Croissance et concentration dans l'industrie laitière

In general, commercializing new technologies have many problems in the beginning of their lifecycle, especially the process relate to marketing. In case study of commercializing products from Research and Development of University, the commercialization scheme can be made by incubating products along with tenants in an incubator in collaboration with other parties who have capability in market testing (pre-test market). Pre-test market of new products with new technology requires new survey mechanism with many limitations of media survey (sample, market info, user, etc.). This article discusses about pre-test market methodology and the results of commercializing new technologies by using a case study of Eco-Absorber panel acoustic that commercialized by a start-up company. We proposed methodology by using SWOT analysis to determine 4P elements; using 2 stages survey to get appropriate STP, and analyzing the data by using reliability and validity test. Appropriate respondents were chosen by purposive sampling and have obtained data as many as 101 samples. This paper contributes to construct a methodology of pretest market for a new product with new technology to be ready for commercialization and to assist incubator and tenant in decision making for development and improvement product before it is launched into the market as well as product marketing. In conclusion, based on pre-market testing the product of the start-up company is obtained results that Eco-Absorber-ready by the development and improvement in some parts of the panel.

This article examines innovative activity of industrial corporations and their role in the emergence of the market of new products and technologies, its place in the innovation business.

Assistive technologies, such as telecare monitoring applications installed in the home, are being promoted to help reduce pressure on health care systems caused by an aging population and as such promise a large market for new products. However, despite many projects undertaken by commercial companies, and despite significant investments both by the companies and by national and international funding programs in the EU, such systems are not widespread. This paper reports on a retrospective study of the development of one early system, HandyHelper. We were interested in what challenges the development team faced and why the system is no longer on the market. Qualitative research methods were applied, including document analysis and interviews of key people involved in its development. Even though the system worked technically, the input of older users was sought, and a pilot installation was run, the development was stopped. The findings from a thematic analysis point to complex issues. Some problems were avoidable, e.g., by providing more support for new users, though other problems point to inherent tensions, such as the different needs of sensor-based security features and interactive services aimed at the older users. Yet other aspects are outside of the developer’s control, such as available public funding. We summarize these findings and suggest lessons learnt for future projects.

BackgroundTobacco use is a global health concern, with smoking initiation often beginning in adolescence. In Tunisia, published data assessing trends of tobacco consumption at the national level only concerns middle school students aged 13 to 15 years. No data related to high school students are however published yet. We aimed to determine tobacco smoking prevalence in Tunisian adolescents and assess trends from 2013 to 2021.MethodsPooled data from three Mediterranean school surveyson alcohol and other drugs (MedSPAD surveys: 2013, 2017, and 2021) were used. Based on three-stage stratification sampling method, teenagers aged between 15 and 17 years, were enrolled. Were not included students enrolled in vocational training centers and out-of-school adolescents. Data collection was performed using a self-administered standardized questionnaire assessing socio-demographic characteristics and risky behaviours. We studied weighted prevalence estimates of cigarettes and water pipe (WP) smoking. All statistical analysis, including trend analysis, were performed with STATA software.ResultsA total of 14.723 students were enrolled with sex ratio (M/F) equal to 0.6 and mean age of 16.2±0.8 years. The prevalence of cigarette smoking increased from 17.8%, to 20.2% then to 24.7% for 2013, 2017 and 2021, respectively. As for WP smoking, its prevalence increased from 14.8%, to 16.7% then to 19.9% for 2013, 2017 and 2021, respectively. Trends analysis concluded to significant increase over study period for cigarettes and WP smoking (p < 10-3). The increase was most alarming for girls regarding WP smoking (consistent increase over the study period).ConclusionsOur findings underscore the alarming increasing trend for different forms of tobacco smoking among Tunisian youth. It is therefore crucial to strengthen tobacco control measures among young adolescents in order to counteract the tobacco industry’s expanding marketing of new products primarily targeting this population.Key messages• The prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking increased significantly among high school Tunisian adolescents from 2013 to 2021.• A better commitment to the implementation of MPOWER measures for tobacco control is therefore urgent.

Changes in the duration of product life cycles (PLCs) have been identified as a driving factor for increasing the speed of new product development (NPD). However, the facilitating potential of increasing the speed to market of new products regarding their success has been subject to extensive debate. In this paper, we shed light on the long-run dynamics between PLC and key innovation performance indicators. A large secondary data set allows us to investigate long-run within-company differences. We observe significantly shrinking PLC on the one hand and significantly increasing NPD speed on the other. A change in the length of the PLC is positively linked to changes in time to market (Ttmarket) and time to volume. Also, we confirm a positive empirical relationship between shorter Ttmarket and quicker implementation of targeted quality and productivity. However, we cannot confirm a positive relationship between shorter Ttmarket and shorter time to break-even of investments.

