Journal articles: 'Competitive tools'

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Jacobi, Gary. "Financial tools for competitive analysis." Competitive Intelligence Review 3, no. 2 (1992): 14–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cir.3880030206.

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KOVTUNENKO, Kseniia, Oksana KOVALYK, and Dmytro RODIONOV. "Introduction of competitive intelligence tools in the trade enterprises activity." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 7 (July 30, 2020): 33–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2020.7.7.

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Introduction. In today's conditions of fierce competition in the international market, the search for methods to reduce overall costs in order to gain a competitive advantage is becoming increasingly important for commercial enterprises. The main direction of improving the strategy is a set of methods for finding the necessary information to make appropriate management decisions. The purpose of the paper is to identify opportunities for the use of competitive intelligence tools in commercial enterprises. Results. The introduction of methods of competitive intelligence to improve the information security of logistics activities of a commercial enterprise requires the creation of a new department. This will allow you to collect and store information, inform staff, resolve issues in a timely manner, respond quickly to threats. It is also recommended to use IntelliProtector software, which works online, as well as the convenience and mobility and security of licensed services, as a tool for competitive intelligence in commercial enterprises. When a new department is created, the head of the competitive intelligence department will be responsible for the software. The implementation of such measures, namely the protection of information on the basis of competitive intelligence can be divided into 4 main stages: development and creation of a single data bank; creation of a competitive intelligence department; creation of complex security of the enterprise; software implementation. Before implementing any project, it is necessary to assess all possible and existing risks, their types and identify possible ways to reduce them. Conclusion. The introduction of methods of competitive intelligence to improve the information security of logistics activities of a commercial enterprise will create another structural element of the enterprise. It is proposed to use the program IntelliProtector, which provides convenience and mobility and security of licensed services.

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Richards, Rhonda J., Victor R. Prybutok, and Sherry D. Ryan. "Electronic medical records: tools for competitive advantage." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 4, no. 2 (June 15, 2012): 120–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17566691211232873.

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Clayton, R. E., and R. Mukerji. "System planning tools for the competitive market." IEEE Computer Applications in Power 9, no. 3 (July 1996): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/67.526855.

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Bartak, J., P. Chaumes, S. Gissinger, J. Houard, and U. van Houte. "Operator training tools for the competitive market." IEEE Computer Applications in Power 13, no. 3 (July 2000): 25–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/67.849022.

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Patro, Chandra Sekhar, and K. Madhu Kishore Raghunath. "Impetus to Supply Chain Decisions with IT Tools." International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems 11, no. 3 (July 2015): 52–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijeis.2015070104.

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Information Technology (IT) and its use in organizations and across the supply chain has become a determinant of competitive advantage for many corporations. This paper focuses on the usage of IT tools for Supply Chain Management (SCM). It also highlights the contribution of IT in helping to restructure the entire distribution set up to achieve higher service levels and lower inventory and lower supply chain costs. In order to survive and beat the competition in today's competitive world, one has to manage the future. Managing the future means managing information. In order to deliver quality information to the decision-maker at the right time and in order to automate the process of data collection, collation and refinement, organizations have to make Information Technology an ally, harness its full potential and use it in the best possible way. Information Technology is beneficial for cooperation and integration within the stakeholders of the supply chain.

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Данько, Юрій І., and Світлана В. Вовчок. "МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНІ ЗАСАДИ ОЦІНКИ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ УПРАВЛІННЯ КОНКУРЕНТНИМ РОЗВИТКОМ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ." Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design. Series: Economic sciences 153, no. 6 (July 4, 2021): 96–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.30857/2413-0117.2020.6.11.

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In the article the authors highlight the main methodological approaches to assessing the effectiveness of competitive development of enterprises in the face of intensifying competition in the markets caused by the processes of globalization of international economic relations. The presence of a wide range of approaches in domestic and foreign literature made it possible to form their own vision of this problem. Based on the analysis, basic groups of approaches to measuring the effectiveness of competitive development are formed on the basis of comparison of efficiency indicators, comparison of competitive advantages and measurement of competitiveness on the basis of market share. The tools for assessing competitive development at different hierarchical levels of management were considered (macro-level – the competitiveness of the country, meso-level – the competitiveness of the industry, micro-level – the competitiveness of the enterprise). Methodological tools are proposed, which consists in building a matrix of standardized values of partial indicators of competitive development of enterprises in order to rank them according to the integrated indicator of the level of competitiveness of each individual enterprise. Considering the competitive development from the standpoint of the competitiveness of the enterprise, it is established that its strategic priorities are interrelated and determined by the goals of which the company seeks to achieve in the market. It is proposed to pay attention to the trajectories of competitive development, selection of methods and tools for forming a system of competitive development management, a set of strategic relationships, and resource provision of competitive development.

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Horváth, Imre, Joris S. M. Vergeest, and Anthony J. Medland. "‘Computer-based tools and methods of competitive engineering’." Computer-Aided Design 34, no. 12 (October 2002): 869–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0010-4485(01)00142-7.

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Fedorova, N. V., V. V. Kukartsev, V. S. Tynchenko, C. E. Nikiforova, I. D. Sadovskiy, and A. R. Ogol. "Analysis of the agroindustrial enterprise competitive strategy tools." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 315 (August 23, 2019): 022104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/315/2/022104.

