Last week, the SHAPE project team met in Hamburg to discuss new research findings and the next steps in the SHAPE project.
On the first day, the representatives of the participating universities provided insights into the current status of their research work. Jannika Schäfer and Dr Christian Bartelheimer presented the latest progress in the "Service Systems Engineering" work package on behalf of Paderborn University.
The second day was characterised by intensive discussions between the consortium partners from RWTH Aachen University, the University of Hamburg, the University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Paderborn University. The focus was on concretising the next project steps. Specific topics included possible case studies, the implementation of the "SHAPE Hub" and the paradigm of "Continuous Value Shaping" and its potential for the project.
The meeting enabled the participants to define concrete next steps in the SHAPE project and to intensify the dialogue between the consortium partners.
Project overview: The research projectSHAPEresearch project supports companies and public stakeholders in the development and implementation of customised, data-driven service systems. The project focuses on the digital transformation of service ecosystems through flexible resource allocation and agile adaptation of the relationships between the actors involved. The SHAPE Hub serves as a local competence centre that brings together science and practice to develop scalable approaches to service innovation and improve collaboration between different sectors.
