Kimita Laboratory

Publications

Journal Papers in English

  1. Amasawa, E., Kimita, K., Yoshida, T. & Hirao, M. (2025) Exploring different product-service combinations for sustainable clothing rental service based on consumer preferences and climate change impacts. Scientific reports 15(1). Nature Publishing Group UK: 10555.
  2. Du, B., Nishino, N., & Kimita, K. (2023). Space booking with multistage online VCG mechanism: A simulation study toward practical application. Service Science.
  3. Koide, R., Yamamoto, H., Kimita, K., Nishino, N., & Murakami, S. (2023). Circular business cannibalization: A hierarchical Bayes conjoint analysis on reuse, refurbishment, and subscription of home appliances. Journal of Cleaner Production, 422, 138580.
  4. Rico Lugo, S. D., Kimita, K., & Nishino, N. (2023). Characteristics of decision process towards circular food economy: A review. Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 7, 100104.
  5. Amasawa, E., Brydges, T., Henninger, C. E., & Kimita, K. (2023). Can rental platforms contribute to more sustainable fashion consumption? Evidence from a mixed-method study. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 8, 100103.
  6. Saito, N., Wada, K., Kariya, T., Ando, N., & Kimita, K. (2022). A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix. Advanced Robotics: The International Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 36(23), 1305–1325.
  7. Kimita, K., McAloone, T. C., Ogata, K., & Pigosso, D. C. A. (2022). Servitization maturity model: developing distinctive capabilities for successful servitization in manufacturing companies. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 33(9), 61–87.
  8. Nishino, N., Kimita, K., & Ito, T. (2022). Mechanism for matching circular products and customers with top trading cycles. CIRP Annals, 71(1), 5–8.
  9. Lee, S., Nishiyama, K., Kimita, K., & Nishino, N. (2021). Co-creation and Personalization as Incentive Mechanisms of Utilizing External Innovation Sources: Which Performs Better? Asian Journal of Innovation & Policy, 10(3), 274–293.
  10. Kimita, K., Matschewsky, J., & Sakao, T. (2021). A method for remanufacturing process planning and control using loosely coupled systems. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 1–53.
  11. Kuramochi, K., Wada, K., Kimita, K., Kurokawa, H., Inoue, K., & Shimomura, Y. (2021). Method to Record and Analyze the Operation of Seal Robot in Elderly Care. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 33(4), 730–738.
  12. Kimita, K., Brambila-Macias, S. A., Tillman, A.-M., & Sakao, T. (2021). Failure analysis method for enhancing circularity through systems perspective. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25(3), 544–562.
  13. Kimita, K., Muramatsu, K., & Nemoto, Y. (2020). Ontological Descriptions for Integrating Design Information of Product-Service Systems. International Journal of Automation Technology, 14(5), 690–699.
  14. Kohtamäki, M., Henneberg, S. C., Martinez, V., Kimita, K., & Gebauer, H. (2019). A Configurational Approach to Servitization: Review and Research Directions. Service Science, 11(3), 213–240.
  15. Kimita, K., Sakao, T., & Shimomura, Y. (2018). A failure analysis method for designing highly reliable product-service systems. Research in Engineering Design, 29(2), 143–160.
  16. Muramatsu, K., Kimita, K., Ishii, T., Nemoto, Y., Tanaka, E., Watanuki, K., Matsui, T., & Shimomura, Y. (2017). Ontological descriptions of receiver states for sharing knowledge in learning service design. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 11(1), JAMDSM0008–JAMDSM0008.
  17. Shimomura, Y., Nemoto, Y., & Kimita, K. (2015). A method for analysing conceptual design process of product-service systems. CIRP Annals, 64(1), 145–148.
  18. Shimomura, Y., Nemoto, Y., Akasaka, F., Chiba, R., & Kimita, K. (2014). A method for designing customer-oriented demand response aggregation service. CIRP Annals, 63(1), 413–416.
  19. Shimomura, Y., Nemoto, Y., Akasaka, F., & Kimita, K. (2013). A Method for Negotiating Various Customer Requirements for Public Service Design. Axioms, 3(1), 1–9.
