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Co-Creation Dynamics in Collaborative Networks. Case study: DK’s Cleantech Industry

The journey from knowledge generation to innovation. A challenge for Denmark’s production management Although Denmark ranks 2nd on the 2011 EU Commission’s Innovation Scoreboard (after Sweden) and 6th on 2011 INSEAD’s Global Innovation Index these figures can be misleading. As an example, it is in the 46th place in “innovation efficiency”, far behind comparable developed economies such as Sweden (6th), Switzerland (12th), Germany (13th) and The Netherlands (13th). This can be interpreted as a structural difficulty to convert cutting-edge knowledge into new products and services, which as a result hinders the overall economic impact of R&D efforts. The aim; to better understand industrial communicational interfaces between design and manufacturing to reach DK’s true innovation potential One approach to deal with Denmark’s aforementioned production management challenge, is to work at the level of the networks of collaborations in the development of new products, studying critical interactions and identifying sources of latent innovation potential and communicational inefficiencies. The aim of this research is to understand how collaborative networks, at the interface between R&D, Manufacturing and external partners, co-create value across boundaries. In this context some key tasks are the characterisation of the network relationships, the identification of best practices and, if necessary, the proposal of alternative practices in order to improve current processes. Case study: The Danish Cleantech Cluster Considering Denmark´s natural strengths and the fast-paced, highly technical and interdisciplinary nature of the emerging Cleantech industry, this study is contextualized in the collaborative relationships established inside the Danish Cleantech Cluster. Conceptual Model The conceptual model to be used in this research is framed in the engineering design tradition of “interface management in product development” and “communication in design”. Its particular emphasis is in the industrial relationships and networks formed across disciplinary and organisational boundaries. The main fields involved are Engineering Design, Production Management and Technology & Innovation Management (TIM). Keywords Collaborative Networks, Innovation, Design, Manufacturing, Communication, Engineering Design, Production Management, Denmark, Cleantech, R&D

Pedro Parraguez Ruiz, Production Management PhD project

Contact: Pedro Parraguez Ruiz, PhD Candidate Produktionstorvet, building 424 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby + 45 4525 4411 ppru@dtu.dk www.man.dtu.dk Supervisors: Anja Maier & Per Langaa Jensen DTU Management Engineering Industrial Case Study:

Denmark’s Cleantech Cluster Funded by: Production Management PhD Position DTU Management Engineering Project period: 15 December 2011 to 15 December 2014

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