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• 1. [Article] Case Study: The Optimization of Information Flow & Organization in Software Development

  Trial and error are inevitable in the process of software development; the redesign is wasteful when unfocused communication occurs within the development process. To speed up this development process, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Case Study: The Optimization of Information Flow & Organization in Software Development Author: Madani, Farshad, Wang, Bing, Wang, Xiaowen, White, Corey, Wang, Liying Year: 2012 Trial and error are inevitable in the process of software development; the redesign is wasteful when unfocused communication occurs within the development process. To speed up this development process, we optimized the information flow and redesigned the development organization into chunks. First, we investigated the information flow between tasks and coupled tasks into phases utilizing the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) so that the information exchange among chunks of tasks is as few as possible. In this way, the redundant iterations of tasks are eliminated. Meanwhile, we also grouped the engineers into groups according to the tasks, in this; we eliminated wasteful communications between the groups of engineers. We depict the social network defined by the information flow within the software development sector and compared the new arrangement to the old arrangement in a visible way. This new arrangement will facilitate the communications between engineers and speed up the process of software development. Title: Case Study: The Optimization of Information Flow & Organization in Software Development Author: Madani, Farshad, Wang, Bing, Wang, Xiaowen, White, Corey, Wang, Liying Year: 2012 Trial and error are inevitable in the process of software development; the redesign is wasteful when unfocused communication occurs within the development process. To speed up this development process, we optimized the information flow and redesigned the development organization into chunks. First, we investigated the information flow between tasks and coupled tasks into phases utilizing the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) so that the information exchange among chunks of tasks is as few as possible. In this way, the redundant iterations of tasks are eliminated. Meanwhile, we also grouped the engineers into groups according to the tasks, in this; we eliminated wasteful communications between the groups of engineers. We depict the social network defined by the information flow within the software development sector and compared the new arrangement to the old arrangement in a visible way. This new arrangement will facilitate the communications between engineers and speed up the process of software development. Close

• 2. [Article] A Comprehensive Strategic Model for the Commercialization of New Product Development Technologies

  A significant amount of time, money and resources can be invested into a new product development effort. In this era of “open innovation,” organizations have additional external commercialization options ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Comprehensive Strategic Model for the Commercialization of New Product Development Technologies Author: Baltz, Angie, Bobek, Adam, Combs, Trevor, Imondi, Chris, Soysa, Dinesh, Trippel, Matt Year: 2011 A significant amount of time, money and resources can be invested into a new product development effort. In this era of “open innovation,” organizations have additional external commercialization options to consider compared to development of technology internally. An effective strategic model utilizing open innovation development options is required to exploit market opportunities for commercialization of technologies. These decisions need to be made in the early stages of development to optimize project selection and investment. This paper provides a model to aid the decision maker in identifying the optimal product development approach based upon a methodology grounded in accredited literature and the input of new product development experts. The effectiveness of this model is validated using case studies and interview of past product development efforts. Title: A Comprehensive Strategic Model for the Commercialization of New Product Development Technologies Author: Baltz, Angie, Bobek, Adam, Combs, Trevor, Imondi, Chris, Soysa, Dinesh, Trippel, Matt Year: 2011 A significant amount of time, money and resources can be invested into a new product development effort. In this era of “open innovation,” organizations have additional external commercialization options to consider compared to development of technology internally. An effective strategic model utilizing open innovation development options is required to exploit market opportunities for commercialization of technologies. These decisions need to be made in the early stages of development to optimize project selection and investment. This paper provides a model to aid the decision maker in identifying the optimal product development approach based upon a methodology grounded in accredited literature and the input of new product development experts. The effectiveness of this model is validated using case studies and interview of past product development efforts. Close

• 3. [Article] Developing a Strategic Policy Choice Framework for Technological Innovation: Case of Chinese Pharmaceuticals

  With the growing trend of globalization and rapid development of high technologies, emerging economies face more challenges in technology development because they are chasing a fast-moving frontier. They ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Developing a Strategic Policy Choice Framework for Technological Innovation: Case of Chinese Pharmaceuticals Author: Chan, Leong Year: 2013 With the growing trend of globalization and rapid development of high technologies, emerging economies face more challenges in technology development because they are chasing a fast-moving frontier. They need to identify global technology trends and adapt to local needs and capabilities. Strategies for technology development differ among countries at different developmental stages. In this research, a technology policy choice framework is developed to link prospective high-tech areas, technology development strategies, and various innovative resources. The research approach is to develop a hierarchical decision model (HDM) and apply the analytic hierarchical process (AHP). Experts are invited from diverse sources to provide a balanced perspective representing different stakeholders. This research focuses on the fast developing Chinese biopharmaceutical industry as a case study. The results of this research have identified thirteen prospective biotech areas that China should invest more resources for development. These technology areas include: recombinant therapeutic proteins, recombinant vaccines, monoclonal antibody technology, cell and tissue engineering, gene therapy, antisense therapy, RNAi, nanobiotechnology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, pharmacogenetics, gene sequencing, and biotechnology diagnostics. For most of these technology areas, the results have indicated an imitative innovation strategy should be taken as a better strategy under current technological conditions in China. The research has further found that high-tech small-to-medium companies and multinational corporations are major innovation contributors in the Chinese biopharmaceutical sector. The research outcomes can serve as guidelines in resource allocation and policy making for technology development. Based on the overall research findings, policy-makers can apply more specific policy instruments to support innovation activities. Appropriate policy measures may help the country to construct an innovative ecosystem that can serve as the driving force for future technology development. Title: Developing a Strategic Policy Choice Framework for Technological Innovation: Case of Chinese Pharmaceuticals Author: Chan, Leong Year: 2013 With the growing trend of globalization and rapid development of high technologies, emerging economies face more challenges in technology development because they are chasing a fast-moving frontier. They need to identify global technology trends and adapt to local needs and capabilities. Strategies for technology development differ among countries at different developmental stages. In this research, a technology policy choice framework is developed to link prospective high-tech areas, technology development strategies, and various innovative resources. The research approach is to develop a hierarchical decision model (HDM) and apply the analytic hierarchical process (AHP). Experts are invited from diverse sources to provide a balanced perspective representing different stakeholders. This research focuses on the fast developing Chinese biopharmaceutical industry as a case study. The results of this research have identified thirteen prospective biotech areas that China should invest more resources for development. These technology areas include: recombinant therapeutic proteins, recombinant vaccines, monoclonal antibody technology, cell and tissue engineering, gene therapy, antisense therapy, RNAi, nanobiotechnology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, pharmacogenetics, gene sequencing, and biotechnology diagnostics. For most of these technology areas, the results have indicated an imitative innovation strategy should be taken as a better strategy under current technological conditions in China. The research has further found that high-tech small-to-medium companies and multinational corporations are major innovation contributors in the Chinese biopharmaceutical sector. The research outcomes can serve as guidelines in resource allocation and policy making for technology development. Based on the overall research findings, policy-makers can apply more specific policy instruments to support innovation activities. Appropriate policy measures may help the country to construct an innovative ecosystem that can serve as the driving force for future technology development. Close