INNOVATION is the magic word which in today world seems to explain economic and social success and failure. It indicates a complex and somehow not precisely defined action leading to successfull introduction on the market of new products and processes which are more effective in respect to the existing ones and make a company, an organization, a country more competitive in the XXI century (1) global economy.KeywordsTechnology TransferSolid State ElectronicsMedium EnterpriseMicroelectronic IndustryComponent IndustryThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Outsourcing and Innovation: An Empirical Study of Causes and Effects

The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program provides grants to help farmers and ranchers add greater value for agricultural commodities, such as through additional processing or marketing of new products. Between 2001 and 2015, the program provided a total of 2,345 grants to farmers and ranchers—a total value of $318 million, or about $136,000 per grant on average.

Success factors of high-tech SBUs: Towards a conceptual model based on the Israeli electronics and computers industry

The jewelry field in Rio de Janeiro has showed a reality driven by the professionalization of several sectors, committed mainly with the steps of creation, production, commercialization and marketing of new products. This scenery has been outlined since the 1990's, when the design of the product "jewelry" started to be worked out with the intention of offer new consumer experiences, confirming on its wearers an enchantment by the object beyond the financial value of its raw material, so appreciated by the traditional generations of jewelers, and which still is considered the argument number one for the creation of jewelry. Undergraduate courses offered by universities, technical courses and any other formation to improve professionals of this sector, together with new technologies for the textile industry, have also brought opportunities for the field, and today they share this space with the artisanal techniques for the production of jewelry. Still quite used, they bring back the historical origins of this object, which has been revisited by the designers. This research presents a brief reflection about the importance of the design and its current contribution to the field in the Rio de Janeiro state.

Today’s hyper-competitive worldwide markets, turbulent environment, demanding customers, and diverse technological advancements force any companies developing new products to look into all the possible areas of improvement in the entire new product development (NPD) process. As a key determinant of firm’s competitiveness, efficient NPD is hard to imagine out of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategy. In fact, PLM provides a dynamic and integrated information management platform that enables firms to effectively manage the creation, modification, and exchange with product information on the collaborative NPD. Moreover, by adopting PLM systems, firms can derive numerous benefits such as increasing the speed to market of new products, improving the response to market demands, delivering more new products in a shorter time, reducing product development project costs, and reducing material and energy consumption costs. Hence, this paper presents an overview that mediates the effect of PLM system on NPD performance. Therefore, it is expected that the results will contribute to the literature and practice by increasing the understanding of how PLM system influences NPD performance.

Summary: For speeding‐up preparation as well as investigating new polymeric materials, combinatorial techniques, parallel experimentation, and high‐throughput screening methods represent a very promising approach in polymer chemistry: a large variety of parameters can be screened simultaneously resulting in new structure–property relationships. As previously described, polymer chemistry seems to be perfectly suited for combinatorial approaches since it is relatively easy to vary many parameters during the synthesis, processing, blending, or compounding. Moreover, the development and application of high‐throughput screening techniques for polymer properties can accelerate the development of new materials and can result in new structure–property relationships. Therefore, these screening tools, together with parallel preparation techniques, will significantly decrease the time to market of new products. Here we provide an update of our recent overview covering new developments in the field of combinatorial and parallel polymer synthesis and high‐throughput screening.Development of high‐throughput screening techniques for polymer properties.magnified imageDevelopment of high‐throughput screening techniques for polymer properties.

The primary objective of this study is to critically examine the effect of strategic orientation on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Three most comprehensive constructs, namely, entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and interaction orientation were adopted to present a holistic picture of the effect of strategic orientation on firm performance. This study adopts a cross-sectional design and uses the stratified random sampling method to select the potential respondents. The complete data were collected from 473 entrepreneurs who operate in the service sector in Malaysia. Findings of this study show that entrepreneurial and market orientations have a positive effect on superior firm performance. As entrepreneurial orientation is shown to be the construct sharing a positive relationship with all the other constructs in the model, it has been identified as the most significant strategic orientation. SMEs in Malaysia should therefore focus on adopting strategies in market orientation by appropriate marketing efforts, and in entrepreneurial orientation where the entrepreneur needs to adopt a proactive stance to counter challenges in the market of new products and changing customer preferences.

Book Reviews : INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT MARKETING by David F. Midgley (London: Croom Helm, 1977, 296 pp., $12.00)

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