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View article: Elastic manufacturing: provisioning and deprovisioning production capacity to vary product volume and mix
Elastic manufacturing: provisioning and deprovisioning production capacity to vary product volume and mix Open
Purpose Advancements in responsive manufacturing have been supporting companies over the last few decades. However, manufacturers now operate in a context of continuous uncertainty. This research paper explores a mechanism where companies …
View article: Mapping Knowledge Needs of Hospital Estates and Facilities Management Teams: Insights from a Delphi Study
Mapping Knowledge Needs of Hospital Estates and Facilities Management Teams: Insights from a Delphi Study Open
The role of Estates and Facilities Management (EFM) in the healthcare sector is often overlooked despite its crucial contribution to the efficient delivery of clinical services. This paper explores the knowledge needs of EFM professionals …
View article: Inter-hospital knowledge sharing: Insights from case studies on infrastructure issues during COVID-19
Inter-hospital knowledge sharing: Insights from case studies on infrastructure issues during COVID-19 Open
This paper presents findings on knowledge sharing (KS) behaviours among Estates and Facilities Management (EFM) staff in the English National Health Service (NHS). EFM departments play a crucial role in ensuring the safe delivery of health…
View article: Introduction to the Special Issue on the New Silk Road of Innovation: R&D Networks, Knowledge Diffusions, and Open Innovation
Introduction to the Special Issue on the New Silk Road of Innovation: R&D Networks, Knowledge Diffusions, and Open Innovation Open
The Silk Road connected the East and West for almost 2,000 years from B.C. 300 to the 1700s. It provided a network of trade routes as well as the mechanism for the reciprocal exchange of knowledge that stimulated and diffused great innovat…
View article: Rapid setup and management of medical device design and manufacturing consortia: experiences from the COVID‐19 crisis in the UK
Rapid setup and management of medical device design and manufacturing consortia: experiences from the COVID‐19 crisis in the UK Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic caused severe ventilator shortages in many healthcare systems worldwide. The UK government reacted to this with a three‐pronged approach of importing, up‐scaling existing production and supporting new design projects.…
View article: Customer entrepreneurship on digital platforms: Challenges and solutions for platform business models
Customer entrepreneurship on digital platforms: Challenges and solutions for platform business models Open
Drawing on the mixed methods of qualitative research and agent‐based simulation, this study examines: (a) how end‐users use digital platforms to become customer–entrepreneurs undertaking commercial activities on platforms; and (b) how plat…
View article: A Case Study of the development of the UK’s Additive Manufacturing National Strategy 2014-2017
A Case Study of the development of the UK’s Additive Manufacturing National Strategy 2014-2017 Open
The importance of the role of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies in company, regional and national level manufacturing activities is becoming clearer as AM technologies mature and levels of adoption in a wide range of application are…
View article: The Impact of Additive Manufacturing Technologies on Industrial Spare Parts Strategies
The Impact of Additive Manufacturing Technologies on Industrial Spare Parts Strategies Open
The paper aims to investigate potential benefits and the applicability of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for spare parts management in the automotive industry. Research results contribute to a gap in literature on strategic impac…
View article: An initial framework for open service innovation adopting digital co-creation
An initial framework for open service innovation adopting digital co-creation Open
The aim of this paper is to build an initial framework to support an enhancement of organisations’ open service innovation by adopting digital co-creation activities. In order to do so, this paper first discusses the nature of the open inn…
View article: Exploring the Future of Patent Analytics: A Technology Roadmapping approach
Exploring the Future of Patent Analytics: A Technology Roadmapping approach Open
In a connected world, where successful technological development depends increasingly on
\ncollaboration between different partners, effectively utilizing patent data analytics has huge, yet
\nunexploited potential. Given suitable analytic…
View article: Dynamic capabilities and economic crises: has openness enhanced a firm's performance in an economic downturn?
Dynamic capabilities and economic crises: has openness enhanced a firm's performance in an economic downturn? Open
Many studies have attempted to investigate the potential benefits of open innovation. However, the long-term effects of openness have yet to be demonstrated, even if few researchers hypothesized that high openness could increase firms’ dyn…
View article: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND OPEN INNOVATION
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND OPEN INNOVATION Open
This paper analyses the relationships of one UK-‐based research-‐intensive university with a number of leading multinational firms at different points along parallel processes of organisational development. From this, we have identified …
View article: Exploring innovation ecosystems across science, technology, and business: A case of 3D printing in China
Exploring innovation ecosystems across science, technology, and business: A case of 3D printing in China Open
The concept of the innovation ecosystem is receiving increasing attention worldwide. Governments and industrialists are keen to foster innovation ecosystems to systematically cultivate favourable environments and encourage local innovators…
View article: Dynamic capabilities and economic crises: Has openness enhanced a firm's performance in an economic downturn?
Dynamic capabilities and economic crises: Has openness enhanced a firm's performance in an economic downturn? Open
Many studies have attempted to investigate the potential benefits of open innovation. However, the long-term effects of openness have yet to be demonstrated, even if few researchers hypothesized that high openness could increase firms’ dyn…
View article: Understanding the human side of openness: the fit between open innovation modes and CEO characteristics
Understanding the human side of openness: the fit between open innovation modes and CEO characteristics Open
In small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), where typically the decision‐making process is highly centralised, important decisions, such as open innovation (OI) adoption, will be strongly influenced by the characteristics of their Chief…
View article: Implementation of rapid manufacturing for mass customisation
Implementation of rapid manufacturing for mass customisation Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of how companies can implement rapid manufacturing (RM) (i.e. the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for final part production) for mass customisation (MC), dr…
View article: Beyond absorptive capacity in open innovation process: the relationships between openness, capacities and firm performance
Beyond absorptive capacity in open innovation process: the relationships between openness, capacities and firm performance Open
The literature has shown that open innovation (OI) can be a winning strategy in improving firm performance. However, in order to adopt and implement it, managers need to resolve practical problems, such as understanding the role played by …