• 4. [Article] Travel Drink Heater: New Product Development Log

  The purpose of the development log is to convey the readers and the audience about the development of our product from initiating idea until developing the prototype and also analyzing product development ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Travel Drink Heater: New Product Development Log Author: Ashokkumar, Ramkumar, Hsieh, Yi-Lung, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Mahaphol, Inthrayuth Year: 2010 The purpose of the development log is to convey the readers and the audience about the development of our product from initiating idea until developing the prototype and also analyzing product development economics for the product. The readers and the intended audience of the development log can be anybody who is willing to know about choosing a technology in developing a Travel Beverage Heater. The problem that was not currently addressed by various other technologies and products was to heat the drink anywhere and at anytime. The current technologies that are used to heat the drink are not safer which could cause burns and hurt the customers, not easy to carry, not compact, some chemical based products have also caused injuries to the customers and were not eco friendly. Hence, to address these needs we have developed a product through our thorough research and analysis. The scope of the development log report doesn’t cover much in depth about the circuit design or in depth product specifications. It discusses about various possible technologies in high level that can be used such as chemical based, Butane fuel based and finally battery power based technology which could heat the drink. Hence, having a some prior knowledge about these chemicals and technologies would help to better understand the product but it is not mandatory. The methodology adopted was finding market opportunity through gap analysis of the competitors’ products which were customer complaints unaddressed by the other products which lead to the initiation of idea of developing a product which could heat the drink that is light, easy to use and safe to carry. Further we considered various potential customer segments that may be willing to buy this product, followed by selecting a potential target segment who were parents having babies and on further interviewing we found the customer needs and then interpreted the needs. The technology was selected based on interviewing the Mothers who have babies which was finally found to be battery based and later we used needs-metrics matrix to come up with product specifications. Final stage of developing the product was product design which was found to be spiral type design after evaluating various other designs. Finally, we calculated product development economics which includes unit production cost, net present value and break even analysis. The development log report starts with product development process which includes product planning and concept development, followed by design phase, product development economics, lessons learned and follow on research. Title: Travel Drink Heater: New Product Development Log Author: Ashokkumar, Ramkumar, Hsieh, Yi-Lung, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Mahaphol, Inthrayuth Year: 2010 The purpose of the development log is to convey the readers and the audience about the development of our product from initiating idea until developing the prototype and also analyzing product development economics for the product. The readers and the intended audience of the development log can be anybody who is willing to know about choosing a technology in developing a Travel Beverage Heater. The problem that was not currently addressed by various other technologies and products was to heat the drink anywhere and at anytime. The current technologies that are used to heat the drink are not safer which could cause burns and hurt the customers, not easy to carry, not compact, some chemical based products have also caused injuries to the customers and were not eco friendly. Hence, to address these needs we have developed a product through our thorough research and analysis. The scope of the development log report doesn’t cover much in depth about the circuit design or in depth product specifications. It discusses about various possible technologies in high level that can be used such as chemical based, Butane fuel based and finally battery power based technology which could heat the drink. Hence, having a some prior knowledge about these chemicals and technologies would help to better understand the product but it is not mandatory. The methodology adopted was finding market opportunity through gap analysis of the competitors’ products which were customer complaints unaddressed by the other products which lead to the initiation of idea of developing a product which could heat the drink that is light, easy to use and safe to carry. Further we considered various potential customer segments that may be willing to buy this product, followed by selecting a potential target segment who were parents having babies and on further interviewing we found the customer needs and then interpreted the needs. The technology was selected based on interviewing the Mothers who have babies which was finally found to be battery based and later we used needs-metrics matrix to come up with product specifications. Final stage of developing the product was product design which was found to be spiral type design after evaluating various other designs. Finally, we calculated product development economics which includes unit production cost, net present value and break even analysis. The development log report starts with product development process which includes product planning and concept development, followed by design phase, product development economics, lessons learned and follow on research. Close

