Investigation Into the Market-Orientated New Product Development Performance

The effect that the market orientation brings to product innovation performance is reported and the degree of product innovativeness is explored. The interdepartmental integration inside the company is also investigated. A series of hypotheses were developed aiming at presenting a conceptual framework to clarify how market orientation contributes to product innovation performance-moderated by the degree of product innovativeness and affected by the interdepartmental integration. Survey data from 36 business units were analyzed based on the respondents in the research. The statistic results suggest a substantial positive effect of market orientation on product innovation performance. Under the condition of incremental innovativeness among the samples, the more innovative the product is, the more improvements in product innovation performance would be achieved. A variety of particular interdepartmental integration mechanisms have been certified to lend more supports to establishing market orientation and improving product innovation performance.

Exploring Barriers and Opportunities in Adopting Crowdsourcing Based New Product Development in Manufacturing SMEs

Crowdsourcing is an innovative business practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content or even funds by soliciting contributions from a large group of people （the ＇Crowd＇）. The potential benefits of utilizing crowdsourcing in product design are well-documented, but little research exists on what are the barriers and opportunities in adopting crowdsourcing in new product development （NPD） of manufacturing SMEs. In order to answer the above questions, a Proof of Market study is carried out on crowdsourcing-based product design under an Innovate UK funded Smart project, which aims at identifying the needs, challenges and future development opportunities associated with adopting crowdsourcing strategies for NPD. The research findings from this study are reported here and can be used to guide future development of crowdsourcing-based collaborative design methods and tools and provide some practical references for industry to adopt this new and emerging collaborative design method in their business.

Impact of the synergy between technology management and technological capability on new product development:a system dynamics approach

This paper employs system dynamics to explore how the synergy between technology management and technological capability affects new product development.The results show that the synergy between technology management and technological capability has positive impact on new product development.Moreover, the leading synergy processes between technology management and technological capability in different new product development stages are different.This paper deepens the theoretical understanding of how to achieve new product development, and also provides useful guidance for firms to implement new product development.

Selection Model of Optional Parts in Suppliers Involved in New Product Development

Quality function deployment (QFD),which can translate efficiently customer requirement (CRs) into technical attributes (TAs),is widely used in new product development (NPD) as an efficient customer-driven approach. After lots of QFD application is applied in manufacturing fields,it was proved that without considering suppliers involved,it is difficult to get precise and satisfying results in each process of QFD,particularly part deployment. The paper will address the issues of a model of optional parts selection in suppliers involved in part deployment process. Further,it has been applied to an ERP system reconstruction and updating problem as an illustration.

Effective decision-making model for hi-tech new product development

In order to identify the effective decision-making factors at the individual NPD project manager level, a new effective decision-making model has been established by introducing the concept of decision-making effectiveness, analyzing the role of expertise, and identifying the major role of expertise and insight with respect to the interfaces between a new product, an organization, customers, technologies and regulations, for the study of the effective decision-making facilitators and inhibitors for a NPD project. The analysis of the unique task conditions for individual decision-makers shows that perceived complexity, uncertainty and time pressure have their negative effect on the effective decision-making process. It is concluded that the flexible, balanced and appropriate use of rational analysis, common sense and intuition is a key effective decision-making factor, and the psychologically ‘active attitude’ of a manager is also an important factor for successful dealing with the difficult task conditions.

A Study on the Activities During the Fuzzy Front End in New Product Development Projects of Korean ICT Firms

Although previous studies on Korean manufacturing firms have empirically analyzed the causal relationship between activities during the FFE(Fuzzy Front End)and success of NPD(New Product Development)of Korean manufacturing firms,no study has concretely focused on Korean ICT(Information and Communications Technology)firms and their FFE activities.The main aim of this study is to identify the activities of these firms during their FFE and provide managerial insights into the other ICT firms.The authors conducted a survey(106 valid responses)that their FFE activities on new product development project managers in Korean ICT firms.The results showed that even though new product development managers of Korean ICT firms did not search for ideas systemically,they communicated with those departments/divisions that had frequent interaction with customers for idea assessment,with the active involvement of middle-or higher-level managers.They thoroughly established initial plans in the pre-development stages and seriously analyzed competitors’products and direct and indirect customer interactions in their market survey activities.