  20. Saito, J., Kurita, Y., Shimomura, Y., & Kimita, K. (2013). A Method for Structuring Service Failure Factors to Realize Highly Reliable Services. Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, 3(12), 509–518.
  21. Fujata, K., Akasaka, F., Kimita, K., Nemoto, Y., & Kurita, Y. (2013). Supporting Idea Generation in Business Design in Manufacturing Industries. International Journal of CAD/CAM, 13(2), 63–71.
  22. Shimomura, Y., Kimita, K., Tateyama, T., Akasaka, F., & Nemoto, Y. (2013). A method for human resource evaluation to realise high-quality PSSs. CIRP Annals, 62(1), 471–474.
  23. Akasaka, F., Nemoto, Y., Kimita, K., & Shimomura, Y. (2012). Development of a knowledge-based design support system for Product-Service Systems. Computers in Industry, 63(4), 309–318.
  24. Kurita, Y., Ota, T., Kimita, K., & Shimomura, Y. (2012). A method for analyzing service failure causes. Journal on Innovation and Sustainability RISUS, 3(2), 57–66.
  25. Watanabe, K., Kimita, K., & Shimomura, Y. (2010). Requirement negotiation process for the design of cooperative services. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2(3), 192–197.
  26. Kimita, K., Shimomura, Y., & Arai, T. (2009). Evaluation of customer satisfaction for PSS design. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 20(5), 654–673.
  27. Kimita, K., Akasaka, F., Shimomura, Y., & Rönnbäck, A. Ö. (2009). Requirement Analysis for User-Oriented Service Design. Asian International Journal of Science and Technology Production, 2(3), 11–23.
  28. Kimita, K., Shimomura, Y., Sakao, T., Hara, T., & Arai, T. (2009). An integrated analysis of customer value and environmental burden for environmentally conscious design. International Journal of Design Engineering, 2(3), 262.
  29. Kimita, K., Shimomura, Y., & Arai, T. (2009). A customer value model for sustainable service design. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 1(4), 254–261.

Conference Papers

  1. T. Shimada, K. Wada, K. Ohara, N. Ando, & K. Kimita: Verification of the usefulness of SRDM through a case study of smart robot development. In Proceeding of 2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pp. 872–877, 2025.
  2. K. Kimita, Y. Tsurusaki, and E. Amasawa: Effect of Fashion Rental Services on Achieving’Narrow and Slow’Consumption in Clothing: Consumer Experiments and Questionnaire Survey in Japan. In Proceeding of the 9th International Conference on New Business Models (NBM2024), 2024.
  3. E. Amasawa, K. Kimita: Deducing environmental implication of clothing rental from consumer voices and behaviors: a social experiment in Japan. In Proceeding of the 5th international PLATE (Product Lifetimes and the Environment) conference 2023, 2023.
  4. E. Amasawa, K. Kimita: Role of Fashion Rental Services on Shifting Personal Clothing Consumptions for Sustainability. In Proceeding of the 8th International Conference on New Business Models (NBM2023). 2023.
  5. T. Kodama, K. Kimita, and Y. Kishita: Design methodology of service-oriented circular economy business: A case study of bike-sharing. In Proceeding of the 8th International Conference on New Business Models (NBM2023). 2023.
  6. E. Amasawa, T. Yoshida, K. Kimita, M. Hirao: Designing sustainable fashion rentals based on environmental benefit and consumer preference. The 15th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance2022), 2022.
  7. S. Okamoto, H. Takahashi, K. Kimita, N. Nishino: Effects of Incentivized Fake Reviews on E-commerce Markets. In Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AFHE 2022), online, 2022.
  8. Sinndy Dayana Rico Lugo, K. Kimita and N. Nishino: Food Loss and Waste: Mixed analysis from the Circular Food Economy. In Proceeding of the 12th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (Eco Design 2021), online, 2021.
  9. Sinndy Dayana Rico Lugo, K. Kimita and N. Nishino: Circular Food Economy framework: Challenges and initiatives, In Proceedings of 15th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, online, 2021.
  10. N. Saito, K. Wada, K. Kimita and N. Ando: What are the Key Elements to Design Service Robot System?. In Proceedings of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts, pp.131-134, online, 2021.
