All Outputs (10)

Investment performance analysis of industrial products: Case of an effluent processing facility at a chemical company (2016)
Journal Article

This paper proposes an approach to a multi-criteria investment performance analysis of industrial products. Manufacturers must determine the necessary and sufficient specification of products they use. Such an analysis, however, involves a broad ra... Read More about Investment performance analysis of industrial products: Case of an effluent processing facility at a chemical company.

Unlocking the power of big data in new product development (2016)
Journal Article

This study explores how big data can be used to enable customers to express unrecognised needs. By acquiring this information, managers can gain opportunities to develop customer-centred products. Big data can be defined as multimedia-rich and intera... Read More about Unlocking the power of big data in new product development.

Incorporating human factors into the AAMT selection: a framework and process (2016)
Journal Article

Human factors such as employee morale and workers skills greatly influence the successful adoption of automated and advanced manufacturing technologies. For newly industrialised countries, the evaluation of these factors before technology selection i... Read More about Incorporating human factors into the AAMT selection: a framework and process.

Inside out: The interrelationships of sustainable performance metrics and its effect on business decision making: Theory and practice (2016)
Journal Article

There has been an increasing interest in the use of decision-making models to achieve sustainability goal in recent decades. However, a systematic review of performance metrics, which are an important element of decision-making models to evaluate the... Read More about Inside out: The interrelationships of sustainable performance metrics and its effect on business decision making: Theory and practice.

Improving new product development using big data: a case study of an electronics company (2016)
Journal Article

Big data is becoming more important to the new product development (NPD) efforts of global firms. Although the term of big data is not new, very few studies have investigated how firms can harvest big data to facilitate NPD. The purpose of this artic... Read More about Improving new product development using big data: a case study of an electronics company.

Sustainable consumption and production in emerging markets (2016)
Journal Article

This special issue addresses sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in emerging markets by examining novel methods, practices, and opportunities. The articles present and analyze top-down sustainability efforts as well as bottom-up efforts on f... Read More about Sustainable consumption and production in emerging markets.

The unique chinese innovation pathways: Lessons from chinese small and mediuem sized manufacturing firms (2016)
Journal Article

© 2017 Many researchers equate the development of Chinese product innovation capabilities to Japanese and South Korean's development paths, that is, from imitation to innovation. Nonetheless, today many Chinese products have competed successfully in... Read More about The unique chinese innovation pathways: Lessons from chinese small and mediuem sized manufacturing firms.

Review of sustainable service-based business models in the Chinese truck sector (2016)
Journal Article

Growth of global sales of new trucks in emerging economies is substantial however, in China the growth of sales is expected to be only 1% for 2014–2024. The limited sales growth forecast and an intense market competition make it imperative for truck... Read More about Review of sustainable service-based business models in the Chinese truck sector.

Using Big Data to manage safety-related risk in the upstream oil & gas industry: a research agenda (2016)
Journal Article

Despite considerable effort and a broad range of new approaches to safety management over the years, the upstream oil & gas industry has been frustrated by the sector’s stubbornly high rate of injuries and fatalities. This short communication points... Read More about Using Big Data to manage safety-related risk in the upstream oil & gas industry: a research agenda.

Green and lean sustainable development path in China: Guanxi, practices and performance (2016)
Journal Article

Globalisation has created both drivers and pressure for Chinese organisations to enhance their business performance as well as environmental performance. Green and lean practice is emerging as a critical approach for Chinese organisations to achieve... Read More about Green and lean sustainable development path in China: Guanxi, practices and performance.