scholarly journals SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PRODUCTION NETWORKS

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivica Veza ◽  
Marko Mladineo
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
New Product ◽  
Virtual Enterprises ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Flexible Production ◽  
Production Network ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Promethee Method

Abstract Global economic crisis has brought into question sustainability of many industrial enterprises, especially Large-sized Enterprises (LEs). However, the strength of the European economy are not Large-sized Enterprises, but Small and Medium-sized industrial Enterprises (SMEs). As an alternative to LEs there is networking of SMEs into flexible production networks. Inside production network SMEs can collaborate on new product development forming Virtual Enterprise. SMEs collaborating as one Virtual Enterprise can be seen as a sustainable Large-sized Enterprise. However, to achieve sustainability through production networks, i.e. Virtual Enterprises, it is essential to choose an optimal combination of SMEs in Virtual Enterprise formation process. Since it is a complex task that requires the use of multi-criteria decision-making methods, in this paper PROMETHEE method is used.

scholarly journals Endogenous Production Networks

Econometrica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daron Acemoglu ◽  
Pablo D. Azar
Keyword(s):  
Existence And Uniqueness ◽  
New Product ◽  
Production Network ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Endogenous Production ◽  
Cost Reductions ◽  
Production Technologies ◽  
Dynamic Version ◽  
Input Prices ◽  
Endogenous Technology

We develop a tractable model of endogenous production networks. Each one of a number of products can be produced by combining labor and an endogenous subset of the other products as inputs. Different combinations of inputs generate (prespecified) levels of productivity and various distortions may affect costs and prices. We establish the existence and uniqueness of an equilibrium and provide comparative static results on how prices and endogenous technology/input choices (and thus the production network) respond to changes in parameters. These results show that improvements in technology (or reductions in distortions) spread throughout the economy via input–output linkages and reduce all prices, and under reasonable restrictions on the menu of production technologies, also lead to a denser production network. Using a dynamic version of the model, we establish that the endogenous evolution of the production network could be a powerful force towards sustained economic growth. At the root of this result is the fact that the arrival of a few new products expands the set of technological possibilities of all existing industries by a large amount—that is, if there are n products, the arrival of one more new product increases the combinations of inputs that each existing product can use from 2 n−1 to 2 n , thus enabling significantly more pronounced cost reductions from choice of input combinations. These cost reductions then spread to other industries via lower input prices and incentivize them to also adopt additional inputs.

scholarly journals Motivation to Innovate as a Key Factor in Innovation Development Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Anna Svirina ◽  
Ekaterina Polosukhina
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
New Product Development Process

AbstractResearch purpose. The purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of industrial enterprises’ employees’ motivation to innovate on the results of innovation process and the quality of innovative products market performance. The need for such an assessment was inspired by the lack of understanding the role of motivation to innovate in the quality and success of innovation development process.Design/Methodology/Approach. To achieve this goal, the authors conducted a survey distributed to the industrial enterprise employees. The study was based on the paper-and-pencil survey that was distributed to 250 people involved in innovation development process at Russian industrial enterprises; 150 questionnaires were received back and considered valid for the study. The results were evaluated by means of statistical analysis performed by means of SPSS Statistics software.Findings. The results support the intuitive proposition that motivation to innovate influences the quality of new product development process: idea generation, market study, product development, pre-commercial financial analysis and commercialisation quality are influenced by motivation to innovate – which is in line with the literature (Cooper, 2013). At the same time, probability on new product development in the company, the quality of initial screening, preliminary technical analysis, preliminary production analysis and in-house product testing do not correlate with employee motivation to innovate. Same is true for the new product performance: we observed no correlation between the motivation to innovate and the market success, whereas correlation was revealed between the innovative motivation and the level of market competition for the new product; however, the graphical analysis allowed to estimate that in case employees with high motivation to innovate are absent in the company, it is very unlikely that the new product would be successful.Originality/Value/Practical implications. The study was based on a questionnaire that was used for relevant purposes in different countries in order to make cross-country comparison on the innovation development process and the role of motivation to innovate. It allowed to indicate the specific features of organisational culture that are outlined in the Russian management literature: in majority of cases, bottom-level innovative initiatives were not supported by the management (Prigozhin, 2007), and hence, motivation to innovate cannot be revealed by employees at every stage of the new product development process. Another reason for somewhat controversial findings of this study was the difference between organisational cultures of the analysed manufacturing enterprises, which was not evaluated in this article.

