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Fraenkel, Stefan, Darek M. Haftor, and Natallia Pashkevich. "Salesforce management factors for successful new product launch." Journal of Business Research 69, no. 11 (November 2016): 5053–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.079.
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McLoone, Hugh E. "Leadership in the Product Development Process." Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications 23, no. 1 (January 2015): 26–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1064804615571341.
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Creativity can be viewed as a chaotic or unplanned activity. The product design process often may seem like chaos as well, but this is not inevitable. Designers and human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) professionals follow a clear design process with phases, levels, and methods for creation of successful new products. Research methods are offered at the right time during this process to generate new concepts and to evaluate designs. We work together to create innovative, valued, and successful products via a generative, iterative, evaluative process.
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Haluk Koksal, Mehmet. "The differences between successful and unsuccessful new manufacturing products in international markets." Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 26, no. 1 (January 7, 2014): 21–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/apjml-04-2013-0047.
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Purpose – Developing new products for international markets offers great growth opportunities for companies by positively influencing company performance. Specifically, the research purpose is to determine the effects of new product success factors on the measures of company export performance, namely export sales, export growth and export profitability. Design/methodology/approach – The study examines the new product success factors, discriminating successful new products from unsuccessful ones in international markets. A pre-tested structured questionnaire is employed for collecting data from the companies. The population frame consists of exporting manufacturing companies and was determined from the records of the Export Promotion Centre of Turkey (IGEME). Of the 250 questionnaires sent out, 116 were completed and returned yielding a response rate of 46.4 percent. The study analysed data from 202 new product projects. Findings – The research determined that various new product success factors have different levels of effect on company performance in international markets, mainly measured in terms of sales, market share and profitability. Specifically, it identified that pre-development and development activities, a large and fast-growing foreign market with huge demand, order of entry and large and well-executed advertising activities differentiate successful new products from unsuccessful ones. Product characteristics are, on the other hand, not found to be a strong factor differentiating successful new products from unsuccessful ones in international markets. Originality/value – The main objective of the study is to integrate knowledge from two disciplines and expand new product success factors for international markets. The paper aims to bring together all the factors leading to the success of new products in international markets, and to test the effects of those factors on company performance. It is hoped that the findings will help managers and policy makers.
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Israelski, Edmond W., Edmund T. Klemmer, Jock Ferguson, and Blake Wattenbarger. "Human Factors Success Stories in Communications Symposium." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 30, no. 5 (September 1986): 455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128603000509.
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The purpose of this symposium is to present some examples of successful applications of human factors engineering in the telecommunications industry. All three speakers are distinguished researchers in their fields and make their points on the basis of many years of applying human factors research to the design of telecommunications products and systems. The speakers make the point that the well known optimal time to introduce human factors into a product design is, of course, as early in the design process as possible, but as E. T. Klemmer points out in one example human factors can contribute to a successful product even at later stages of a product's life-cycle. In summary, human factors' specialists can learn a great deal from the success stories which are described in the following symposium papers.
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Nissinen, Ari, and Katriina Parikka. "Promoting factors and early indicators of a successful product panel." Journal of Cleaner Production 15, no. 17 (November 2007): 1674–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.08.011.
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Buckheit, Karen W., and Robert W. Buckheit. "Factors Important to the Prioritization and Development of Successful Topical Microbicides for HIV-1." Molecular Biology International 2012 (July 12, 2012): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/781305.
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Significant advancements in topical microbicide development have occurred since the prevention strategy was first described as a means to inhibit the sexual transmission of HIV-1. The lack of clinical efficacy of the first generation microbicide products has focused development attention on specific antiretroviral agents, and these agents have proven partially successful in human clinical trials. With greater understanding of vaginal and rectal virus infection, replication, and dissemination, better microbicide products and delivery strategies should result in products with enhanced potency. However, a variety of development gaps exist which relate to product dosing, formulation and delivery, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics which must be better understood in order to prioritize microbicide products for clinical development. In vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models must be optimized with regard to these development gaps in order to put the right product at the right place, at the right time, and at the right concentration for effective inhibition of virus transmission. As the microbicide field continues to evolve, we must harness the knowledge gained from unsuccessful and successful clinical trials and development programs to continuously enhance our preclinical development algorithms.
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Vaičiūtė, Ieva. "LAUNCHING INNOVATIVE COSMETICS PRODUCTS TO LITHUANIAN MARKET." Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis 13 (March 17, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/mla.2021.14251.
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In this global marketplace, as products supply grow, product life cycles are shortened and consumer loyalty is declining. It is more important than ever for companies to bring new products to market in less time and periodically. This article examines the Lithuanian cosmetics industry and what difficulties a company face when introducing a new product to the market. The cosmetics industry in Lithuania is reviewed and the product development process is analyzed. Identify the factors of a successful product and the relationship between them. The paper presents the results of the surveyed companies involved in the development of cosmetics industry products. The reasons and key factors influencing product success are identified. Based on the results of the study, a model for the development of new products for the cosmetics industry is presented and conclusions and suggestions are presented.
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Xu, Heng. "Corporate social responsibility, product innovation, and product line." Nankai Business Review International 11, no. 2 (February 14, 2020): 171–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nbri-01-2019-0002.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate a firm’s incentive to innovate its basic product to be socially responsible and its decision on the product line. By constructing a competition model, the paper examines the factors that affect the firm’s choice on its product line with the socially responsible innovation in the presence of altruistic consumers. Such factors include the proportion of the altruistic consumers, the firm’s coordination cost with the basic and innovative products, as well as the consumer’s transportation cost. Design/methodology/approach In a model of differentiated products with the competition, the author assumes that a portion of consumers has a strong preference for the socially responsible product (e.g. altruistic consumers). A firm is able to attract altruistic consumers with a socially responsible innovation but it may incur a coordination cost when both the basic and the innovated products are manufactured and sold. In a framework of a sequential game, the firms make a decision on the prices, innovation inputs, as well as the choice on its product line to achieve the expected profit maximization. Findings The firm has the incentive to engage in socially responsible innovation to better compete with its rivals. More importantly, the results of the paper explain why some firms wish to manufacture and sell the basic product even though the innovation is successful. The main factors that affect such a firm’s decision include the proportion of the altruistic consumers, the aggregate benefit to all the consumers who purchase the innovative product, the firm’s potential coordination cost and the consumer’s transportation cost. Originality/value The paper sheds light on a firm’s corporate social responsibility innovation and its product line determination. The results of this paper can be widely applied in the firm’s strategy of engaging in corporate social responsibility with eco-friendly elements that can attract altruistic consumers in the market. In addition, the findings of the paper can also contribute to policy formulation in terms of innovation. Such a result enables the policymakers to understand the factors that affect the firm’s motivation on innovation and helps them to better guide the firms efficiently participate in the research and development activities.