  11. B. Du, N. Nishino, K. Kimita and K. Sasaki: Restaurant Reservation System: Allocating Customers with Space Management Under the Impact of COVID-19. In Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AFHE 2021), 311-319, online, 2021.
  12. K. Kimita, J. Matschewsky, T. Sakao: A practical approach for managing uncertainty in remanufacturing: Identifying leverage points using design structure matrix. In Proceedings of ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE2020, online, 2020.
  13. K. Kimita, J. Matschewsky, T. Sakao: A Method for Identifying Cross-Functional Teams and Processes for Managing Uncertainty in Remanufacturing of Electronics Products, In Proceedings of Electronics Goes Green 2020+ Conference, online, 2020.
  14. F. M. Piontek, E. Amasawa, and K. Kimita. Environmental implication of casual wear rental services: Case of Japan and Germany. Procedia CIRP 90 (2020): 724-729. (In Proceedings of 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference (LCE2020), online, 2020.
  15. K. Kimita, D. Pigosso and T. McAloone: A Method for Developing Capabilities for the Management of Product/Service-Systems. In Proceedings of Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2019), pp. 29-37, Linköping, Sweden, 2019.
  16. K. Kimita, K. Toya, S. Tanno, D. Pigosso and T. McAloone: Factors for Implementing Successful Development of Product-Service Offerings. In Proceedings of Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2018), Poster, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018.
  17. K. Toya, M. Mochimaru, K. Kimita and S. Tanno: Obstacles to Servitization of Japanese Companies and the Service Paradox. In Proceedings of Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2018), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018.
  18. K. Kimita, K. Hidaka: A Matrix for Determining Servitized Value Proposition Based on Product Features. In Proceedings of Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2017), Lucerne, Switzerland, 2017.
  19. K. Kimita, K. Toya, S. Tanno and Y. Shimomura: A Survey of Servitization Barriers in Japanese Manufacturers. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2017 -, pp. 311-314, CD-ROM, Poster, The Society for Serviceology, Vienna, Austria, 2017.
  20. Y. Mitake, Y. Noto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Context Extracting Method for PSS Improvement Design. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2017, pp. 312-317, CIRP, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017.
  21. Y. Kubota, F. Murakami, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: The task to design highly service-oriented Product-Service System. In Proceedings of CIRP Design Conference 2017, pp. 416-421, CIRP, Cranfield, UK, 2017.
  22. K. Kimita, F. Murakami and Y. Shimomura: A Qualitative Simulation Method for the Early Stage of Service Design. In Proceedings of 2016 Asia Design Engineering Workshop (A-DEWS 2016), Osaka University, Japan, 2016.
  23. R. Sugino, S. Mizoguchi, K. Kimita, K. Muramatsu, T. Matsui, Y. Shimomura: A Method for Consensus Building between Teachers and Learners in a Value Co-Creative Learning Service. In Proceedings of HCI International 2016, CD-ROM, Tronto, Canada, 2016.
  24. Y. Idei, R. Sugino, K. Muto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Analyzing Design Process of Value Co-creative Service, In Proceedings of 2016 Asian Conference on Design and Digital Engineering (ACDDE 2016), Jeju, Korea, 2016.
  25. K. Muto, K. Kimita, H. Tanaka, E. Numata, S. Hosono, S. Izukura and Y. Shimomura: An Ideation Framework for Product Service Systems Conceptual Design. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2016 -, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, Tokyo, Japan, 2016.
  26. F. Murakami, Y. Morishita, K. Kimita, S. Hosono, S. Izukura, H. Sakaki, E. Numata and Y. Shimomura: Application of Qualitative Simulation for Early-Stage Service Design. In Proceeding of the 14th International Design Conference, pp. 381-390, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2016.
  27. K. Kimita, R. Sugino, M. Rossi and Y. Shimomura: Framework for Representing Customer Involvement in Product-Service Systems. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2016, pp. 54-59, CIRP, Bergamo, Italy, 2016.
  28. K. Muto, K. Kimita, H. Tanaka, E. Numata, S. Hosono, S. Izukura, T. Sakaki and Y. Shimomura: A Task Management Method for Product-Service-Systems Design. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2016, pp. 537-542, CIRP, Bergamo, Italy, 2016.
