K. Muramatshu, K. Kimita, T. Ishii, Y. Nemoto, E. Tanaka, K. Watanuki, T. Matshui and Y. Shimomura: Ontological descriptions of receiver states for sharing knowledge in learning service design. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturingl, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1-13, DOI: 10.1299/jamdsm.2017jamdsm0008, 2017.
K. Kimita, T. Sakao and Y. Shimomura: A Failure Analysis Method for Designing Highly Reliable Product-Service Systems. Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 28, Issue XX (ISSN: 0934-9839 (Print) 1435-6066 (Online)), (DOI: 10.1007/s00163-017-0261-8), Springer, 2017.
L. H. Shu, J. Duflou, C. Herrman, T. Sakao, Y. Shimomura, Y. D. Bock and J. Srivastava: Design for reduced consumption during the use phase of products. CIRP Annals -Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 66/2, (ISSN 1660-2773, doi 10.1016/j.cirp.2014.03.117), pp. 635-658, 2017.
S. Hosono and Y. Shimomura: Bridging On-site Practices and Design Principles for Service Development. In Proceedings of CIRP Design Conference 2017, pp. 422-427, CIRP, Cranfield, UK, 2017.
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.
Y. Mitake, Y. Noto, K. Kimita and Y. Shimomura: A Context Extracting Method for PSS Improvement Design. In Proceedings of CIRP IPS2 Conference 2017, in-printing, CIRP, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017.
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 -, in-printing, CD-ROM, The Society for Serviceology, Vienna, Austria, 2017.
下村芳樹: 製品とサービスのアイムアクシスデザイン -コンテキスト中心設計の時間軸, 日本設計工学会第24回設計フォーラム「タイムアクシスデザインへの期待」講演資料集, 日本設計工学会, pp. 24-45, 千葉工業大学, 2017. (招待講演)
Y. Shimomura: Design towards Servitized Society -Service Engineering and Context Centered PSS Design. The 2nd Asian Conference on Ergonomics snd Design, Chiba, Japan, 2017. (keynote presentation)