• 5. [Article] The Yale Blocks: NAIOP Real Estate Development Workshop

  Students from Portland State University's Center for Real Estate produce a development plan for a property site in Seattle's South Lake Union District. Their task was to produce an original development ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Yale Blocks: NAIOP Real Estate Development Workshop Author: Smith, Brad, Koehler, Courtney, Hughes, Kerry, Stein, Matt, Monaghan, Pat, Beck, Staci Year: 2008 Students from Portland State University's Center for Real Estate produce a development plan for a property site in Seattle's South Lake Union District. Their task was to produce an original development plan, including the development concept, market analysis, conceptual design, economic analysis, capital and operations budget, and management plan. Title: The Yale Blocks: NAIOP Real Estate Development Workshop Author: Smith, Brad, Koehler, Courtney, Hughes, Kerry, Stein, Matt, Monaghan, Pat, Beck, Staci Year: 2008 Students from Portland State University's Center for Real Estate produce a development plan for a property site in Seattle's South Lake Union District. Their task was to produce an original development plan, including the development concept, market analysis, conceptual design, economic analysis, capital and operations budget, and management plan. Close

• 6. [Article] Development Log: Correct-A-Pen

  This paper is a development log, basically a log of our new product development process, showing the steps we went through to create the Erase-a-pen product. This project and consequently this paper are ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Development Log: Correct-A-Pen Author: Artiga, Roberto, Li, Tung-Lung, Jovanovic, Stevan, Schwarz, Justus Arne Year: 2010 This paper is a development log, basically a log of our new product development process, showing the steps we went through to create the Erase-a-pen product. This project and consequently this paper are based on the book: Ulrich & Eppinger, Product Design and Development, 3rd Edition Mc Graw Hill, 2003. The structure of this development log is based on relevant chapters as listed in the book. Title: Development Log: Correct-A-Pen Author: Artiga, Roberto, Li, Tung-Lung, Jovanovic, Stevan, Schwarz, Justus Arne Year: 2010 This paper is a development log, basically a log of our new product development process, showing the steps we went through to create the Erase-a-pen product. This project and consequently this paper are based on the book: Ulrich & Eppinger, Product Design and Development, 3rd Edition Mc Graw Hill, 2003. The structure of this development log is based on relevant chapters as listed in the book. Close

• 7. [Article] The Role of Software Development Methodologies in the Technology Innovation Process

  The software development methodologies like Scrum and eXtreme Programming (XP) are used in efficient development of software products. These methodologies follow some agile practices like communication, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Role of Software Development Methodologies in the Technology Innovation Process Author: Agrawal, Payal Year: 2009 The software development methodologies like Scrum and eXtreme Programming (XP) are used in efficient development of software products. These methodologies follow some agile practices like communication, customer integration, feedback, collective ownership, simplicity, continual integration, daily scrum meetings, and iterative development. Further, innovation is the process which starts from conception of an idea and ends with successful development of the product. In this paper I would explain how each of the agile practices followed in Scrum and XP will support and enhance an innovation process. Thus, the agile practices which would be very handy for most of the software professionals can help them in participating in the innovation process. Various case examples will be presented in order to prove how the strengths of software development methodologies can be used to enhance innovation process. Title: The Role of Software Development Methodologies in the Technology Innovation Process Author: Agrawal, Payal Year: 2009 The software development methodologies like Scrum and eXtreme Programming (XP) are used in efficient development of software products. These methodologies follow some agile practices like communication, customer integration, feedback, collective ownership, simplicity, continual integration, daily scrum meetings, and iterative development. Further, innovation is the process which starts from conception of an idea and ends with successful development of the product. In this paper I would explain how each of the agile practices followed in Scrum and XP will support and enhance an innovation process. Thus, the agile practices which would be very handy for most of the software professionals can help them in participating in the innovation process. Various case examples will be presented in order to prove how the strengths of software development methodologies can be used to enhance innovation process. Close

• 8. [Article] Applying Agile Project Management Principles to Pre-Silicon Hardware Design and Verification

  In today’s rapidly changing environments and uncertain markets, responding to change quickly and effectively is the key to success. There has been an increasing demand for iterative development process ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Applying Agile Project Management Principles to Pre-Silicon Hardware Design and Verification Author: Hee, Cho Yong, Monalisa, Mitali, Dash, Pranabesh, Ashraf, Rehman Year: 2010 In today’s rapidly changing environments and uncertain markets, responding to change quickly and effectively is the key to success. There has been an increasing demand for iterative development process for products. Agile development process has been successfully used application software development projects to respond to rapid customer requests. This paper explores the applicability of Agile Project Management approaches to the Hardware Design and Verification (DV) process. Pre-silicon hardware design and verification process has its deep roots in manufacturing. The process and culture for project management present in hardware design groups are closer to manufacturing than software development process. The common characteristics of absolute adherence to planning coming from manufacturing can clearly be seen in hardware design groups. A company’s corporate culture emanating from manufacturing background can be a barrier to adoption of any kind of software development process. For the purpose of our study, the authors conducted interviews with six different design groups at Intel ® Corporation. The interviewers explored the management aspects of the project, discussed the challenges and issues encountered with the longer development cycles in hardware design process. The paper analyzes the data gathered and discusses the patterns observed across the groups. Agile Project Management expects a shift in the “attitude” of the Program or Project Managers and requires organizational buy-in for adopting and successfully practicing it. The paper goes into recommendations to mitigate the existing issues by using Agile management principles and suggests behaviorial changes if project groups do move to an Agile development process at Intel, where majority of the groups follow traditional management principles. Title: Applying Agile Project Management Principles to Pre-Silicon Hardware Design and Verification Author: Hee, Cho Yong, Monalisa, Mitali, Dash, Pranabesh, Ashraf, Rehman Year: 2010 In today’s rapidly changing environments and uncertain markets, responding to change quickly and effectively is the key to success. There has been an increasing demand for iterative development process for products. Agile development process has been successfully used application software development projects to respond to rapid customer requests. This paper explores the applicability of Agile Project Management approaches to the Hardware Design and Verification (DV) process. Pre-silicon hardware design and verification process has its deep roots in manufacturing. The process and culture for project management present in hardware design groups are closer to manufacturing than software development process. The common characteristics of absolute adherence to planning coming from manufacturing can clearly be seen in hardware design groups. A company’s corporate culture emanating from manufacturing background can be a barrier to adoption of any kind of software development process. For the purpose of our study, the authors conducted interviews with six different design groups at Intel ® Corporation. The interviewers explored the management aspects of the project, discussed the challenges and issues encountered with the longer development cycles in hardware design process. The paper analyzes the data gathered and discusses the patterns observed across the groups. Agile Project Management expects a shift in the “attitude” of the Program or Project Managers and requires organizational buy-in for adopting and successfully practicing it. The paper goes into recommendations to mitigate the existing issues by using Agile management principles and suggests behaviorial changes if project groups do move to an Agile development process at Intel, where majority of the groups follow traditional management principles. Close

