The Circuits of Capital

Inland Shift ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan D. De Lara
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Scientific Management ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Labor Regimes

Global economic restructuring, especially the geographic expansion of commodity networks during the 1990s and 2000s, had a profound effect on logistics workers. This chapter examines how companies used new technologies and scientific management techniques to produce labor regimes that cut costs and added value to distribution practices. Some of these technologies included barcodes, radio-frequency identification (RFID), and computer tracking software. Retailers used such technologies to develop sophisticated inventory systems and point-of-sale (POS) information databases that allowed them to implement just-in-time (JIT) production and distribution business models. In addition to these technological systems, retailers and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) or subcontractors also developed new just-in-time management practices and labor regimes. Less time and more goods became the mantra for retailers, who embraced shorter commodity cycles, dispersed production, and flexible labor.

Evaluation of Strategic Opportunities and Resulting Business Models for SMEs

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabella V. Lokshina ◽  
Cees J. M. Lanting ◽  
Barbara Durkin
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Ubiquitous Sensing ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
And Control

This chapter focuses on ubiquitous sensing devices, enabled by Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies, that cut across every area of modern day living, affecting individuals and businesses and offering the ability to measure and understand environmental indicators. The proliferation of these devices in a communicating-actuating network creates the internet of things (IoT). The IoT provides the tools to establish a major global data-driven ecosystem with its emphasis on Big Data. Currently, business models may focus on the provision of services, i.e., the internet of services (IoS). These models assume the presence and development of the necessary IoT measurement and control instruments, communications infrastructure, and easy access to the data collected and information generated. Different business models may support creating revenue and value for different types of customers. This chapter contributes to the literature by considering, innovatively, knowledge-based management practices, strategic opportunities and resulting business models for third-party data analysis services.

Applications Driven Information Systems

2017 ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
Kayvan Miri Lavassani ◽  
Bahar Movahedi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Business Ecosystem ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
Business Ecosystems ◽  
Industrial Ecosystems ◽  
Contemporary Management

Advancements in organizational information systems and developments in business environments have brought important changes to the contemporary management practices and business models. Organizations have evolved beyond their specific and general environments towards business ecosystems. This study investigates the evolutions of organizational information systems and business environments in the contexts of business ecosystem. Based on an evolutionary study of organizational information systems and business ecosystem an ontological model is proposed for the adoption of new technologies in the real world designs with particular attention to the application of technology. We call for further empirical and conceptual research in understanding and exploring the role of business ecosystems in organizational operations and industrial ecosystems.

Business Models in the Renewable Energy Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 1405-1438
Author(s):  
Adrian Dumitru Tantau ◽  
Laurenţiu Cătălin Frăţilă
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
New Business ◽  
Decentralized Energy

Business models in the energy field are continuously developed in parallel with the transformation stages of the energy systems from the decentralized energy systems to centralized energy systems, to distributed energy systems and to smart energy systems. Concerning different specific approaches to business models we have selected a structure that helps the understanding of the main elements of a business model and also its specificity for renewable energy. The business models based on added value and the innovation as main added value represent the core of this chapter. The global trend to clean energy, to a low carbon economy and the related new technologies and new life standards represent opportunities that could be used by entrepreneurs in order to develop and implement new business ideas. The process of business ideas development is analyzed starting with creativity technics and it also includes also innovative measures to protect new business ideas. The main objective of this chapter is to understand the importance of business models and to know how to develop a business model with its specificity for the renewable energy field.

scholarly journals Digital manufacturing, industry 4.0, clould computing and thing internet: Brazilian contextualization and reality

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
Wagner Cardoso ◽  
Walther Azzolini Junior ◽  
Jéssica Fernanda Bertosse ◽  
Edson Bassi ◽  
Emanuel Soares Ponciano
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Digital Manufacturing ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Creation

The digital era represents significant changes in the design of IT projects with an emphasis on digital infrastructure, especially in terms of investment and professional qualification, which requires, in Brazil, the creation of specific lines of financing by government development agencies. The creation of demonstration platforms could be an effective initiative to stimulate the dissemination of the concept and the establishment of partnerships between customers and suppliers of new technologies. On the other hand, and particularly for the consumer market, corporations can create new business models and modify their relationships with their consumers, users and even competitors. In fact, today, "Thing Internet" has come to significantly modify the paradigms of perception, production and distribution of the capitalist world. This article discusses, covering and understanding the main reasons for the existence of this gap between theory and practice regarding digital manufacturing and adjacencies, the perspectives of technological innovations in the digital era specifically in Brazil. Its content is the result of a bibliographical review carried out from April to June 2016.

Evaluation of Strategic Opportunities and Resulting Business Models for SMEs

2021 ◽  
pp. 689-718
Author(s):  
Izabella V. Lokshina ◽  
Cees J. M. Lanting ◽  
Barbara Durkin
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Ubiquitous Sensing ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
And Control

This chapter focuses on ubiquitous sensing devices, enabled by Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies, that cut across every area of modern day living, affecting individuals and businesses and offering the ability to measure and understand environmental indicators. The proliferation of these devices in a communicating-actuating network creates the internet of things (IoT). The IoT provides the tools to establish a major global data-driven ecosystem with its emphasis on Big Data. Currently, business models may focus on the provision of services, i.e., the internet of services (IoS). These models assume the presence and development of the necessary IoT measurement and control instruments, communications infrastructure, and easy access to the data collected and information generated. Different business models may support creating revenue and value for different types of customers. This chapter contributes to the literature by considering, innovatively, knowledge-based management practices, strategic opportunities and resulting business models for third-party data analysis services.

