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Capability matrix – Identifying and evaluating the key capabilities of purchasing and supply management
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008-05-30)
Organizations gain resources, skills and technologies to find out the ultimate mix of capabilities to be a winner in the competitive market. These are all important factors that need to be taken into account in organizations ...
Purchasing and supply management capabilities in Finnish medium-sized enterprises
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008-08-29)
Purchasing and supply management (PSM) has become increasingly important for companies to survive in current highly competitive market. Increased outsourcing has extended the role of PSM, making external resource management ...
The use of future-oriented knowledge in regional innovation processes: Research on knowledge generation, transfer and conversion
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008-10-31)
The importance of the regional level in research has risen in the last few decades and a vast literature in the fields of, for instance, evolutionary and institutional economics, network theories, innovations and learning ...
Product Platform Development from the Product Lines' Perspective: Case of Switching Platform
(2004-12-16)
In the era of fast product development and customized product requirements, the concept of product platform has proven its power in practice. The product platform approach has enabledcompanies to increase the speed of ...
Performance benchmarking and incentive regulation – considerations of directing signals for electricity distribution companies
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008-06-18)
After the restructuring process of the power supply industry, which for instance in Finland took place in the mid-1990s, free competition was introduced for the production and sale of electricity. Nevertheless, natural ...
CFD simulation of complex phenomena containing suspensions and flow throughporous media
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008-12-19)
There is an increasing reliance on computers to solve complex engineering problems. This is because computers, in addition to supporting the development and implementation of adequate and clear models, can especially ...
Business Development Efforts and Performance Improvements in SMEs Case Study of Business Development Projects Implemented in SME
(2005)
Under the circumstances of the increasing market pressure, enterprises try to improve their competitive position by development efforts, and a business development project is one tool for that. There are not many answers ...
On Value Creation at an Industrial Intersection – Bioenergy in the Forest and Energy Sectors
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2009)
The traditional forest industry is a good example of the changing nature of the competitive environment in many industries. Faced with drastic challenges forestindustry companies are forced to search for new value-creating ...
Dynamic Simulations of Rotors during Drop on Retainer Bearings
(2007-11-07)
The active magnetic bearings have recently been intensively developed because of noncontact support having several advantages compared to conventional bearings. Due to improved materials, strategies of control, and electrical ...
Field Sales Management Control: Towards a Multi-Level Theory
(2007-12-07)
The purpose of this dissertation is to increase the understanding and knowledge of field sales management control systems (i.e. sales managers monitoring, directing, evaluating and rewarding activities) and their potential ...