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Mahmoud, Essam, Gillian Rice, and Gary Anders. "Quality improvement programs: Tools for international competitive advantage." International Executive 34, no. 4 (July 1992): 305–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.5060340403.

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Smith, Alan D. "Competitive Uses of Information and Knowledge Management Tools." International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations 3, no. 1 (January 2013): 71–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2013010105.

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This paper examined and defined knowledge management and outline how large privately held supermarket chain has used this strategy in the current global recession to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through effective use of its supply chain dynamics. Examples of IT tools and practices on managing the knowledge worker, applying technological tools to assist with supply chain management (SCM) strategy will be discussed. Some of the current applications include: KnowAsis™, SoftGrocer™, Global Command and Control Center (GC3), and RFID technologies. It was found that via proper management of KM-based initiatives and associated SCM and IT applications, the company has been able to increase its operational effectiveness and operate in more a lean manner, resulting in increased productivity and improved quality. The strategic leveraging of knowledge-based systems provides an appropriate comparison and benchmark on the richness of sharing knowledge within a high-volume, low-profit margin retail environment.

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Bose, Ranjit. "Competitive intelligence process and tools for intelligence analysis." Industrial Management & Data Systems 108, no. 4 (April 25, 2008): 510–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02635570810868362.

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Verderane, Michele P., Patrícia Izar, Elisabetta Visalberghi, and Dorothy M. Fragaszy. "Socioecology of wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus): an analysis of social relationships among female primates that use tools in feeding." Behaviour 150, no. 6 (2013): 659–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539x-00003076.

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Socioecology considers that the features of food sources affect female social relationships in group-living species. Among primates, the tests of socioecological models are largely focused on Old World species and do not evaluate if the use of feeding tools affects the competitive regime over food and females’ relations in wild populations. We studied female social relationships among a wild population of bearded capuchins monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) that use percussive tools (stones) to crack encased foods, in a semi-arid habitat in Brazil. Females fed mainly on clumped, high quality resources, indicating that the habitat provides a high quality diet year-round. Females experienced contest competition within and between-groups. As predicted by socioecological models, females’ social relationships were characterized by philopatry, linear dominance hierarchies, coalitions, and tolerance in feeding bouts. Females spent a small proportion of their feeding time using tools. Nevertheless, tool sites generated high rates of contest competition and lower indices of tolerance among females. Although the social structure of our study population did not differ significantly from the pattern observed in wild populations of Sapajus that do not use tools, tool use increased within-group contest competition and apparently contributed to the linearity of the dominance hierarchies established among females. We predict that when tool use results in usurpable food resources, it will increase contest competition within group-living species.

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Kiryanov, A. N. "DIGITAL TOOLS IN ANTIMONOPOLY REGULATION." Education and Science without Limits: Fundamental and Applied Researches, no. 10 (November 25, 2019): 178–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.36683/2500-249x-2019-10-178-181.

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Digital economy affects the interests of all mankind, and under such conditions competitive agency should play the main role in formation of the control of the new sphere without any loss of progress [1].

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Herman Boikanyo, Dinko, Ronnie Lotriet, and Pieter W. Buys. "Investigating the use of business, competitive and marketing intelligence as management tools in the mining industry." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 2 (May 11, 2016): 27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(2).2016.03.

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The main objective of this research study is to investigate the extent to which business intelligence, competitive intelligence and marketing intelligence are used within the mining industry. Business intelligence, competitive intelligence and marketing intelligence are the management tools used to mine information to produce up-to-date intelligence and knowledge for operative and strategic decision making. A structured questionnaire is used for the study. A total of 300 mines are randomly selected from a research population of mining organizations in South Africa, Africa and globally. The respondents are all part of senior management. A response rate of 64% is achieved. The results indicat that more than half of the respondents do not have real-time intelligence and proper data mining tools to identify patterns and relationships within a data warehouse. Although a large proportion agrees that their organizations have systematic ways of gathering these different types of intelligence and use them for strategic decision making, there is a significant proportion that did not have any systems. Statistically and practically significant positive relationships with a large effect are found among the dimensions of business intelligence, marketing intelligence, competitive intelligence and perceived business performance

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Saravanan, K., and E. Poorna Chandra Prasad. "Open Source Software Test Automation Tools: A Competitive Necessity." Scholedge International Journal of Management & Development ISSN 2394-3378 3, no. 6 (August 15, 2016): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.19085/journal.sijmd030601.

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<em>Software Testing is one of the critical activities in developing quality software. To enhance test efficiency and to improve repeatability of tests , several testing tools were developed and rolled out by proprietary commercial vendors like HP, IBM, etc., In the past decade, Proprietary software test automation tools dominated the automation market and were extensively adopted. But in recent past, Open Source test automation tools are acknowledged as reliable and are being adopted rapidly by IT companies. When companies started adopting Open source test automation tools, these tools were perceived as Competitive advantage to keep them abreast of technology developments, reduce cost, train testers, test in-house developed applications and so on. But today, we are witnessing Open Source test automation tools evolving as industry standard and have become a competitive necessity in IT Industry. This paper explores on how Open Source Test Automation tools have become a Competitive Necessity.</em>

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Nenzhelele, Tshilidzi Eric. "Competitive intelligence tools used by small and medium-sized enterprises." Journal of Governance and Regulation 4, no. 3 (2015): 191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i3_c2_p1.

