Laure Morel

• Professor
• Professor (Full) at University of Lorraine

This article presents a contribution to multi-criteria decision support intended for industrial decision-makers in order to determine the best compromise between design criteria when working on risky or innovative products. In (RENAUD et al. 2008) we used the OWA operator (Ordered Weighted Average), a well-known multi-criteria analysis technique in...

The ranking of possible alternatives during the design or operation of an industrial process leads to the definition of a solution representing the best compromise between several contradictory objectives. The choice of solution is a decision that can be modeled using knowledge of the corresponding preferences. The decision and preference model use...

The aim of this chapter is to clarify what competences are needed for individuals to innovate within European living labs. Living labs are user-centric and open-innovation approaches that aim at enhancing the acceptability of new products and services. In Europe, the concept has been adopted in particular as a way of reinforcing citizens’ well-bein...

Traditional indicators, such as R&D expenditures and patent applications, are not necessarily the most relevant to measure the innovative capability of companies. Hence, this study aims at understanding how the conversion of ideas and inventions into commercialisation of products and services is managed, with an emphasis on internal processes and s...

This epilogue brings us to reflect on what this book has brought to the table for European perspectives and what it means for research into innovation management.

The aim of this research is to obtain better understanding of ecosystems that foster digital evolution at the regional scale. The research focuses on the actions achieved by territorial ecosystem with the different existing financial procedures and political strategies in place at different stages (European community, national, regional and local)....

The multiplication of apparently similar Innovation Labs throughout the local territories raises questions about their role and their positioning. Innovation Labs are generally supplied by local resources. This substantial growth could facilitate the connection of various regions within a territory, thereby creating new areas for experimentation. T...

Models of the innovation process, such as open innovation, lean innovation, disruptive innovation, and others, have been developed these last years to improve organizational innovation. However, limited studies exist focused on identifying the individual’s competences related to the stages of the innovation process, even though, they (the individua...

Innovation labs are considered important orchestrators of innovation processes in multi-stakeholder settings. This is a phenomenon that has grown rapidly and exponentially worldwide , despite concerns on the measurable impact they produce and the necessary means to sustain their operation over time. The multiplication of these labs in the same terr...

International policies have set sustainable development goals that put emphasis on bioeconomy strategies based on renewable resources. The forestry sector, by providing bio-based products, is expected to take part in this bioeconomy with, among other things, the reduction of society's dependence on fossil fuels. Nevertheless, in Europe, the forestr...

Former à l’innovation les nouvelles générations est devenu un enjeu unanimement reconnu. Cependant, force est de constater que les façons de concevoir les référentiels métiers ne sont pas génériques et procèdent trop souvent d’une logique de juxtaposition des compétences. Nous voulons dans cet article, rappeler l’expérience d’une école d’ingénieur,...

This chapter proposes the origins of the structuring of this field of research in France, showing the point of view of engineering that deals with the theme of innovation and the major currents of thought that have enabled innovation engineering to be structured to support the improvement of innovation processes. In France, the concept of industria...

In Europe, 60% of the forest area is privately owned, with a significant proportion of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) being highly fragmented with, in particular, low intensity forest management. Numerous typologies have therefore been developed to provide detailed guidance to policy makers for the design of policy instruments to involve these...

Regarding SMEs’ relationship with R&D and technology, university technology transfer (UTT) programs have evolved in recent years toward approaches that are more focused on a systemic and continuous exchange between firms, university departments, and R&D centers. Financial support such as innovation vouchers and open initiatives has been applied for...

This work proposes a systematic approach for the design of formulated products incorporating consumer assessment and heuristic knowledge. The methodology is divided into two main phases: Consumer assessment and product realization. In the first part, product attributes valued by consumers and their interactions are identified through usability test...

High market competitiveness and a lack of internal resources and knowledge make companies increasingly interested in open innovation, being the collaborative innovation projects with suppliers one of the most widely used initiatives. However, the collaborative process is difficult to manage given the diversity of factors to consider when mixing dif...

Integrated methodologies for chemical product design have been proposed during the last decades as an alternative to reduce the time and resources invested in the early stages of product development. The objective of the present work is to classify the current strategies in this field, to identify research trends and key opportunities for integrati...

While several studies focused on the evaluation of risk management strategies to select the sustainable ones using multi-criteria analysis, most of these studies did not necessarily dealt with the integration of uncertainties. In a context where uncertainties are inherent to natural hazards management decision-making process, the challenge is to sy...

Les articles publiés dans ce numéro d’Innovations présentent des études de cas d’espaces de coworking, fablabs et living labs dans différentes régions françaises (la région Parisienne, la Bretagne, le Lyonnais, la région Sud) et en Afrique francophone. Les auteurs s’interrogent sur l’articulation des espaces de coworking étudiés avec le territoire...

