The relevance of product innovations and new product development for the competitive performance of firms and for the longterm economic growth is a known and recognized topic. In the context of the food industry, process and product innovations are usually the result of cross-discipline ideas, involving, for instance, biology, chemistry, technology, engineering, nutrition and law. Furthermore, ...

As energy costs continue to rise, industrial plants (even those of energy nonintensive industries such as furniture industry) need effective way to reduce the amount of energy they consume. Besides, there are a number of economic and environmental reasons why a company should consider environmental management initiatives. This paper provides a detailed guideline for implementing joint energy an...

The overall goal of this project was to formulate a set of economic development objectives that draw on food-related industrial symbiosis opportunities in New Haven, Connecticut. Our research and analysis looked at existing food sector operations within the city’s boundaries and incorporated potential new businesses that might be established in New Haven, especially in the waterfront district. ...

This article tells the story of a Korean machinery firm, which sought to absorb imported foreign technology, assimilate it and then diWse it in the 1970's to Korea. Through this story, the reader will gain an understanding of the political, social, and economic context in which Korean enterprises managed their businesses in a decade of rapid economic growth. This case will also illustrate the r...

The study investigates whether establishing of the shopfloor management in company is beneficial for or not even difficult conditions (food production with BRC standards production, presence foreigners, agency employees). A qualitative research based on detailed long-term observation real process planning and was used, as well interviews industrial engineers, first line managers, blue-collar wo...

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Food and beverage companies are industrial involved in managing the food industry play an important role Indonesia's economic growth. Every business tries to achieve optimal profit or continuing its future. The purpose of this research is analyze effect working capital, liquidity, company age growth on profitability. In study number population 41. Target sampling, technique used with certain cr...