Increasing market demand towards higher product and process quality and efficiency forces
companies to think of new and innovative ways to optimize their production. In the area of …

For product designers, tools and techniques are essential in driving the design cycle.
Nevertheless, their employment usually is implicit, while passing over eg the design and …

Manufacturing companies are compelled to innovate through design that is a knowledge-
intensive process. However, there lacks a comprehensive knowledge model while …

In recent times, globalization has brought us not only new opportunities but also new
challenges. The theme of innovation has become a mandatory topic for all industries—it has …

This paper presents the creation of a reference stage-gate process model for ideation
activities in the early fuzzy front-end of new product development (NPD). The work is based …

Successful innovation projects require an adequate innovation management capability in
organisations. This means a sufficiently rigorous, continuous, and goal-oriented …

The independent innovation of agricultural enterprises ensures national food security
through enhancing food production efficiency and optimizing food nutritional quality …

Abstract Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is multifaceted information system that aims to
develop strong functionality, better performance, make better decisions and achieve a …

The concept of quality gates has been successfully applied as a quality assurance
mechanism in several industries. The quality gates approach combines aspects related to …

Sustainability is gaining more importance for industrial planning because such themes as
global warming, child labour, and compliance with social and environmental standards have …