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Bui, Hung Nguyen, Luong Phuoc Le, Hanh Thi Hong Tran, and Dang Thi Hong Nguyen. "To be successful in developing new products - a perspective from the project of manufacturing enterprises in HCMC." Science and Technology Development Journal 16, no. 1 (March 31, 2013): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v16i1.1406.
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New product development (NPD) is the major driver of profitability, maintains competitive advantage and ensures the survival of companies. Previous studies showed that a high failure rate was found in the projects of new product development, especially in the consumer market. Thus, this study aims at identifying the success factors of new product development projects at the manufacturing companies in Ho Chi Minh City. In accordance with this purpose, a research model is proposed for this study including four success factors: Nature of product, Project activities, Characteristics of market, and Corporate skills and resources. Total 400 questionnaires were sent to respondents who are project managers at the manufacturing companies, and then 123 feed-backs were considered qualified for the data analysis, with the response rate of 30.75 %. The results of this study show that the characteristics of market have the most positive impact on the success of projects in new product development. The nature of products as well as the corporate skills and resources are the two factors which are also found to have positive impacts on the success of projects in new product development. Meanwhile, the project activities also impose positive impacts on the success of the projects; yet, the impact level is less than the other three factors.
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Enerson, Meg, Roger B. Mason, and Karen M. Corbishley. "Factors that influence the marketing of professional services." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 13, no. 3 (August 23, 2016): 118–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(3).2016.11.
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This study explores the marketing in a multinational professional services organization and attempts to identify marketing factors relevant to the organization. The main objective is to identify critical factors that influence the successful marketing of professional services. To accomplish this objective, research is undertaken as a case study with a quantitative survey of employees from the professional services organization. The main finding was that the 7P framework (product/service, price, place, promotion, physical evidence, people, process) was applicable and that place, physical evidence and product components were seen as most critical, with promotion and price appearing to be least critical, maybe because conservative attitudes to marketing still exist within professional service organizations. The study added to the literature on professional services marketing, giving insight into the marketing of professional services in today’s dynamic and changing economic environment. Our findings will, therefore, assist professional service organizations to utilize their marketing resources more effectively and efficiently
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Wiles, Michael A., and Anna Danielova. "The Worth of Product Placement in Successful Films: An Event Study Analysis." Journal of Marketing 73, no. 4 (July 2009): 44–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1509/jmkg.73.4.044.
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As a result of the diminishing effectiveness of broadcast advertising, firms are increasingly turning to product placements in films and television to promote their products. A growing stream of product placement research has conducted surveys of consumer and practitioner views on the practice and experiments to gauge product placement's impact on brand awareness, attitudes, and purchase intent. However, there is no evidence of whether firms’ investments in film product placements are worthwhile. The event study of 126 product placements in successful films during 2002 reveals a mean cumulative abnormal return of .89% during the film's opening, indicating that product placement in a successful film is associated with positive movements in firm stock prices. Cross-sectional analysis of the returns offers new insight into how product, film, and execution factors influence the placement's worth. The authors find that placement abnormal returns are enhanced by tie-in advertising and brand equity but are inhibited by audience absorption, critical acclaim, and violent film content. Placement modality, character associations, and blatancy also significantly affect the placement's value.
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Yang, Jiyun, and Jeehyun Lee. "Application of Sensory Descriptive Analysis and Consumer Studies to Investigate Traditional and Authentic Foods: A Review." Foods 8, no. 2 (February 2, 2019): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods8020054.
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As globalization progresses, consumers are readily exposed to many foods from various cultures. The need for studying specialty and unique food products, sometimes known as traditional, authentic, ethnic, exotic, or artisanal foods, is increasing to accommodate consumers’ growing demands. However, the number of studies conducted on these types of products with good quality sensory testing is limited. In this review, we analyzed and reviewed sensory and consumer research on specialty and unique food products. Various factors such as manufacturing, processing, or preparation methods of the samples influence the characteristics of food products and their acceptability. Sensory descriptive analysis can be used to distinguish characteristics that highlight these differences, and consumer research is used to identify factors that affect acceptability. Familiarity with product attributes contributes to consumer acceptance. When cross-cultural consumer research is conducted to support product market placement and expansion, sensory descriptive analysis should be conducted in parallel to define product characteristics. This allows better prediction of descriptors that influence consumer acceptability, leading to appropriate product modification and successful introduction.
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Knysh, N. "PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Series “Psychology”, no. 2 (9) (2018): 23–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/bsp.2018.2(9).6.
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Consumer behavior might be considered as a kind of economic or social behavior, but, in any case, it bases on the psychological traits of the person and depend on his motivation. The last is a trigger in the decision-making process of particular product`s purchasing. That is why one of the main approaches in describing consumer behavior is psychoanalytic theory. In contrast to the rational theory of knowledge, psychoanalysis leaves room for the irrational decisions and momentary impulses that "It" provokes. Just remind sacral consumption — the belief that not only goods are acquired, but also a certain lifestyle, hopes for improving one’s own life and etc. In general, consumption is influenced by a number of factors, among which F. Kotler mentions: cultural factors, social, personal and psychological factors. The article describes the factors of internal and external influence on the behavior of consumers, the possibilities of their influence to direct the psychological factors of behavior in marketing activities and the main psychological aspects of consumer behavior and factors that determine the choice of a particular type of consumer behavior. The main groups of factors that influence the formation and implementation of consumer behavior are analyzed, special attention is paid to socio-psychological factors: social class (eight groups: the top of society, conservatives; dominant traditionalists; traditionally working class; dominant "new"; trendsetters; avant-garde; social "dependers"; poors), reference group, communication, social norms and values, personal lifestyle. There are examples of successful and unsuccessful marketing decisions of companies that, accordingly, account or ignored the needs of their consumers in the article. By the way, for Ukrainians, the main criteria for choosing a product are: price, brand and packaging, since the psyche of the consumer is not always aimed specifically at the product and, if products are more or less uniformity, the consumer will choose one, focusing not only on the specific differences of the goods, but also on their appearance.
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NAGANO, MARCELO SEIDO, JULIANO PAVANELLI STEFANOVITZ, and TOR GUIMARAES. "ASSESSING SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS TO REDUCE OBSTACLES IN PRODUCT INNOVATION." International Journal of Innovation Management 20, no. 03 (March 9, 2016): 1650022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919616500225.
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The need for effective and efficient Product Innovation (PI) is a great challenge for organisations in today’s hypercompetitive global markets. Many research studies addressed problems/obstacles to successful PI from various perspectives. Many other studies proposed factors to help companies mitigate such problems. Here, the primary objective is to propose an integrated model, to empirically test this model, and get insights about which factors, if managed appropriately, will help reduce the obstacles to PI in practice. A questionnaire was developed, pilot tested, and used to collect data from 47 PI managers. The results support the theoretical importance of a formal PI process, characteristics of the company environment, and the availability of specific resources as important factors to reduce obstacles to company PI. Based on the results recommendations are made to practitioners and researchers in this important area.
