Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What Is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms?

2012 ◽  
pp. 117-141
Author(s):  
Nicoline Oehme ◽  
René Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Industrial Firms

ARCHITECTURAL OR MODULAR INNOVATION? MANAGING DISCONTINUOUS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS

2003 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS MAGNUSSON ◽  
GÖRAN LINDSTRÖM ◽  
CHRISTIAN BERGGREN
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Discontinuous Change ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Architectural Innovation

By adopting challenging targets on environmental performance, pro-active industrial firms may push themselves towards discontinuous product innovation. Such innovation can be understood as being either architectural, i.e. arranging components in new ways, or modular, i.e. introducing new technologies in specific components or subsystems. We argue that these two dimensions of discontinuous change call for some specific managerial responses. Architectural innovation challenges the whole engineering organisation, making it necessary to focus development efforts on technological interfaces, whereas modular innovation has a more isolated effect, making specialisation and co-ordination over organisational boundaries particularly important. Altogether, our analysis highlights the importance of adapting the project organisation to the development task and addressing part-whole relationships when managing innovation in established products and systems, something that becomes increasingly important in the strive towards sustainable development.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOME INDUSTRIAL FIRMS DUE TO ISO 14031 STANDARD

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Al-Anbari ◽  
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Nagam Obaid Kareem ◽  
Hala Emad Al-Hashimi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Environmental Performance Evaluation

RESEARCH OF INDICATORS OF A VEHICLE WITH A DIESEL WORKING ON DIESEL AND DIESEL GAS CYCLES USING THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Serhii Kovbasenko ◽  
Andriy Holyk ◽  
Serhii Hutarevych
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Fuel System ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Diesel Vehicles ◽  
Diesel Cycle ◽  
The Mathematical Model

The features of an advanced mathematical model of motion of a truck with a diesel engine operating on the diesel and diesel gas cycles are presented in the article. As a result of calculations using the mathematical model, a decrease in total mass emissions as a result of carbon monoxide emissions is observed due to a decrease in emissions of nitrogen oxides and emissions of soot in the diesel gas cycle compared to the diesel cycle. The mathematical model of a motion of a truck on a city driving cycle according to GOST 20306-90 allows to study the fuel-economic, environmental and energy indicators of a diesel and diesel gas vehicle. The results of the calculations on the mathematical model will make it possible to conclude on the feasibility of converting diesel vehicles to using compressed natural gas. Object of the study – the fuel-economic, environmental and energy performance diesel engine that runs on dual fuel system using CNG. Purpose of the study – study of changes in fuel, economic, environmental and energy performance of vehicles with diesel engines operating on diesel and diesel gas cycles, according to urban driving cycle modes. Method of the study – calculations on a mathematical model and comparison of results with road tests. Bench and road tests, results of calculations on the mathematical model of motion of a truck with diesel, working on diesel and diesel gas cycles, show the improvement of environmental performance of diesel vehicles during the converting to compressed natural gas in operation. Improvement of environmental performance is obtained mainly through the reduction of soot emissions and nitrogen oxides emissions from diesel gas cycle operations compared to diesel cycle operations. The results of the article can be used to further develop dual fuel system using CNG. Keywords: diesel engine, diesel gas engine, CNG

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