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) contribute highly to the gross domestic product, reduction in unemployment, wealth creation and improvement in the quality of life. Due to technology and globalisation, SMEs now compete with enterprises beyond the borders of their country. To survive in this global competitive business environment, SMEs seek for tools that offer competitive advantage. Competitive Intelligence (CI) provides competitive advantage to enterprises that practice it. While CI practice has been widely research for larger enterprises, there is lack of research on CI practice pertaining to SMEs. This research establishes tools used by SMEs in CI practice. The research was quantitative in nature and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collected data from owners/managers of SMEs.

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Prantl, David, and Martin Prantl. "Website traffic measurement and rankings: competitive intelligence tools examination." International Journal of Web Information Systems 14, no. 4 (November 5, 2018): 423–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwis-01-2018-0001.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine and verify the competitive intelligence tools Alexa and SimilarWeb, which are broadly used for website traffic data estimation. Tested tools belong to the state of the art in this area.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use quantitative approach. Research was conducted on a sample of Czech websites for which there are accurate traffic data values, against which the other data sets (less accurate) provided by Alexa and SimilarWeb will be compared.FindingsThe results show that neither tool can accurately determine the ranking of websites on the internet. However, it is possible to approximately determine the significance of a particular website. These results are useful for another research studies which use data from Alexa or SimilarWeb. Moreover, the results show that it is still not possible to accurately estimate website traffic of any website in the world.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitation of the research lies in the fact that it was conducted solely in the Czech market.Originality/valueSignificant amount of research studies use data sets provided by Alexa and SimilarWeb. However, none of these research studies focus on the quality of the website traffic data acquired by Alexa or SimilarWeb, nor do any of them refer to other studies that would deal with this issue. Furthermore, authors describe approaches to measuring website traffic and based on the analysis, the possible usability of these methods is discussed.

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Willardsen, Minde, Jered McGivern, and Joseph Hill. "Competitive Intelligence Tools for University-Based Technology Transfer Offices." Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship 1, no. 2 (December 6, 2013): 132–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2213809901666131207010049.

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Das, Subir Ranjan. "Competitive Technical Intelligence Tools for Innovation and Technology Forecasting." Asia Pacific Business Review 6, no. 2 (April 2010): 30–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/097324701000600203.

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Et.al, Aldo Wijianto. "Implementation of Competitive Intelligence in Improving Company Performance of Power Plant in Indonesia." Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT) 12, no. 3 (April 11, 2021): 3368–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i3.1598.

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Numerous studies have been conducted on competitive intelligence and its impact on business performance. Most of companies agreed that competitive intelligence is a critical element of business and corporate strategy to increase income hence investment in competitive intelligence considered to be profitable. This research is aimed to expand the knowledge boundary by investigating the application of Competitive Intelligence in electrical power plant company. Twenty companies were selected as the target sample using purposive sampling design, in which the questionnaires were distributed to 120 individuals who were argued to have knowledge in the practice of Competitive Intelligence. In total, 105 questionnaires were returned for further analysis. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic provided by SPSS. In the aspect of Competitive Intelligence Practices, results indicated that the mean score for each individual item range between 3.23 to 4.14, suggesting intensive practices of Competitive Intelligence. In the aspect of Utilization of Tools in practicing Competitive Intelligence, results indicated that three most widely used tools were from Employees, Customers and Internet. In the aspect of measurement variables in measuring competitive intelligence practices, results indicated that three most widely used measures were (1) yearly improvement of Equivalent Availability Factor-EAF (mean 3.96), (2) increase in percentage of planned maintenance (mean 3.82), and (3) yearly improvement of Equivalent Forced Outage Rate – EFOR (mean 3.75). Public utilities (infrastructure) company usually being pictured as companies that does not really care about competition as they usually being run by the Government. However, the findings of this research show otherwise

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Samsonenko, Maryna, Khrystyna Peredalo, and Yurii Oherchuk. "Meaningfulness of basic factors of economic competition through the prism of the use of instruments of project management in an entrepreneurship." Management and Entrepreneurship in Ukraine: the stages of formation and problems of development 2021, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 138–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.23939/smeu2021.01.138.

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The main factors of economic competition are considered, namely: people, time, money and quality. The ability to manage these factors through specific project management tools is reflected. The practical significance of each of the factors of economic competition is emphasized and the appropriate project management tool for the management of each of the factors on the example of companies in various sectors of the economy, based on research results or statistics. In particular, when considering the factor of economic competition "people", it is recommended to pay special attention to their role in improving the effectiveness of strategies implementation and changing the goal as a key quintessence of the organization, and for the development of this factor improved stakeholder assessment process is proposed, which is often used in project management to increase its competitiveness. Another tool in people management is analyzed - SCRUM teams, which have become especially popular globally. Research data on the level of their use in various areas of management are presented. To control the time parameter of economic competition, it is recommended to pay attention to the SMART technique, according to which the goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and limited in time. The importance of the "time" factor in the competitive environment is demonstrated by the example of postal companies and compared their level of competitive advantage according to this criterion, as well as those companies that responded quickly to restrictive measures during the Covid-19 pandemic and changed their priority projects to those that are more urgent today. Regarding the "quality" factor, analyzing the world's achievements, attention was paid to the effectiveness of using 14 principles of E. Deming, which still remain relevant. The "costs" factor is governed by classical and further tools such as budgeting and the popular E. Deming cycle. It is concluded that the use of various project management tools in the field of economic competition to increase the positive impact of its factors allows ensuring the desired level of competitiveness of the organization of any field of activity and at any stage of its life cycle. These tools are easy to use, versatile and practical.