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Shiu, Eric. "Factors Of Market Performance Of Apple Ipod: A Preliminary Desk-Based Study." Journal of Business Case Studies (JBCS) 1, no. 3 (July 7, 2011): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jbcs.v1i3.4924.
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The Apple iPod is a hugely successful new product. This study conducts a secondary research in order to trace the technical and market development of the product, and then to suggest contributory factors of its remarkable market performance. These suggested contributory factors include opportunity identification, product design, product platform, external and internal coordination, speed to market, and advertisement and publicity. Future research can incorporate all these factors in a hypothetical causal model in order to test the statistical significance of these factors and the relative importance between them.
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Mustafa, Aziam. "Factors Influencing Business Performance among Mega Farmers’ Market Traders." International Journal of Business and Management 2, no. 6 (December 30, 2018): 28–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.26666/rmp.ijbm.2018.6.5.
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Mega Farmers’ Market do not only sell basic products in this age, even most traders are producing and selling goods that are more appealing to customers in aspects of uniqueness of each product sales. This is due to the competition in attaining the desired profit return. This research focuses on determining the factors affecting the business performance among Mega Farmers’ Market traders in Selangor. The factors are evaluated according to identified personality characteristic: financial resources, consumers’ preferences, product demands, starts up capitals and number of employees stimulating the business performance of Mega Farmers’ Market traders. 215 traders were selected from two areas of Mega Farmers’ Market in Selangor and the results presented that financial resources and number of employees hold the greatest impact upon Mega Farmers’ Market traders’ business performance. Thus, as a Mega Farmers’ Market traders, they are required to present high level of performance for their business at Mega Farmers’ Market. This proves despite of successful sales product; the success of business is difficult to be attained in the absence of financial resources and number of employees in running any business. Nevertheless, there is no exclusion of other factors contributing to business success in direct and indirect effects. For future researches, a proposition of sampling in other areas is advised for expansion of traders and gaining a more in-depth view in the significance of factors affecting the success of Mega Farmers’ Market in Malaysia.
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Elnadi, Moustafa, and Essam Shehab. "Main enablers and factors for successful implementation of lean in product-service systems." International Journal of Agile Systems and Management 8, no. 3/4 (2015): 332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2015.073542.
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Connell, Jim, Gary C. Edgar, Bill Olex, Robin Scholl, Todd Shulman, and Russ Tietjen. "Troubling Successes and Good Failures: Successful New Product Development Requires Five Critical Factors." Engineering Management Journal 13, no. 4 (December 2001): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2001.11415136.
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Hamid, Fahad, and MUHAMMAD UMAIR ABBASI. "COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 3 (March 23, 2020): 202–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.83.7933.
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Why are some businesses exceptional in development of new products? In this study, we will discuss various factors which contribute the success of new product development. New product development is the backbone of an innovative organization, the process is built on the solid foundations of capabilities such as network, technology, innovation, and strategic orientation and social capability are the success drivers in the development of new product. The main purpose is to understand the customer need and develop the product by using these capabilities to innovate something which can give value to the customers and achieve competitive edge over competitors. This article discusses about how successful firms use these new product development process capabilities to achieve competitive advantage in the conduct of business.
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Savin, D. N. "Developing a new product development & launch process. Case: pharmaceutical market." Strategic decisions and risk management, no. 2 (July 15, 2018): 50–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.17747/2078-8886-2018-2-50-61.
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Projects on development and a conclusion of new products to the market remain one of the most demanded in practice of the modern companies. In case of their successful realization the companies manage to increase significantly a market share, to attract new consumers, to raise level of the innovative activity, and also to improve financial performance. At the same time a fact of common knowledge is the high share of unsuccessful projects in the field of a conclusion of new products to the market, especially it is characteristic for pharmaceutical branch. Therefore, the purpose of this article is identification of the main channels of obtaining information by the consumer about innovative products, and; definition of the factors having impact on consumers at a choice of new products in the pharmaceutical market. As a result of research it is revealed that two components belong to factors of success of an innovative product: technical, defining high usefulness of an innovative product, and marketing, considering criteria of a choice of goods of consumers. In work it is shown that the majority of consumers as B2B, and B2C of segments during making decision on purchase rely on such source of information as the Internet. Thus, effective communication with potential consumers on the Internet will be one of major factors of success of start of a new product. Following the results of the conducted research it was defined that the main factors allocating an innovative pharmaceutical product are completeness of information on it, and also high level of client support. In this connection, for satisfaction of requirements, it is offered to start a hotel independent platform of support of start of an innovative product which will include: full information on properties of a product; all necessary technical documentation, and also the section devoted to support of potential clients. Practical realization of results of the conducted research is shown on the example of development of strategy of advance innovative BIOCAD company products.
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Ergen, Ahu, and Filiz Bozkurt Bekoğlu. "New product development and product launch strategiesYeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman stratejileri." International Journal of Human Sciences 13, no. 1 (February 19, 2016): 923. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/ijhs.v13i1.3600.
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In today’s highly competitive environment, a balanced product portfolio, success in new product development and product launch are important factors for the sustainability of organizations. The aim of the study is to reveal the right product launch steps for the companies through theory and case study. In the study, new product development and product launch strategies are first investigated theoretically. Afterwards, a successful product series launch case from cosmetics sector is analyzed. In this exploratory research, the secondary data is collected via literature review. Primary data is collected via in-depth interview. It is found that marketing research and market test can be evaluated as critical success factors in new product launch. Özet Dengeli bir ürün portföyü, yeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman başarısı artan rekabet ortamında işletmelerin devamlılığını sağlayan önemli faktörlerdir. Çalışmanın amacı lansmanda firmaları başarıya götüren adımları teori ve vaka üzerinden ortaya koymaktır. Bu çalışmada yeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman stratejileri önce teorik olarak, ardından kozmetik sektöründen bir ürün serisinin lansman başarısı vaka üzerinden incelenmiştir. Keşifsel türdeki araştırmada, ikincil veriler literatürden, birincil veriler ise derinlemesine mülakat ile elde edilmiştir. Pazarlama araştırması ve pazar testinin yeni ürün lansmanında kritik başarı faktörü olarak değerlendirilebileceği bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
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MILLSON, MURRAY R., and DAVID WILEMON. "THE IMPACT OF CHANGING MARKETS AND COMPETITION ON THE NPD SPEED/MARKET SUCCESS RELATIONSHIP." International Journal of Innovation Management 14, no. 05 (October 2010): 841–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919610002908.
