Market-oriented product development of novel sustainably sourced seafood product concepts: consumers' preferences for a different kettle of fish cake

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to utilise market-oriented methodologies to determine key attributes driving consumers' preferences for novel sustainably sourced seafood concepts, derived from a species of wild-caught fish unfamiliar to consumers and to explore new product concepts for various consumer clusters.Design/methodology/approachThis study applied a mixed-method approach including five focus groups with 40 consumers and a single conjoint-based questionnaire administered to 300 seafood consumers in Ireland. The focus groups explored in-depth consumers' expectations, requirements and preferences and identified the key attributes that would influence acceptance of new seafood products. Full-profile conjoint analysis was used to model consumers' preferences for novel seafood product concepts that utilised a sustainably sourced species unfamiliar to the consumer.FindingsFocus groups revealed that the most important attributes were brand, price, format, packaging, supplementary information and accompaniment. The conjoint simulation identified three consumer clusters. Product concepts containing a sustainably sourced fish species were identified according to the preferences of each consumer cluster.Originality/valueThis research highlighted a sustainability angle in new product development and identified a competitive advantage and market potential for boarfish (Capros aper), which is an underutilised Irish fish species. It used a market-oriented approach to explore the development of novel sustainably sourced value-added seafood product concepts. The study results provide small and medium seafood companies with original and unique insights for developing novel sustainably sourced fish products that increase consumer acceptance.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF A WHEELCHAIR FOR DISABILITIES

Person with disabilities who are referred to as disabled people, are often regarded as unproductive citizens, unable to carry out their duties and responsibilities so that their rights are ignored. About 15 percent of the world's population are people with disabilities - more than one billion people. They are considered the largest minority group in the world. Persons with disabilities are often excluded from education, vocational training and employment opportunities. In reality, there are not many public facilities or special services provided to persons with disabilities. One of them is in the aspect of education. In public facilities, namely education, there are not many education buildings or educational providers that have facilities and infrastructure that can support people with disabilities. As for mobility equipment that can help people with disabilities on both legs, namely crutches, walking sticks, walkers, and wheelchairs that aim to help and facilitate their mobility. But the wheelchair that is available in the market today only has a limited function of moving left, right, and spinning, the function can not be maximized to help the movement of persons with disabilities there are some activities that cannot be done such as reaching higher objects, moving the body from a wheelchair to another seat, through the stairs / steps. Therefore we need a product design that starts from the preparation of product concepts from old products that will be modified into a new product to meet the needs of the market / people with disabilities.

Evolution of Sustainable Tourism Concepts

This paper aims to present the evolution and change in content in tourism, over time, as well as the emergence of different sustainable tourism concepts (ST). For this purpose, a comparative Automated Content Analysis (ACA) is herein applied to scientific articles published between 1990, when the first article in this field was published in the Web of Science, and the end of 2020. The results show some overlaps between the concepts that have emerged over the periods. According to the analysis results, it can be concluded that the theme focuses on business model changes, adoption of organizational processes related to the provision of mitigation measures, implementation of cleaner and smarter technologies, the importance of cultural heritage for sustainable tourism product concepts, rural development, green investment, sustainable standards and sustainable reporting.

Conjoint Analysis for Selecting the Ingredients Levels of Fortified Beverage

This research paper concentrated on the “Conjoint Analysis for Selecting the Ingredients Levels of Fortified Beverage”. Conjoint analysis is a multivariate technique used specifically to understand how consumers develop preferences for products or services and to formulate predictions about ingredients levels towards product concepts and it is also called as trade-off analysis. The fortified beverage was prepared with various levels of ingredients such as Carrot (5%, 10% and 15%), Moringa (5%,10% and 15%), Mushroom (3%,6% and 9%), Dates (1%,2% and 3%) and Seaweed (1%,2% and 3%). Since, this large number of combinations led to non-responsible of consumers and improper results may be obtained. Hence, the conjoint analysis for selecting the best ingredient levels of ideal fortified beverage is based on the utility estimation and relative importance of attributes and was found that it should have the following attributes combination: Carrot – 15 per cent, Mushroom – 6 Per cent, Moringa – 5 per cent, Dates – 2 per cent and Sea Weed – 1 per cent.

A Probabilistic Approach for Estimating the Environmental Impact of Novel Product Concepts

Global concerns about climate change and resource management have escalated the need for sustainable consumer products. In light of this, sustainable design methodologies that supplement the product design process are needed. Current research focuses on developing sustainable design curricula, adapting classical design methods to accommodate environmental sustainability, and sustainability tools that are applicable during the early design phase. However, concurrent work suggests that sustainability-marketed and innovative products still lack a reduction of environmental impact compared to conventional products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) has proven to be an exceptional tool used to assess the environmental impact of a realized product. However, LCA is a reactive tool that does not proactively reduce the environmental impact of novel product concepts. Here we develop a novel methodology, the PeeP method, using historical product LCA data with kernel density estimation to provide an estimated environmental impact range for a given product design. The PeeP method is tested using a series of case studies exploring four different products. Results suggest that probability density estimations developed through this method reflect the environmental impact of the product at both the product and component level. In the context of sustainable design research, the PeeP method is a viable methodology for assessing product design environmental impact prior to product realization. Our methodology can allow designers to identify high-impact components and reduce the cost of product redesign in practice.

