Der Posterbeitrag stellt das Projektkonzept und die Methode einer Systemanalyse von Kleinstunternehmen des gärtnerischen Einzelhandels vor. Die Herausforderung dieser Arbeit liegt vor allem darin, die zahlreichen Elemente und Prozesse in einem gärtnerischen Unternehmen sowie Interaktionen mit...

Concurrent design can reduce the time required to develop new products and redesign old ones. In contrast to the conventional approach, in which the product design is (nearly) completed before it is "thrown over the wall" to the process design group, concurrent design for manufacturability, as...

The continuous introduction of advanced business practices in small-/medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is becoming essential in developing sustainable supply chains. This paper reports on a new and innovative advisory methodology and tools which support the introduction of Concurrent Engineering...

The objective of this work is to examine to what degree the integration between the R&D and environmental departments facilitates the achievement of an environmental action-based competitive advantage. To do so, we surveyed 110 ISO 14001 certified factories located in Spain. The results reveal,...

Overlapping development activities is widely used to reduce project completion times in product development. However, research on the applicability of the concept in different technological environments remains scarce. So far, very few industry-specific studies have statistically confirmed an...

We present an analytical model of concurrent engineering, where an upstream and a down-stream task are overlapped to minimize time-to-market. The gain from overlapping activities must be weighed against the delay from rework that results from proceeding in parallel based on preliminary...

Service and construction require large resource, thus there is a need for a comprehensive method for optimal resource allocation. The purpose of this study is to develop and use scaled critical factor index (SCFI) for sustainable resource allocations in a service provision company and a lean...

The objective of this work is to examine to what degree the integration between the R&D and environmental departments facilitates the achievement of an environmental action-based competitive advantage. To do so, we surveyed 110 ISO 14001 certified factories located in Spain. The results reveal,...

Zu Recht gilt die Erhöhung der Innovationstätigkeit in Ostdeutschland inzwischen als wichtigstes politisches Handlungsfeld des Aufbau Ost: Zum einen kann unter den Bedingungen globalen Wettbewerbs ein hohes Einkommens- und Beschäftigungsniveau auf Dauer nur durch fortgesetzte Stärkung der...

We report on a survey of the innovation activities and characteristics of 153 users of outdoor-related consumer products. We find a high level of innovation by these consumers. Thirty-seven percent report that they have developed ideas for new or improved products, and more than 9% report...