The present investigation involves a unique, 7 year (2001-2007) long study of corrosion and deposits on superheater tubes in a biomass fired circulated fluidized bed boiler. These measurements are correlated against the different fuels used over this period. In the earlier years, the boiler...

The analysis in this paper deals with the inherent values and cultures that are used in a Japanese productdevelopment group to create a very high rate of innovation. In order to try to explore the cultures and processes, product development organizations are studied as well as development...

This article explores the under-researched issue of how constitutional change is brought about in modern democracies. Despite the fundamental importance of constitutions, we know surprisingly little about whether constitutional change is achieved by changing the explicit wording of the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify areas and issues for management to consider in balancing specialization and commonalization in large manufacturing corporations with multiple brands from a strategic R&D and manufacturing point of view. Design/methodology/approach: Three global...

Development processes in which software is integrated in hardware products are explored with the aim of finding obstacles to the development process and hypothesising how they can be dealt with. Empirical data are based on case studies in nine manufacturing companies chosen to have a varied...

The product platform development process becomes critical and of general interest when different brand name products are developed from inter-firm developed product platforms. The inter-firm platform adds perspectives not considered in previous research. In this article areas related to the...