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كردي, ابراهيم, and ابراهيم المولي. "(تأثير أدوات الصيرفة الاكترونية في الميزة التنافسية (دراسة استطلاعية في مصرفي بغداد والخليج التجاري." Al-Kitab Journal for Human Sciences 1 (October 3, 2020): 22–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.32441/kjhs.01.00.p2.

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The aim of the research is to find out the importance of electronic banking in the investigated banks and their success in achieving competitive advantage. The research sought to prove the hypotheses, which provide for a significant correlation between electronic banking tools and competitive advantage in terms of their dimensions, as well as a relationship with a significant effect on electronic banking tools. Competitive advantage. The research came out with the most important conclusions that indicate a clear readiness by banks to adopt electronic banking tools in order to enhance the competitive advantage in the banks, and the capabilities of electronic banking tools to meet all the needs. Gat customers, as well as research came out with the most important recommendations, including working to motivate outstanding workers in the field of computer and the Internet through a bonus incentive, which in turn contribute to the success of the work of electronic banking tools in order to achieve the goals in the banks and to achieve the strategic goal of the work of competitive advantages.

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Khandwalla, Pradip N. "Tools for Enhancing Innovativeness in Enterprises." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 31, no. 1 (January 2006): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090920060101.

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If the enterprises of the Third World are to survive intense competition and thrive in a globalized economy, they will have to go beyond importing Western and Japanese technologies and management models to innovation. Rapid and widespread induction of structured management tools imported from the West and Japan may raise the operating standards of these enterprises but may not translate into superior financial performance because they would not confer competitive advantage vis-a-vis domestic competitors that also have inducted the same tools. Besides, there may be cultural and other impediments to their effective institutionalization. Innovation is a superior option because it is homegrown and confers the first mover advantage. If the enterprise learns to be innovative so that it can generate a continuing string of successful technical and managerial innovations, it can garner sustainable competitive advantage and grow and thrive even in a hyper-competitive environment. Innovation is applied creativity and, therefore, the principles of creativity need to be kept in mind in seeking to be innovative. Innovation can come in a great variety. Most innovations have three characteristics: they are executed in the face of much uncertainty; they have economic implications; and they have a political dimension. These aspects make the management of innovation quite challenging. The major blocks to enterprise innovativeness are internal: conservative and bureaucratic cultures and structures, communications problems, and administrative inflexibility. In enterprises that have grown up in conservative cultures and protected economies, the required mindset change in the stakeholders can be daunting. As a first step to stepped up innovativeness, an organizational design needs to be adopted that is innovation friendly. Such a design is briefly outlined. A number of management tools can enable the enterprise to leapfrog to a much higher plateau of innovativeness. Sixteen tools are briefly discussed with real life applications. They are: creativity training; innovation training; creativity thinking network; creative scenario building; creative surveys; creative experiments; creative benchmarking; reverse brainstorming; exnovation; multiplication of change agents; kaizen; creative overload; data mining; stakeholders' councils; intrapreneurship; and parallel groups. These tools deliver a number of value propositions and facilitate: an innovationist mindset in the organization a ‘stretch’ vision of the future that can spur innovations vital intelligence that stimulates innovations dumping of obsolete activities that creates space for changes and innovations widespread change and innovation throughout the organization continuous improvements and innovations high potential new innovation leads ‘breakthrough’ innovations. In conclusion, the author suggests that becoming much more innovative is a high priority for the Third World enterprises. It is also suggested that the organization design that facilitates innovations and management tools that help an enterprise generate a continuing stream of successful innovations need to be incorporated into the core of management curriculum.

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Elliott, Matthew, and Andrea Galeotti. "The role of networks in antitrust investigations." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 35, no. 4 (2019): 614–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grz022.

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AbstractAntitrust investigations typically focus on the competitive pressures coming from within the defined markets of interest. However, competitive pressures can also come from other markets. Even when individually these markets place only weak constraints on one another, collectively they may matter. A networks approach to modelling competition permits a systemic view of competition that can sometimes paint a more accurate picture. We demonstrate this through some simple examples, and show more generally how tools from the networks literature can be applied to capture competition across a system of interrelated markets. As a leading example, we consider antitrust investigations into supermarkets where local geographic markets have been used as the basis of investigation.

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BELIKOVA, KSENIA. "TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL MECHANISMS FOR PROTECTING THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NETWORK ECONOMY: THE PLACE OF BLOCKCHAIN IN THE REGULATORY SYSTEM AND NEW COMPETITIVE TOOLS (AGGREGATORS AND PRICE ALGORITHMS)." Sociopolitical sciences 10, no. 5 (October 30, 2020): 76–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.33693/2223-0092-2020-10-5-76-88.