  29. R. Sugino, S. Mizoguchi, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Consensus Building between Teachers and Learners in Value Co-Creative Learning Service. In Proceeding of the 18th International Conference on Education and Educational Technology (ICEET 2016), Barcelona, pp. 733-738, 2016.
  30. T. Ishii, K. Kimita, K. Muramatsu and Y. Shimomura: An Analysis of Learners’ Reports for Measuring Co-creational Education. In Proceeding of the 18th International Conference on Education and Educational Technology (ICEET 2016), pp. 739-743, Barcelona, 2016.
  31. K. Kimita, Y. Nemoto, and Y. Shimomura: A Method for PSS Business Planning Based on Life Cycle Cost Assessment, In Proceedings of 2015 Asian Conference on Design and Digital Engineering (ACDDE 2015), Vol.1, CD-ROM, Fukuoka, Japan, 2015.
  32. T. Ishii, S. Mizoguchi, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Topic Model for Clustering Learners based on Contents in Educational Counseling. In Proceedings of HCI International 2015, pp. 324-331, Los Angeles, U.S.A., 2015.
  33. K. Kimita, K. Muto, S. Mizoguchi, Y. Nemoto, T. Ishii and Y. Shimomura: Learning State Model for Value Co-Creative Education Services. In Proceedings of HCI International 2015, pp. 341-349, Los Angeles, U.S.A., 2015.
  34. Y. Morishita, F. Murakami, K. Kimita, S. Hosono, S. Izukura, H. Sakaki, E. Numata and Y. Shimomura: Qualitative Simulation for Early-Stage Service Design. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2015 -, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, San Jose, U.S.A., 2015.
  35. K. Kimita, K. Watanabe, T. Hara, H. Komoto: Who realizes a PSS?: an organizational framework for PSS development. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2015, USB, CIRP, Saint-Etienne, France, 2015.
  36. S. Izukura, S. Hosono, H. Sakaki, E. Numata, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Bridging Non-functional Requirements and IT Service Design. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2015, USB, CIRP, St. Etienne, France, 2015.
  37. E. Numata, S. Hosono, H. Sakaki, S. Izukura, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Disciplines for Designing PSS Actor Network. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2015, USB, CIRP, St. Etienne, France, 2015.
  38. K. Muto, Y. Nemoto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Guideline for Product-Service-Systems Design Process. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2015, USB, CIRP, St. Etienne, France, 2015.
  39. K. Muto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Guideline for the Product-Service-Systems Design Process, In Proceedings of 2014 Asian Conference on Design and Digital Engineering (ACDDE 2014), USB, Jinan, China, 2014.
  40. K. Kimita, Y. Nemoto and Y. Shimomura: Value Analysis Method for Learner Centered Instructional Design. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2014 -, pp. 143-144, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, Kanagawa, Japan, 2014.
  41. Y. Nemoto, K. Uei, K. Kimita, T. Ishii and Y. Shimomura: A Conceptual Model of Co-Growth of Provider and Receiver towards Value Co-Creative Service. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2014 -, pp. 124-126, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, Kanagawa, Japan, 2014.
  42. K. Kimita, Y. Nemoto and Y. Shimomura: Application of a Requirement Analysis Template to Lectures in a Higher Education Institution. In Proceedings of HCI International 2014, pp. 594-601, Creta, Greece, 2014.
  43. K. Uei, T. Fujiwara, A. Kazawa, Y. Nemoto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Learning Effect Evaluation of an Educational Tool for Product-Service System Design Based on a Viewpoint of Learner. In Proceedings of HCI International 2014, pp. 643-652, Creta, Greece, 2014.
  44. Y. Nemoto, K. Uei, H. Tanaka, F. Akasaka, K. Kimita K. Sato and Y. Shimomura: Visualizing Common and Collision Requirements of Multiple Stakeholders for Service Improvement. In Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE), pp. 843-844, the Japan Society of Precision Engineering, Ishikawa, Japan, 2014.
  45. K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Development of the Design Guideline for Product-Service Systems. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2014, USB, CIRP, Windsor, Canada, 2014.
  46. J. Saito, Y. Kurita, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Analyzing Service Failure Factors based on Multiple Perspectives. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2014, USB, CIRP, Windsor, Canada, 2014.