Business Models in the Renewable Energy Industry

2017 ◽  
pp. 35-82
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
New Business ◽  
Decentralized Energy

Business models in the energy field are continuously developed in parallel with the transformation stages of the energy systems from the decentralized energy systems to centralized energy systems, to distributed energy systems and to smart energy systems. Concerning different specific approaches to business models we have selected a structure that helps the understanding of the main elements of a business model and also its specificity for renewable energy. The business models based on added value and the innovation as main added value represent the core of this chapter. The global trend to clean energy, to a low carbon economy and the related new technologies and new life standards represent opportunities that could be used by entrepreneurs in order to develop and implement new business ideas. The process of business ideas development is analyzed starting with creativity technics and it also includes also innovative measures to protect new business ideas. The main objective of this chapter is to understand the importance of business models and to know how to develop a business model with its specificity for the renewable energy field.

IoT- and Big Data-Driven Data Analysis Services for Third Parties, Strategic Implications and Business Opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabella V. Lokshina ◽  
Cees J.M. Lanting ◽  
Barbara J. Durkin
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Provision Of Services

This article describes ubiquitous sensing devices, enabled by wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies, now cut across every area of modern day living, affecting individuals and businesses and offering the ability to obtain and measure environmental indicators. Proliferation of these devices in a communicating-actuating network creates an Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT provides the tools to establish a major, global data-driven ecosystem that also enables Big Data techniques to be used. New business models may focus on the provision of services, i.e., the Internet of Services (IoS). These models assume the presence and development of the necessary IoT measurement and control instruments, communications infrastructure, and easy access to the data collected and information generated. Different business models may support opportunities to create revenue and value for various types of customers. This article contributes to the literature by considering, a first, knowledge-based management practices, business models, strategic implications and business opportunities for third-party data analysis services.

scholarly journals Current Status of Circular Economy Research in Finland

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Aida Hosseinian ◽  
Jenni Ylä-Mella ◽  
Eva Pongrácz
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Level ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Materials Management ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Circular economy has emerged as a sustainable alternative to the traditional, linear, extract-produce-use-dump economy. The scientific society, practitioners, policymakers, and business sectors are all actively taking part in driving the transition toward circular economy in their own sectors. Every sector is striving to address the environmental issues of their own area, and to find solutions to the problem of resource scarcity. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies on the general status of circular economy research and applied projects. Finland aims to be a global pioneer in this field, which is why there is a tremendous boost in research in various fields of sustainable materials management. Therefore, there is a need to have a better perspective of the research society’s efforts to accelerate the transition to circular economy. The objective of this paper is to review scientific research and practices of circular economy transition in Finland, in order to categorize and analyze them. The paper aims to give an insight into the current status and provide a comprehensive understanding of the trend changes during the past 20 years. The analysis shows that there is growing attention to circular economy in many research fields, researchers and practitioners in all fields have responded to the need of the society. However, the recycling-based ‘end-of-pipe’ interpretation of circular economy is still more dominant than developing and implementing strategies for circular product design, dematerializing society, and developing service-based business models. It is important to bear in mind that circular economy is about much more than improved resource flows and waste management practices. Achieving a circular economy needs the engagement of the society, it needs invention and innovation and it also requires the creation of new technologies, products, services, and business models. This study gives a comprehensive perspective at the national level and addresses the key actions and sectors which require more investment and attention from the scientific community to boost the transition toward circular economy. There are some limitation in this study derived from the method of data collection and selection of databases. Due to this, there may be valuable works that were not published, or only in the Finnish language and were, therefore, not identified in this study.

scholarly journals Digital Transformation of Capital Market Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 8-31
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Product Platforms ◽  
Market Infrastructure

Digital transformation is taken in the article as changes in business models inspired by “new technologies” (cloud, artificial intelligence, big data, distributed ledgers etc.), by threats of disruption from new competitors (FinTech startups and big techs), and by growing demand for individualized and integrated services distributed via digital channels. In this sense, digital transformation means platformification, i.e. when business is developed through digital information systems connecting buyers with sellers, including third-party service providers. Financial institutes, while selling their native services on platforms and/or orchestrating platforms, are able to position their proposals as technological, thus making the modern financial mantra (“Work like Google”) true. The article outlines the dis- tinctions between the platform business model and the traditional pipeline model; compares the definitions of “platform”, “marketplace” and “ecosystem”; summarizes domestic and international experience of platformification in capital market infrastructure (exchanges/trading venues, CCP clearing houses, central securities depositories etc.); differentiates the models of such platformification according to where they lead away from business as usual: onto other markets (mono- and multi-product platforms), to other services (“universal platforms” and digital asset platforms) or to other interactions (platforms for non-core services, “at the top of exchange” platforms, “apps warehouses”); and describes the place of platformification in growth strategies—both real ones, including the Moscow Exchange Group case, and hypothetical ones in line with the Ansoff Matrix.

Global Goods and the Infrastructure of Desire

Inland Shift ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan D. De Lara
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Scientific Management ◽  
Commodity Chain ◽  
Extended System ◽  
Capitalist Development ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Labor Regimes

This chapter uses a commodity-chain approach and logistics to unpack the black box of globalization. Logistics is particularly useful as an analytical lens, because it reveals how state actors mobilized space for capitalist development and provides a different view into the systems, processes, and spaces that make up globalization. The chapter outlines how logisticians used scientific rationalism and new technologies to create an abstract and ordered vision of space that enabled them to expand the territorial possibilities for capital investment. It argues that the scientific management of bodies, space, and time produced new labor regimes, which facilitated a more complex and extended system of global production, distribution, and consumption.

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