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The economic outlook for the upcoming quarters is rather shaky. As a supplier to almost any other industry, the chemical industry is negatively impacted by recessionary trends. A shrinking demand of the global manufacturing industry for instance,severely affects the chemical industry due to the intense supplier-customer relationship. As a result of the negative business climate […]
Abstract Owing to ever shorter innovation cycles, it has become more and more challenging to predict approaching market convergence. This study aims to overcome this problem by providing a novel method for anticipating market onvergence using start-up formation as an indicator. Life cycle analysis is employed in this article to examine the anticipation of the […]
Abstract Accelerators support the fast-track development of start-ups. Although their emergence and popularity has increased during the last years, limited research exists on accelerator types and whether the organizational context (e.g. nature of business, industry) influences their five design elements: 1) funding structure and governance, 2) strategic goals and focus, 3) selection process, 4) program […]
Abstract The introduction of existing, improved or radically new process technology in the process industries is not finished until the technology is implemented and operating well within the company’s organization and premises; a fact of growing importance in the perspective of digital transformation. In a literature review of technology transfer models, studies of intra-firm process […]
Abstract Process plant start-up is a key element in the transition from the project phase to business operation. A proper start-up phase ensures safe and reliable process plant operations. When project start-up tasks are not properly considered, they can become activities performed at the end of a project with no clear acknowledgement of ownership. Failure […]
Abstract In the context of the fourth industrial revolution and digitalization as a driving force, a current approach in the Swedish industrial innovation system is the public-private partnership Strategic Innovation Programs (SIPs). The program Process-industrial IT and Automation (PiiA) has been founded to support the process industries’ competitiveness through digitalization. This essay aims to briefly […]