av skruvförbandet. Det finns många fördelar med att använda Generative Design för att designa cyklar, men data på de laster som cykeln utsätts för och additiv tillverkning måste utvecklas mer för att nå sin fulla potential. / This report aims to develop a modular dropout system for a bicycle. A modular dropout system allows a bike frame to use various types of dropouts, enabling customization for different usage scenarios. The system consists of a dropout mount and the dropout modules themselves. While there are several types of modular dropout systems available today, there is no standardization for them. In the development of the system, generative design is used in the form of topology optimization, and an evaluation of its effect on bicycle design is conducted. The system was modelled in the CAD program Solid Edge and includes a mount and three types of modules based on the client's requirements. The system is designed to be compatible with rear wheels with 120mm and 135mm wide hubs with a 9mm axle diameter, as well as 142mm wide hubs with a 12mm axle diameter, corresponding to the three different modules. Initially, the design was focused on the compatibility of the different hubs and the attachment of the modules, before utilizing Solid Edge's built-in generative design function. This function optimizes the design topologically based on user-defined geometric constraints and the loads the design will experience, resulting in a complex geometry design, which was used as a template for improving the initial design. The improved design's strength properties were verified using FEM analysis conducted with Discovery, an embedded function in the CAD program. Calculations were performed on the screw connections between the dropout modules and their mounts, as well as the welds between the bike frame and the system, to ensure that there were no adverse effects on the bike's performance or safety. The resulting system is deemed to meet the requirements and has adequate strength properties, but it is not considered an optimal system. There are uncertainties in the load cases used for analysing the system, and it has, therefore, been dimensioned with a safety factor according to Pugsley safety factor approach. Additionally, several assumptions were made when calculating the screw connections, making the results unclear. There are many advantages to using GD to design bicycles, but data on the forces acting on the bike as well as additive manufacturing needs to be further developed to reach its full potential.

Les programmes informatiques prennent une place de plus en plus importante dans nos vies. Certains de ces programmes, comme par exemple les systèmes de contrôle de centrales électriques, d'avions ou de systèmes médicaux sont critiques : une panne ou un dysfonctionnement pourraient causer la perte de vies humaines ou des dommages matériels ou environnementaux importants. Les méthodes formelles visent à offrir des moyens de concevoir et vérifier de tels systèmes afin de garantir qu'ils fonctionneront comme prévu. Au fil du temps, ces systèmes deviennent de plus en plus évolués et complexes, ce qui est source de nouveaux défis pour leur vérification. Il devient nécessaire de développer ces systèmes de manière modulaire afin de pouvoir distribuer la tâche d'implémentation à différentes équipes d'ingénieurs. De plus, il est important de pouvoir réutiliser des éléments certifiés et les adapter pour répondre à de nouveaux besoins. Aussi les méthodes formelles doivent évoluer afin de s'adapter à la conception et à la vérification de ces systèmes modulaires de taille toujours croissante. Nous travaillons sur une approche algébrique pour la conception de systèmes corrects par construction. Elle définit un formalisme pour exprimer des spécifications de haut niveau et permet de les raffiner de manière incrémentale en des spécifications plus concrètes tout en préservant leurs propriétés, jusqu'à ce qu'une implémentation soit atteinte. Elle définit également plusieurs opérations permettant de construire des systèmes complexes à partir de composants plus simples en fusionnant différents points de vue d'un même système ou en composant plusieurs sous-systèmes ensemble, ainsi que de décomposer une spécification complexe afin de réutiliser des composants existants et de simplifier la tâche d'implémentation. Le formalisme de spécification que nous utilisons est basé sur des spécifications modales. Intuitivement, une spécification modale est un automate doté de deux types de transitions permettant d'exprimer des comportements optionnels ou obligatoires. Raffiner une spécification modale revient à décider si les parties optionnelles devraient être supprimées ou rendues obligatoires. Cette thèse contient deux principales contributions théoriques basées sur une extension des spécifications modales appelée " spécifications à ensembles d'acceptation ". La première contribution est l'identification d'une sous-classe des spécifications à ensembles d'acceptation, appelée " spécifications à ensembles d'acceptation convexes ", qui permet de définir des opérations bien plus efficaces tout en gardant un haut niveau d'expressivité. La seconde contribution est la définition d'un nouveau formalisme, appelé " spécifications à ensembles d'acceptation marquées ", qui permet d'exprimer des propriétés d'atteignabilité. Ceci peut, par exemple, être utilisé pour s'assurer qu'un système termine ou exprimer une propriété de vivacité dans un système réactif. Les opérations usuelles sont définies sur ce nouveau formalisme et elles garantissent la préservation des propriétés d'atteignabilité. Cette thèse présente également des résultats d'ordre plus pratique. Tous les résultats théoriques sur les spécifications à ensembles d'acceptation convexes ont été prouvés en utilisant l'assistant de preuves Coq. L'outil MAccS a été développé pour implémenter les formalismes et opérations présentés dans