  47. Y. Shimomura, Y. Nemoto and K. Kimita: State-of-Art Product-Service Systems in Japan - The Latest Japanese Product-Service Systems Developments. Procedia CIRP, Vol. 16, pp. 15-20, 2014.
  48. K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Review of Design Methods and Evaluation Tools for Product-Service Systems. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Serviceology - ICServe2013 -, pp. 73-76, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, Tokyo, Japan, 2013.
  49. Y. Kurita, K. Kimita, K. Watanabe and Y. Shimomura: Service Failure Effects Analysis based on Customer Perspective. In Proceedings of the 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2013 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Portland, U.S.A., 2013.
  50. Y. Kurita, K. Kimita, K. Watanabe and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Service Failure Effects Analysis based on Customer Satisfaction. In Proceedings of HCI International 2013, pp. 485-494, Las Vegas, USA, 2013.
  51. K. Kimita, Y. Kurita, K. Watanabe, T. Tateyama and Y. Shimomura: Service Simulation Method for Managing Uncertainty. In Proceedings of HCI International 2013, pp. 569-578, Las Vegas, USA, 2013.
  52. K. Kimita, F. Akasaka and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Exploring PSS Technologies Based on Customer Needs. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2013, pp. 215-225, CIRP, Bochum, Germany, 2013.
  53. K. Ota, Y. Kurita, F. Akasaka, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Extraction of Customers’ Potential Requirements using Service Scenario Planning. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2013, pp. 63-74, CIRP, Bochum, Germany, 2013.
  54. Y. Kurita, K. Uei, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Method for Supporting Service Cost Analysis. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2012, pp. 517-522, CIRP, Tokyo, Japan, 2012.
  55. T. Tateyama, K. Kimita, K. Watanabe, R. Chiba, Y. Shimomura and S. Kawata: A Service Flow Simulation Method using Multi-aspect Scene Transition Nets (STNs) Modeling. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2012, pp. 297-302, CIRP, Tokyo, Japan, 2012.
  56. T. Tateyama, S. Mikoshiba, K. Kimita, K. Watanabe, R. Chiba, Y. Shimomura and S. Kawata: A Multi-aspect Modeling Method for Service Flow Simulation Using Scene Transition Nets (STNs). In Proceedings of the 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2012 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Chicago, U.S.A., 2012.
  57. Y. Kurita, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Service Failure Modes Identifying Method to Realize Highly Reliable Services. In Proceedings of the 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2012 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Chicago, U.S.A., 2012.
  58. K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Design Method for Modular Product-Service System Architecture. In Proceeding of the 12th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 979-988, CD-ROM, 2012.
  59. K. Kimita, T. Tateyama and Y. Shimomura: Process Simulation Method for Product-Service Systems Design. In Proceedings of the 45th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP, pp. 555-560, CD-ROM. Athens, Greece, 2012.
  60. K. Kimita, S. Hosono and Y. Shimomura: A Service Structural Analysis based on Functional Dependency. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2011 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Washington DC, U.S.A., 2011.
  61. T. Ota, K. Kimita, S. Hosono and Y. Shimomura: An Efficient Conflict Detecting Method for Service Design. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2011 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Washington DC, U.S.A., 2011.
  62. K. Watanabe, S. Mikoshiba, T. Tateyama, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Service Design Methodology for Cooperative Services. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference - IDETC2011 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Washington DC, U.S.A., 2011.
  63. S. Hosono, M. Min, K. Kimita, F. Akasaka, Y. Shimomura, T. Hara and T. Arai: Architecture Design and Assessment with Design Matrix. In Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Service - IEEE SERVICES 2011 -, CD-ROM, pp. 83-84, IEEE, Washington DC, U.S.A., 2011.
  64. Y. Kitai, K. Oki, K. Kimita, K. Watanabe, R. Chiba and Y.Shimomura: A Proposal for Service Design Support System using Knowledge from Web Resources. In Proceedings of the 44th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP, CD-ROM. Madison, U.S.A., 2011.
  65. S. Hosono, K. Kimita, F. Akasaka, T. Hara, Y. Shimomura and T. Arai: Toward Establishing Design Methods for Cloud-based Systems. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2011, pp. 195-200, CIRP, Braunschweig, Germany, 2011.
