Attention to processes has increased, as thousands of organizations have adopted processfocused practices, including TQM and ISO 9000. Proponents of such programs stress the promise of improved efficiency and profitability. But research has not consistently borne out these prospects. Moreover,...

Introduction: countries all over the world have competed to develop their economiesthrough different methods. One of the ways is enhancing Logistics and Supply ChainManagement (LSCM). The Jordanian government is one of the governments that found out thatif it needs to improve the Jordanian...

Introduction: countries all over the world have competed to develop their economiesthrough different methods. One of the ways is enhancing Logistics and Supply ChainManagement (LSCM). The Jordanian government is one of the governments that found out thatif it needs to improve the Jordanian...

United States companies are facing increased competition as business continues to grow globally. This is true for large companies and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations. To remain competitive, organizations need to improve product...

The information contained in patent databases can be used to perceive the innovation strategy of a region. This paper proposed measures on patent analysis as method of measuring the flow of industrial knowledge in a region. The use of Tech- mining applied to the patent and the utility models...

This is a report of a study on the evolution of manufacturing technology policy during the deployment of domestic advanced manufacturing systems in thirty-four plants and two panels of data collection separated by one year. Changing firm environment was significantly correlated with pioneering...

Transportation and land use research of the past decade has focused in large part on the question of whether manipulating land uses in the direction of “smart growth” alternatives can reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) or otherwise improve travel behavior. Yet the notion of...

Die Entwicklung neuer Tech¬nologien ist für die meisten Unternehmen ein grundlegender Faktor, um neue Marktchancen er¬grei¬fen und zukünftige Herausforderungen meistern zu können. Dabei ist es zunehmend notwendig, innerhalb immer kürzer werdender Zeitspannen neue Technologien für das...

Electronic version of an article published as International journal of innovation and technology management, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2006, pp. 407-420 Article DOI: 10.1142/S0219877006000867 copyright World Scientific Publishing Company www.worldscinet.com/ijitm/