cette thèse. Il permet de les tester aisément sur des exemples, ainsi que d'étudier leur efficacité sur des cas concrets. / Software programs are taking a more and more important place in our lives. Some of these programs, like the control systems of power plants, aircraft, or medical devices for instance, are critical: a failure or malfunction could cause loss of human lives, damages to equipments, or environmental harm. Formal methods aim at offering means to design and verify such systems in order to guarantee that they will work as expected. As time passes, these systems grow in scope and size, yielding new challenges. It becomes necessary to develop these systems in a modular fashion to be able to distribute the implementation task to engineering teams. Moreover, being able to reuse some trustworthy parts of the systems and extend them to answer new needs in functionalities is increasingly required. As a consequence, formal methods also have to evolve in order to accommodate both the design and the verification of these larger, modular systems and thus address their scalability challenge. We promote an algebraic approach for the design of correct-by-construction systems. It defines a formalism to express high-level specifications of systems and allows to incrementally refine these specifications into more concrete ones while preserving their properties, until an implementation is reached. It also defines several operations allowing to assemble complex systems from simpler components, by merging several viewpoints of a specific system or composing several subsystems together, as well as decomposing a complex specification in order to reuse existing components and ease the implementation task. The specification formalism we use is based on modal specifications. In essence, a modal specification is an automaton with two kinds of transitions allowing to express mandatory and optional behaviors. Refining a modal specification amounts to deciding whether some optional parts should be removed or made mandatory. This thesis contains two main theoretical contributions, based on an extension of modal specifications called acceptance specifications. The first contribution is the identification of a subclass of acceptance specifications, called convex acceptance specifications, which allows to define much more efficient operations while maintaining a high level of expressiveness. The second contribution is the definition of a new formalism, called marked acceptance specifications, that allows to express some reachability properties. This could be used for example to ensure that a system is terminating or to express a liveness property for a reactive system. Usual operations are defined on this new formalism and guarantee the preservation of the reachability properties as well as independent implementability. This thesis also describes some more practical results. All the theoretical results on convex acceptance specifications have been proved using the Coq proof assistant. The tool MAccS has been developed to implement the formalisms and operations presented in this thesis. It allows to test them easily on some examples, as well as run some experimentations and benchmarks.

Mängden solglasögon som produceras i dagens samhälle ökar för varje år, detta har genererat en hög materialåtgång. Denna studie grundar sig i design för hållbar utveckling och tillhörande designteorier inom cradle to cradle, design for disassembly och modulär design. Ytterligare teorier om hur identitet kopplat till materiella ting utreds. Syftet med studien är att försöka uppmana användare av solglasögon att agera mer hållbart. Genom dessa designteorier och tillhörande metoder har ett designexempel tagits fram. En pilotstudie användes för att undersöka respondenternas koppling till materialkännedom och identitet förknippat med solglasögon. Denna i form av en enkätundersökning. Enkäten utgör grunden i studien. Därefter tillämpades andra metoder för att kunna erbjuda ett designkoncept. Denna studies mål var att undersöka kopplingen mellan materialkonsumtion och identitet, gällande solglasögon och med det kunna uppmärksamma valet av solglasögon och även hjälpa användaren att agera ekologiskt hållbart. Studiens slutsats visar en produkt som kan hjälpa användaren på ett individuellt plan att agera mer hållbart. Produkten som tagits fram är ett exempel på ett av många olika designförslag att hjälpa användaren att agera mer hållbart. Denna produkt kan också både få och hjälpa användaren att uttrycka sin individuella identitet på olika plan. / The amount of sunglasses produced in today's society is increasing every year, this has generated high material consumption. This study is based on design for sustainable development and associated design theories in cradle to cradle, design for disassembly and modular design. Further theories on how identity is linked to material things are investigated. The purpose of the study is to try to encourage users of sunglasses to act more sustainably. Through these design theories and associated methods, a design example has been developed.A pilot study was used to investigate the respondents' connection to material awareness and identity associated with sunglasses. This in the form of a survey. The survey forms the basis of the study. Subsequently other methods were applied to be able to offer a design concept.The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between material consumption and identity regarding sunglasses and with it being able to pay attention to the choice of sunglasses and help the user to act ecologically sustainably.The study's conclusion shows a product that can help the user on an individual plan to act more sustainably. The product produced is an example of one of many different design proposals to help the user to act more sustainably. This product can also help the user to express their individual identity on different levels.