  66. Y. Shimomura, K. Watanabe, F. Akasaka and K. Kimita: Fan Out of Japanese Service Engineering -the State of the Art-. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2011, pp. 15-20, CIRP, Braunschweig, Germany, 2011.
  67. S. Yamamoto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: An Importance Decision Method of Customer's Demands for Highly Public Service. In Proceedings of the 15th Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Conference - DFMLC2010 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  68. K. Kimita, F. Akasaka, S. Hosono and Y. Shimomura: Design Method for Life Cycle Oriented Product-Service Systems Development. In Proceedings of the 43rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP, CD-ROM. Vienna, Austria, 2010.
  69. F. Akasaka, S. Hosono, M. Nakajima, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: Service Engineering: Requirement Analysis for the Improvement of Product-Service Systems. In Proceeding of the 11th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 117-126, 2010.
  70. F. Akasaka, S. Hosono, K. Kimita, M. Nakajima and Y. Shimomura: Requirement Analysis for Strategic Improvement of a B2B Service. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2010, pp. 117-124, CIRP, Linkoeping, Sweden, 2010.
  71. K. Kimita, F. Akasaka, S. Hosono and Y. Shimomura: Design Method for Concurrent PSS Development. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2010, pp. 283-290, CIRP, Linkoeping, Sweden, 2010.
  72. K. Watanabe, K. Kimita, F. Akasaka and Y. Shimomura: Requirement Analysis and Negotiation for Feasible Service Development. In Proceedings of the 35th Design Automation Conference - DAC2009 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), San Diego, USA, 2009.
  73. K. Watanabe, K. Kimita, T. Tateyama and Y. Shimomura: Requirement Negotiation for Feasible Service Development. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design -ICED09-, CD-ROM, pp. 595-606, Stanford, USA, 2009.
  74. K. Kimita, Y. Shimomura and T. Arai: A Customers' Value Model for Sustainable Service Design. In Proceedings of the 13th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference - DFMLC2008 -, CD-ROM, The American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 2008.
  75. K. Kimita, T. Hara, Y. Shimomura and T. Arai: Cost Evaluation Method for Service Design Based on Activity Based Costing. In Proceedings of the 41st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP, pp. 477-480, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.
  76. Y. Yoshimitsu, K. Kimita, T. Arai and Y. Shimomura: Analysis of Service using an Evaluation Model of Customer Satisfaction. In Proceedings of the 15th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Seminar 2008, CIRP, CD-ROM, Sydney, Australia, 2008.
  77. K. Kimita, Y. Shimomura and T. Sakao: Customer-Oriented Design Method Based on Extended Eco-VA. In Proceeding of the 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (Eco Design 2007), Tokyo, Union of EcoDesigners and IEEE Computer Society, CD-ROM, 2007.
  78. K. Kimita, Y. Yoshimitsu, Y. Shimomura and T. Arai: Model of Customers’ Value based on Service Perceived Quality. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation and Management (ICIM2007), Yamaguchi, Japan, pp. 219-225, 2007.
  79. Y. Yoshimitsu, K. Kimita, T. Arai and Y. Shimomura: Proposal of a Measuring Method of Customers' Satisfaction on Services. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation and Management (ICIM2007), Yamaguchi, Japan, pp. 205-211, 2007.
  80. K. Kimita, Y. Shimomura and T. Sakao: A Method for Understanding Customer Demands based on Extended Eco-VA. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in 21st Century (LEM21), Fukuoka, Japan, CD-ROM, 2007.
  81. Y. Yoshimitsu, K. Kimita, T. Hara, Y. Shimomura and T. Arai: Proposal of a Measuring Method of Customer’s Attention and Satisfaction on Services. In Proceedings of the 14th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering -LCE2007-, Tokyo, Japan, CIRP, pp. 417-422, CD-ROM, 2007.
  82. K. Kimita, M. Kuboki, T. Sakao and Y. Shimomura: Evaluating Customer Requirements for Eco-Value Analysis. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on EcoBalance, CD-ROM, Epochal Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 2006.

Others

  1. Y. Kishita, K. Watanabe and K. Kimita: Co-designing sustainable product–service systems, Handbook of Service Experience, Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 217–227, 2025.