Innovation spaces are rapidly increasing in number around the world. Many universities are currently opting for the construction of a space of this kind on their premises. Innovation spaces offer an opportunity for the development of competences. In this work we study how innovation spaces can support collaborative learning. Several common factors...

In this work, an optimization-based methodology to design formulated products, incorporating heuristic rules, property models and also quantified customer preferences, is proposed and applied to a skin moisturizer. The relative importance of each product attribute valued by customers is first quantified and then related parameters progressively inc...

With a growing awareness of environmental protection, supplier selection becomes an important issue for almost every manufacturer and will determine the characteristics of the final product. Therefore, a performance evaluation system for suppliers is necessary to determine the suitability of the final product. In the framework of the Green Supply C...

The word “design” is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular in the scientific literature, in the industry and in people’s daily lives. Despite its importance, however, there is no consensus about its meaning. Whether in theory or in practice, there are multiple and diverse definitions, which should be made consistent to facilitate exchange...

Le mot "design" est un concept qui devient de plus en plus utilisé dans la littérature scientifique, dans l'industrie et dans la vie quotidienne des individus en général. Cependant, malgré son importance, il n'y a pas de consensus sur sa signification. Aussi bien en théorie qu’en pratique, il existe des définitions multiples et diverses, qui devrai...

In particular industrial sectors, such as the cosmetic, there is a considerable amount of heuristics during the formulation stage, namely regarding qualitative function of ingredients, their incompatibilities, synergies and antagonisms, as well as their impact on sensorial attributes. In this work, the heuristic knowledge around the formulation of...

When launching new products, innovative companies have to anticipate the organization of the supply chain, which will support the manufacture of the product, and thus redefine their role within it. Therefore, anticipating organizational, technological or strategic changes within the initial supply chain is a key to success as early as the fuzzy fro...

During the launch of new products, innovative companies have to anticipate the organization of the supply chain, that supports the manufacturing of the product and thus, they have to redefine their role within it to remain competitive. Therefore, a reflection has to be conducted as soon as the new product is designed to anticipate the organizationa...

Do digital technologies contribute to the reorganization of work? Does the decentralization of individual, creative and innovative activities herald a new mode or models of production? What are the economic and societal challenges for creative individuals, for the entrepreneur, for the organization, or even for society in terms of improving social...

Appel à contributions - Numéro thématique - Revue INNOVATIONS Espaces de coworking, fab labs, living labs, makerspaces… les nouvelles formes d'organisation du travail créatif : objectifs et défis Editeur(s) invité(s) : Sophie Boutillier, Université du Littoral-Côte d’Opale Ignasi Capdevila, PSB Paris School of Business Laure Morel, Université de...

The issue of sustainability assessment of biodiesel production has increasingly gained importance due to the interest of governments in drawing up sovereignty strategies, to diversify their energy matrix and to determine the impact of biofuels production. In this context, this work proposes a system dynamics model to assess biodiesel production in...

Innovation is a complex and multifaceted notion, sometimes difficult to explain. The category of innovation spaces includes co‐working spaces, third places, Living Labs, open labs, incubators, accelerators, hothouses, canteens, FabLabs, MakerSpaces, Tech Shops, hackerspaces, design factories, and so on. Working based on the communities' needs and m...

Aim of study Gestural skills assessment in odontology is a highly complex task. Although mandatory for certification, proficiency assessment is still required for parameters that are more objective. Our aim was to assess whether accelerometer sensors might contribute to distinguishing efficiency in therapeutic gesture from experts and novices in th...

L'entrepreneuriat et l'innovation sont deux concepts structurants de la société actuelle. Alors même qu’ils sont trop souvent envisagés de façon séparée, cet ouvrage s’évertue à montrer qu’ils peuvent se conjuguer, en l’occurrence dans la création de la valeur à travers ce que nous désignons par l’« ingénierie entrepreneuriale ». Il s’agit essentie...

Presently, there is a clear trend for both businesses and public institutions to move towards open or collaborative innovation. Nevertheless, engaging all stakeholders, especially users, for co-creating innovative solutions and usage scenarios is, as revealed in previous studies, not so obvious. We do believe that Immersive and Collaborative Enviro...

This work proposes the incorporation of heuristic knowledge into an optimization-based methodology to formulate cosmetic emulsions. Heuristics regarding choice of ingredients and their amounts are modelled as algebraic restrictions and if needed translation of logical conditions to algebra is performed. The more heuristics included, the more limite...

