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This paper describes the importance of including a Human‐Centred Design (HCD) approach
for successful university–industry collaboration. We detail user surveys and user evaluation
techniques to engage end‐users for the rejuvenation of manufacturing industries through sustainable product development. There are numerous studies describing the importa...
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... design process, which included four phases (see Figure 1), was used in this case study to structure the university-industry collaboration. The case study focused on user perspectives, with its core aim being revitalising the Malaysian timber furniture industry by introducing new innovative products. ...
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... Adopting HCD as a business strategy can lead to greater commercial success by prioritizing customer needs. While products like furniture can benefit from user perspectives, manufacturing industries may struggle to effectively implement HCD to drive innovation within their organization [27]. Based on this objective, an application was created, that captures various poses of a specific user in order to determine the dimensions and areas that can be exploited by him/her. ...
Computational design together with the digitization of most fabrication processes play an important role in many research areas. Digital tools such as 3D modeling and computational design have been increasingly used. Computational design combines traditional 3D product design together with programming a general-purpose CAD system in order to promote system integration. In essence, using CAD-based textual or visual programming languages a series of products can be designed with accuracy and take advantage of product customization and automation of downstream applications. The present paper aims at customizing furniture design based on automating both the design and the fabrication procedures. The customer is able to define a series of geometrical characteristics, i.e., width, length, internal dimensions, and various other properties. The outcome consists of automating a great deal of processes, i.e., 3D modeling and assembling, visualization, creating the bill of materials (BOM), producing assembly instructions for the user, drawings and prototyping files, weight estimation.
... Collaboration is one of the alternatives used for solving this problem. Camacho and Alexandre (2019); Jones and Coates (2020); Kuys et al. (2021) investigated industries and their relationship with academics. Furthermore, Arshed et al. (2022), Fernandes and O'Sullivan (2021), Fernandes et al. (2020), Marinho et al. (2020) discussed crucial indicators regarding project management, obtaining benefits, measuring collaboration, as well as highlighting the cause of the failure in collaboration between the industry and academic sectors. ...
Learning about entrepreneurship is very widespread in the world of education, one of which is at the level of higher education, especially in Indonesia. This can be seen from the existence of one of the Independent Learning Campus (MBKM) programs initiated by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) regarding entrepreneurship. This program encourages campuses to integrate entrepreneurship courses into their curricula. During the process of forming this curriculum, campuses need to know the factors that encourage the desire to be entrepreneurial. This study aims to find out what factors encourage entrepreneurial intentions in undergraduate students. The number of respondents in the study amounted to 30 undergraduate students from province of South Sulawesi and East Java, Indonesia.
This research method is a quantitative approach which
is analyzed using PLS. Results of this study show that
perceived desirability, locus of control, self-efficacy, and
entrepreneurial education (universities courses support)
are factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among
undergraduates from province of South Sulawesi and
East Java, Indonesia.
... In a similar vein, Cirella and Murphy (2022) investigate intermediary practices in university-industry innovation. Moreover, Kuys et al. (2021) present a case study on sustainable furniture design collaborations. ...
The responsible for proposing public policies have to decide how to allocate economic resources to boost Research & Development in target industrial areas. Typically, the government supports R &D projects from universities, companies, or collaborations between them. Thus, it is important to obtain insights about the dynamics of resource allocation. In this work, we propose to study the Mexican R&D public policy called the Innovation Incentive Program (PEI) through a social networks analysis. We use real data publicly available to model the program as three distinct networks, then, use structural metrics (clustering coefficient, average degree, average path length, diameter of the network, and density) to assess the robustness of such networks; finally, we identify the most significant nodes in the networks, which help to understand what industrial areas were benefited and what sectors should be considered in future public policies. We show that two networks correspond to the scale-free complex network model and one follows the small-world complex network model suggesting that the top Mexican higher education institutions and research centers indeed are a key element to set-up collaborations.
... Participating in CDD allows industry partners to become involved in universities' first purpose (teaching) and enrich lectures through real-world experiences while aligning the curriculum with industry demands (Mian et al., 2020;Plewa et al., 2015). This phenomenon has become an increasingly popular topic of research in recent years due to its potential for enhancing the employability of graduates and increase economic competitiveness (Awasthy et al., 2020;Blumenthal, 2003;Kuys et al., 2021). Therefore, it is essential that we understand how to build and manage these collaborations most effectively. ...