• 9. [Article] Trip Kit Organizer (Development Log)

  The economic success of a company depends on the ability to identify the needs of the customers and analyzing the market[1]. In this process report we are going to highlight some of the techniques and ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Trip Kit Organizer (Development Log) Author: Melendez, Alex Tacco, Rosenthal, Janet, Penumarti, Anjana Year: 2017 The economic success of a company depends on the ability to identify the needs of the customers and analyzing the market[1]. In this process report we are going to highlight some of the techniques and concepts adapted from [1] for developing our product. The Trip Kit is a product that is designed to be secured into a car seat, and secure various items that people tend to carry in their cars. There will be some fixed compartments for bottle/cup holders and some customizable dividers similar to drawer dividers. This prevents loose items in your car rolling about, driver needing access to items while driving, and securing food and drink items. The paper covers all the characteristics required for a successful product development and the roadmap for the product development process. Title: Trip Kit Organizer (Development Log) Author: Melendez, Alex Tacco, Rosenthal, Janet, Penumarti, Anjana Year: 2017 The economic success of a company depends on the ability to identify the needs of the customers and analyzing the market[1]. In this process report we are going to highlight some of the techniques and concepts adapted from [1] for developing our product. The Trip Kit is a product that is designed to be secured into a car seat, and secure various items that people tend to carry in their cars. There will be some fixed compartments for bottle/cup holders and some customizable dividers similar to drawer dividers. This prevents loose items in your car rolling about, driver needing access to items while driving, and securing food and drink items. The paper covers all the characteristics required for a successful product development and the roadmap for the product development process. Close

• 10. [Article] Automap Truck Tracker (Development Log)

  AutoMap is a company which has a product solution for tracking cars and light trucks. A few companies have asked AutoMap to produce a similar product to track large freight trucks. This development log ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Automap Truck Tracker (Development Log) Author: Link, Jack, Cope, Maxwell, Smith, Michael Year: 2017 AutoMap is a company which has a product solution for tracking cars and light trucks. A few companies have asked AutoMap to produce a similar product to track large freight trucks. This development log documents the process that was used to determine whether or not AutoMap would proceed to develop and produce a solution for tracking large freight trucks. Title: Automap Truck Tracker (Development Log) Author: Link, Jack, Cope, Maxwell, Smith, Michael Year: 2017 AutoMap is a company which has a product solution for tracking cars and light trucks. A few companies have asked AutoMap to produce a similar product to track large freight trucks. This development log documents the process that was used to determine whether or not AutoMap would proceed to develop and produce a solution for tracking large freight trucks. Close

• 11. [Article] Comparing Efficiency of Electricity Power Plants: DEA Application

  In a global context, the performance of each economy in the world depends on its energy resources. Therefore, electrical generation plays an important role for developed and developing economies. There ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Comparing Efficiency of Electricity Power Plants: DEA Application Author: Garces, Edwin Year: 2007 In a global context, the performance of each economy in the world depends on its energy resources. Therefore, electrical generation plays an important role for developed and developing economies. There are many types of energy which can be consumed in many ways. One of these types of energy is electricity, which can be generated from multiple resources. In this context, new technologies have developed to improve efficiency and capacity in the electrical field. Title: Comparing Efficiency of Electricity Power Plants: DEA Application Author: Garces, Edwin Year: 2007 In a global context, the performance of each economy in the world depends on its energy resources. Therefore, electrical generation plays an important role for developed and developing economies. There are many types of energy which can be consumed in many ways. One of these types of energy is electricity, which can be generated from multiple resources. In this context, new technologies have developed to improve efficiency and capacity in the electrical field. Close

• 12. [Article] Using an Agility Scorecard

  My research paper seeks to clarify when is it most advantageous to apply an Agile development method to the new service development process, and how to create a decision model to assist managers in selecting ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Using an Agility Scorecard Author: Rosenberg, Greg Year: 2009 My research paper seeks to clarify when is it most advantageous to apply an Agile development method to the new service development process, and how to create a decision model to assist managers in selecting the correct method for each phase of the new product development life cycle. Title: Using an Agility Scorecard Author: Rosenberg, Greg Year: 2009 My research paper seeks to clarify when is it most advantageous to apply an Agile development method to the new service development process, and how to create a decision model to assist managers in selecting the correct method for each phase of the new product development life cycle. Close

• 13. [Article] New Prodcut Development - Development Log

  This is a development log for ETM 547 Winter 2009.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: New Prodcut Development - Development Log Author: Chenchugopal, Arun, McGinnis, Chris, Kelly, Josh, Talla, Rajesh, Al-Askaar, Saad, Sethu, Saranya, Pragasam Year: 2009 This is a development log for ETM 547 Winter 2009. Title: New Prodcut Development - Development Log Author: Chenchugopal, Arun, McGinnis, Chris, Kelly, Josh, Talla, Rajesh, Al-Askaar, Saad, Sethu, Saranya, Pragasam Year: 2009 This is a development log for ETM 547 Winter 2009. Close

• 14. [Article] Analyzing Sustainable Product Development processes in Fuzzy Front End Stage

