The early stages of the innovation value chain involve assessing the future macroeconomic environment, conducting market research, and exploring customer trends. This phase requires creative ...

To win in Industry 4.0, manufacturers need to change their approach to innovation ... ones that target an unmet need in the market or value chain. As for how they do it, the best way is to ...

This paper explores how changes in both position and participation in Global Value Chain networks affect firm innovation. The analysis combines matched patent-firm data for Japan with measures of GVC ...

Restructuring supply chains from the ideal of “just in time” to “just in case” calls for greater investment in manufacturing innovation, and in re-shoring some of the nation’s high-tech manufacturing ...

Cultivated in over 100 countries, cotton is not only essential for global trade, but also for the livelihoods of millions, particularly in developing regions. However, the cotton-to-clothing value ...

The transformative power of technology is dismantling traditional barriers across the insurance value chain, from underwriting to claims management, and perhaps most notably, within delegated ...

COMMERCIALISATION of the Technology Innovation Agency, an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Mining has been a cornerstone of South Africa’s economy for over a century, ...