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A customer centric process innovation toolkit for SMEs
(2006)
The business environment is changing at an accelerated pace. Consequently, continuous systemic changes within companies are imperative. In light of this, we are witnessing a shift in the way organizations are designed, ...
Measuring and benchmarking digital literacy strategies and efforts: the BENTLI project
(2006)
There are numerous interesting strategies in place in Europe, a large majority of them initiated and executed by regional or local government institutions, more or less successful in addressing groups with a high risk of ...
Towards effective knowledge management: An analysis of European manufacturing SMEs
(2006)
Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed within European organisations in general and because of their importance to the economy Manufacturing SMEs in particular. The key challenges that face such organisations ...
A design for environment (DFE) product analysis
(2007)
Environmental legislation is holding electrical and electronic manufacturers accountable for the disposal of their products at end of life. In order to reduce disposal costs, manufacturers are seeking to optimise product ...
Knowledge sharing in manufacturing SMEs
(2007)
This paper reports on a study of European manufacturing SMEs in the metallurgical sector. The goal of the research is to ascertain the extent and nature of knowledge sharing that takes place within these organisations; the ...
Technology transfer model
(2007)
According to Burgleman and Maidique (1998) the ability to undertake technology transfer is a key capability for an organisation. It enables them to extend their product life cycles when older technologies mature. Technology ...
The adoption of enabling technology to enhance research commercialisation and technology transfer
(2009)
This paper examines how the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway has benefited from implementation of an intellectual property (IP) management tool to enhance its research commercialization outcomes. The paper uses ...
ICT as an Opportunity for Regional Development: the Extremadura Case
(2007)
The present paper describes the case of Extremadura Region as well as the lessons that can be learned from the processes of re-focussing its regional growth strategy. A brief introduction will show the way many regions or ...
Supplier performance evaluation: Lessons from a large multinational organization
(2005-07-03)
There are ever-increasing demands from customers for more manufacturing agility in the form of higher product variety, smaller production runs of more customised products and batch sizes with shorter delivery times. To ...
Key challenges for inter and intra enterprise knowledge transfer
(2004)
Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed if improvement efforts are to succeed and businesses are to remain competitive in global markets. In recent years, researchers, consultants and practitioners have developed ...