Pub Date : 2020-09-26DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.110259
Daniel Arias-Aranda, Francisco Gustavo Bautista-Carrillo, J. Fernández‐Menéndez, B. Minguela-Rata
This research analyses the relationship between Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) and E-commerce with innovation and impact on performance in a sample of Spanish firms. Two models of analysis have been built. One focuses on the influence of technology usage on innovation and the other focuses on the effect of innovation on firm performance. Results outlined that AMT and e-commerce influence significantly the different innovation dimensions, such as the number and intensity of product and process innovations as well as organisational methods. This study shows how the use of AMT and ecommerce leads to higher levels of product, process, organisational and commercial innovation. In addition, innovation influences significantly and positively firm performance.
{"title":"An empirical analysis of the impact of AMT and e-commerce on innovation and performance in Spanish firms","authors":"Daniel Arias-Aranda, Francisco Gustavo Bautista-Carrillo, J. Fernández‐Menéndez, B. Minguela-Rata","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.110259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.110259","url":null,"abstract":"This research analyses the relationship between Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) and E-commerce with innovation and impact on performance in a sample of Spanish firms. Two models of analysis have been built. One focuses on the influence of technology usage on innovation and the other focuses on the effect of innovation on firm performance. Results outlined that AMT and e-commerce influence significantly the different innovation dimensions, such as the number and intensity of product and process innovations as well as organisational methods. This study shows how the use of AMT and ecommerce leads to higher levels of product, process, organisational and commercial innovation. In addition, innovation influences significantly and positively firm performance.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijpd.2020.110259","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41525307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.106448
Kostas Stylidis, Steven Hoffenson, M. Rossi, C. Wickman, M. Söderman, R. Söderberg
Core values are an important part of Volvo Car Group’s and Volvo Trucks’ strategic development plans. These two companies share the same core values, quality, safety, and environmental care, but they approach these values in different ways. This study seeks to understand how industry professionals and customers perceive these core values and the attributes that are associated with them, using semi-structured interviews with industry professionals from both companies and quantitative survey methods with customers. The purposes of this study are to investigate how designers convey core values to customers through product attributes and how customers perceive those core values through the same attributes. Such an understanding reveals the commonalities and discrepancies between the perspectives of producers and customers, and can contribute to more effective design processes that communicate company values in the early product development phases.
{"title":"Transforming brand core values into perceived quality: a Volvo case study","authors":"Kostas Stylidis, Steven Hoffenson, M. Rossi, C. Wickman, M. Söderman, R. Söderberg","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.106448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.106448","url":null,"abstract":"Core values are an important part of Volvo Car Group’s and Volvo Trucks’ strategic development plans. These two companies share the same core values, quality, safety, and environmental care, but they approach these values in different ways. This study seeks to understand how industry professionals and customers perceive these core values and the attributes that are associated with them, using semi-structured interviews with industry professionals from both companies and quantitative survey methods with customers. The purposes of this study are to investigate how designers convey core values to customers through product attributes and how customers perceive those core values through the same attributes. Such an understanding reveals the commonalities and discrepancies between the perspectives of producers and customers, and can contribute to more effective design processes that communicate company values in the early product development phases.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijpd.2020.106448","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41518294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028162
Saurabh Panwar, P. Kapur, Nitin Sachdeva, Ompal Singh
This paper examines the diffusion pattern of multi-generational technology innovation using segment-based analysis. The objective of the study is to comprehend the variation in the adoption behaviour of individuals across different geographical regions. The market of potential customers is geographically segmented into homogenous groups to epitomise the realistic technology diffusion in different markets. Three different S-shaped distribution functions, namely, Weibull, Logistic, and Gompertz are employed to understand the diffusion curves of multigenerational technology. The study critically examines two different scenarios depending on the condition that the substitution among two generations is possible within or across the market segments. The applicability of the proposed models is demonstrated using quantitative validation on the historical sales data set of IBM mainframe computers and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitors. Additionally, the estimation ability and the forecasting performance of the present research are further compared with the well-established multi-generational diffusion model.
{"title":"Multi-generational technology management in a segmented environment","authors":"Saurabh Panwar, P. Kapur, Nitin Sachdeva, Ompal Singh","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028162","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the diffusion pattern of multi-generational technology innovation using segment-based analysis. The objective of the study is to comprehend the variation in the adoption behaviour of individuals across different geographical regions. The market of potential customers is geographically segmented into homogenous groups to epitomise the realistic technology diffusion in different markets. Three different S-shaped distribution functions, namely, Weibull, Logistic, and Gompertz are employed to understand the diffusion curves of multigenerational technology. The study critically examines two different scenarios depending on the condition that the substitution among two generations is possible within or across the market segments. The applicability of the proposed models is demonstrated using quantitative validation on the historical sales data set of IBM mainframe computers and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitors. Additionally, the estimation ability and the forecasting performance of the present research are further compared with the well-established multi-generational diffusion model.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43985534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028161
J. Lugnet, Å. Ericson, J. Wenngren
Small and medium sized firms' businesses in rural regions typically address a home market and the delivery of niched products. This makes them exposed to business downturns, innovation is thus one way to survive and prosper. Small-scale product development is typically very hands-on, a sort of trial and error process. This experimental way is in favour for the implementation of innovation processes, but one challenge is the limited resources that firms can, or are willing to, spend on innovative work. A challenge is that procedures for organisational learning are lacking in the straightforward approach. The article describes the background and rationale for supporting small-scale manufacturing by introducing a support toolbox for early product development work. The support toolbox's rationale is built upon learning cycles and communicative prototyping which may enhance innovation process capabilities.
