Johan Arekrans

Department of Machine Design - Unit of  Integrated Product Development and Design

PhD in Machine Design with specialization in Integrated Product Development. My main research topic concerns circular economy, sustainability, and innovation management, looking into the organizational and managerial challenges in transforming large incumbent firms to sustainable business models.

Research

Ongoing Projects:

-'TREE: TRansition to Efficient Electrified forestry transport', funded by Vinnova FFI

-'FACE: Fair and Circular Innovation Ecosystems', funded by Vinnova FFI

- CE@KTH Research & Development Team, Researcher, Initiative funded by KTH.

Completed Projects:

- The Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy, member of the expert group for Circular Design Strategies.

- 'ABC Mechanisms: From Ownership to Access-Based Circularity in Sweden' funded by Vinnova.

- 'CET: Circular Economy Transitions' funded by Vinnova.

- 'Rethinking Innovation in Circular Economy Transitions (RICET)' funded by Vinnova.

- Project ReCiPSS, funded under European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program.

Teaching

- MF2084 Managing Research and Development (Course responsible, teacher, supervisor)

- MF1040 Design and Product Realization Methodology (teacher, supervisor)

- MF2032 Eco Design (teacher)

- MJ111V Circular Economy and Industrial Systems (teaching assistant)

- MF1001 Mechanical Engineering, introductory course (teacher, responsible sustainable development)

- MF1061 Introduction to Design and Product Realisation (teacher, responsible sustainable development)

- MF2087 Innovation Management - Theory and Practice (teacher)

- MF2088 Innovation and Product Development (teacher)

Guest lecturer in:

- PhD Course on Circular Economy and Industrial Systems,

- MF2046 (Product Innovation),

- MF2112 (Advanced Product Design),

- DM2720 (Sustainable ICT in Practice).

MSc Thesis Supervision

• Investigating the Possibility of Implementing Take-Back Systems at Gardena
• Sensor Mast Solution for Tactical Diving Vehicle
• Circular Material Flows and Innovation Ecosystems : A case study in truck manufacturing
• Challenges and Opportunities when Developing Just and Circular Innovation Ecosystems in Developing Countries: A case study on a truck manufacturer in Durban, South Africa
• Improvement of Driver’s Climate Comfort in Larger Truck’s Cabin
• Development and Application of an End-of-Life Framework
• A sustainability-focused innovation management and product development framework - Based on current practices at Mips
• Barriers and Enablers for Repurposing Vehicle Components in Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Case Study of a Swedish Vehicle Manufacturer
• Radar-Based Solutions for Crushing and Screening Applications
• Collection and Utilization of Market Information and Customer Insights within New Product Development
• Mapping a digital-physical development process: Case study of a small company
• Toward Circular Economy Implementation: A Tool for Integrating Circularity Indicators into Portfolio Management
• Exploring Strategies for Early-stage Startups in Cooperating with Large Organization through Corporate Accelerators
• Circular Economy in Single-Use Medical Device Industry: Barriers, Enablers and Design Tool
• Integrating Circular Economy in the Innovation Process for Startups.
• Developing a digital tool for innovating on circular strategies
• How collaboration act as an enabler for circular economy in the fiber-based packaging industry
• Design for Recycling: Guidelines for Increased Recycling Efficiency and Recovery Rate of Materials
• How does the perception of food waste and its root causes differ on different levels within a grocery retail organization?: A case study

Education

• Doctoral Degree - Machine Design w. specialisation in Integrated Product Development, KTH 2023
• Engineers Degree - Design and Product Realisation, KTH 2017
• Master’s Degree - Integrated Product Design, Product Innovation, KTH 2017
• Bachelor’s Degree - Production Engineering, KTH 2015