  This is a study on the importance of including sustainability at the fuzzy front end (FFE) stage in new product development process. Sustainable design is a design philosophy that seeks to minimize or ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Analyzing Sustainable Product Development processes in Fuzzy Front End Stage Author: Matthew, Anna Mary, Patil, Prajakta, Joy, Chinu, Owojori, Oyin Year: 2015 This is a study on the importance of including sustainability at the fuzzy front end (FFE) stage in new product development process. Sustainable design is a design philosophy that seeks to minimize or eliminate negative impact to the natural environment through skillful and sensitive design. The importance of including sustainability at the fuzzy front end includes but is not limited to early tackling of barriers, enabling doing the right things versus doing things right and providing a platform to tackle sustainability problems at a higher system level. This study also analyzed tools for implementing sustainability at the fuzzy front end. They include, decision matrix, Eco compass, strategy list, cost analysis, creativity techniques, rules of thumb, expert rules etc. A survey was carried out to understand how organizations’ perceive sustainability; if these organizations include sustainability in their new product development process and most importantly if this implementation is done at the fuzzy front end. The survey results suggests that organizations are aware of the importance of including sustainability in the new product development process; however, implementing sustainability at the fuzzy front end is moderate. A framework was developed based on the literature review and survey to implement sustainability at the fuzzy front end. Title: Analyzing Sustainable Product Development processes in Fuzzy Front End Stage Author: Matthew, Anna Mary, Patil, Prajakta, Joy, Chinu, Owojori, Oyin Year: 2015 This is a study on the importance of including sustainability at the fuzzy front end (FFE) stage in new product development process. Sustainable design is a design philosophy that seeks to minimize or eliminate negative impact to the natural environment through skillful and sensitive design. The importance of including sustainability at the fuzzy front end includes but is not limited to early tackling of barriers, enabling doing the right things versus doing things right and providing a platform to tackle sustainability problems at a higher system level. This study also analyzed tools for implementing sustainability at the fuzzy front end. They include, decision matrix, Eco compass, strategy list, cost analysis, creativity techniques, rules of thumb, expert rules etc. A survey was carried out to understand how organizations’ perceive sustainability; if these organizations include sustainability in their new product development process and most importantly if this implementation is done at the fuzzy front end. The survey results suggests that organizations are aware of the importance of including sustainability in the new product development process; however, implementing sustainability at the fuzzy front end is moderate. A framework was developed based on the literature review and survey to implement sustainability at the fuzzy front end. Close

• 15. [Article] Municipal Wastewater Asset Prioritization Using Hierarchical Decision Modeling

  Hierarchical Decision Modeling (HDM) has been developed as a decision making tool across multiple industries in wide variety of applications. This paper presents the development of HDM as a tool to be ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Municipal Wastewater Asset Prioritization Using Hierarchical Decision Modeling Author: Bregaj, Nertila, Chaichi, Nina, McGraw, Sean, Nour, Alaa, Pizarro, Melinda, Provenzola, Jeremy Year: 2013 Hierarchical Decision Modeling (HDM) has been developed as a decision making tool across multiple industries in wide variety of applications. This paper presents the development of HDM as a tool to be used as an asset prioritization tool in the municipal wastewater industry. Converting an admittedly poorly developed risk-impact matrix, integrating expert feedback across two teams and a manager, and following the guidance of the established problem statement, an effective asset prioritization tool was developed as a means to accurately and consistently score and rank assets according to their priority for consideration for repair or replacement. Following development, a simulation was performed to validate the effectiveness of the tool by comparing it to against the experience and expertise of the current decision maker. Title: Municipal Wastewater Asset Prioritization Using Hierarchical Decision Modeling Author: Bregaj, Nertila, Chaichi, Nina, McGraw, Sean, Nour, Alaa, Pizarro, Melinda, Provenzola, Jeremy Year: 2013 Hierarchical Decision Modeling (HDM) has been developed as a decision making tool across multiple industries in wide variety of applications. This paper presents the development of HDM as a tool to be used as an asset prioritization tool in the municipal wastewater industry. Converting an admittedly poorly developed risk-impact matrix, integrating expert feedback across two teams and a manager, and following the guidance of the established problem statement, an effective asset prioritization tool was developed as a means to accurately and consistently score and rank assets according to their priority for consideration for repair or replacement. Following development, a simulation was performed to validate the effectiveness of the tool by comparing it to against the experience and expertise of the current decision maker. Close

• 16. [Article] Identifying Fundamentals of Project Management for Software Development

  This research attempts to use multiple perspective analysis to identify the fundamentals of project management for software development that can be utilized to be used as a framework for participants/stakeholders ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Identifying Fundamentals of Project Management for Software Development Author: Castillejos, Ignacio, Kamatkova, Yulia, Upadhyay, Jubin Year: 2012 This research attempts to use multiple perspective analysis to identify the fundamentals of project management for software development that can be utilized to be used as a framework for participants/stakeholders in projects for achieving success. The paper is based on research conducted through a series of interviews, in order to extract expert opinion and combine/compare it with findings from the literature. A case of two organizations in the Pacific Northwest has been taken into consideration to observe, evaluate, document, map, and discuss their practices for software development projects. A number of other university based experts were also consulted based on their work experience feedback was noted and included in the data model. This data was put in perspective with literature based data, and analysis was performed keeping in mind multiple perspectives. We hope to map our findings in a framework to be used as quick reference guide to ‘must-haves of the current project management practices in software development. Title: Identifying Fundamentals of Project Management for Software Development Author: Castillejos, Ignacio, Kamatkova, Yulia, Upadhyay, Jubin Year: 2012 This research attempts to use multiple perspective analysis to identify the fundamentals of project management for software development that can be utilized to be used as a framework for participants/stakeholders in projects for achieving success. The paper is based on research conducted through a series of interviews, in order to extract expert opinion and combine/compare it with findings from the literature. A case of two organizations in the Pacific Northwest has been taken into consideration to observe, evaluate, document, map, and discuss their practices for software development projects. A number of other university based experts were also consulted based on their work experience feedback was noted and included in the data model. This data was put in perspective with literature based data, and analysis was performed keeping in mind multiple perspectives. We hope to map our findings in a framework to be used as quick reference guide to ‘must-haves of the current project management practices in software development. Close