Purpose
This study aims to explore the findings related to data literacy skills for students to succeed in the digital age labor market and the role of university-industry collaborations (UICs) in the co-design and co-delivery of curriculum for the development of students’ data literacy.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses an interview-based research methodology to gather insights from industry partners and stakeholders. The interviews focus on identifying key data literacy skills, understanding the significance of these skills and exploring the role of UICs in enhancing students’ data literacy.
Findings
The findings reveal several important data literacy skills for students. The most commonly mentioned skills include data evaluation/analysis, identifying the relevance of data and data protection in a sensitive manner. Participants also emphasized the importance of recognizing the interrelationships among data, adapting data across different contexts and strategically combining diverse data. The study emphasizes the role of universities in providing a well-rounded educational setting that fosters the development of data literacy skills. Additionally, it highlights the value of practical collaborations between universities and industries, enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world contexts.
Originality/value
The study highlights the interconnected nature of various data skills and emphasizes the significance of data literacy in navigating the complexities of the digital age labor market. It also sheds light on the role of UICs in codesigning and codelivering curricula to enhance students’ data literacy. The findings provide valuable insights into the practical implications for UICs in preparing students for the data-driven job market.
... A small set of studies discuss the impact of sustainability and HCD in terms of the design process, dealing with issues related to collaboration [26] and the role of the design process for the built and social environment, e.g., [27]. • A significant group of works discuss the contribution of sustainability and HCD in terms of design thinking, discussing university-industry collaborations [28], its impact on health-related issues, innovative methodologies, e.g., [29], and new cultural impacts [30]. ...
A significant number of publications demonstrate the growing interest in connecting studies on sustainability with HCD-related interventions, though a complete analysis of all endogenous and exogenous dynamics of research lines currently developed has never been made. A study depicting the main cross-sectoral results developed in the recent years would help researchers in design-related areas to improve sustainable design processes and practices, as well as the knowledge needed to identify the unexplored research niches to focus on in the future to produce non-redundant advances toward sustainability's goals. A systematic literature review of a sample of 122 works allowed us to identify and describe the main themes within this integrated research area and to provide future research trajectories for applied research and practice on sustainable HCD connected to the SDGs. Data found in this work show that studies linking sustainability and HCD produced a complex research framework mainly articulated into four principal design areas: (i) health and wealth, (ii) education, (iii) industrial innovation, and (iv) built environment and living communities. Finally, this study provides designers and researchers working in the HFE and sustainable design macro-domains an overview of the current and future trends where research synergies between sustainability and HCD are likely to develop.
... The "green entrepreneurship" keyword appeared in this study from 2020 to 2021. Kuys et al. (2021) described a joint project between a prominent Melbourne-based university and a government organization from Malaysia to innovate a range of furniture for Malaysian dormitories. The resulting products were a range of sustainable, modular dormitory furniture with a direct route to market. ...
Purpose
As university–industry collaboration (UIC) is associated to transfer of knowledge and technology, this collaboration is an extremely important field of study for the world's economies that helps industries become more competitive. UIC will assist universities in fine-tuning universities' educational programs to match with the industrial demand. This study, thus, presents a systematic literature review related to UIC in technology development process and technology commercialization.
Design/methodology/approach
The Scopus database is used to extract the relevant articles. First, in presenting the articles, four scientometric analyses are used to visualize the bibliometric clusters, namely articles and journals co-citation analysis, countries collaboration analysis and keywords co-occurrence analysis. Next, a qualitative approach is used to classify the articles according to the methodology used and type of research. Finally, a research trend and keywords' evolution based on keywords are also provided.
Findings
Results of this study reveal that majority of the articles used qualitative approach and descriptive analysis to explain the knowledge flow between industries and universities. According to the research trend analysis, researchers in this field were moving from the knowledge-based economy topic (from 2010–2013) to product development (2014–2015), technology commercialization (2016–2017), open innovation (2018–2019) and then currently are focusing on the green entrepreneurship topic.
Practical implications
This study is expected to facilitate scholars to uncover gaps in the literature of UIC.