A Proposed New Product Development Process for Floor Coverings and Assessment of Its Applicability

Nowadays, the rapid changes in the marketing environment of construction products accelerate the shortening tendency of product life cycles which in return put pressure on companies to produce successful new products and adopt innovative strategies to survive and expand in the fast competitive environment. The success of the new construction products calls for a high-quality and well-managed product development process. Thus, this study aims at defining the basic steps of a NPD （new product development） process designed for floor coverings and evaluating its applicability. To this end, the product development methods of the leading companies in the construction sector in Turkey have been analyzed. Also, a questionnaire has been conducted to determine which of the steps of the proposed methodology are currently being realized and which are not or cannot be implemented. Finally, based on this information, certain suggestions have been made as to what can be done to enhance the NPD processes of the companies＇ subject to evaluation.

Development of New Products——A Must for the Development of Enterprise

Jiangsu Feng Ming Group is a large and comprehensive provincial foodstuff enterprise group combining research, development, production and operation, trading and circulation and service. Over the past few years, on the basis of the processing of fruits and vegetables and taking its name brand products as the lead, the group has

New development of whey protein products as nutritional food ingredients

Whey protein products provided ideal ingredients for nutritional food applications.Whey proteins are known to have high nutritional quality due to their high content of essential amino acids,high digestibility and biological value.Research in the past decades has shown that many of the whey protein fractions and peptides derived from them possess various biological activities.The technology developments in the last decade,such as those in the areas of protein fractionation technologies have made industrial scale production of fractionated whey protein products commercially feasible.The development in hydrolysis technology and the peptide analytical capability allowed production of whey protein hydrolysates with designed bioactivity and functionalities.People are continuously finding new biological activities of the various whey protein fractions or their hydrolysis products.Significant amount of research has also been carried out to study the clinical benefits of some of the whey protein fractions and whey protein derived peptides.Examples of these studies will be reviewed and discussed.

Entrepreneurial Orientation,Knowledge creation process and New Product Development Performance

This paper analyzed the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and new product development perlormance based on the perspective of knowledge creation process. Through a questionnaire survey, we found that entrepreneurial orientation is positively related to new product performance, and knowledge creation process plays a mediating role in this relationship. This article examines the role of entrepreneurial orientation on new product innovation performance in Chinese situations, and it is the first time to check the intermediary functions on each dimension of knowledge test between entrepreneurial orientation and new product development performance.

Focusing on NaiaTM to inspire new product development

Today, with the rapid rise of sustainable consumption concept, the combination of fashion and green will be a new way of product development that meets consumer demand. On July 4th, as one of the important contents of the 2019 China Textile Innovation Conference & Design Forum,“the 4th Member’s Day of Fabrics China Pioneer Plants & Naia^TM Cellulose Acetate Fiber Product Development Forum” were successfully held in Dalang Fashion Town, Shenzhen. With the theme of “Naia^TM cellulose acetate fiber product development”, the forum discussed how to integrate sustainable development concept with fashion trends to enhance the product development level and market competitiveness of Naia? and even the whole eco-textiles in accordance with the consumer awareness and market demand of eco-textiles.