• 17. [Article] Digital Luggage Weighing Machine Development Log

  Millions of people travel each year whether it is for business or pleasure. No matter what the purpose for their trip is, they have the same worry as they leave for the airport—will my luggage exceed the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Digital Luggage Weighing Machine Development Log Author: Julien, Alex, Borgan, Mohammed, Rampalli, Phaneendra, Singla, Puniti, Bhendigeri, Sandeep Year: 2012 Millions of people travel each year whether it is for business or pleasure. No matter what the purpose for their trip is, they have the same worry as they leave for the airport—will my luggage exceed the maximum amount allowed? In the New Product Development course, the students in the class were required to team up and work on a project developing a new product. As our team was composed of international students, we decided to develop a digital luggage scale because it was something we could all relate to. This development log will explain in detail how we went from initial idea to the final product design. Additionally, this paper will describe the challenges that we faced, what we did well, the improvements that could be made and finally how we will learn from our mistakes and use this knowledge in future projects. Title: Digital Luggage Weighing Machine Development Log Author: Julien, Alex, Borgan, Mohammed, Rampalli, Phaneendra, Singla, Puniti, Bhendigeri, Sandeep Year: 2012 Millions of people travel each year whether it is for business or pleasure. No matter what the purpose for their trip is, they have the same worry as they leave for the airport—will my luggage exceed the maximum amount allowed? In the New Product Development course, the students in the class were required to team up and work on a project developing a new product. As our team was composed of international students, we decided to develop a digital luggage scale because it was something we could all relate to. This development log will explain in detail how we went from initial idea to the final product design. Additionally, this paper will describe the challenges that we faced, what we did well, the improvements that could be made and finally how we will learn from our mistakes and use this knowledge in future projects. Close

• 18. [Article] TB Fud PMO: Defining the Path to Success

  This article is a proposal for the institution of a Project Management Office (PMO) for our mid-level applications development company, TB Fud. The article summarizes the cost benefit and time to market ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: TB Fud PMO: Defining the Path to Success Author: Mansour, Mohammad, Nielsen, Carl, Lucas, Jessica Year: 2012 This article is a proposal for the institution of a Project Management Office (PMO) for our mid-level applications development company, TB Fud. The article summarizes the cost benefit and time to market advantage a PMO offers and advocates the institution of a PMO at TB Fud. The project plan shows how a PMO would be developed and how it would operate using current project management tools. This proposal demonstrates how a PMO office can streamline the project process providing a consistent and controlled approach to application development projects. It also demonstrates the potential cost savings of a PMO when compared to application projects performed without a uniform approach. The proposal summarizes the benefits of project management and the institution of a PMO to increase the success of application development. Title: TB Fud PMO: Defining the Path to Success Author: Mansour, Mohammad, Nielsen, Carl, Lucas, Jessica Year: 2012 This article is a proposal for the institution of a Project Management Office (PMO) for our mid-level applications development company, TB Fud. The article summarizes the cost benefit and time to market advantage a PMO offers and advocates the institution of a PMO at TB Fud. The project plan shows how a PMO would be developed and how it would operate using current project management tools. This proposal demonstrates how a PMO office can streamline the project process providing a consistent and controlled approach to application development projects. It also demonstrates the potential cost savings of a PMO when compared to application projects performed without a uniform approach. The proposal summarizes the benefits of project management and the institution of a PMO to increase the success of application development. Close

• 19. [Article] Knowledge Reuse in Open Source Software Development

  In late 90’s when internet become popular, it not only revolutionized the way we live, work, learn, interact but also added millions of dollars as revenue to companies in the form of voice over internet ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Knowledge Reuse in Open Source Software Development Author: Shetty, Namitha Year: 2012 In late 90’s when internet become popular, it not only revolutionized the way we live, work, learn, interact but also added millions of dollars as revenue to companies in the form of voice over internet protocol, instant messaging, internet protocol television, website technology and social networking [1]. One of the major contributions of internet in the field of software development has been the birth of open source software development. The open source software community gifted the world with an opportunity to create, share, use and reuse knowledge with everyone. Knowledge reuse not only saves time and cost, but also increases the reliability and quality of the product. This paper will try to explore some of major factors leading to reuse of knowledge in open source software development. Title: Knowledge Reuse in Open Source Software Development Author: Shetty, Namitha Year: 2012 In late 90’s when internet become popular, it not only revolutionized the way we live, work, learn, interact but also added millions of dollars as revenue to companies in the form of voice over internet protocol, instant messaging, internet protocol television, website technology and social networking [1]. One of the major contributions of internet in the field of software development has been the birth of open source software development. The open source software community gifted the world with an opportunity to create, share, use and reuse knowledge with everyone. Knowledge reuse not only saves time and cost, but also increases the reliability and quality of the product. This paper will try to explore some of major factors leading to reuse of knowledge in open source software development. Close

• 20. [Article] A Proposal for funding to The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Innovation Program at Portland State University, Innovation: Stroker Billiard Accessory

