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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Product concept"”.
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Influences of Product Concept Demonstrations in Trade Shows: Two Essays
<p>I study the effects of product concept demonstrations on firm value and on firms' profit using two different methods: empirical and analytical approaches.</p> <p>Utilizing an event study, in Essay 1, I assess the effects of product concept demonstrations in trade shows on abnormal stock returns …
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Product concept testing and development utilizing Internet-based visualization and interaction
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001.
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Concept engineering : an investigation of time vs. market orientation in product concept design
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1993.
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Approximate life-cycle assessment of product concepts using learning systems
… method that provides fast evaluations of product concepts. Traditional life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies and their streamlined analytical versions are costly, time-consuming, and data intensive. Thus, they are not practical to apply during early concept design phases where little …
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Improvement of prescription medicine adherence through the development of an intelligent pill organization and dispensary system "Claire"
… preliminary business model associated with a new product concept developed for this costly problem, "Claire." Claire is a Compact, Low-cost, Accurate, Intuitive, Reliable, Easy medication management system that automatically sorts, dispenses, and tracks pills. By simplifying the pill-taking …
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Apparel Mass Customization: Exploring Canadian Consumer Attitudes
… is a relatively new service and product concept, which engages consumers in co-designing clothing online for a tailored product. This study explores Canadian consumers’ attitudes towards clothing, and assesses the potential for the adoption of this concept in Canada. This study is …
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A multi-attribute approach to conceptual system design decisions based on Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
… evaluation activities necessary for completing conceptual system design. An indicator was developed for the overall performance of an organization's product and its competitors’ products using the information in a QFD matrix. In addition, a methodology was developed to determine if essential …
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Flow characterization of the UL Smoke Box and spot-type smoke detectors
… bed to greatly reduce the time to market from product concept to a finished product. Also, there is the possibility that a more efficient, functional smoke detector may be developed. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
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Rugged field-service computing : a product development case study at Dell Inc.
… Part of this process involves determining what products and services Dell can provide beyond its current offerings, and then developing these new offerings internally or through acquisition. This thesis will use the internal development of one such offering as an in-depth case study to examine …
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A modular device for vaginal administration of multiple therapeutic agents
… in low and middle-income countries. The new MPT product concept is based around an innovative vaginal ring in which drug-containing cores are physically inserted into and retained within a ring-shaped frame using ‘interference fits’. Compared to more conventional vaginal ring designs, this …
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Exploring the Impact of Play: Designing for Well-being through Playful Digital Mediums for Older Adults in Thailand using the Human-Centered Design Process
… explores play and how we might design digital products for play. The concept of play is mainly studied in the context of children, and with older adults, play is often used as a mechanism to achieve specific goals and behaviors. In Thailand, the concept of play seems to permeate into different …
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Data trend mining for predictive systems design
… and efficient manner, with the main focus being product family design problems. Traditional data acquisition techniques that have been employed in the product design community have relied primarily on customer survey data or focus group feedback as a means of integrating customer preference …
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Product descriptors for early product development : an interface between environmental experts and designers
… behavior must be internalized. In the context of product development, this internalization should occur in early product development under the guidance of an environmental expert. During early product design phases there may be numerous concepts with significant differences, detailed information …
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Global Finish Curvature Matched Machining
… greater emphasis has recently been placed on product aesthetics and decreasing the product development time. This is promoting and standardizing widespread use of sculptured surface styling within product design. Therefore, industries are looking for high efficiency machining strategies for …
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Value creation through intellectual property acquisition
… it desired to leverage the IP to identify a product concept to enhance the company's portfolio. To facilitate the project, a structured opportunity identification process was utilized. This process consisted of four major steps: Problem Framing, Idea Search, Screen, and Refine. Problem …
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Model za upravljanje ranim fazama inovacionih projekata
Upravljanje ranim fazama predstavlja veoma značajnu oblast upravljanja inovacijama i inovacionim projektima. Ovo mišljenje је potvrđeno na osnovu velikog broja referentnih publikacija koje se mogu naći u navedenoj oblasti, ali i zastupljenošću identifikovane teme u praksi. Imajući u vidu da je …
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The effects of brands and country of origin on consumers' buying intention in Saudi Arabia
The Country of Origin (COO) and branded product are concepts that have been studied widely in social science. This is manifested in the movement and progress of studies related to these concepts from simple to sophisticated and in-depth ones. However, previous studies still have many limitations …