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Virtuality, Innovation And R&D Activities, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Virtuality, Innovation And R&D Activities, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development which is a result of research and development (R&D) activities. It is necessary for them to put together different capabilities and services with the goal, through cooperation between suppliers and customers, service providers and scientific institutions to achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly …
Virtual Teams For Npd – An Innovative Experience For R&D Engineers, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Virtual Teams For Npd – An Innovative Experience For R&D Engineers, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
New interaction tools such as internet allow companies to gain valuable input from research and development (R&D) engineers via virtual teams. Consequently, engineers also get more expertise in diminutive time frames. Virtual R&D teams present the key impetus to the technology acquisition process. The present knowledge-economy era is characterized by short product life-cycles. Virtual R&D teams may reduce time-to-market, make available a large pool of new product know-how and provide greater flexibilities, which are the key success factors in a competitive market. This comprehensive review contains almost 100 references and covers the recent literature with emphasis on the topic. The …
Virtual Environments Innovation And R&D Activities: Management Challenges, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Virtual Environments Innovation And R&D Activities: Management Challenges, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Companies will not survive long unless they join a threefold revolution in management itself, innovation, and information technology. Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development which is a result of research and development (R&D) activities. It is necessary for them to put together different capabilities and services with the goal, through cooperation between suppliers and customers, service providers and scientific institutions to achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the …
Literature, Principle And The Basics Of Network Value Creation In R&D: The Relationship With Economy, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Literature, Principle And The Basics Of Network Value Creation In R&D: The Relationship With Economy, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
The internationalization of R&D network is a recent phenomenon. In this knowledgebased environment, the driving forces for this phenomenon are digitization, the internet, and high-speed data networks that are keys to address many of the operational issues from design to logistics and distribution. From the other direction to surviving in the highly competitive industry, requires strategies to collaborate with or compete with suitable firms within a network in the New Product Development process. The growing internationalization of R&D activities challenges multinational corporations (MNCs) to formulate technology strategies and manage increasingly diffuse and diverse networks of R&D laboratories and alliances in …
R&D Networking And Value Creation In Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
R&D Networking And Value Creation In Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Research and development (R&D) activities are fundamental drivers of value creation in today’s technology-based Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs). Seemingly, a successful R&D is a task of innovation processes and development of R&D networks with allied companies. There is a perceived lack of understanding regarding the importance of SMEs and their need to continuously enhancing their technological capabilities for the purpose of establishing them in dominant market positions. This article presents R&D network issues from the perspective of their impact on value creation in SMEs. The fundamental trend to enable SMEs towards creation of new knowledge and diffuse in and …