Teaching Staff

Master and Bachelor

Subject Area:

- Systems Engineering (Master's degree program WI)

- Fundamentals of Technical Systems Engineering (Bachelor's degree program WI)

- Process and Quality Assurance (proportional in the bachelor's degree program WI)

- Materials Management (proportional in the bachelor program WI)

- Presentation Techniques (compulsory elective module for the acquisition of key competencies in the bachelor's degree program WI)

Special Teaching Focus:

• FMEA with PLATO e1ns - engineering framework software for the design and optimal layout of the product engineering process (PEP) based on functional system theory
• Service CAD system "Service Explorer" - research software for computer-aided service engineering
• Game Master in EDIPS (Edutainment for Designing Integrated Product-Service System) - an educational game from Shimomura Laboratory of Tokyo Metropolitan University for strategy finding in service business

Publications in journals

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E., Sakao, T. and Birkhofer, H. (2009): Value Chain-Oriented Service Development by Means of a ‘Two-Channel Service Model’, in International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 4 - 23.

Cited by: 12 similar articles (as of 04.2022, Source: Google Scholar)

Sakao, T., Birkhofer, H., Panshef, V. and Dörsam, E. (2009): An effective and efficient method to design services: empirical study for services by an investment-machine manufacturer, in International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Service, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 95-110.

Cited by: 12 similar articles (as of 04.2022, Source: Google Scholar)

Published books and book contributions

Panshef, V. (2009): Geschäftsstrategie für Anbieter und Abnehmer von Industrieservices – Modell zur strategischen Geschäftsausrichtung im grafischen Gewerbe durch eine wertschöpfungsorientierten Strukturierung von Industrieservices, Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften (SVH), Saarbrücken.

Sakao, T., and Panshef, V. (2010): Addressing Uncertainty of PSS for Value-Chain Oriented Service Devel-opment, in: T. Sakao and M. Lindahl (Eds.): Introduction to Product/Service-System Design, Springer.

Cited by: 33 similar articles (as of: 04.2022, Source: Google Scholar)

Invention disclosure

Invention disclosure no. E101838 on "Nadelgreifer zum Abheben eines Bogens von der Zylinderoberfläche" dated 12.08.1999, which the company MAN Roland AG registered under the above number and claims 100% unrestricted.

Professional activity and stays abroad

(since 03/2015): Professor for Technical Systems Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS) in Schweinfurt

(03/2019 - 03/2020): Developer and management consultant for requirements, service and systems engineering at the Institute for Economic Psychology and Applied Brain Research KLAUS REMPE in Münster, Germany.

(08/2012 - 10/2014): Sales Manager Eastern Europe and CIS at Unicor GmbH in Hassfurt with the following tasks:
- Coordination of regional sales and service activities
- Implementation of a target-oriented sales strategy in the region
- Project responsibility and analysis of market and customer development

(01/2009 - 12/2011): Sales Manager Eastern Europe for web offset commercial presses at Koenig & Bauer AG in Würzburg with the following tasks:
- Demand analyses at customers
- cross-departmental preparation of quotations
- technical and commercial offer presentation, change requirement analysis as well as contract negotiation

(11/2003 - 10/2008): Research associate at the Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at Darmstadt Technical University with the following tasks:
- Management and supervision of various projects, among others in the area of After Sales Service with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.
- Supervision of the course "Print-Media-Management" as well as
Study trips at home and abroad
- Supervision of numerous student research projects and diploma theses

(03/1996 - 10/2003): Worked in service and sales (field and office sales) for MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG in Munich and Offenbach while completing his studies

(07/1991 - 08/1995): Technical field service for printing, coating and cutting machines at Ferrostaal de Mexico and Grafinal in Mexico City (Mexico)

Call to professorship, unpublished research results, former teaching assignments and public lectures

Call to professorship:

07. 2013 Call for a professorship (W2) for marketing, in particular capital goods marketing at the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (call declined)

Unpublished research results:

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Pfeffer, M. (2006): Personnel and decision structures in the printing industry, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.*

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Pfeffer, M. (2006): Requirements for Benchmark-Service, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.*

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Soler, P. (2006): Methodische Evaluation von Serviceverträgen, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt as part of a research project with Linde Material Handling GmbH.*

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Eichhorn, F. (2006): Methodische Prüfung der Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt as part of a research project with Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH.*

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Stock, Th. (2006): Wertschöpfungsanalyse im Druckgewerbe, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt as part of a research project with MAN Roland Swiss AG and W. Gassmann AG.*

Sakao, T., Birkhofer, H., Panshef, V. und Dörsam, E. (2007): Model-based efficient method and case study to develop offers under a product-centric strategy, submitted to the Editor of International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Publishers.

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E., Pfeffer, M. (2007): Benchmark analysis of the service business in printing press manufacturing (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) and in agricultural machinery manufacturing (CLAAS KGaA mbH), Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt as part of a research project with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.*

Panshef, V., Dörsam, E. and Glenn, P. (2008): Reisekostenanalyse im Servicegeschäft, Institute for Printing Machines and Printing Methods (IDD) at the TU Darmstadt as part of a research project with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.*

*Since the research results were made available to the industry partners, details in this regard cannot be discussed due to confidentiality obligations.

Former teaching assignments and public lectures:

08. 2005: Lectureship at CIFAG (Circulo Iberoamericano de Formación en Artes Gráficas) on "Development and Potential of Workflow in the Printing Industry in Spanish in Mexico City (MEX).

09. 2005: Public lecture at the Moscow State University of Printing on "Print Media Production in 2012" in Moscow (RU).