  The Stroker ™ is a pool shooting accessory that helps to improve accuracy by reducing the number of pivot points of the shooter’s support hand with an expandable, low friction guide that fits most standard ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Proposal for funding to The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Innovation Program at Portland State University, Innovation: Stroker Billiard Accessory Author: Mudavadi, Caroline, White, Corey, Perrenoud, Christophe, Wang, Xiaowen, Cooper, Melvin Year: 2012 The Stroker ™ is a pool shooting accessory that helps to improve accuracy by reducing the number of pivot points of the shooter’s support hand with an expandable, low friction guide that fits most standard sized pool cues. The Stroker is made of a metal exterior, with Teflon coated interior to reduce friction, and clips or pins that provide expandability. Innovation – Prototype development offers several opportunities to find innovative design solutions to improve and address the goals of the product. Although a rudimentary prototype has been developed as part of the concept development process, it is not a functional prototype that can be tested to determine if indeed the design meets the standards developed by the product development team. Two major challenges have to be addressed. The prototype can help ensure that the design is the best method of expanding/contracting of the components rapidly that provides stability, limits friction to a minimum, and is durable enough for casual use. Secondly, developing a prototype will provide additional insight into the development of the most costs effective manufacturing process. Thirdly, this is a lifestyle product and as such, industrial design is critical to its success. What design elements will be most appealing to the greatest percentage of our target market? Will a simple metal exterior, with perhaps engraving or patterns meet our needs, or should we consider a wide range of designs with a variety of exteriors such as painting, colors, etc. Title: A Proposal for funding to The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Innovation Program at Portland State University, Innovation: Stroker Billiard Accessory Author: Mudavadi, Caroline, White, Corey, Perrenoud, Christophe, Wang, Xiaowen, Cooper, Melvin Year: 2012 The Stroker ™ is a pool shooting accessory that helps to improve accuracy by reducing the number of pivot points of the shooter’s support hand with an expandable, low friction guide that fits most standard sized pool cues. The Stroker is made of a metal exterior, with Teflon coated interior to reduce friction, and clips or pins that provide expandability. Innovation – Prototype development offers several opportunities to find innovative design solutions to improve and address the goals of the product. Although a rudimentary prototype has been developed as part of the concept development process, it is not a functional prototype that can be tested to determine if indeed the design meets the standards developed by the product development team. Two major challenges have to be addressed. The prototype can help ensure that the design is the best method of expanding/contracting of the components rapidly that provides stability, limits friction to a minimum, and is durable enough for casual use. Secondly, developing a prototype will provide additional insight into the development of the most costs effective manufacturing process. Thirdly, this is a lifestyle product and as such, industrial design is critical to its success. What design elements will be most appealing to the greatest percentage of our target market? Will a simple metal exterior, with perhaps engraving or patterns meet our needs, or should we consider a wide range of designs with a variety of exteriors such as painting, colors, etc. Close

• 21. [Article] New Product Development: Amorphous Silicon Thin Film PV

  Q-Cells is a company founded in 1999 and is currently a global leader in manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.[1][2] The current products use traditional crystalline Silicon (cSi) technology. Although ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: New Product Development: Amorphous Silicon Thin Film PV Author: Sheikh, Nasir Jamil, Bokka, Naresh, Rasiah, Rekha, Bourque, Greg, Natale, Rocco, Khamis, Rabah Year: 2010 Q-Cells is a company founded in 1999 and is currently a global leader in manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.[1][2] The current products use traditional crystalline Silicon (cSi) technology. Although this is recognized as the industry leading technology, Q-Cells has set a goal to be the leader in next generation solar PV. We need to develop a process capability within our organization to support the design and development of industry leading second generation (2G) PV technology. The organization has created the Q-Cells NPI process, a modified stage gate phase model to support this new product development. The Q-Cells senior management has given their support to our defined product development lifecycle process. To achieve this goal of 2G solar PV, our new technology experts have been searching for new developments in research labs around the country. The rest of this report will document the process we propose for use by Q-Cells to insure a successful product development, from the idea generation stage, successively through definition, design, systems engineering and product engineering to full production manufacturing. Title: New Product Development: Amorphous Silicon Thin Film PV Author: Sheikh, Nasir Jamil, Bokka, Naresh, Rasiah, Rekha, Bourque, Greg, Natale, Rocco, Khamis, Rabah Year: 2010 Q-Cells is a company founded in 1999 and is currently a global leader in manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.[1][2] The current products use traditional crystalline Silicon (cSi) technology. Although this is recognized as the industry leading technology, Q-Cells has set a goal to be the leader in next generation solar PV. We need to develop a process capability within our organization to support the design and development of industry leading second generation (2G) PV technology. The organization has created the Q-Cells NPI process, a modified stage gate phase model to support this new product development. The Q-Cells senior management has given their support to our defined product development lifecycle process. To achieve this goal of 2G solar PV, our new technology experts have been searching for new developments in research labs around the country. The rest of this report will document the process we propose for use by Q-Cells to insure a successful product development, from the idea generation stage, successively through definition, design, systems engineering and product engineering to full production manufacturing. Close

