scholarly journals Scrap denim-PP composites as a material for new product design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Francisco Gómez Gómez ◽  
Francisco Javier González Madariaga ◽  
Luis Alberto Rosa Sierra ◽  
Ruth Maribel León Morán
Keyword(s):  
Corn Starch ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Materials Testing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Process Yield ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Introductory Material ◽  
Third Stage

The growing interest of manufacturing companies to use its scraps as raw material to design and develop alternate products has led them to news ways of processing them. The present project arises from a jeans manufacturing company’s interest on making an effort to reuse its daily denim scrap to manufacture a different kind of product without diversifying its capabilities.   Some studies on denim-binder mixtures have been previously performed, amongst which binders such as corn starch and vinyl adhesives were used. In the present work some preliminary findings are shown using denim in its woven form combined with polypropylene, a common waste worldwide.   The goal of this project is based on the assessment of some of the mechanical properties from the obtained mixtures in order to determine their attributes and possible fields of application in the process of designing new products.   For that purpose, the materials’ testing was structured in four stages regarding the variables linked to the diversification of the mixes.   In the first stage a sandwich-like material was prepared, consisting of two denim skins and a polypropylene core. In the second stage a multilayered “film-stacking” material was developed. In the third stage, a combination was developed consisting of polypropylene mixed with 5% weight of shredded denim. Based on these preliminary findings and the inherent attributes of denim, the fourth stage is a first attempt to use the obtained materials to design new products. In this process an introductory material-product mapping was used in order to provide early insights and define scenarios and user profiles. The results of the whole process yield a first approach to configure future experiments using combinations of denim scrap and other thermoplastic polymers in order to use them in new product development.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/IFDP.2016.3360

Risks Management in Agile New Product Development Project Environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli ◽  
Paola Andrea Hernandez Lopez
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Product Development Project ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Innovative Products

This article reviews the risks associated with the implementation of Agile Project Management practices in projects that involved new products development in manufacturing companies and identified according to existing research the best strategies to approach those risks. Further, this article analyzes the events that can affect the implementation of APM practices in projects that involve the development of new products within manufacturing companies and provides some strategies to mitigate, avoid, and minimize the likelihood if they become risks and its impact in the customer requirements. Principal risks in manufacturing companies were highlighted, and its probability and impact were evaluated regarding scope, quality, schedule, and cost. Risk responses and strategies were noted align with the purpose of the agile practices, which is to deliver innovative products quickly and with high-quality standards.

scholarly journals INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA E PROCESSO DE ADOÇÃO DE PRODUTOS FABRICADOS COM RESÍDUOS PLÁSTICOS PÓS-CONSUMO

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Ferreira ◽  
Maria José Barbosa De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Key Words ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
The City

The reuse of products in the recycling process results in a much cleaner production, considered innovation technology. With the aim of ascertain market viability for hoses manufactured from recycled post-consumption plastic residue, a research was carried out in 133 companies of the City of Florianopolis – State of Santa Catarina, identifying amount consumed and willingness to acquire this new product. Findings show that a substantial amount of post-consumption plastic residue, generated in the region, could be utilized for the production of hoses, and that, users of this product needed to be informed about the benefits of using a product manufactured from recycled raw material. Key words: Cleaner production.Iinnovation technology. Acceptance of new products. Post-consumption plastic residue.

The differences between successful and unsuccessful new manufacturing products in international markets

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Haluk Koksal
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
New Product Success ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Success

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.

New Folk Music as Attempted Repatriation in Romania

2018 ◽  
pp. 436-452
Author(s):  
Maurice Mengel
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Folk Music ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
The State ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Socialist State ◽  
New Form

This chapter looks at cultural policy toward folk music (muzică populară) in socialist Romania (1948–1989), covering three areas: first, the state including its intentions and actions; second, ethnomusicologists as researchers of rural peasant music and employees of the state, and, third, the public as reached by state institutions. The article argues that Soviet-induced socialist cultural policy effectively constituted a repatriation of peasant music that was systematically collected; documented and researched; intentionally transformed into new products, such as folk orchestras, to facilitate the construction of communism; and then distributed in its new form through a network of state institutions like the mass media. Sources indicate that the socialist state was partially successful in convincing its citizens about the authenticity of the new product (that new folklore was real folklore) while the original peasant music was to a large extent inaccessible to nonspecialist audiences.

