Journal of Business Chemistry June 2019
Research around how to organize activities inside and outside of firm boundaries is well established in strategy and innovation management literature. As new customer needs evolve, companies can no longer rely solely on their own capabilities but instead on partners within the framework of ecosystems. Ecosystems are composed of interconnected and interdependent network actors, which […]
The disappearance of the German Hoechst Corporation, is even 30 years after the start of the restructuring still a topic of high interest to managers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Over the years, a variety of publications have described, analyzed and evaluated the restructuring process that has finally lead to the disappearance of the […]
1 Introduction When discussing the potential of digital technologies in research and development (R&D), people typically draw the line at so-called creative tasks. They see a clear division of labor, where creativity is the domain of humans and more mundane tasks are handled by machines. But that assumption comes into question when one considers both […]
1 Introduction Nature and human beings – as part of nature – depend on a continuous flow of energy to stabilize a state far off any thermodynamic equilibrium. Evolution has addressed this energy demand over millions of years especially by photosynthesis in highly delocalized and dispersed natural systems. In addition, the development of mankind during […]
Abstract Industry is facing growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste by regulation. Circular economy principles can be used to optimize resource flows in industry. However, industry still faces concrete financial, regulatory, technological, and organizational barriers to do so. For the establishment of industrial synergies, ecosystems can be seen as a useful […]
Abstract Considering that the communication devices (CD) segment only makes up just 7% of the yearly electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) waste, this means that there are no specific CD related sustainable measures, but just EEE generalized solutions. As such, this paper aims at exploring the critical factors for improving the sustainability as well as […]
Abstract The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the world. IT-based technologies start to have an increasing impact on the chemical industry. Incumbents need to smart-up in order to stay competitive. Especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing a tough challenge as they lack resources and expertise in implementing Industry 4.0. In this paper, the […]
Abstract Using a newly developed conceptual framework on “platform-based design of non-assembled products,” the process-industrial applicability of the framework in production and product design was investigated. In a survey of Nordic process industries the research instrument included a comprehensive questionnaire designed to stimulate respondents to act as “multiple informants”. The results indicate that the presented […]