TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Program in Material Science AZHAR IQBAL, MUHAMMAD: Virtual Product Development and Management Opportunities in Fashion Industry. Master of Science Thesis, 85 pages, 2 Appendix pages November 2013 Major: Fiber, Textile and Fashion Engineering Examiner: Professor Heikki Mattila

With the demand for electronic products and desktop access in the past 5-8 years, information providers have had to reorganize their operations to manage and produce digital versions of their publications. They have had to develop new formats and new interfaces while also refocusing business plans to establish new pricing models and collaborative partnerships. Managing these types of fundamenta...

During the last two decades, product labeling has become an increasingly used policy tool, particularly with respect to the provision of health and environmerrtd information. Theory holds that the flow of information among market participants plays a critical role in the efficient operation of markets. This paper explores the role of product labeling policy in ameliorating two potential market ...

Manufacturing firms are under many financial and competitive pressures which focus attention on the performance of their manufacturing processes. In this paper the opportunities for improving the environmental impact of products within the constraints of existing manufacturing infrastructure are examined. Approaches which support sustainability in two aspects are proposed, firstly, the provisio...

In product development companies, an important progress is the extensive development and deployment of collaborative design and manufacturing methodologies and systems, further to form a Collaborative Product Development (CPD) environment. It is in line with the growing trend of global cooperative design and outsourcing in product development. In a CPD environment, people are able to participat...

This paper presents an in-depth case study from a development project in the bank sector. The findings have implications for companies that consider openness in their innovation activities. A large company that wishes to involve suppliers, partners, customers and end-users need to be prepared organizationally, with e.g., motivated individuals, and allocated budgets. This applies regardless comp...