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Optimal Timing of Reviews in Concurrent Design for Manufacturability
Ha, Albert Y.; Porteus, Evan L. - In: Management Science 41 (1995) 9, pp. 1431-1447
Concurrent design can reduce the time required to develop new products and redesign old ones. In contrast to the conventional approach, in which the product design is (nearly) completed before it is "thrown over the wall" to the process design group, concurrent design for manufacturability, as...
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POSITIVE VARIATION
NÃFTÃNÃILÃ, ION; CIOANÃ, GEORGIANA - In: International Conference Modern Approaches in … 5 (2011) 1, pp. 353-357
Under the influence of the economic conditions and the pressure to withstand market competition, companies nowadays should become more and more interested in differentiating their products relative to other businesses in the industry. In this context the concept of positive variation is one of...
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Cost Management in Sri Lanka: A Case Study on Volume, Activity and Time as Cost Drivers
Ratnatunga, Janek; Tse, Michael S.C.; Balachandran, Kashi R. - In: The International Journal of Accounting 47 (2012) 3, pp. 281-301
ABC, accountants developed the time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) model as an alternative cost allocation model …. This paper presents a comparison of the TDABC model with ABC, and considers if this alternative cost allocation model (1 … TDABC model has similar implementation complexities to ABC if modelling conditions are strictly adhered to; these …
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Le Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC):un premier bilan à travers une étude de cas longitudinale
Gervais, Michel; Levant, Yves; Ducrocq, Charles - In: Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie 13 (2010) 1, pp. 123-155
(VF)Le TDABC est présenté comme une nouvelle méthode par ses «inventeurs» (Kaplan et Anderson). Leur ambition est de … répondre aux critiques faites à l’ABC. L’étude montre que, si le TDABC permet de répondre partiellement à ces reproches, des … valorisation des coûts de capacité n’est pas une nouveauté et l’écart mis en évidence par le TDABC n’est qu’un écart sur volume d …
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Product development with a focus on attractive product expression: an analysis of case studies
Gotzsch, Josiena; Chanaron, Jean-Jacques; Birchall, David - HAL - 2006
Creating outstanding products is vital for a company's endurance in competitive markets. A mix of functionality, ergonomics, aesthetics, symbols and price aspects all play a role in making a product desirable.Some products carry a personal meaning for its user. Others communicate its user's...
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Value Chains Formation of the Russian Fuel and Power Sector
Vdovin, Alexey Nikolaevich - In: Transnational Corporations Review 4 (2012) 1, pp. 38-45
This paper is an analysis of the value chains of the Russian fuel and power sector enterprises products. In forming schemes of the value chains of the Russian fuel and power sector, the analysis has revealed the structure of the different participants, their share in the value-added distribution...
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Impact of Sugarcane Delivery Schedule on Product Value at Raw Sugar Factories
Salassi, Michael E.; Garcia, Mercedes; Breaux, Janis B.; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness 22 (2004) 1
Conversion to combine harvesters has resulted in Louisiana sugarcane growers delivering a more perishable product to raw sugar factories. Dextran formation increases as the time between harvest and milling is extended. Milling of freshly cut sugarcane reduces the formation of dextran and...
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Internal firm structure, external market conditions and competitive dynamics
Chen, Jing; Choi, Sungchul - In: Global Business and Economics Review 11 (2009) 1, pp. 88-98
To investigate the competitive dynamics of dominant-fringe firm competition, this paper considers a new analytical theory of production and competition, which incorporates the relationships amongst fixed costs, variable costs, market uncertainty and product value. In particular, we examine the...
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Internal firm structure, external market conditions and competitive dynamics
Chen, Jing; Choi, Sungchul - In: Global Business and Economics Review 11 (2009) 1, pp. 88-98
To investigate the competitive dynamics of dominant-fringe firm competition, this paper considers a new analytical theory of production and competition, which incorporates the relationships amongst fixed costs, variable costs, market uncertainty and product value. In particular, we examine the...
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Environmental management systems in food processing and production as a source of product value for the customer on the organic food market
Mariola Grzybowska-BrzeziÅ„ska; Rudzewicz, Adam - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 16 (2015) 2/3, pp. 304-320
Growing interest in organic agriculture has prompted numerous studies that compare various aspects of organically produced foods. The environmental ethic that gained worldwide prominence placed emphasis on individual responsibility (for personal health) and social action (on environmental...
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