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Our research examines the relationships among four factors thought to be important to new product developing organizations. Those factors include the speed with which product developers produce new products and bring them to market; the degree of integration among the various groups participating in the New Product Development (NPD) process; the proficiency with which the product developers perform their tasks; and the degree of success attained upon the completion of the NPD process. Market dynamism, or the degree of customer changeability, and market hostility, or the degree of market competitiveness, are thought to moderate the relationships among the four previously noted factors. The research questions driving our investigation include: (1) Does NPD project success vary with NPD process speed?; (2) Does NPD speed vary across innovation types (new-to-the-world products, line extensions, etc.)?; (3) Does the strength of the relationships among NPD speed, organizational integration, NPD proficiency (overall and Fuzzy Front End [FFE]), and success vary with the degree of environmental dynamism (changing customer needs)?; and (4) Does the strength of the relationships among NPD speed, organizational integration, NPD proficiency (overall and FFE), and success vary with the degree of market hostility (competition)? We probed the electrical equipment, medical device, and heavy construction equipment industries to provide the data to address our research questions. Our research suggests that the speed with which projects were completed in our sample did not vary between projects that were more or less successful. We also found that the speed with which projects were completed did not vary across various product categories (new-to-the-world, line extensions, etc.) of newly developed products for the industries studied. Primarily, we found that market dynamism moderates the relationship between NPD speed and NPD proficiency whereas environmental hostility mediates NPD speed and NPD proficiency, NPD speed and organizational integration, and NPD speed and new product market success. Our data indicate that speed is not associated with NPD proficiency, degree of organizational integration, and new product success in less dynamic markets whereas speed has an inverse relationship with successfully entering new markets, the proficiency with which development and launch activities are performed, and the proficiency with which new product marketing strategies were implemented in more dynamic markets. Finally, we found that speed is inversely related to successfully entering new markets, overall NPD proficiency and organizational integration, predevelopment stage proficiency and organizational integration, and development and launch proficiency and organizational integration in non-hostile (competitive) environments whereas we found no significant relationships between these factors and speed in hostile environments. We provide several implications for both scholars and NPD managers.
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Song, X. Michael, and Mark E. Parry. "A Cross-National Comparative Study of New Product Development Processes: Japan and the United States." Journal of Marketing 61, no. 2 (April 1997): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002224299706100201.
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Drawing on the marketing and management literatures, the authors identify strategic, tactical, and environmental factors that influence the commercial success of new products. They test the resulting conceptual model using data collected on 788 Japanese and 612 American new product development projects. The results provide insights into the antecedents and correlates of new product success and failure in both Japanese and U.S. firms, as well as into successful and unsuccessful management practices.
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Camenisch, Amy, Sandra Bastin, and Amanda Hege. "Entrepreneurship on the Farm: Kentucky Grower Perceptions of Benefits and Barriers." Sustainable Agriculture Research 5, no. 1 (January 26, 2016): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v5n1p86.
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The popularity of buying local and the resurgence of farmers markets has increased the need for farmer product diversification. In Kentucky, legislation was passed to allow farmers to produce value-added horticulture products from their homes. Following specific food-safe guidelines, homebased processors (HBP) and microprocessors (HBM) could sell pre-determined value-added products at their local farmers markets. This study administered an online survey to HBP and HBM participants in order to achieve the following objectives: 1) Determine the perceived success of farmer produced value-added food products, 2) Identify which support programs farmers are aware of or use, 3) Discover the primary perceived barriers to developing value-added food products, and 4) Ascertain what factors influence the development of a value-added food product business. Participants felt their value-added products were successful but many felt they struggled to bring their products to market. The primary barriers to developing value-added products were lack of time, funding, and legal knowledge. The primary barriers to using pre-existing program resources were not having enough time, being unaware of the services offered, and programs being held in locations too far away from their farm. The information gathered by this study can be used to determine the addressable farmer needs in product diversification. It can also assist programs in making their services more available and applicable to farm entrepreneurs.
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Ribeiro, Marisa, Vítor H. Carvalho, Paulo Simões, Estela Vilhena, and Dário Teixeira. "Design of a Remote System for Monitoring Children’s Body Temperature." Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications 25, no. 4 (August 3, 2017): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1064804617717850.
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More and more health-monitoring devices are appearing on the market for both anticipating and preventing crucial health conditions. We describe a minimally invasive device for monitoring children’s body temperature easily and effectively. Development of the device was divided into two stages: (1) a product specification process, which included detailed analysis of the problem, competitive analysis, and consumer surveys; and (2) development and optimization of the product, which included testing the product prototype with target users. Usability and safety were central considerations for developing the product to ensure successful use by children. User feedback testing showed that the final version of the product was well received by the target user group.
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Silliman, Benjamin Douglas. "Guidelines to Prepare for Oil Sands Product Spills in Varied Aquatic Environments." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2014, no. 1 (May 1, 2014): 426–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2014.1.426.
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ABSTRACT On July 24, 2007, the Westridge Transfer Line in Burnaby, British Columbia, ruptured spilling 1,400 barrels of oil sands product into the area's storm water systems and eventually into the Burrard Inlet at Vancouver Harbor. The response to this spill was considered successful and there is no record of oil sinking. Several years later, in July of 2010, the Line 6B pipeline operated by Enbridge Energy Partners LLP ruptured spilling 20,082 barrels of oil sands product into the Kalamazoo River. In contrast to the Burnaby spill, this response was extremely difficult due to the sinking of large quantities of oil. The variance in fate and behavior of the oil sands products in these two spills demonstrates how environmental factors can result in different response challenges. Many environmental factors affect the fate of spilled oil sands products in aquatic environments because bitumen, a large component of oil sands products, has a density greater than freshwater. By analyzing specific factors in areas at risk, responders can better prepare for, and expect, submergence in oil sands product spills. Areas identified to have low salinity, rough sedimentation, high turbidity, strong sunlight exposure, high temperatures, and strong currents have a high risk of submergence. Response teams in these areas of high risk should have submerged oil recovery equipment readily available for rapid deployment.
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Cañas-Bajo, Jose, and Johanna M. Silvennoinen. "Cross-Cultural Factors in Experiencing Online Video Contents in Product Marketing." International Journal of Art, Culture and Design Technologies 6, no. 1 (January 2017): 40–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijacdt.2017010103.
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Although online shops represent convenient tools to buy and sell products, they do not offer as rich multisensory experiences than physical retailing offers. Audio-visual contents could provide dynamic multisensory information and offer more engaging experiences. However, to be successful, audio-visual contents need to be adjusted to the cultural characteristics of the users. This manuscript presents a study in which Spanish and Finnish participants interacted with audiovisual products depicting videos of the brand design. Through content analysis of participants' verbalizations, the authors identified categories and subcategories that defined the representation of the video elements and their relative weight depending on the cultural background of the viewer. Although results indicate common elements affecting viewers of the two countries, they differ in the relative weight to global aesthetics features. The results of this study can be utilized in designing audio-visual representations of products for online shops taking into account the cultural factors affecting the design practice.
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Eyahanyo, Felix, and Thomas Rath. "Investigations on the Effects of Low Laser Infrared Marking Energy and Barcode Size on 2D Data Matrix Code Detection on Apples." Applied Engineering in Agriculture 36, no. 6 (2020): 829–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/aea.13927.