Volvo Construction Equipment is considering applying modular design to their organisation in order to constrain the growing intangible information and parts assortment within the company, and as well to enable a rearrangement of production, sales and logistics in the near future of organisational growth and industrial footprint. Hence the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the opportunities and threats of implementing modular design to Volvo Construction Equipment. The analysis is scoped on the generic aspects of modularity and the organisational weaknesses within Volvo CE towards implementing a new organisational structure, product design and production with modular design. Modularity enables the company to move towards decupling the constraints of tangible sales and provides an opportunity to offer Product Service Systems as a Total Solution for each individual customer. By implementing the authors common knowledge and education within engineering revolving tangible and intangible products and services alongside with innovation, together with informal interviews of stakeholders, the results of the thesis was reached. The analysis of the results was reached by implementing Design Research Methodology to the structure of the thesis, research method and interviews made. There is a distinct opportunity for Volvo CE to implement modular design since the informational flows, innovation, research and development is enhanced by a correct modular design. Although there is a distinct risk in changing a well-established product design, development process and organisational structure, the opportunities to create a product service system strategy and to re harvest and recycle value within the company with modularity outweigh the risk. Incomprehension of how to optimize a modular design may amplify the reasons why Volvo CE is considering revising their products and organisation with modularity, thus the authors recommend implementing a generic and specific education in modularity within Volvo CE to ensure a shared language of modularity and enhance traceability of the development within the company. In order to enhance the organisational velocity around development, the authors also recommend a new computer environment which enables the different disciplines of engineering and marketing to modularise the product, services and processes while keeping the comprehension of the subject close to hand. This enables the organisational structure to change and improve towards modular deployment and to further accelerate Volvo CE’s growth, market share and revenue. / Volvo Construction Equipment överväger att tillämpa en modulär design till sin organisation i syfte att begränsa den växande immateriella information och det växande sortiment av delar inom företaget som finns idag. Volvo ser även till möjligheterna med modulär design för att möjliggöra en omflyttning av produktion, försäljning och logistik inom den närmaste framtiden för organisatorisk tillväxt och för att minska det industriella fotavtrycket. Därav syftet med denna uppsats; att undersöka möjligheter och hot för att genomföra modulär design i Volvo Construction Equipment. Analysen är fokuserad på generiska aspekter på modularitet och organisatoriska svagheter inom Volvo CE mot att genomföra en ny organisationsstruktur, produktdesign och produktion med modulär design. Modularitet möjliggör för företaget att gå mot att minska begränsningen av materiell försäljning och ger en möjlighet att erbjuda system med Product och Service lösningar som en helhetslösning för varje enskild kund. Genom att implementera författarnas gemensamma kunskap och utbildning inom teknik roterande kring materiella och immateriella produkter samt tjänster tillsammans med innovation, och med informella intervjuer av intressenter, har resultaten i denna avhandling uppnåtts. Analysen av resultaten uppnåddes genom att implementera metodiken Design Research Methodology till strukturen, forskningsmetod och gjorda intervjuer i avhandlingen. Det finns en tydlig möjlighet för Volvo CE att genomföra modulär design eftersom de informativa flöden, innovation, forskning och utveckling förstärks av en korrekt modulär design. Även om det finns en klar risk i att ändra en väletablerad produkts design, utveckling process och organisations struktur, är möjligheterna i att skapa en produkt strategi med servicesystem och att återvinna återvinna värde i företaget med modularitet väl värt risken. Oförståelse för hur man optimerar en modulär design kan innebära ytterligare risker och förklarar varför Volvo CE överväger revidera sina produkter och organisation med en ny design, och då kanske en modulär struktur. Detta har lett till att författarna rekommenderar att genomföra en allmän och specifik utbildning i modularitet inom Volvo CE för att säkerställa ett gemensamt språk för modularitet och öka spårbarheten av utvecklingen inom företaget. För att öka den organisatoriska hastigheten kring utveckling, rekommenderar författarna också en ny datormiljö som gör att de olika disciplinerna i teknik och marknadsföring ligger närmre till hands för att modularisera produkter, tjänster och processer samtidigt som förståelsen av ämnet blir enklare att uppnå. Detta maximerar effektiviteten i den organisatoriska strukturen för att förändra och förbättra mot en modulär utbyggnad och att ytterligare påskynda Volvo CE : s tillväxt , marknadsandelar och intäkter