{"title":"Innovation supports for small-scale development in rural regions: a create, build, test and learn approach","authors":"J. Lugnet, Å. Ericson, J. Wenngren","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028161","url":null,"abstract":"Small and medium sized firms' businesses in rural regions typically address a home market and the delivery of niched products. This makes them exposed to business downturns, innovation is thus one way to survive and prosper. Small-scale product development is typically very hands-on, a sort of trial and error process. This experimental way is in favour for the implementation of innovation processes, but one challenge is the limited resources that firms can, or are willing to, spend on innovative work. A challenge is that procedures for organisational learning are lacking in the straightforward approach. The article describes the background and rationale for supporting small-scale manufacturing by introducing a support toolbox for early product development work. The support toolbox's rationale is built upon learning cycles and communicative prototyping which may enhance innovation process capabilities.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41506122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028179
A. Bertoni, Xin Yi, C. Baron, Phillippe Esteban, R. Vingerhoeds
The paper presents a four-layer framework for the application of data-driven design in a product innovation process. The framework builds on the Knowledge Value Stream and on the Product Value Streams of a product innovation process and indicates how data-driven activities shall be structured and organised in relation to the different phases of a model-based decision process. Visualisation is proposed as a communication enabler at the top of the framework to overcome the comprehensibility barrier between data science and engineering design models. The framework is implemented in the case study of a construction equipment encompassing the analysis of operational machine data and the experimentation of suitable visualisation techniques. Ultimately, a list of challenges for the implementation of data-driven design is presented, and the capability of the framework to support the transition toward data-driven design is discussed in relation to the emergence of product-service systems solutions.
{"title":"A framework for data-driven design in a product innovation process: data analysis and visualisation for model-based decision making","authors":"A. Bertoni, Xin Yi, C. Baron, Phillippe Esteban, R. Vingerhoeds","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10028179","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a four-layer framework for the application of data-driven design in a product innovation process. The framework builds on the Knowledge Value Stream and on the Product Value Streams of a product innovation process and indicates how data-driven activities shall be structured and organised in relation to the different phases of a model-based decision process. Visualisation is proposed as a communication enabler at the top of the framework to overcome the comprehensibility barrier between data science and engineering design models. The framework is implemented in the case study of a construction equipment encompassing the analysis of operational machine data and the experimentation of suitable visualisation techniques. Ultimately, a list of challenges for the implementation of data-driven design is presented, and the capability of the framework to support the transition toward data-driven design is discussed in relation to the emergence of product-service systems solutions.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47608328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032426
Chunming Wang
{"title":"The control method of green production efficiency based on multi-layer and complex network under the background of export trade transformation","authors":"Chunming Wang","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66805559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032427
Tao Xiao, Tao Zhang, Ning Zhang
{"title":"Green production cycle mining of mass production based on random forest algorithm","authors":"Tao Xiao, Tao Zhang, Ning Zhang","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032427","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66805609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2020.10035720
Melissa Pozatti, Maurício M. S. Bernardes, Darli Rodrigues Vieira, Milena Chang Chain
Although the systematic use of design methods is critical for improving product development, its acceptance by industries has been lower than expected. The purpose of this study is to establish the frame conditions for implementing design methods for product development in the consumer goods industry. The research strategy consists of analysing the implementation of design methods in five large Brazilian product development companies in different segments. The implementation of the design methods was through workshops with departments related to product development activities, and the evaluation was based on the observations of the process, responses to questionnaires and interviews with the participating employees. The key findings of this study are 11 factors that influence an industry's adoption of product development design methods. These findings include not only methods-related suggestions, such as guidelines for the selection and the form of application of the design methods, but also suggestions for actions that should be taken at the cultural and structural levels of the companies. The main contribution of this study to design research is that it elicits discussion about the product development aspects that are often the main factors of failure and/or divergence in an implementation.
{"title":"Frame conditions for implementing design methods in the product development industry","authors":"Melissa Pozatti, Maurício M. S. Bernardes, Darli Rodrigues Vieira, Milena Chang Chain","doi":"10.1504/IJPD.2020.10035720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPD.2020.10035720","url":null,"abstract":"Although the systematic use of design methods is critical for improving product development, its acceptance by industries has been lower than expected. The purpose of this study is to establish the frame conditions for implementing design methods for product development in the consumer goods industry. The research strategy consists of analysing the implementation of design methods in five large Brazilian product development companies in different segments. The implementation of the design methods was through workshops with departments related to product development activities, and the evaluation was based on the observations of the process, responses to questionnaires and interviews with the participating employees. The key findings of this study are 11 factors that influence an industry's adoption of product development design methods. These findings include not only methods-related suggestions, such as guidelines for the selection and the form of application of the design methods, but also suggestions for actions that should be taken at the cultural and structural levels of the companies. The main contribution of this study to design research is that it elicits discussion about the product development aspects that are often the main factors of failure and/or divergence in an implementation.","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66805214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.113142
S. Krovvidi, A. Bhaduri
{"title":"Manufacturing tolerances of the bellows for nuclear applications: case study","authors":"S. Krovvidi, A. Bhaduri","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.113142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.113142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66805275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032422
Wan Wang, D. Luo, Yu Wang
{"title":"Optimisation model construction of enterprise's green production and energy saving based on internet technology","authors":"Wan Wang, D. Luo, Yu Wang","doi":"10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpd.2020.10032422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14273,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Product Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66805488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}