The purpose of this paper is to reflect on interactive research as a means to create relevant knowledge in the domain of operations management in general and specifically in the context of production start-up.,The reflection on the use of interactive research in production start-ups was based on a study of two completed interactive research projects. The lens for reflection was a framework including context, quality of relationship, quality of the research process itself and outcomes.,The context was industrial manufacturing companies in Sweden, with different kind of challenges related to production start-ups, such as collaboration between involved functions and suppliers, competence development and work routines. Indicators of the quality of relationship between researchers and practitioners were initiated development activities and new collaboration between functions, within the company, between companies and in supply chains. The reflection of the quality of the research process itself was based on an interactive research process including four iterative steps with regular follow-ups allowing joint practitioner and researcher reflection on the progress. Identified outcomes included increased awareness and competence on how to deal with production start-ups, improvements of communication, work procedures and structures, better use of competences, increased cross-functional dialogue and cultural understanding.,Implications for practitioners are the possibilities for knowledge creation through interactive collaboration in research projects enabling exchange between researchers from complementary fields and other companies dealing with production start-ups.,The interactive research approach enables joint knowledge creation in a fast-changing context such as production start-ups as well as value-adding results both for practitioners in industry and for academia.

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生产启动中的交互式研究——应用和结果

本文的目的是反思交互式研究作为在运营管理领域中创造相关知识的一种手段，特别是在生产启动的背景下。 ups 基于对两个已完成的交互式研究项目的研究。反思的镜头是一个框架，包括背景、关系质量、研究过程本身的质量和结果。背景是瑞典的工业制造公司，面临与生产初创企业相关的不同类型的挑战，例如参与方之间的合作职能和供应商、能力发展和工作程序。研究人员和从业人员之间关系质量的指标是启动的开发活动和公司内部、公司之间和供应链中职能之间的新合作。研究过程本身质量的反映是基于交互式研究过程，包括四个迭代步骤，定期跟进，允许从业者和研究人员共同反思进展。确定的成果包括提高对如何处理生产启动的认识和能力，改进沟通、工作程序和结构，更好地利用能力，增加跨职能对话和文化理解。