Sammanfattning Det är allmänt känt att global uppvärmning är ett problem som grundar sig i att för mycket växthusgaser släpps ut. Detta måste förändras för att effekterna av global uppvärmning inte ska förstöra viktiga ekosystem. Av Sveriges industrier orsakar stålindustrin den största negativa miljöpåverkan, stålindustrin är därför ett av de främsta områdena att minska miljöpåverkan inom. För att minska miljöpåverkan krävs en metodik, som även sänker kostnaden på produkten.  Studien resulterade i en arbetsmetodik genom att använda beprövade metoder och jämföra mot en referenskonstruktion. Beprövade metoder som tillämpades för att minska miljöpåverkan, kostnaden samt uppnå kundkraven var: Topologioptimering, modulär konstruktion, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, och Lean Construction. Design for Environment diskuterades även.  Nulägesanalys utfördes för att skapa underlag till genomförandet av metoderna.  Metoderna tillämpades genom koncept som kartlades i ett miljö- och kostnadsdiagram tillsammans med referenskonstruktionen. Metoderna utvärderades genom tolkning av diagrammet och kundkravsmatris. Utvärderingen resulterade i en slutgiltig metodik som beprövades genom ett slutgiltigt koncept. Den slutgiltiga metodiken validerades med det slutgiltiga konceptet. Arbetet resulterade i en arbetsmetodik, följande arbetsmetodik är en förkortad verision: (1) Entydiga kundkrav; (2) flera koncept med målet att minska variationen och förenkla; (3) utvärdera konceptens möjligheter till modularisering; (4) det bästa konceptet väljs; (5) spänningsanalysera konceptet för att kunna justera överdimensionerade delar; (6) applicera DfMA råd, minska antalet delar som kräver lyftanordning vid montering. Arbetsmetodiken validerades genom att skapa ett slutgiltigt koncept. Konceptet uppfyller samma krav som referenskonstruktionen. Tidigare koncept har genomförts på en avgränsning av referenskonstruktionen, vilket medförde att delar av koncepten beaktades i den slutgiltiga arbetsmetodiken. Det kan ha medfört en viss felmarginal i valideringen. Om fler referenskonstruktioner var tillgängliga kunde valideringen gjorts annorlunda. / Summary Global warming is a commonly known problem based on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions; a change is therefore necessary for important ecosystems not to be disrupted. The steel industry sector accounts for the largest environmental impact of Swedish industry, which makes it one of the most important areas for improvements to be made [1]. To reduce the environmental impact, a method is required which also lowers the cost of the product. This study resulted in a methodology by using proven methods and comparing against a reference construction. The following methods that were used to satisfy the customer requirements and striving towards environmental and economic sustainability were: Topology optimization, modular construction, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Lean Construction, Design for Environment was discussed. A situation analysis was preformed to create a basis for the implementation of the methods. Application of the methods was carried out by mapping the concepts in an environment-cost-diagram with the reference. The methods were evaluated by interpreting the diagram and Pughs matrix, the evaluation resulted in a methodology that was applied through a final concept. The work resulted in a methodology, which is presented in a shortend verision: (1) Clear customer requirements; (2) several concepts with the goal of reducing variation and simplifying; (3) evaluating the concept's possibilities for modularization; (4) over all best concepts is selected; (5) Stress Analysis on the selected concept to make adjustment on oversized parts; (6) apply DfMA advise, reduce the number of parts that require lifting equipment during assembly. The method was validated by creating a concept with the final methodology. The concept met the same requirements as the reference construction. Part of the reference construction has eariler been made concepts of, which led to ideas of the earlier made concepts were taken on to the final concept. This led to certain margin of error in the validation. If other reference constructions were available, validation could’ve be done differently.