INTRODUCING A FRAMEWORK TO GENERATE AND EVALUATE THE COST EFFECTS OF PRODUCT (FAMILY) CONCEPTS

Product concept generation and evaluation are critical for the success of new product developments (NPD) because managers need to select the most profitable product concepts. However, current approaches can be restricted to single products and do not cover product families' effects. Similarly, they do not necessarily capture all requirements and usually lack extensive cost analyses. Thus, this paper proposes a framework supporting product concept generation and evaluation by providing an accessible conceptualization to overcome the limitations. Using the so-called Extended Axiomatic Design (EAD) supports designers and managers to configure the requirements across product concepts' various domains while concurrently evaluating their economic consequences. The study applies the framework on a simplified case of a bottle manufacturer to conceptualize four product concepts. The case illustrates how the EAD can be used as a virtual testbed to generate and evaluate new product concepts. Finally, designers and managers can make more informed decisions about product concepts by considering their economic and engineering selection criteria to select the most profitable NPD project configuration.

PENERAPAN METODE DESAIN SPRINT PADA SISTEM PENDISTRIBUSIAN DAN PENGADAAN BARANG MENGGUNAKAN MOBILE

CV Ra'Abas Bandarlampung is a trading business engaged in the distribution and procurement of goods that distributes its merchandise to customers. Problems that exist in the distribution process, namely the manufacture of sales notes and invoices for delivery still done manually, namely by writing on notes and invoices for delivery of goods to be given to customers so that it slows down employee performance. The sprint method is a method for building product concepts and prototypes within 5 minutes. a day where it has 5 very communicative and interactive stages to bring out all ideas, inspiration, creativity, existing problems.. The next stage is to make a sketch of the application to be built, the sketch made is a sketch for the login display, dashboard, customer data, goods data, supplier data, procurement data, receipt data, and goods distribution data. The next stage is to make a decision from the previous stage by determining the results of the sketch that has been made from the procurement and distribution system of goods that can overcome the problems that occur in CV Ra'Abas.

PERANCANGAN MESIN PENGAYAK DAUN KERING BAHAN BAKU PUPUK ORGANIK DI CV. GLOBAL BUMI PUTRA DENGAN PENDEKATAN METODE PAHL AND BEITZ

In the current condition of more advanced technology, all activities will be easy with the emergence of various new tools that have more usability than the basic capabilities of the previous tools. The more sophisticated the tool, the lighter the work done during the production process. CV. Global Bumi Putra, one of the organic fertilizer factories in the city of Jember, is still carrying out the sieving process in a traditional way. To increase the yield of dry leaf organic fertilizer, a dry leaf sieving machine was made. The method used to design this machine is the Pahl and Beitz method. There are 4 design stages in this method, namely planning and explaining tasks, designing product concepts, designing product forms, and the final phase of detailed design. From the results of the design using the Pahl and Beitz method, the design of the dry leaf sieving machine with the machine frame uses iron material, in the form of a cube for the outside. AC motor drive with electrical energy sources, transmission using belts and pulleys. Minimum machine design with size P = 2 m, W = 1.5 m, T = 2 m. The sieve on the machine is tubular, the size of the sieve net is 4 cm. The average yield of 2 sacks of chopped leaves using a manual sieve was 5.36 kg in 10.31 minutes. Meanwhile, from the test results of the sieving machine that was made, the average sieve yield of 2 chopped leaf sacks was 5.92 kg in 03.49 minutes.

Exploring the emergence and shifting of new and radical product concepts in the context of In-vitro Diagnostics industry.

This thesis explores how new radical product concepts emerge under uncertainty in the context of the In-vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry. Specifically, it studies how new product concepts that build on fundamentally new technology are elaborated, defined and modified in an early development stage within a globally operating corporation. An inductive single-case study design with two embedded cases within an IVD corporation is employed, building on a wide range of primary and secondary data to study this phenomenon. Data collection and analysis within and across the embedded cases were informed by Grounded Theory methods and techniques. Theory building led to the development of Scoping as a core-variable to explain the emergence of new product concepts under uncertainty. It is further characterised by a temporal as well as capability dimension, each building on two interlinked concepts, respectively: exploring and normalising for the temporal dimension, and substantive as well as dynamic organisational abilities from a capability perspective. This thesis sheds light on the dynamics of new, radical product development in complex market and corporate environments, contributing to our understanding of constant adaptation processes (concept shifts) during early development phases; suggesting that well-established exploration and exploitation phases of NPD are connected through an additional normalising phase that is bridging these two.