1+1=3 The value of enhancing the healthy routines of kids in ‘smart home’ environments

In academic literature, the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is said to be the next wave of IT-driven competition (Porter & Heppelmann, 2014). Especially for Philips as a health focused organization the application of IoT has to be seriously considered. However, like many other organizations Philips is facing the question of how to translate the...

Product Service System for Laevo

Laevo is a technical-driven company which specializes in “Weight-Transferred Device” that aims to solve back problems of industrial workers and nurses. Heineken is taken as a potential client of Laevo. Previously, in Laevo’s opinion Heineken expects improvement of working efficiency and employability from the Laevo product. Based on my study, it...

Solar refrigeration in rural West Bengal: Design of a product service system

Solarbear is a refrigerator that cools with the heat of the sun only. This technology, more formally known as solar powered adsorption cooling, has been developed by two Industrial Design Engineering students as an affordable cooling solution for people that have no access to electricity or regular, more expensive, refrigeration. Having...