Systems engineering (SE) professionals strive to develop new techniques to enhance the value of contributions to multidisciplinary smart product design teams. Products and services designers challenge themselves to search beyond the traditional design concept of addressing the physical, social, and cognitive factors. This paper covers the application of embedded user-centered systems engineerin...

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Introduction Industrial research is defined as planned search or critical investigation for the acquisition of new knowledge and advancement of science with the objective of applying such knowledge and advancement for developing new products, processes or services, or in bringing about a significant improvement in existing products, processes or services. Development is the translation of resea...

A bank is a multiproduct firm. While its products can be grouped into two broad categories, credit and deposit services, each of these categories comprises many distinct products. In addition to these “traditional banking services,”1 some banks, either directly or through affiliated companies, offer a wider array of financial services. A continuing trend toward deregulation is likely to further...

Purpose – Libraries are subscribing to many expensive information products/services available through information aggregator/provider services. It is a concern for them, as well as these services, to get users (also referred to as consumers) to fully exploit the products/services, and especially new and innovative additions and features. Design/methodology/approach – The column will be written ...

The financial services industry has used Internet technologies to create many standardised services for consumers. Recent Internet initiatives offer more customised financial products and services. Traditional market players have responded by evolving standard products to become more client specific. These forms of mass customisation of financial services are based on an increasing role and imp...

With the increase in environmental awareness, competitions and government policies, implementation of green supply chain management activities to sustain production and conserve resources is becoming more necessary for different organizations. However, it is difficult to successfully implement green supply chain (GSC) activities because of the risks involved. These risks alongside their resourc...

Background and Aim: One of the complex processes in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran is the process of registering pharmaceutical supplies. Currently the registration process is a multi-stage process, resulting in parallel services, a waste of time and unnecessary expenses. Therefore, an integrated system will improve the relevant service delivery. The purpose of this study ...