Entrepreneurial Bricolage and New Product Development Performance in New Ventures: The Contingent Effects of Founding Team Involvement

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinchun Wang ◽  
Xiaoyu Yu ◽  
Xiaotong Meng
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Entrepreneurial Bricolage ◽  
Founding Team ◽  
Npd Performance

Abstract New product development (NPD) performance is a key determinant of a new venture’s success. However, compared with established firms, new ventures often suffer from resource constraints when developing new products. Entrepreneurial bricolage is reported in the literature as an alternative strategic option that enables managers to overcome resource constraints when developing new products. However, because new ventures are often founded by an entrepreneurial team, the effectiveness and efficiency of using bricolage to improve NPD performance might be contingent on how the founding team plays its roles in this process. Using data from 323 new ventures in China, we find support for the critical role of entrepreneurial bricolage in improving NPD success under resource constraints. More importantly, our results reveal that the bricolage strategy is more likely to benefit a venture when the founding team is composed of members with diverse functional backgrounds and is not heavily involved in strategic decision-making.

Firm Characteristics and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lopamudra D. Satpathy ◽  
Bani Chatterjee ◽  
Jitendra Mahakud
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Size Of Firms ◽  
Specific Factors

Measurement of the productivity of firms is an important research issue in productivity literature. Over the years, various methods have been developed to measure firm productivity across the globe. But there is no unanimity on the use of methods, and research on the identification of factors which determine productivity has been neglected. In view of these gaps, this study aims to measure total factor productivity (TFP) and tries to identify firm-specific factors which determine productivity of Indian manufacturing companies. The study is based on data of 616 firms from 1998–99 to 2012–13. To measure TFP, the Levinsohn–Petrin (L-P) method has been employed, and the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) method has been used to identify factors that affect TFP. The results reveal that embodied and disembodied technology plays a crucial role in the determination of productivity overall in manufacturing and other sub-industries. Similarly, the size of firms and intensity of raw material imports are also important for the determination of productivity across the sub-industries. JEL Classification: C14, C33, D24, L60

The interactive effect of insight and cuteness in driving purchase likelihood: a lay belief of creativity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Septianto ◽  
Rokhima Rostiani ◽  
Widya Paramita
Keyword(s):  
New Products ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
New Product ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Purchase Likelihood

PurposeWhile new product introductions can potentially promote growth and benefit for brands, it remains unclear how marketers can develop effective communication strategies to increase the chance of success for new products. The present research investigates the role of cuteness in leveraging the effectiveness of a narrative emphasizing an insight versus an effort in this regard.Design/methodology/approachThis research presents two experimental studies. Study 1 examines the moderating role of cuteness on the likelihood of purchasing a new product featuring an insight-based (vs effort-based) narrative. Study 2 extends the findings of Study 1 using different stimuli and establishes the underlying mechanism.FindingsResults show that when a cuteness appeal is present, an insight-based (vs effort-based) narrative will lead to a higher purchase likelihood. However, these differences do not emerge when a cuteness appeal is absent (a control condition). Further, perceived brand creativeness will mediate this effect.Originality/valueThe findings of this research contribute to the literature on lay belief of creativity, cuteness, and product narrative, as well as managerial implications on how to promote new products.

Safety Justification Strategy for the Implementation of Additive Manufacture Small-Bore Globe Valves for Nuclear Plant

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Press ◽  
Adam Dukes ◽  
Dave Poole ◽  
Jack Adams ◽  
Luke Burling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Performance Testing ◽  
Nuclear Plant ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Additive Manufacture ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Materials Testing ◽  
Thermal Tests ◽  
Pressure Testing