Product development of Baosteel HFW 610 Mill

Baosteel's high-frequency electric resistance welded(HFW) 610 longitudinal seam mill(8 5/8″-24″, the yearly output 300000 t) and UOE 1422 longitudinal submerged arc welding(SAW) mill(20' -56',the yearly output 500000 t) are established in 2005 and 2008,respectively.Product specification covers whole of API 5CT standard and most of API 5L standard,terminating the history of manufacturing the medium and large size pipes at Baosteel.The yearly output increased from 1,200000 t to nearly 2000000 t.HFW 610 mill is oriented at mid size pipes,which are mainly linepipe and welded casing.The designed yearly output of HFW mill is 300000 t,including casing of 90000 t,linepipe of 180000 t,round structural pipe of 15000 t and rectangle structural pipe of 15000 t. The yearly output of oil casing line supporting the welding line is 120000 t,among which including welded casing and seamless casing of 30000 t.Baosteel's HFW 610 longitudinal seam mill was established on October 27,2005. After the equipment trial run In October,2005 - March,2006 and equipment function examination In April,2006 - June,2006,mass production started in July 2006.And in December 2006,monthly designed capacity was achieved,reaching to 30496.644 t in welding pipe and 28 349.939 t in finished pipe.The output of 2006,2007, 2008 and 2009 was 117 067 t,223 554 t,255 791 t,and 204 424 t,with the comprehensive yield ratio 79.4%, 87.8%,90.80%and 91.92%respectively.This study introduces Baosteel HFW 610 Mill which is the world class,energy conservation and environmental protection enterprise,including product orientation,process and new product development.

Development of Educational Programs for System Creators and Business Producers in Future Strategy Design Based on Action Project Group Activities through Industry-University Cooperation

Our Japanese industry-university project group of Aoyama Gakuin University investigated and studied new educational programs to cultivate“future strategy design”human resources over several years.The purpose of this research paper is to describe two types of educational programs.The first program proposes the system creator,which is capable of new product design and innovative management that use advanced technologies such as internet of things(IoT),artificial intelligence(AI),and augmented and virtual reality.The second program proposes the business producer that is capable of platform service business modeling,product development and strategy,and customer service.The characteristics of these programs involve applying new educational methods to combine project-based learning(PBL)and active learning.

习近平科技创新重要论述的演进基础、体系构成与实践启示

党的十八大以来,习近平总书记关于科技创新的重要论述不断丰富发展,成为指引中国科技创新实践的重要思想理论武器。运用跨学科、跨领域综合视角分析发现:在演化基础上,习近平科技创新重要论述拥有马克思主义相关理论、西方经济学、中国优秀传统文化等多种理论与思想来源,受到全球科技演进态势、国际科技经济竞合局势、中国科技经济社会发展国情等多种因素的深刻影响;在体系结构上,习近平科技创新重要论述已经形成由新发展理念为统领、高水平科技自立自强为本质特征、“八个坚持”为主体框架、新型举国体制等为“重点内容”的四层逻辑体系架构,并一直在持续发展。因此,准确理解和把握该体系架构必须坚持动态演进与联系开放的思维。贯彻习近平科技创新重要论述的重要精神,要坚持科技创新在国家发展中的优先级战略定位不动摇,协同推进高水平科技自立自强与新质生产力发展,聚焦能力建设推进科技现代化进程。

以新质生产力赋能银发经济发展

结合新质生产力的理论内涵,从理论逻辑、实践指向和价值取向三个方面分析其推动银发经济创新发展的必然性,阐明了新质生产力赋能银发经济的作用机制,揭示了其在当前面临的困境,探讨了破解这一困境的实践路径。新质生产力将通过赋能新生产、新服务和新业态,实现银发经济的转型升级。然而,当前新质生产力赋能银发经济发展还面临着生产力和生产关系两个维度的阻碍,不仅需要从生产要素上强化技术研发突破、加强养老金融支持、培育新质劳动力、充分发掘老龄数据,推动传统银发产业转型升级,更需要从生产关系上创新经济与科技体制,实现银发经济从技术、产业到制度体系全方位的创新发展。

新质生产力赋能中国农产品出口贸易高质量发展路径研究

新质生产力赋能中国农产品出口贸易发展,是扩大农业高水平对外开放、实现农业强国建设目标的重要着力点。在简要介绍中国农产品出口贸易发展概况的基础上,阐述了中国农产品出口贸易发展困境,分析了新质生产力赋能中国农产品出口贸易发展的作用机制,提出推动农产品产业链供应链优化升级、加强科学技术引领农产品领域发展、加快数字技术同农产品贸易的深度融合等作为新质生产力赋能中国农产品出口贸易高质量发展的实施路径。