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This article is aimed at understanding the current state and necessity of transformation of traditional mechanisms for protecting the competitive environment under the influence of networking and the place of blockchain in the regulatory system in the context of applying new competitive tools (aggregators price algorithms) based on the experience of foreign countries, including the perspective and approaches of newest law enforcement (judicial) practice, taking into account the fact that its knowledge allowed and allows to successfully solve current problems of legal regulation in our country. The starting point of the research is network communication as a non-market type of communication. Based on analytical reflections on the information gathered from sources and literature from the list of references the author analyzes legal framework of competition protection developed in the new technological reality, takes into account the approaches of foreign countries and the Russian Federation that determine the acceptability of the application of blockchain in the field of legal protection of competition. The relevance, theoretical and practical significance of this research is due to the emergence of new tools (aggregators and price algorithms) of competitive market struggle in the light of application of a blockchain technology that might influence the competition. The author's results are presented, among others, in the idea of the possibility of “transfer” of anti-competitive actions (price manipulation and collusion, unequal sale / distribution of information / advertising, etc. conditions) to the niche occupied by price algorithms and aggregators of information, and the need to establish a new legal framework of these new market factors.

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Segal, Leonie, Ron Donato, Jeffrey Richardson, and Stuart Peacock. "Strengths and limitations of competitive versus non-competitive models of integrated capitated fundholding." Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 7, no. 1_suppl (July 2002): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135581902320176485.

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Integrated budget-holding (fundholding) based on risk-adjusted capitation is commonly proposed as a central element of health system reform. Two contrasting models have been developed: the competitive model where fundholders or health plans compete for enrollees; and the non-competitive model, where plan membership is determined according to an objective attribute such as place of residence. Under the competitive model, efficiency is sought through consumer choice of plan. A range of regulatory elements may also be introduced to moderate undesirable elements of competition. Under the non-competitive model, efficiency is achieved through government regulation and the fact that the fundholder has continuing responsibility for the health of a defined population, supported by micro-management tools (such as quality assurance and selective payment arrangements). In theory, the non-competitive model encourages population-based health services planning. While both models assume risk-adjusted capitated funding, the requirements of any formula are more stringent under the competitive model. Economic theory, as well as documented health system experience, can help identify the relative strengths and limitations of each model. Concerns with the competitive model relate primarily to the capacity to develop robust risk adjusters for capitation sufficient to reduce the incentives for patient risk selection. Possible reductions in the quality of care are also a concern, compounded by difficulties for consumers in discriminating between plans. Efficiency under the non-competitive model requires a strong and appropriate regulatory/policy framework and effective use of micro-management tools. Funding equity objectives can be met through either model by the adoption of income-related contributions, but under the competitive model this may be compromised by incentives for the fundholders to select low-risk patients. Evidence drawn from regional fundholding in New South Wales (NSW, Australia), the US Veterans Health Agency and the literature on managed care in the USA illustrate these concerns. The problem of risk selection in the competitive model is a major theoretical concern, confirmed by the empirical evidence. This, together with concerns regarding other aspects of performance, suggests that the non-competitive model may be preferable, at least as an interim step in reform in public or mixed systems. Future research on this issue is clearly required.

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Moraes, Jhony Pereira, Sidimar Meira Sagaz, Geneia Lucas Dos Santos, and Deison Alencar Lucietto. "TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO, SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÕES GERENCIAIS E GESTÃO DO CONHECIMENTO COM VISTAS À CRIAÇÃO DE VANTAGENS COMPETITIVAS: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA." Revista Visão: Gestão Organizacional 7, no. 1 (May 11, 2018): 39–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33362/visao.v7i1.1227.

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Este artigo teve por objetivo descrever usos e aplicações de três ferramentas de gestão presentes no ambiente empresarial contemporâneo: a Tecnologia da Informação (TI), os Sistemas de Informações Gerenciais (SIG) e a Gestão do Conhecimento (GC). Foi realizada revisão narrativa de literatura. Verificou-se que o fluxo de informações funciona como o elemento unificador entre TI, SIG e a GC. Ao possibilitarem o uso adequado de informações e de pessoas com vistas ao alcance dos objetivos organizacionais, fomentam a criação de vantagens competitivas. Identificou-se, então, que a introdução dessas ferramentas, ao alterar processos internos e externos, contribui para o desenvolvimento das organizações.Palavras-Chave: Tecnologia da Informação. Sistemas de Informações Gerenciais. Gestão do Conhecimento. Vantagem Competitiva. Abstract: This article aims to describe uses and applications of three management tools present in the contemporary business environment: Information Technology (IT), Information Systems Management (ISM) and Knowledge Management (KM). A narrative review of the literature was performed. It was verified that the information flow works as the unifying element between IT, ISM and KM. By enabling the proper use of information and people to achieve the organizational objectives, they promote the creation of competitive advantages. It was identified, then, that the introduction of these tools, by altering internal and external processes, contributes to the development of organizations.Keywords: Information Technology. Management Information Systems. Knowledge management. Competitive advantage.

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Kupka, Julia, and Adele Thomas. "Anti-competitive behaviour in the agri-food and steel value chains in the South African manufacturing sector." Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 7, no. 2 (July 31, 2014): 315–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jef.v7i2.143.

