Tobias Larsson
150+ research publications | 32 PhD's examined | 3.2 bn SEK in research funding

Measuring for Innovation – A Guide for Innovative Teams

White paper on measuring innovation team capability, with industrial cases. How do we know that we are innovative? This question was asked by a manager of a software development team with the explicit responsibility of creating and analyzing innovative product features before actual product development projects are started. Similar questions...

Towards a framework for developing product/service systems

Research paper published in Proceedings of the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems. Abstract Increasingly, manufacturers become service providers rather than product providers. In this work, a framework based on industrial studies is suggested for developing product service system. The framework is represented by five life cycle...

Towards sustainability-driven innovation through product-service systems

Research paper published in Proceedings of the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems. Abstract Many current sustainability considerations in industry constrain design space by emphasizing reduced material and energy flows across product life cycles. However, there are also opportunities for sustainability awareness to extend design space and...

Assessing the value of sub-system technologies including life-cycle alternatives

Assessing the value of sub-system technologies including life-cycle alternatives

Research paper published in Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Glocalized solutions for sustainability in manufacturing. Abstract Emerging from an industrial case study in the aerospace industry, the paper proposes an approach to evaluate sub-system technology concepts from a life cycle perspective.  The approach is composed...

Prof Larsson keynote at Automation 2011

Prof Larsson keynote at Automation 2011

[2011-04-14] Tobias Larsson was invited keynote speaker at Automation 2011 in Malmö 13-14/4 2011. Prof Larsson held a talk on “Increase the value in swedish industry – How can the swedish production system be improved and what should we pick up from other environments. The importance of working with method...

Professor Larsson keynote at industrial fair

Professor Larsson keynote at industrial fair

Tobias Larsson is invited keynote speaker at Automation 2011 in Malmö 13-14/4 2011.   14/4 kl 11.30 Tobias Larsson will talk about: “Increase the value in swedish industry” How can the swedish production system be improved and what should we pick up from other environments. The importance of working with method...

Prof Larsson guest speaker at PROTEUS research center meeting

Prof Larsson guest speaker at PROTEUS research center meeting

[20110322] PROTEUS – PROduct/service-system Tools for Ensuring User-oriented Service, is an innovation consortium at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) with the aim “to enable (before, during and after sales) service delivery to be effectively integrated into product development and business creation in the maritime industry“. The drivers behind the research center...

Participation in Aviation National Research Agenda addendum work

Participation in Aviation National Research Agenda addendum work

[2011-03-17] Professor Tobias C. Larsson has been a member of the core team behind the 2010 release of an Aviation National Research Agenda (NRA Flyg 2010). NRA Flyg 2010 was the result of a unique collaboration where companies, academia and institutes – together with relevant governmental agencies – have aligned...

Product/Service System Extreme Innovation project course…

Product/Service System Extreme Innovation project course…

Within the Master’s programme Sustainable Product/Service System Innovation (MSPI) we’re right now planning the project course PSS Extreme Innovation. We will put heavy focus on bringing in projects with true sustainability, innovation and renewal challenges from our partner companies in order to let our students deploy their skills in such...