the aim of this research is to investigated the effect of food product health claims in consumers evaluation and new products development.  this research attempts to develop quality standards in health food industry done for new product of soya enriched bread. the relationship between factors influencing the evaluation of health claims and new product performance will be investigated. in this c...

The construction industry is the pillar industry in China, accounting for about 6% of the gross domestic product. Along with changes in the external environment of the construction industry in China, the construction firm faces fierce competition. The paper aims to investigate the relationship between diversified types of construction firm and its performance in China. Based on generalist and s...

New product development (NPD) is one of the most importance processes for firms to increase their profit and competitiveness. This study presents the results of a comparison study between Taiwan and Indonesia in the employment of evaluation criteria for NPD process. This study is guided by a stage-gate process to derive a structured NPD performance evaluation framework. In this study we use 20 ...

The effective management of a new product development (NPD) pipeline is critical to guarantee the survival of the organization in the long term while maximizing the creation of value. This is a challenging goal, due to one or more of the following factors: intensive research and development investment, long and uncertain development times, low probability of technical success, and uncertain mar...

With more than 35 years of innovation in spectroscopy, ABB presents its most recent addition to the proven MR product line. This instrument, called MR-i, is a fast imaging Fourier Transform spectroradiometer. It generates spectral data cubes in the MWIR and LWIR and is designed to acquire the spectral signature of various scenes with high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution. MR-i features...

This paper investigates the hypothesis testing of equivalence of mean of multiple systems using the range statistic. The procedure allows unequal variances among systems. Equivalence testing has many applications in screening for new product development. First, the required sample sizes for equivalence testing at a specified confidence are derived. We then develop an indifference-zone procedure...

Companies that collaborate within the product development processes need to implement an effective management of their collaborative activities. Despite the implementation of a PLM system, the collaborative activities are not efficient as it might be expected. This paper presents an analysis of the problems related to the collaborative work using a PLM system, identified through a survey. From ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective of computer-aided material and process selection (MPS) software tools for product development purpose and present a practical approach for manufacturers and other decision makers involved in MPS. Design/methodology/approach – A multi-criteria deductive approach for MPS is applied to a case study by taking into account the technical...

abstract in the past few years, diversification has turned into a highly controversial issue amongst numerous managers in almost each and every business. it is contended by many that diversification is vitally important and highly effective especially when it comes to evaluating the financial performance. there are several studies about the relationship between diversification and financial per...