Abstract The Additive Manufacture (AM) of nuclear plant components, such as small-bore globe valves, offers opportunities to reduce costs and improve production lead-times. Cost reductions can be achieved by reducing raw material quantities, removing machining operations, and eliminating the welding of sub-assemblies. Furthermore, there is the opportunity to reduce production lead-times by simplifying the supply chain, e.g. reducing the number of parts to be sourced and eliminating special operations. Such opportunities are important against a backdrop of industry striving to reduce the cost of nuclear power generation in order to ensure viability with other forms of power generation. However, AM is a relatively new and innovative manufacturing technology, and although now seeing greater use in industry, there are still very few examples of where the technology has been applied to components used in safety critical applications. Furthermore, it is not covered by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Section III, nuclear design code. For nuclear plant applications, it is imperative a robust safety justification is provided. This paper presents Rolls-Royce’s approach to provision of a high integrity safety justification to enable the implementation of AM small-bore globe valves, up to a nominal bore size of 2” to nuclear plant. The material of construction is AM Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 316LN stainless steel, with a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) bonded LPBF Tristelle 5183 low cobalt hard facing seat. The paper describes the structure of the safety justification, which follows a multi-legged approach. It provides an overview of the innovative manufacturing process, which is, to the best of Rolls-Royce’s knowledge, the first of a kind application on nuclear pressure boundary components. The paper provides a summary of the suite of materials testing and metallurgical examinations conducted, and majors on prototype functional and performance testing where comparisons are made with the previous forged form. Pressure testing is covered which includes ultimate pressure testing to 2,000 bar, as well as: functional cyclic testing, hard facing bond strength tests, dynamic loading (shock), and cyclic thermal tests. In all cases the additive manufactured small-bore globe valves performed as well, and in some cases better than the forged material equivalent.

Strategic delegation, quality competition, and new product profitability

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Shin ◽  
Jongtae Shin ◽  
Shijin Yoo ◽  
Joon Song ◽  
Alex Kim
Keyword(s):  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Quality Competition ◽  
Strategic Delegation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Outcomes ◽  
Rival Firms ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Duopolistic Market ◽  
Low Sensitivity

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new perspective on the marketing-R & D interface by modelling firms that develop new products in a duopolistic market. Design/methodology/approach – By using a game-theoretic modelling approach, this study examines strategic delegation, through which the marketing and R & D managers of each firm are given authority over pricing and new products’ quality levels. Findings – Interestingly, the study finds that the case where two managers with conflicting incentives negotiate (the horizontal coordination case) might produce a better financial outcome than when the managers’ decisions are perfectly coordinated by a profit-maximizing CEO (the vertical control case). In addition, the study identifies several conditions that guarantee horizontal coordination’s generation of higher profit, such as high (or low) sensitivity to the quality (or price) of a new product. The paper further shows that two competing firms may select horizontal coordination as a Nash equilibrium. Practical implications – These findings provide new insights into the role of marketing-R & D interaction under strategic delegation, which may allow rival firms to “spend smart” on R & D, avoid excessive (and unnecessary) quality competition, and thus enhance the profitability of new products. Such insights would be useful for any firms under budget constraints. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this paper represents the first attempt to analyze how delegation interacts with the conflicting incentives of marketing and R & D managers, which in turn affects the quality investment decisions, competitive intensity, and, ultimately, the financial outcomes of new products developed competing firms.

New Product Development in Malaysia: Does Organizational Background Really Matter?

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Owee Kowang ◽  
Amran Rasli ◽  
Choi Sang Long
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Product Performance ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
New Product Performance ◽  
Npd Performance

New Product Development (NPD) is vital in assisting Research and Development (R&D) based organizations to adapt to the changes in markets and technology for competitive advantage. Ensuring the success of new products and optimization of new product performance is critical and essential for Research and Development based organizations.  Hence, this study is carried out to explore does organizational background in term of company’s ownership (i.e. local or multinational companies) and operational scales (i.e. number of Research and Development staffs) affect NPD performance of Research and Development companies in Malaysia. In line with this, 8 New Product Development performance attributes were identified from literature review. These attributes were subsequently formulated into a survey questionnaire and responded by 186 respondents. Thereafter, the effect of organizational ownership and operational scale toward NPD performance are examined separately via Independent Sample t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Finding from the study revealed that the level of NPD performance in multinational R&D companies is higher than local R&D companies. Findings from this research also implied that NPD performance can be further improved by increasing number of R&D staffs.  

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