Originality/value
This study extends the use of scientometric analysis. The combination of “bibliometrix” R-package tool and VOSViewer software to perform the analysis is expected to give a new insight of doing the systematic literature review.
... In this case, it is based on the principle of the product for environments connecting between the new product development patterns and environmental management. This is done by considering the life cycle of products with the environmental effects and other factors that are significant to the product design: 1) Product Economics, 2) Customer Requirements, 3) Manufacturability, and 4) Required product functions (Shree, D. et al., 2017;Liu, J. et al., 2021;Kuys, J. et al., 2021). ...
The objective of this research was to develop a guideline for teak utilization over 13-15 years. In this case, the population comprised one thousand, one hundred, and twenty-nine participants at the academic conference and Thai natural resource exhibition, while the group sampling included a visitor group comprising ninety-four people at the exhibition and young teak product sales at the level of deviation of 10 percent. In this case, a 5-point rating scale was used as a research tool employing structured questionnaires, with a reliability value at the level of 0.7842. The results found that the participants had satisfaction in the produced model from young teak at the excellent level, (Mean=4.202; S.D.=0.649) according to the eight fields of satisfaction assessment consisting of 1) Function, 2) Durability, 3) Economics, 4)Material, 5)Ease of Use, 6)Construction, 7)Aesthetics, and 8)Production. Therefore, there were the means of each satisfaction field at the same level with a significance of .05, and the research results in the community group could be applied to use with the utilization pattern of young teak for 13-15 years by increasing economic value for teak garden cultivation in various communities. Received: 30 November 2021 / Accepted: 11 February 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022
... This means the incorporation of a more democratic structure, which is participatory and open to everyone, and which also takes into account the needs of the environment and society into the broader design process [6]. This is further expanded by [15], demonstrating how the end-of-life of a product is considered at the point of product's conception, certainly a significant evolution from the earlier definition by [6]. ...
... While the authors of this paper do not discount the importance of an overall viewpoint of sustainability within Industry 4.0, they advocate for greater involvement at the briefing stage. Referring to [15] by engaging with the stakeholders involved within an early stage (i.e., manufacturer, client, user), sustainability aspects of the project, which involve raw materials, supply chains, overall durability of the finished product, as well as aesthetics, were able to be enhanced through strong collaboration. It is this factor in particular that is of interest to the authors of this study and was subsequently investigated. ...
Industrial design is intrinsically linked to manufacturing; however, what is required of industrial design to adapt to new changes brought on by Industry 4.0 in manufacturing is unknown. Current literature gives little insight into how industrial designers need to evolve to the current developments in manufacturing to remain value drivers in an Industry 4.0 paradigm. There is minimal research describing the link between industrial design, Industry 4.0 and the effect this will have on sustainability. We conducted an extensive survey of 190 respondents from 53 countries to establish the present state of industrial design practice globally and to better understand the priority sustainability is given by practicing industrial designers. Qualitative data showed a desire for improved sustainable processes; however, quantitative data contradicted this, showing “sustainability” as one of the lowest ranked areas of importance in design practice for industrial designers. While sustainability—especially in manufacturing—demands more prominent change as industrial design adapts to an Industry 4.0 manufacturing paradigm, it seems that junior industrial designers do not currently see this as a priority.
This chapter analyses the fundamental concepts within Sustainable Development Goal 9’s (SDG 9’s) targets to explore in-depth the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in supporting the industry in developing inclusive and sustainable industrialisation. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was constituted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2015, popularly known as Transforming Our World. This agenda provides a valuable global framework for U.N. member states to be used at national, regional and local levels to accomplish Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9) promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development. In particular, the essential concepts of resilient infrastructure, innovation, information and communications technologies and financial services are debated to understand their influence in promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation. SDG 9 aspires to accomplish a twofold mandate: sustainability and inclusion.
Progress towards sustainable industrialisation has been relatively acceptable, although inconsistent with the initial targets. On the other hand, initiatives towards inclusive industrialisation are evolving into a political battlefield, making progress unlikely for industry leaders. In this context, HEIs have played a critical role in supporting and facilitating collaboration between researchers and practitioners to make the industry more responsive to society’s demands.