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Despite the fact that it has existed for over ten years, the Competition Act has had little impact in diluting the dominance of big business in the South African manufacturing sector. This study sought to ascertain the extent of anti-competitive behaviour in two sub-sectors of the South African manufacturing sector and to determine whether the competition authorities should focus on supporting SMEs as competitors to big business. The findings indicated that SMEs in these two sub-sectors face unique difficulties in fighting anti-competitive behaviour, and that there is scope for the competition authorities to facilitate the participation of SMEs in the economy through the use of tools such as market inquiries, the Corporate Leniency Policy and structural remedies.

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Arrigo, Elisa. "Deriving Competitive Intelligence from Social Media." International Journal of Online Marketing 6, no. 2 (April 2016): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijom.2016040104.

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Marketing managers in many industries are seeking to provide their companies with new tools to detect market changes early and quickly enough to defend their competitive position. Social media has been recognized to be particularly relevant for both marketing strategies and competitive intelligence purposes since the information required to deal with competitive challenges has been recently relocated from published and proprietary sources to open social platforms. Among social media, microblog is one of the most convenient platforms since it is short, instantaneous, spontaneous and mobile and has become a great source of consumer opinions. Although there has been an increase in the number of companies developing a microblog presence, so far, very few academic research focused on microblog as a marketing intelligence tool. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is twofold: to provide a theoretical framework for microblog competitive intelligence, and to discuss its opportunities and limitations.

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Otero, M., A. Pastor, J. M. Portela, J. L. Viguera, and M. M. Huerta. "The Standardization of Supporting Tools: Advantage Competitive for Collaborative Networks." Procedia Engineering 63 (2013): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.08.277.

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Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne, Farjana Nur, and Md Ahasan Habib. "ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH PRACTICING TQM TOOLS IN PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY." Journal of Mechanical Engineering 43, no. 2 (February 1, 2014): 103–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jme.v43i2.17834.

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In order to survive in a competitive market, improving quality and productivity of Product or processis a must for any company. And in case of pharmaceutical industry, effective quality assurance policyimplementation is the most important goal. The main objective of this paper is to apply the Total QualityManagement (TQM) tools in a pharmaceutical company and prove its advantage. Here Control Chart,Fishbone diagram, EWMA were used and the control limits were improved. This activity resulted in moreperfect control limit recommendations which actually capable of reducing the material cost. The TQMperspective views quality as the pivotal purpose of the organization. Present review attempts to furnish a wideoverview of the TQM tools leading to quality improvement of Pharmaceuticals Company.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jme.v43i2.17834

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Fenyves, Veronika, and Tibor Tarnóczi. "Data envelopment analysis for measuring performance in a competitive market." Problems and Perspectives in Management 18, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 315–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(1).2020.27.

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In today’s increasingly competitive markets, it is essential to be able to determine the position of a company as opposed to its competitors. Today the traditional financial ratios are most widely used to measure corporate performance, but more and more authors begin to criticize their use. It is difficult to use financial ratios as a complex measurement tool. It is crucial to use an appropriate method or tool to measure corporate performance, which can measure the company’s performance in a complex way represented by one indicator. In this study, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is used, which is one of the potential tools available. Several researchers have used the DEA method to measure corporate performance. Many authors consider DEA as a useful tool for measuring corporate performance, while others criticize it. The authors analyze the performance of retail food companies in Hungary’s Northern Great Plain region. The companies analyzed were chosen from the region investigated, and they have “food retail grocery store” as their main activity, and they had six cleared annual reports in the period 2012–2017. There was a total of 887 companies in the region examined, and 563 (63.5%) met the conditions. The analysis was made using the time-series data of companies for 2012–2017 based on their financial reports, and the authors dealt with various possibilities for extending DEA, which can support its more accurate use. Based on evaluating the retail food companies’ performance in the Northern Great Plain region, one can state that the efficiency of companies shows a very mixed picture over the years examined. The study suggests solutions to the indicated problem. The findings indicate that the application of extended DEA methods gives better results; that is, one can get better estimates of the efficiency of companies.

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Zdon-Korzeniowska, Małgorzata. "Budowa marki regionalnej na wybranych przykładach województw Polski." Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society 19 (January 1, 2012): 130–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20801653.19.10.

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In the era of increasing competition it is extremely important to be distinguishable on the market and to gain the trust of customers. One of the tools to achieve this goal is building the brand. A strong brand determines the existence of an enterprise and distinguishes it on the global market. Most often brand is defined as “name, term, symbol, design or combination thereof, designed to identify the goods or services of sellers or a group of sellers, and to distinguish them from the competition”1. L. de Chernatony extends the concept of brand and defines it as “an identifiable product, service, person or place, augmented in such a way that the buyer or user perceives relevant, unique added values which match their needs most closely”.Globalization and the growing competition between the regions forces territorial units to take action to create their own competitive advantage. One of the tools of competitive struggle and a way for a region to distinguish itself is building a regional brand. A strong brand not only arouses interest and attracts tourists and investors, but is also a very strong support for the development of innovation and competitiveness of local enterprises.

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Kurnysheva, I. R. "Competitive policy in the strategic planning system." Journal of Modern Competition 14, no. 79 (November 6, 2020): 28–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.37791/1993-7598-2020-14-3-28-40.