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HighlightsLaser energy, type of marking on the product and product color affected the Data Matrix detectionHigh laser marking energy resulted in ablation, browning and carbonizationWorking direction of the laser beam affected the print growth of the Data MatrixProposed algorithm successfully decoded the barcodes on Golden Delicious applesAbstract. Product marking in horticulture aims at providing robust and permanent means of marking products and preventing theft, tampering and cheating by customers. Direct part marking has sought to provide solutions to these problems. However, unlike in industry where it has been successful, in horticulture there are still a lot of challenges that prevent successful marking and reading of directly marked barcodes on horticultural products. The laser energy, barcode size, product color and days of storage are important factors that affect the marking, quality and readability of directly marked Data Matrix (DM) on apples. Therefore, the objective of this study was to solve the aforementioned problems with these factors by using Synrad 48-5 CO2 laser (10,600 nm), to mark some apples using low energy levels. Laser energy, the skin of the product and the inertia of the laser beam affected the printing of the DM on the apples. Incomplete marking of the DM at some of the energies used resulted in the DM not being decoded. Generally, there was successful decoding on Golden Delicious compared to Kanzi and Red Jonaprince for 10 days of storage. On the average, the smaller barcode size produced a better detection of the code than the bigger size. The better detection on Golden Delicious can be attributed to the better contrast between the DM and its color. As the days of storage increased, detection decreased for Kanzi and Red Jonaprince. There is a future prospect for directly reading marked apples in real production systems. Keywords: Apple, Apple skin, Barcode size, Data matrix, Laser, Product marking.
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Perez Perez, Ariel, Christina A. Bachmeier, Renee Smilee, Albert J. Ribickas, Aleksandr Lazaryan, Julio C. Chavez, Claudio Anasetti, et al. "Factors Affecting Lymphocyte Collection Efficiency and Manufactured Product Specification during Leukapheresis for Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Patients Treated with Commercial Tisagenlecleucel." Blood 136, Supplement 1 (November 5, 2020): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2020-143336.
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Introduction: Leukapheresis and adequate cell collection of patient derived T cells is critical in the successful manufacturing of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy. There are limited published data on parameters that might affect quality of leukapheresis collection or collection efficiency (CE). The aim of this study is to identify patient characteristics or collection parameters that might affect leukapheresis CE and any potential impact on manufactured product characteristics. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed collection data from 23 consecutive patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who underwent leukapheresis for Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel) at our institution from May 1st, 2018 to July 1st, 2020. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board. Non-stimulated mononuclear cell (MNC) collections were performed on the Spectra Optia, Terumo BCT, using the continuous MNC collection protocol. Acid citrate dextrose A (ACD-A) was used for anticoagulant. Inlet/AC ratio maintained at 15:1. Collection flow rates were targeted for 60-85 mL/min, with goal of processing 2-4 times the patient's total blood volume (TBV). Patients underwent peripheral collection if they had adequate venous access, otherwise central venous access was obtained. Peripheral blood (PB) flow cytometry was obtained prior to leukapheresis. Collection efficiency (CE) was calculated using the following formula: CE = Product CD3+ x106/ (PB CD3+ cells/μL x Total Volume Processed/ 1000). Descriptive summary statistics included median (range) for continuous variables and number (percentage) for categorical variables. Routine methods of continuous and categorical data analysis were performed using Statistica (version 7). Graph Pad Prism 8 was used to look for possible relations between variables. Results: Table 1 summarizes patient baseline characteristics (at time of leukapheresis) and pre-collection laboratory results. Table 2 summarizes the apheresis product. The median CE was 73% (with SD=13%). Baseline characteristics did not correlate significantly with collection efficiency. Collection by tunneled catheter or peripheral vein access did not significantly impact collection efficiency. PB absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) strongly correlated with PB CD3 cell and apheresis product CD3 counts (p<0.0001). PB CD3 cell count significantly correlated with apheresis product CD3 count (p<0.03; Figure 1). Notably, one patient with PB ALC of 0.0 K/uL and PB CD3+ of 0.204 K/uL was adequately collected, with successful product manufactured. All patients were able to receive manufactured product. Table 3 summarizes the tisagenlecleucel product information. Nine patients received out of specification (OOS) product due to low cell viability. All OOS products were due to cell viability below 80% threshold. When OOS products were compared to in specification products, OOS products were significantly associated with lower patient weight, less total volume processed, shorter collection run times, and smaller final collection product volumes. TBV processed was similar between groups. Conclusions: High CE is feasible in heavily pre-treated DLBCL patients, even with very low peripheral blood lymphocyte counts (ALC < 100). Our study confirms that pre-collection ALC and PB CD3 are strong indicators of CD3 yield in the leukapheresis collection product. OOS products were significantly associated with smaller volume processed, shorter run times, and smaller product volumes. This warrants further investigation. Disclosures Shah: NCCN: Vice-Chair, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Working Group: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite/Gilead, Precision Biosciences, Novartis, AstraZeneca: Other: TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, EXPENSES; Kite/Gilead, Celgene/Juno/BMS, Novartis, Pfizer, Amgen, Spectrum/Acrotech, Precision Biosciences, Beigene, AstraZeneca, Pharmacyclics/Jansen, Adaptive: Honoraria; Moffitt Cancer Center: Current Employment; Kite/Gilead, Jazz, Incyte: Research Funding. Nishihori:Karyopharm: Other: Research support to institution; Novartis: Other: Research support to institution. Locke:Calibr: Consultancy; Allogene: Consultancy; Cellular Biomedicine Group: Other: Consultancy with grant options; Celgene/Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Wugen: Consultancy; GammaDelta Therapeutics: Consultancy; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Research Funding. Jain:Kite/Gilead: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy.
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Ley, P. P., L. Wirths, C. Oleff, F. Jungreitmayr, S. Vajna, K. Paetzold, and J. C. Borg. "A METHODICAL APPROACH TO INTEGRATED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY." Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference 1 (May 2020): 2009–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.271.
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AbstractHip joint arthroplasty is considered to be a safe, successful and cost-effective procedure to restore hip joint functionality. However, a successful hip joint arthroplasty affects different stakeholders e.g. patient and surgeon and depends on various influencing factors within the product life cycle as well as the applied technological opportunities. Due to the complex dependencies between influencing factors, technological opportunities and stakeholders, this contribution introduces an IPD-based approach to improve the quality of total hip arthroplasties.
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Florea, Dorian-Laurentiu, Claudiu-Catalin Munteanu, Dora-Carmen Galvez Cruz, and Gabriela Capatina. "The Impact of Product Category Lifecycle and Marketing Capabilities on New Product Performance: the Mediating Role of Marketing Program Planning and Launch Proficiency." Marketing and Management of Innovations, no. 1 (2020): 63–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2020.1-05.
