Heiko Matheis

Heiko Matheis studied Engineering Cybernetics at the University of Stuttgart with focus on Business Cybernetics. Since February 2008 he is employed as scientific assistant at the Centre of Management Research of the DITF Denkendorf, where he is working in the fields of Knowledge Management, Innovation Management in cross-sectoral networks and Knowledge-based Systems. In the last years he worked mainly in European Projects like LEAPFROG, MODSIMTex, TexWIN and SmartNets. He is part of the coordination team of the SmartNets project.

Presentation

Selecting methods and contributors for development activities

Key issue for efficient operative work in collaborative development and production networks is to identify, to select and to involve the right contributors, as well as to choose and to apply appropriate methods, supporting activities at the right time. In this presentation, the implications of the SmartNet Collaboration Model will be concretized, demonstrating how to use the model to select partners, how to integrate them in the practical work, how to find suitable methods and how to involve partners in their execution. An example from one of the three project networks will illustrate how Quality Function Deployment was chosen and applied as a method to significantly support the product development.