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The article considers the potential of linking the methodology and tools of competition policy with the main mechanisms of strategic management planning aimed at achieving the priority goals of the state, including the processes of goal setting, forecasting and planning the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation and the positive dynamics of its competitiveness. The article analyzes the trends and highlights the principles of deployment of the process of forming a systemic springboard of competition institutions as an element of state economic policy. Special attention is paid to a new spatial strategy containing proposals to counteract inter-regional imbalances and mitigate imbalances in the socio-economic conditions of individual regions. The main trends and problems of development of the national economic space are analyzed. The role of the human factor as a leading specific factor in competitive relations is emphasized. The author analyzes regional development imbalances that are systemic in nature and, of course, have a negative impact on markets and the quality of their competitive environment, as well as macroeconomic indicators. The role of transport infrastructure in reducing the level of interregional differentiation in the socio-economic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation and stimulating competitive relations is updated. The assessment of the level of competition development in the country is given; the work carried out by the state at all hierarchical levels of the economy in the field of competition development, including the influence of the state on business activity. There are two main directions of activation of competitive relations in the framework of strategic planning: methodological and organizational and economic.

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Lazaryshyna, I. D. "The methodological aspects of strategic management analytical support." Bioeconomics and Agrarian Business 11, no. 1 (May 29, 2020): 48–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.31548/bioeconomy2020.01.048.

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Enterprises competitive advantages achievement is possible only on condition of constant research of the external environment tendencies, and taking them into account in the enterprise economic policy construction and adjustment. Enterprise strategic development management is made possible by the analytical information use that is relevant for obtaining competitive advantages. The methodological apparatus that determines the analytical support criteria for managing competitive strategies is currently not sufficiently aligned with the management entities information requests, and therefore needs to be improved. Their features and possibilities of effective use for the enterprises on which the strategic management system operates are determined. The strategic analysis principles have been harmonized with the methods and models used to inform the management of competition strategies. It is proved that the development and implementation of a qualitative competitive strategy in a market economy is possible provided the use of methodologically sound analytical tools. It has been established that the most extensive analytical support is needed for differentiation and cost minimization strategies. It is determined that the drawback of the competition strategy at the present time is the minimum analytical service. Possibilities of benchmarking and VEM model for qualitative development and informational support of cost minimization, differentiation, focusing, time competition strategies have been identified. The relationship between the analytical methods and the information needs of the entities managing the strategies for competitive advantage is identified. The directions of further scientific search are formulated.

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Lokare, Varsha T., Gautami Shingan, Prakash Jadhav, and N. V. Dharwadkar. "Effective Use of Online Tools to Prepare Students for Competitive Examinations." Journal of Engineering Education Transformations 33 (January 31, 2020): 499. http://dx.doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i0/150103.

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Ponomarova, M. S., N. O. Yefremova, and O. P. Nagornyuk. "Marketing tools in conditions of growth of competitive advantages of agribusiness." BULLETIN OF KHARKIV NATION AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER V.V.DOKUCHAYEVA. SERIES"ECONOMIC SCIENCES", no. 1 (2018): 247–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.31359/2312-3427-2018-1-247.

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Fulmer, Robert M., Philip Gibbs, and J. Bernard Keys. "The second generation learning organizations: New tools for sustaining competitive advantage." Organizational Dynamics 27, no. 2 (September 1998): 7–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0090-2616(98)90020-1.

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Qehaja, Albana Berisha, and Enver Kutllovci. "Strategy tools and enterprise performance: the mediating role of competitive advantage." International Journal of Business Excellence 22, no. 3 (2020): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbex.2020.110966.

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Qehaja, Albana Berisha, and Enver Kutllovci. "STRATEGY TOOLS AND ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE." International Journal of Business Excellence 1, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbex.2019.10024152.

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Khusnutdinov, R. A. "Influence of the set of marketing tools on competitive abilitiesof enterprises." Vestnik MGSU, no. 9 (September 2013): 130–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2013.9.130-134.

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Corell, Alfredo, Luisa M. Regueras, Elena Verdú, María J. Verdú, and Juan P. de Castro. "Effects of competitive learning tools on medical students: A case study." PLOS ONE 13, no. 3 (March 8, 2018): e0194096. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194096.

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Gerasimenko, Valentina, and Elena Slepenkova. "Transformation of Methods and Tools of Competitive Analysis in the Digital Economy." Moscow University Economics Bulletin 2019, no. 6 (December 30, 2019): 126–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.38050/013001052019610.

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The article deals with the transformation processes of competitive analysis methods under the influence of digital economy, the development of electronic markets and communications. It is shown that the development of market strategies requires a new methodology and structure of analytical tools to obtain valuable results about competitors and consumers in different markets. The proposed approach to competitive analysis is based on the methodology of integrated use of all business intelligence blocks: big data Analytics, content analysis, web Analytics, mobile Analytics. New Internet services and platforms that allow for effective competitive analysis are evaluated. On the basis of surveys about readiness of Russian management to use digital technologies in market research, recommendations on the directions of development of educational programs in Russian universities are formulated. The article is based on the results of the authors ‘ presentations and discussions at the scientific seminar on digital economy held in 2018-2019 at the faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow state University.

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Iakymenko, Natalia, Erlend Alfnes, and Maria Kollberg Tomassen. "Justifying AMTs: Matching Tools and Technologies." Advanced Materials Research 1039 (October 2014): 562–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1039.562.