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Theory underlines the role of new product development for company survival and success. However, the success rates of new products launches are always at underwhelming levels. Practical wisdom shows that new product performance is the outcome of both controllable, internal factors and external, uncontrollable factors. The authors contrast the role of product category lifecycle as an external factor and of marketing capabilities as an internal factor, to find the balance between these two determinants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to compare the impact of both types of factors on launch proficiency and further product growth. We apply PLS-SEM on a sample of 213 Mexican firms to test a theoretical model grounded on resource-advantage theory and strategic choice theory. Results show that both determinants are significant, but marketing capabilities exert a much stronger influence on new product performance. The relationship between marketing capabilities and unique product performance is mediated by marketing program planning. In contrast, the relationship between product category lifecycle and new product performance is mediated by launch proficiency. In this context, marketing program planning efficiency represents the mid-term and long-term quality of strategic marketing. At the same time, the overall launch proficiency reflects the short-term ability of the company to launch new products. From the perspective of strategic choice theory, the results of our study reinforce the importance of a successful launch for the short-term and mid-term new product performance. Besides, our empirical research finds that product category lifecycle strengthens the positive relationship between marketing program planning and unique product performance. This makes marketing program planning more critical for new product performance as the product category matures. From a managerial standpoint, our findings dismiss the uncontrollable market forces as the main reason for new product failures. We show that new product failures are most often caused by the marketing manager’s inability to devise an appropriate marketing plan. The paper also contributes to the literature of resource-advantage theory by providing compelling evidence regarding the foremost importance of marketing capabilities for new product success. Our findings also emphasize the essential role of launch proficiency in further product success, as it is difficult to recover from an early product failure. In practical terms, managers are advised not to postpone new product launches under the «bad timing» argument. Keywords launch proficiency, marketing capabilities, marketing program planning, new product performance, product lifecycle.
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Haggerty, Laura. "Moderation is the Key to Successful Human Factors Studies." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care 9, no. 1 (September 2020): 225–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2327857920091017.
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Human factors usability studies play an important role in the product development process. To yield valid and useful data from these formative and validation studies there must be effective moderation. In study sessions with participants, moderators must play the role of unbiased facilitator, perceptive observer, and curious researcher. In all studies, positive interactions and effective communication between moderator and participant can establish the rapport necessary to spark meaningful and honest discussions. From the conversational focus group to the passive moderation of a validation study, involvement and interactions with participants can vary greatly. Furthermore, consideration must be given to the stage of device development and the goals of the study. Strong moderation is the cornerstone of any successful usability study, opening the doors to valuable insights and thorough evaluations.
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Zihare, Lauma, and Dagnija Blumberga. "Bioeconomy Investments: Market Considerations." Environmental and Climate Technologies 24, no. 2 (September 1, 2020): 79–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0056.
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AbstractThe introduction into the forestry sector of a bioeconomy has led to the search for new high value-added bio-products that can be produced using the woody biomass residue from timber harvesting. Any introduction of new bio-products must be justifiable from economic, socio-economic, and technological points of view. For successful commercialization, one important consideration is the market potential for such products. In this paper, a methodology for decision-making to evaluate three existing forest by-products for market potential in Latvia has been developed using the GE-McKinsey Nine-Box Matrix, considering market attractiveness and product competitive advantage. The methodological algorithm has been modified to include different factors such as process and product sustainability as well as competitive advantage. The analysis calculates the market attractiveness and competitive advantage of a specific product. As well, the application of this methodology makes a clear and presentable way of determining the viability of investing in new bio-products possible.
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Kang, He-Yau, Amy H. I. Lee, Chao-Cheng Chang, and Mei-Sung Kang. "A Model for Selecting Technologies in New Product Development." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2012 (2012): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/358129.
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Due to fast changing technologies, shortening product lifecycles, and increased global competition, companies today often need to develop new products continuously and faster. Successful introduction and acceleration of new product development (NPD) is important to obtain competitive advantage for companies. Since technology selection for NPD involves complex decision makings that are critical to the profitability and growth of a company, the selection of the most appropriate technology for a new product requires the use of a robust decision-making framework capable of evaluating several technology candidates based on multiple criteria. This paper presents an integrated model that adopts interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) to evaluate various different available technologies for NPD. The ISM is used to understand the interrelationships among the factors, and the FANP is to facilitate the evaluation process of decision makers under an uncertain environment with interrelated factors. A case study of a flat panel manufacturer is performed to examine the practicality of the proposed model. The results show that the model can be applied for group decision making on the available technology evaluation and selection in new product development.
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Miller, Marta A., and Reynold P. Stimart. "The User Interface Design Process: The Good, the Bad, & we did What we Could in Two Weeks." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 38, no. 4 (October 1994): 305–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129403800425.
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Conventional wisdom inside human factors circles says that the integration of user interface design processes into the software development cycle is the best way to improve the usability of software products. While there is no problem convincing human factors practitioners of this, frequently there is still a need to demonstrate the effectiveness of user interface processes to product development teams and management. Mayhew (1992) suggests that it is not enough to be able to apply human factors knowledge. Successful user interface design must include buy-in from outside of the user interface organization. To demonstrate the effectiveness of a user interface design program, data from usability tests on three versions of a product were analyzed. The oldest version of the product was developed without the inclusion of any user interface design processes. The second version of the product had minimal involvement of user interface practitioners late in the development cycle. The newest version of the product was developed with the user interface design processes fully integrated into the software development cycle. The data indicate that user interface design processes do impact usability, as measured by speed, accuracy, and subjective measures. Furthermore, user interface processes which are part of the software development cycle, as opposed to just a side effort by user interface practitioners, seem to have a much greater impact on usability.
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Markovic, Milica, Moran Zur, Noa Fine-Shamir, Ester Haimov, Isabel González-Álvarez, and Arik Dahan. "Segmental-Dependent Solubility and Permeability as Key Factors Guiding Controlled Release Drug Product Development." Pharmaceutics 12, no. 3 (March 24, 2020): 295. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12030295.
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The main factors influencing the absorption of orally administered drugs are solubility and permeability, which are location-dependent and may vary along the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The purpose of this work was to investigate segmental-dependent intestinal absorption and its role in controlled-release (CR) drug product development. The solubility/dissolution and permeability of carvedilol (vs. metoprolol) were thoroughly studied, in vitro/in vivo (Octanol-buffer distribution coefficients (Log D), parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA), rat intestinal perfusion), focusing on location-dependent effects. Carvedilol exhibits changing solubility in different conditions throughout the GIT, attributable to its zwitterionic nature. A biorelevant pH-dilution dissolution study for carvedilol immediate release (IR) vs. CR scenario elucidates that while the IR dose (25 mg) may dissolve in the GIT luminal conditions, higher doses used in CR products would precipitate if administered at once, highlighting the advantage of CR from the solubility/dissolution point of view. Likewise, segmental-dependent permeability was evident, with higher permeability of carvedilol vs. the low/high Peff marker metoprolol throughout the GIT, confirming it as a biopharmaceutical classification system (BCS) class II drug. Theoretical analysis of relevant physicochemical properties confirmed these results as well. A CR product may shift the carvedilol’s solubility behavior from class II to I since only a small dose portion needs to be solubilized at a given time point. The permeability of carvedilol surpasses the threshold of metoprolol jejunal permeability throughout the entire GIT, including the colon, establishing it as a suitable candidate for CR product development. Altogether, this work may serve as an analysis model in the decision process of CR formulation development and may increase our biopharmaceutical understanding of a successful CR drug product.
