Securing access to "lead markets" is generally regarded as a key driver for the increasing globalization of innovation since these are considered to be "early indicators" for emerging customer needs. Such markets, therefore, offer a good chance of uncertainty reduction for in the innovation...

Die Termintreue ist eine der wichtigsten logistischen Zielgrößen in der Produktion. Vielen Unternehmen fällt es jedoch schwer, die Termintreue systematisch zu steuern. Ob eine Fertigung ihre Aufträge termintreu fertigstellt, hängt vom Rückstand und der Reihenfolgeabweichung ab. Die in...

The e-book market in Japan is growing in this decade and according to Impress R&D this tendency will be continue. In this paper, we collected 3,000 samples by online survey and found a tendency of consumption of e-book in Japan by using conjoint analysis. We found 1) attachment to physical...