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Manufacturing companies rely on advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) in order to increase their competitive position in global markets. Successful implementation of AMT depends greatly on justification tools. The availability of a large amount of tools with varying complexity makes it difficult for managers to choose the most appropriate ones. This study investigates application of various justification tools for different levels of AMT integration. The results are presented in a framework for AMT justification tools selection that could be used by managers. The research also suggests further research directions.

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Crăciunean, Daniel-Cristian, and Daniel Volovici. "MM-DSL, support for implementing modelling tools for manufacturing processes." MATEC Web of Conferences 290 (2019): 14001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201929014001.

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Today’s competitive conditions call for detailed comparative analyzes of manufacturing processes in order to get competitive products. This analysis involves the development of faithful and robust models for the supervision and management of all organizational and operational activities of companies. Efficient modelling involves the selection and use of appropriate tools for modelling, simulation and analysis of manufacturing processes. The diversity of manufacturing processes often makes it necessary to implement specific modelling tools. MM-DSL is a platform independent language for specifying and implementing specific modelling tools. The core objective of the MM-DSL language is the implementation of the modelling method concept. The paper presents the mechanisms underlying the MM-DSL language as well as its use for building the modelling tools specific to the manufacturing systems.

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RODRÍGUEZ POMEDA, JESÚS, PATRICIO MORCILLO ORTEGA, FERNANDO CASANI FERNÁNDEZ DE NAVARRETE, and JOSÉ MIGUEL RODRÍGUEZ ANTÓN. "TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE SPANISH ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY: NEW CHALLENGES, NEW TOOLS." International Journal of Innovation Management 05, no. 04 (December 2001): 457–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919601000452.

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Recently, the electricity industry in Spain has experienced a deep transformation, aimed to improve the degree of concurrence between the operating firms. This change must be explained in the framework of the regional integration of markets with an European scale. The European Union is shaped as a relevant region in the world energy (and specifically, in electricity) market. Facing this change, the Spanish electricity firms must adopt a wider business vision, to cope with all the aspects of the new competitive environment in order to obtain business success. Firms, following the resource-based view, must generate and strengthen the competitive advantage derived from its core competencies. Those competencies, that constitutes the base for the inter-firm heterogeneity, are created (and evolve) from several mechanisms of organisational learning. Our research tries to show what the business vision of the Spanish electricity firms is, based on the efficient management of its personal, technological and organisational competencies. We have focused on technological competencies, because, in a more competitive scheme, they can support the sustained competitive advantage of the firm. So, we develop a model based on the Strategic Matrix of Technological Competencies (SMTC). The model is tested with a sample of 20 Spanish electricity firms (representing 71.25% of the industry total turnover in 1996). That matrix combines, in a dynamic sense, several scenarios and strategic business units in order to determine the critical technological competencies that the firm must master in each economic situation. The empirical analysis developed concludes (for the firms in the sample), among other issues, the existence of statistical relationships between certain technological competencies (as "Clean Use of Coal", "Advanced Technologies for Control and Communication", and "Electricity Transmission Technologies"), and several sources of competitive advantage (as the "The firm must difficult its resources' imitability"). In conclusion, facing the new competitive environment (in Spain and in the EU), technological competencies are considered by those firms as sources of competitive advantage. These competencies evolves using several organisational learning systems adopted by the firm. In this changing environment, the SMTC can be a relevant tool for the strategic management of the firms in the electricity industry.

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Alwidian, Jaber, Sana Abdel Rahman, Maram Gnaim, and Fatima Al-Taharwah. "Big Data Ingestion and Preparation Tools." Modern Applied Science 14, no. 9 (August 27, 2020): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v14n9p12.

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Developing in Big Data applications become very important in the last few years, many organizations and industries are aware that data analysis is becoming an important factor to be more competitive and discover new trends and insights. Data ingestion and preparation step is the starting point for developing any Big Data project. This paper is a review for some of the most widely used Big Data ingestion and preparation tools, it discusses the main features, advantages and usage for each tool. The purpose of this paper is to help users to select the right ingestion and preparation tool according to their needs and applications’ requirements.

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Zeng, Mi Ni. "Future of Green BIM Designing and Tools." Advanced Materials Research 374-377 (October 2011): 2557–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.374-377.2557.

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Green building is rapidly transforming the design and construction industry recently. Simultaneously, a growing number of industry practitioners are embracing the advantages of building information modeling (BIM). This report state some benefit we can get if we use BIM tools to analyze Green buildings and some software we use to do that. The end of this report, recommended some do's and don'ts for an architect practicing today to stay competitive in the upcoming green revolution.

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Petrov, A. N., and A. V. Komarov. "Estimaton of technology readiness level of tender proposal in terms of methodology TPRL." Economics of Science 6, no. 1-2 (March 24, 2020): 88–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.22394/2410-132x-2020-6-1-2-88-99.

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The article describes a model for assessing the level of technological readiness of projects submitted to the competition for funding, built using the TPRL methodology. The model can be used along with other tools for evaluating competitive applications to increase the accuracy and objectivity of the expert evaluation of competitive projects. Based on the results obtained using the proposed model, ranked lists of participating projects can be compiled for the subsequent selection of winning projects. The developed model for assessing the level of technology development hasbeen tested for projects of the federal target program «Research and Development in Priority Directions for the Development of the Russian Scientific and Technological Complex for 2014-2020».

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