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Söderlund, Magnus, and Jan Mattsson. "Consumers’ reactions to unsubstantiated claims about ecological products." Journal of Consumer Marketing 37, no. 5 (May 6, 2020): 569–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcm-08-2019-3364.
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of unsubstantiated claims that a product is “ecological.” Design/methodology/approach A between-subjects experimental design was used in which the absence versus the presence of an (unsubstantiated) ecological claim regarding a product was a manipulated factor. The design comprised four products, representing non-ingestible/ingestible products and familiar/unfamiliar brands. These two aspects were seen as potentially moderating factors with respect to the impact of ecological claims. Findings The results show that ecological product claims boosted beliefs that a product is indeed ecological. This influence was not moderated by non-ingestible/ingestible and familiar/unfamiliar product characteristics. Moreover, ecological product claims enhanced conceptually related product beliefs, namely, beliefs that the product is natural, environmentally friendly and healthy. Ecological claims also had a positive impact on the attitude toward the product. Practical implications The results imply that influencers who want a receiver to believe that a product is ecological can expect to be successful by merely claiming that a product is ecological. Social implications From a societal point of view, however, and in an era in which “alternative facts” and “post-truths” are becoming the subject of increasing concern, the results are problematic, because they underline that customers can be made to believe in claims even though no supporting evidence is provided. Originality/value The results imply that influencers who want a receiver to believe that a product is ecological can expect to be successful by merely claiming that a product is ecological. From a societal point of view, however, and in an era in which “alternative facts” and “post-truths” are becoming the subject of increasing concern, the results are problematic, because they underline that customers can be made to believe in claims even though no supporting evidence is provided.
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Shanbhag, Narendranath, and Eric Pardede. "The Dynamics of Product Development in Software Startups." International Journal of System Dynamics Applications 8, no. 2 (April 2019): 51–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsda.2019040104.
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Software startups are increasingly under high pressure to deliver successful products to survive and thrive in the modern highly competitive technology market. Larger organizations with deep pockets can replicate the same business ideas used by startups with relative ease. So how does the average startup stand a chance at succeeding at this seemingly David vs. Goliath contest? This article looks at the available literature and identifies such factors that can affect the success of software development startups. Using causal loop constructs from the field of system dynamics, the interactions among the various identified factors are visualised to reveal the dynamics of the system. The result is as a three-dimensional view of success factors in form of time, capital and (product) differentiation. The modelled system is then simulated, and the resultant trend is reviewed and interpreted. This research acts as ground work for analysing the workings of software development startups and sets the stage for a more holistic study of the area, upon which further research can be carried out.
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Jacobson, Robert, and David A. Aaker. "The Strategic Role of Product Quality." Journal of Marketing 51, no. 4 (October 1987): 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002224298705100404.
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The role of product quality is examined to determine its applicability as a means of gaining a comparative advantage. The authors argue that only by (1) allowing for the possibility of feedback between quality and other strategic factors and (2) controlling for firm-specific effects can the role of quality and key hypotheses be evaluated. Making use of the PIMS data base, the authors detect feedback interactions between product quality and other strategic variables. The findings suggest the importance of product quality and that the successful implementation of a quality strategy can facilitate increased profitability in both a focus and a market share context.
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Kichuk, Susan L., and Willi H. Wiesner. "The big five personality factors and team performance: implications for selecting successful product design teams." Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 14, no. 3-4 (September 1997): 195–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0923-4748(97)00010-6.
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Fatoye, C., A. Betts, A. Odeyemi, F. Fatoye, and I. Odeyemi. "PHP367 - PROFESSIONALS’ PERSPECTIVE OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUCCESSFUL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT. THEMATIC ANALYSIS." Value in Health 21 (October 2018): S213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.2866.
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Kádárová, Jaroslava, Ján Kobulnický, and Katarína Teplicka. "Product Life Cycle Costing." Applied Mechanics and Materials 816 (November 2015): 547–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.816.547.
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Successful performance of a company and its ability to handle growing competition is dependent on its capacity of implementing new technologies and making use of new methods of management. This report aims at cost management tool that enables controlling of costs through the whole life-cycle. Life Cycle Costing allows us to look at the start-up costs and the costs associated with the cessation of production, after-sales services costs and other expenses not taken into account in planned or operational calculation, see them as one unit and thereby evaluate the effectiveness of the product. Before establishing a production, calculation of the life-cycle costs is based on various factors which can be found in this article as well as the division of costs within the scope of calculation. It contains an example of calculation and accurate illustrations of process-based models of life-cycle costing from different points of view brought by various authors dealing with this topic, the usage of costing and the relationship with other calculations that are component parts of a company’s strategic cost management.
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Zarim, Dr Zainal, and Hafizah Zaki. "KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR MALAYSIAN SMES COMPANIES’ ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADER." International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research 2, no. 1 (January 29, 2020): 42–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijetmr.v2.i1.2015.29.
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The SMEs Industry in Malaysia has expanded to almost every sector including manufacturing, services, agriculture, tourism, mining and quarry. Understanding the importance of retaining and expanding more entrepreneurs, this study had investigated success factors of entrepreneurial leaders at SME companies in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to analyze the success factors of entrepreneurs in the Malaysian SMEs. Data has been collected from top 50 SME award winning companies. The study has used the qualitativeapproach,, where interviews are dispersed on these selected companies. We administered some questions based on key characteristics of an entrepreneur, as well some structured questions to determine a successful of a company. The result shows that, entrepreneurs are confident, determine, diligent, flexible, responsive to challenges, responsible, foresight, courageous, aggressive, and committed. Consistent to this, several elements that makes the company successful includes (1) strong financial control, (2) continuous improvement, (3) product quality and product safety as top priority, (4) hard work and team work, and (5) eagerness in taking challenges. These results has deemed that entrepreneurs in many aspects are also leaders that are risk averse and determine, and are eager to work on continuous improvement in a financially strong company.
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Batterink, Maarten, Emiel Wubben, and S. (Onno) Omta. "Factors related to innovative output in the Dutch agrifood industry." Journal on Chain and Network Science 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2006): 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2006.x063.