Due to the large number of ingredients commercially available for the formulation of consumer products, and because their multi-functionality, emulsified cosmetic product design is a challenging task. The traditional design approach often relies on costly and time consuming trial-and-error experimental procedures. In recent years, systematic approa...

Systematic methodologies for cosmetic product design have been proposed as an alternative to reduce the time invested in early stages of this kind of products. Particularly, some researchers have focused their work on integrated methodologies of cosmetic product design from different point of views. The objective of the present work is to classify...

Innovation impacts the company but also its environment. This paper considers several case studies to identify impacts of an innovation on companies’ external supply chain. The aim is to understand how characteristics of the innovation, such as new technology adoption or new market introduction, among others, influence the firm supply chain structu...

Engaging users for co-creating alternative solutions and usage scenarios is, as revealed in previous studies, not so obvious. Very often, it necessitates expensive high-tech resources, such as a CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment), for setting-up an immersive environment in which all project stakeholders, especially users, would feel conforta...

Profiting from external knowledge is crucial for a firm's innovation, and strategic alliances are a well-recognized conduit for bringing the benefit of external knowledge as an input to a firm's innovation processes. This study investigates whether the approach a firm follows for learning from an external partner has an impact on the extent to whic...

The “do-it-yourself” movement, which is now well under way, has its roots in technological transformations from the middle of the previous century, mainly around the discovery of the possibilities of electronics, thus creating an alternative to the industrial revolution of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. The technological revolution helped objec...

In 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab set up the Fab Lab program whose principles are set out in a Charter which aims to promote the creation of a global Fab Labs network. The global nature of Fab Labs complicates the standardization of the concept. In a Fab Lab, one can experience, learn or manufacture any type of obje...

Sustainability assessment of biodiesel production is a topic of increasing importance due to the interest of governments to define sovereignty strategies and diversification of their energy matrix, and to set up the impact of biofuels production. In this context, this work aims to propose a hierarchical structure of sustainability assessment that i...

The digital economy is now expanding rapidly, and is starting to overturn the past achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Initially engaging in the world of services, it is now turning to the manufacture of objects. Just as microcomputing evolved from large scale computing to more personal use, and as the Internet left behind the world of armie...

Conf Paper on the first Fab Living Lab platform (Text in French)

La sérieSmart innovation présente les thèmes liés à la dynamique technologique, entrepreneuriale, territoriale et économique de l'innovation. Elle privilégie les approches novatrices des acteurs qui, par leurs comportements, stratégies et politiques d'innovation intelligente, modifient les modèles économiques dans une perspective de croissance dura...

Need is a major concern when designing a new product and, consequently, need analysis is a key task during the front end of innovative projects. However, need remains a paradoxical concept, something that everyone feels, accepts and understands, but is difficult to model. This research contributes to the theoretical and methodological aspect of nee...

This paper presents an empirical study focusing on the role of mock-ups to support user/citizens co-creation and the anticipation of the User eXperience within a specific urban Living Lab. Scholars have previously identified different principles characterizing a Living Lab, such as: “realism”, spontaneity, continuity and empowerment, which represen...

Purpose-French universities can play a key role in generating Smart City approach through an innovative Public-Private Partnership dedicated to urban transformation. Methodology-We led an action-research study for five years with several research and pedagogic projects including users or citizens. Findings-The paper points out main factors of Smart...

Among sustainable energy production processes, methanation (anaerobic co-digestion) has a high potential to valorize organic residual waste by exploiting its energetic capacities in the form of biogas. Nevertheless, at the early stage of the project, decisions must be made concerning the network used to supply biomass to the anaerobic co-digestion...

This article aims to evaluate the impact of a regional SME IP support programme in France led by the INPI (National Institute of IP) and the Lorraine regional government. The panel includes 150 regional SMEs. The data were collected through the use of the AIDA approach and a data analysis was carried out, including principal components analysis (PC...

The building sector is the largest energy consumer in France, it is responsible for more than 43% of the final energy consumption, ahead of transportation and industry. Since the Grenelle Environment, the government has set up a number of policy measures to overcome barriers to energy efficiency in the domestic sector, but it appears insufficient t...

Living Lab Mode for urban projects opens various fields of investigation for urban project management and Living Lab methodology. Using a three year-experiment on co-designing an eco-neighborhood, this study case contributes to examine the specificity of long-term user-oriented project management. Furthermore, the study describes the development of...

This article aims at studying the link between the innovation capability of SMEs and knowledge management, particularly aspects related to industrial property (IP). IP is indeed a strategic component of the innovation capability of a company, where as this issue is not still taken into account by most of the SMEs. In order to study the SMEs behavio...