PROFIT AND RISK SHARING IN A VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE

2004 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 75-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOUKO KARJALAINEN ◽  
TERO HAAHTELA ◽  
PEKKA MALINEN ◽  
VESA SALMINEN
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
New Product ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Risk Attitudes ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach

Organizations are increasing the use of partnerships but improved models addressing the sharing of profits and risks are needed to foster innovations in networked new product development. We have used a case study approach to explore the implementation of profit- and risk-sharing mechanisms in a virtual enterprise. Lack of a shared vision may have been the most important cause for the early decomposition of the virtual enterprise. Therefore, the trust did not start to accumulate during the cooperation. This would have been imperative for the implementation of profit sharing mechanisms, because risk attitudes seemed to favor hierarchical rewarding mechanisms.

scholarly journals The new paradigm of virtual enterprises and application of flexible production systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 13024
Author(s):  
Alexander Rementsov ◽  
Vitaly Lukinov
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Virtual Enterprises ◽  
Flexible Production ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Flexible Production System ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Definition Of

The article describes the use of flexible project management approaches during the formation of virtual enterprises. The article is devoted to the consideration of modern approaches to the definition of the concept of "virtual enterprise with a flexible production system." The study used several methods: generalization, systematization, formalization, logical, formal methods, as well as comparative analysis methods to study modern approaches of the definition of the studied concept. The tasks considered in the article are theoretical. The economic content of the concept of “virtual enterprise and flexible production system” is disclosed. The article presents the current economic content of the concept of “Flexible production system” based on a review of modern approaches to the definition of this concept, and also highlights key indicators for the implementation of a flexible production system. The basic concepts, ideas, methods of creating virtual enterprises are formulated. A new technology for the implementation of management tasks based on system design, control theory, business process and intelligent modeling were proposed [2,3].

scholarly journals Competence measurement of production enterprises in product innovations for technological and marketing strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 114-134
Author(s):  
Ireneusz P. Rutkowski ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Product Innovations ◽  
Value Contribution

Aim/purpose – This paper attempts to arrange and present the methods of measuring the competences of production enterprises in the field of product innovations.Design/methodology/approach– The method used in this paper is a literature review, in the area of new product development management. The author assumes that the re-view and conceptual nature of this research is dominant.Findings– The obtained results indicate the importance of measurement in product innovation competencies and provide various metrics in this field. The author proposes new indicators to measure competencies in this area, i.e., the intensity of competition on new products market. Research implications/limitations– The results provide a basis for improving efforts of production enterprises in the field of product innovations. The limitations of the study include a complex character of considered theoretical constructs. Sets of measures must be adapted to the information needs of a specific enterprise.Originality/value/contribution– The values of these indicators reflect the directions of industrial enterprises’ conduct in the process of developing new products and technolo-gies. Moreover, these indicators show the strength of linking technology with the effec-tiveness of new product development, and consequently with the enterprise marketing, economic and financial efficiency. The contribution of research to the development of management sciences primarily includes the formulation of a set of indicators whose level determines product innovation competencies in industrial companies. Keywords: competence measurement, product innovation, production enterprise, new product, technical and marketing strategy.JEL Classification: O31, O32, M21

EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP IN R&D — MODERATING EFFECTS OF THE STRATEGIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050040
Author(s):  
STEFFEN H. SCHROEDER ◽  
URS BALDEGGER
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
New Product ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership

Successful new product development is of crucial importance for the survival of enterprises and for creating and securing competitive positions. In R&D performance in new product development is generally affected by interpersonal leadership. Empowering leadership, specifically, is suitable for this context, as the need for autonomy and achievement, as well as the cooperation of the followers, are taken into account through the support of the leader. However, so far no moderating effects of the context have been examined. Therefore, the present study examined the influence of the contextual factors of strategic, structural, and cultural orientation on the relations between empowering leadership and new product development performance in R&D. Additionally, a wide range of leadership behaviors with transformational and transactional leadership is taken into account in this study. Empowering leadership is assumed to have the highest impact on the R&D context. The moderating effects of the context were investigated in a quantitative design with 116 leaders and 371 respective followers from 32 R&D departments of various branches of industrial enterprises. The results confirmed a main effect of empowering leadership on new product development performance. Additionally, moderation analyses showed moderating effects on strategic and cultural orientation, while structural orientation had no moderating effect. It can be concluded that empowering leadership has a positive effect on new product development performance; nevertheless, the context in which leadership is practiced has to be considered.

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