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The present study assessed the factors related to innovative output in the Dutch agrifood industry, a scale-intensive, supplierdominated industry. We concentrated on explanatory variables related to cooperation, information sources, innovation objectives, obstacles to innovation, and innovation resources. Firm-level data were used from the Dutch section of the 2001 Community Innovation Survey (CIS, N=328). We conducted linear and binary logistic regression to analyse the data. The results show that in order to be successful in product innovation, firms must have a strong market orientation. Furthermore, we found that in order to become (more) innovative, firms must have organisational conditions in place, as organisational obstacles are associated with lower levels of innovative output. Innovation subsidies turn out to have a positive effect on both product and process innovations. With respect to the value of a focal firm's network, the surprising conclusion can be drawn that the network is not perceived as crucial for innovation: cooperation is not a factor that explains innovative output; and network actors are - only to a limited extent - perceived as important sources of information for innovation. Competitors as an important source of information explain the share of the total turnover from new or improved products, whereas suppliers are an important information source for process innovators. In summary, innovative agrifood firms do not rely strongly on external sources, contrary to expectations for supplier-dominated firms. Instead, Dutch innovative agrifood firms more strongly reflect the characteristics of scale-intensive firms.
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Shetty, Devdas, and Ahad Ali. "A new design tool for DFA/DFD based on rating factors." Assembly Automation 35, no. 4 (September 7, 2015): 348–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aa-11-2014-088.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a tool design for assembly and disassembly using rating factors. Design engineers need an automated tool to effectively analyze the ease of assembly and disassembly of the products or subassemblies. A good assembly design helps in easier disassembly and thus makes it easier to service, repair and maintain. Reuse and recycling aspects are given importance in the present days due to environmental regulations. Designers now use the life cycle design of the products. This creates an environment for the successful application of design for manufacturing, assembly and disassembly tools. This paper addresses some of those issues. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis of a product design for ease of assembly/disassembly depends largely on whether the product is to be assembled/disassembled manually, with automation or a combination of these. For example, the criteria for ease of automatic feeding and orienting are much more stringent than those for manual handling of parts. The new design for assembly/disassembly (DFA/DFD) evaluation tool explained here enables the designer to review the existing design. This paper examines the existing techniques in the area of DFA/DFD and suggests a new methodology based on rating factors. Excel is used to create the interface for the user. Other popular methods were examined such as Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Lucas. Access, reuse, removal, tool, task and time method and assembly score method (Poli) were used as a base for this study. Findings – The end result of this research is a new approach linked to assembly/disassembly rating score. Originality/value – The new DFA/DFD evaluation tool enables the designer to review the existing DFA and DFD difficulties.
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SEYS, S. A., F. SAMPEDRO, and C. W. HEDBERG. "Factors associated with recovery of meat products following recalls due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli." Epidemiology and Infection 144, no. 14 (June 17, 2016): 2940–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268816001266.
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SUMMARYFood-product recall data for recalls due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from 2000 to 2012 were obtained for establishments regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Statistical tests were used to assess the factors associated with recovery of product following STEC recalls along with the relationship between cluster detection and jurisdictions. Our results indicated that the percentage of recalled product recovered following a recall action due to STEC was dependent on the complexity of distribution, type of distribution, amount of time between production and recall dates, and the number of pounds of product recalled. Illness-related STEC recalls were associated with a lower percentage of product recovery which was probably impacted by larger amounts of product recalled, broader production scope, and delays from epidemiological and traceback investigations. Further, detection of illnesses related to STEC recalls seemed to be enhanced in states with additional resources and a history of successful foodborne investigations. This makes an argument for additional resources dedicated to public health agencies specifically for the surveillance of foodborne illnesses.
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HAVERILA, MATTI J. "PRODUCT OFFERING AS PART OF THE NPD PROCESS IN TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES." International Journal of Innovation Management 16, no. 01 (February 2012): 1250006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s136391961100360x.
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We present an exploratory investigation of how managers conceptualize and perceive the product offering effort variables in successful and unsuccessful New Product Development (NPD) projects, and explore the role that product offering effort variables play in differentiating between successful and unsuccessful NPD outcomes. Our findings indicate that managers rely on two broad types of product offering factors, "product effort" and "price/cost effort", during the NPD process so that there are differences in metric equivalence across successful and unsuccessful NPD projects. Also, although all product effort variables, but none of the price/cost efficiency variables, are positively related to NPD success, managers in Finnish technology companies attach somewhat lower relative importance to product offering variables in comparison to studies of NPD intelligence in other countries. Limitation and practical implications are discussed.
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��������, Dmitry Artemev, ������������, and Elena Grebenshchikova. "Achieving Success Key Factors of Complex Product Systems Projects at Different Life Cycle Stages." Russian Journal of Project Management 5, no. 3 (September 19, 2016): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/20670.
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The article contains results of research about key success factors in Complex Product Systemsprojects (CoPS-projects). Results based on survey of major foreign companies� projects managers such as Micron Optics (US), HBM FiberSesning (Portugal), Sylex (Slovakia), OzOptics (USA) and others. The study revealed defining characteristics of successful CoPSprojects, key factors and criteria for determining the success across all life cycle stages. As a result, the article proposes a mechanism of CoPS-project management based on monitoring the success factors at each project stage.
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Brown, Alan S. "The New Point of View." Mechanical Engineering 130, no. 02 (February 1, 2008): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2008-feb-1.
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This paper emphasizes on various aspects of human factors engineering. Researchers believe that superior design creates demand for new products. According to a human factor engineer, a design succeeds because it improves the user’s experience, defined in this case as time to complete a procedure. Metaphase Design’s new paintbrush for Shur-Line looks cool and uses human factors research to improve control and reduce forearm stress. Studies show that a parent’s voice wakes children better than an alarm during a fire. Hospitals and clinicians will pay a premium so they can work faster and more efficiently. Today, a growing number of designers have embraced human factors techniques, while extending those techniques to include emotion and cognition to shape the experience of the user. There is a need for a powerful user experience along with good looks for a product to be successful. The paper concludes that despite all the emphasis on human factors, personality and product profiling, and collaboration, the thinking behind it remains a very human and very personal vision.
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Oliveira, Maicon Gouvêa de, Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes, Andrei Aparecido de Albuquerque, and Henrique Rozenfeld. "Lessons learned from a successful industrial product service system business model: emphasis on financial aspects." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 33, no. 3 (April 3, 2018): 365–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-07-2016-0147.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the elements of the product-service system (PSS) business model of a Brazilian company that has been running it for almost 50 years. It describes the PSS business model and gives special attention to the financial aspects of PSS implementation and to contingent factors of this emerging country. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a single case study. Data have been collected through interviews and document analysis. Results and implications are obtained using Canvas framework to structure information and comparison between theory and practice. Findings Results described in this paper show that the PSS design and implementation can be strongly influenced by financial and contingent factors. This case indicates that the implementation of PSS business models can follow diverse paths and configurations to fit with companies’ organizational features, local regulations and economic factors, including mixed transactional models and less demanding financial assessments. Originality/value This paper provides a roadmap of lessons learned from a multinational manufacturer that has been following the PSS business model for almost 50 years. This paper offers key insights concerning financial aspects and contingency factors that might influence servitization adoption.