1. Introduction. Process innovations, which involve new or significantly improved production processes or technologies, are essential for increasing manufacturing competitiveness (Rönnberg, 2019; Yu et al., 2017).The benefits of successfully implementing process innovations include reducing time to market, developing strong …

In the Innovation Map below, you get an overview of the Top 10 Pulp and Paper Trends & Innovations that impact 1783 companies worldwide. Moreover, the Pulp and Paper Innovation Map reveals 20 hand-picked startups, all working on emerging technologies that advance their field. Want to explore all Pulp & Paper innovations & trends?

The overview succinctly covers the process of making handmade papers, value addition, and product design. The scientific investigations on obtaining HMP from innovative raw materials such as …

One pillar of a company's sustainability is innovation, be it in concept, product, process or system (akgün et al., 2010). this enables companies to gain a competitive advantage, achieve a larger ...

Process innovations frequently include a new production technology or a new business model. In a wider sense, a new process or structural organisation can be a process innovation as well. However, new products frequently require new technologies, i.e., product and process innovations can be distinguished, but not really separated.

This study provides new insights into the understanding of the environmental impacts of the production of the and writing paper made from various types of …

The Diffusion of Innovations theory describes the pattern and speed at which new ideas, practices, or products spread through a population. It separates people into five categories of how they adopt innovation, namely: innovators (2,5%), early adopters (13,5%), early majority (34%), late majority (34%), and laggards (16%) as Roger …

Introduction. Disruptive innovation theory (DIT) is prominent in management science, corporate strategy, and contemporary cultural discourse. Its roots trace back to the groundbreaking work of Bower and Christensen (Citation 1995), "Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave", and it has since undergone substantial …

New biomedical, bioengineering and digital technologies continue to swamp the health system and consume a major part of the health budget. National authorities should develop a policy framework that articulates needs, standards and projections of safe and cost-effective technologies in the context of local epidemiological data and the felt ...

Verganti (2009) also affirmed that radical innovation means proposing a new understanding into the users' world instead of asking them what they need. In other words, the public does not ask for anything; rather, the visionary companies are the ones offering them something, making new proposals (Verganti, 2009). For example, Nintendo Wii is …

Summary. For the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive innovation has been enormously influential in business circles and a powerful tool for predicting which industry entrants will succeed.

The ride-hailing company Uber has achieved extremely rapid global expansion by means of outmanoeuvring governments, regulators and competitors.

The development of new digital business models has already changed industries such as media and retail (Remane et al., 2017). Industries regarded as starters in DT include media and …

The world's pulp and paper industry is becoming increasingly global and with a speed unforeseen in the past. Thus covering what is termed here the global pulp …

The findings of this study contribute to the theoretical constructs of fintech innovations in the financial services industry and show that such innovations play a crucial role in shaping the ...

This review intends to draw attention to the effective usage of enzymes for processing in the paper and pulp-based sectors. Biobased processing, alone or in …

Process industries encompass a broad range of manufacturing industries: chemicals, fuels, energy industries, pharmaceuticals, food, agrochemicals, metals, advanced materials, minerals, pulp and paper, etc. When we use the generic term "chemical industry" or "process industry," we refer to all manufacturing facilities above.

1. Introduction. Scholarly interest in the idea that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can replace humans, take over workplace roles, and reshape existing organizational processes has been growing steadily (Brynjolfsson and McAfee, 2017; von Krogh, 2018).The central premise is that, given certain constraints in information …

It is up to policies to reduce this risk and make frontier technologies contribute to increasing equality. Low- and middle-income developing countries and the least developing countries cannot afford to miss the new wave of rapid technological change. Harnessing this new technological revolution will require countries to promote the use, adoption

The debate about the nature of innovation and how best to define it is by now almost a century old. Traditional innovation research often characterizes innovation as a novel combination of new and …

This article presents a narrative review of seven selected studies investigating the impact of digital innovation on entrepreneurship and its outcomes within diverse sociopolitical contexts. Results show that improved innovation output scores and the ability to absorb innovative models are associated with higher GDP growth rates. …

This article delves into the key aspects of streamlining paper production, exploring the digital future of papermaking, the impact of digitalization on the industry, AI's role in streamlining paper production, emerging trends, …

We discuss prospects for innovation in consumer payment instruments. We discuss recent research into consumer payments and what can be learned about consumer behavior toward new payment options. We consider three new innovations in payments: mobile payments, faster payments, and digital currencies. For each, we describe …

This chapter gives a summary of the effects of Industry 4.0 (I 4.0) on various sectors, including manufacture, communication, transportation, and healthcare.

This paper argues that after numerous unsuccessful innovations, the industry is now in the middle of a global paradigm shift with a huge impact on journalism as a business and showing a …

Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing manufacturing processes and has a powerful impact on globalization by changing the workforce and increasing access to new skills and knowledge. World Economic Forum estimates that, by 2025, 50% of all employees will need reskilling due to adopting new technology. Five years from now, over two-thirds of skills …

A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications. ... Innovations to reshape global food systems through improving local food-production capabilities, enabling infrastructure for agricultural ...

Innovation is widely known to have great effects on developing economy and obtaining sustainable competitive advantage (Damanpour and Wischnevsky, 2006; Nagano et al., 2014).The disruptive innovation theory, developed by Christensen when he published the book entitled "The Innovator's Dilemma" over 20 years ago, has been …

Purpose: The Indian automobile industry is adopting new technologies to upscale its business post-pandemic. Information centric technology plays a major role in the industry.

Making these incentives accessible to new entrants is critical, as it is unclear whether transformative innovation will emerge from established industry players 44. Innovation incubators and ...