绿色生产力的理解向度、中国创新与实践展望——兼论新质生产力本身就是绿色生产力

在科技革命和产业变革加快演进的背景下,数字化与绿色化已经成为新质生产力的两大鲜明标识,驱动经济向高质量发展迈进。从人与自然关系的视角来看,生产力的进步已由传统模式跃升为绿色生产力的新阶段,这既是21世纪生产力发展的大势所趋,也是中国新发展理念的鲜明体现。绿色生产力依托技术创新的突破和与发展模式的变革,加速推动绿色福祉的广泛增进与普惠,深刻契合了人类对美好生态环境的不懈追求与深切向往,共同构建人与自然和谐共生的美丽中国。绿色生产力的创新实践已深刻融入中国发展多个五年规划之中,稳步推进绿色发展,率先引领了一场以绿色为特征的新产业质态变革,这场“绿色革命”深刻重塑了发展模式的绿色转型。面向“十五五”时期,需进一步深化绿色生产力的创新与发展,贯彻绿水青山就是金山银山的理念,坚持科技创新和制度创新双轮联动,强化科技创新和产业创新的深度融合。同时,完善支持绿色发展的经济金融政策工具,并积极推动全球化治理体系绿色变革。只有坚持长期主义,坚持绿色增长,将“绿色革命”推向深入,才能实现可持续发展目标。

新质生产力与新型生产关系:生产力跃迁与生产关系变革

生产力是人类文明演进的决定性因素,从传统生产力到新质生产力,标志着生产力的质的飞跃。作为以科技创新为核心的先进生产力质态,新质生产力发展对生产关系提出了新的更高的要求。以变革生产关系适应生产力发展,是马克思主义政治经济学的基本原理,也是中国特色社会主义政治经济学的重要指导思想。加快培育新质生产力,为高质量发展和中国式现代化注入强大动力,必须进一步全面深化改革,加快形成与之相适应的新型生产关系。要坚持以经济体制改革为牵引,落实“两个毫不动摇”,激发各类市场主体活力;推动有为政府与有效市场更好结合,构建协同创新长效机制;建设更高水平开放型经济新体制,营造良好的国际环境。

向新出发,木材科学前沿发展

木材及其制品被广泛应用于人们日常生活,包括家具制造、室内装饰和建筑等领域。木材工业的年产值总量已经超过3万亿元,是重要的国民经济基础产业。然而,木业发展过程中仍存在产品附加值低、企业创新能力弱和生产供应链分散等问题,向新出发、向绿而行,孵化功能木质制造新技术、新材料,培育木业新质生产力是助推行业发展、蓄能助力低碳转型的重要方向。为此,聚焦木材科学前沿发展方向,针对木业新质生产力重要论述,阐明科技创新对木业发展的重要意义,提出木材科学未来发展向极微观深入、向极宏观拓展、向极端条件迈进、向极综合交叉发力4个发展方向,并综述了现阶段具代表性研究成果,梳理代表性木质新产品和功能新材料的发展现状和发展趋势,为进一步提出我国木业新质生产力发展路径奠定基础。

新质生产力、数字技术创新与产品质量升级

数字技术创新是新质生产力的组成部分,出口产品质量升级是高质量开放发展的基本要求。聚焦数字技术创新对出口产品质量的影响,从而探讨新质生产力促进高质量发展的渠道、机制和障碍,理论分析表明:数字技术创新降低资源投入、提升资源效率影响在位企业产品质量、临界企业产品质量和整体平均产品质量,对平均产品质量的影响具有不确定性。实证分析发现,数字技术创新自身难以提升平均产品质量,但与传统技术创新交叉项却显著稳健为正,这体现了数实融合、新旧融合的必要性;这一作用对中高技术产品并不显著,意味着中高技术产品质量升级可能更依靠技术创新质量;上述结论在考虑测量误差、样本选择、内生性等因素后依然显著。促进数字技术创新与传统技术创新融合是提升产品质量、促进高质量发展的关键,新质生产力无法孤立于旧生产力而发挥作用。