• 22. [Article] Brazil: A Technological Poster Child

  On a global scale a country’s technological advancement and superiority often distinguish it from the other countries in a region. It is impossible to discuss technologically innovative and leading countries ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Brazil: A Technological Poster Child Author: Al-Mulla, Nameer, Cooper, Melvin, Cox, Colette, Menze, Ryan, Uffelman, Michael, Ulrich, David Year: 2012 On a global scale a country’s technological advancement and superiority often distinguish it from the other countries in a region. It is impossible to discuss technologically innovative and leading countries without Brazil in the conversation. Brazil is the technological leader in South America and has been for some time due, in large part, to their use of green, self sustaining energies. Brazil has been able to develop a university and communications system that support the current green energy initiatives and will drive Brazil into future technological dominance in the region. For our research, we started with an analysis of the different areas which Brazil has a global impact on technology. We started with a top level review of all of Brazils technology efforts and impacts in different areas of concern. During this review, we found Brazil has research and development efforts in a number of areas, such as aerospace, pharmaceutical research, and agriculture, but there was a more significant theme that we found. A significant portion of Brazil’s technology development had an environmental theme to it. Due to Brazil’s geography with vast rainforests, status as a developing nation, and development of technologies meant to help it compete in the global marketplace, a significant portion of Brazil’s technological development had a global environmental theme. Upon finding this, we set out to create a critical report of Brazil’s technologies which have a global environmental impact. This is a report of Brazil’s technological development with regard to government policy, energy, transportation, electric power, telecommunications, and publicly funded efforts. These areas capture Brazil’s technologic advancements and the impacts that they will have globally. Our research was not meant to compare Brazil with other countries, but instead to study and report on Brazil’s technological capabilities in these areas. Title: Brazil: A Technological Poster Child Author: Al-Mulla, Nameer, Cooper, Melvin, Cox, Colette, Menze, Ryan, Uffelman, Michael, Ulrich, David Year: 2012 On a global scale a country’s technological advancement and superiority often distinguish it from the other countries in a region. It is impossible to discuss technologically innovative and leading countries without Brazil in the conversation. Brazil is the technological leader in South America and has been for some time due, in large part, to their use of green, self sustaining energies. Brazil has been able to develop a university and communications system that support the current green energy initiatives and will drive Brazil into future technological dominance in the region. For our research, we started with an analysis of the different areas which Brazil has a global impact on technology. We started with a top level review of all of Brazils technology efforts and impacts in different areas of concern. During this review, we found Brazil has research and development efforts in a number of areas, such as aerospace, pharmaceutical research, and agriculture, but there was a more significant theme that we found. A significant portion of Brazil’s technology development had an environmental theme to it. Due to Brazil’s geography with vast rainforests, status as a developing nation, and development of technologies meant to help it compete in the global marketplace, a significant portion of Brazil’s technological development had a global environmental theme. Upon finding this, we set out to create a critical report of Brazil’s technologies which have a global environmental impact. This is a report of Brazil’s technological development with regard to government policy, energy, transportation, electric power, telecommunications, and publicly funded efforts. These areas capture Brazil’s technologic advancements and the impacts that they will have globally. Our research was not meant to compare Brazil with other countries, but instead to study and report on Brazil’s technological capabilities in these areas. Close

• 23. [Article] Participation in Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model for the Information and Communications Technology Industry

  There is a dearth of decision-support models or frameworks to aid managers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in uniformly assessing the key factors in the decision to standardize ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Participation in Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model for the Information and Communications Technology Industry Author: Neshati, Ramin Year: 2014 There is a dearth of decision-support models or frameworks to aid managers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in uniformly assessing the key factors in the decision to standardize innovative technologies. Making the proper decision is consequential and potentially fraught with risks for the firm such as competitive exposure, high expenditures with inadequate returns, restrictive inbound or outbound patent licensing obligations, and related complications. This study presents a framework to guide managers in the ICT industry in assessing the factors that inform the decision to participate in the development of technology standards. Using multi-criteria decision analysis and judgment data from panels of experts, a robust model is developed that comprehends the essential criteria and outcomes within the context of computer interconnect technologies. The resultant, generalizable model is validated against the case of the extant Universal Serial Bus (USB) interconnect standard and found to be congruent with the assessment of the experts. Scholarship on technology standards development is rich and multifaceted--spanning numerous streams of inquiry. This research contextualizes technology standardization within the economic, strategic, organizational, and legal perspectives. The resultant model demonstrates that strategic planning is regarded by the experts as the principal driver in the decision to participate in a technology standardization effort. Furthermore, the primacy of commitment and leadership within the standards-setting organization is unambiguously established through rigorous quantitative analysis. The proposed model verifies that the firm's desire to align its product roadmap to the emerging standard is the chief criterion in the decision to contribute to the standards development effort. Other criteria of high interest include the leveraging of network externalities to glean disruptive trends within the ecosystem, the exploration of opportunities to expand the total available market for the firm, and the availability and terms of IP licenses. Sensitivity analysis affirms the overall predictive strength and robustness of the model and its widespread applicability. Future research on model expansion and application to other technologies, as well as the development of uniform patent valuation methods will further enrich the knowledge base. Title: Participation in Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model for the Information and Communications Technology Industry Author: Neshati, Ramin Year: 2014 There is a dearth of decision-support models or frameworks to aid managers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in uniformly assessing the key factors in the decision to standardize innovative technologies. Making the proper decision is consequential and potentially fraught with risks for the firm such as competitive exposure, high expenditures with inadequate returns, restrictive inbound or outbound patent licensing obligations, and related complications. This study presents a framework to guide managers in the ICT industry in assessing the factors that inform the decision to participate in the development of technology standards. Using multi-criteria decision analysis and judgment data from panels of experts, a robust model is developed that comprehends the essential criteria and outcomes within the context of computer interconnect technologies. The resultant, generalizable model is validated against the case of the extant Universal Serial Bus (USB) interconnect standard and found to be congruent with the assessment of the experts. Scholarship on technology standards development is rich and multifaceted--spanning numerous streams of inquiry. This research contextualizes technology standardization within the economic, strategic, organizational, and legal perspectives. The resultant model demonstrates that strategic planning is regarded by the experts as the principal driver in the decision to participate in a technology standardization effort. Furthermore, the primacy of commitment and leadership within the standards-setting organization is unambiguously established through rigorous quantitative analysis. The proposed model verifies that the firm's desire to align its product roadmap to the emerging standard is the chief criterion in the decision to contribute to the standards development effort. Other criteria of high interest include the leveraging of network externalities to glean disruptive trends within the ecosystem, the exploration of opportunities to expand the total available market for the firm, and the availability and terms of IP licenses. Sensitivity analysis affirms the overall predictive strength and robustness of the model and its widespread applicability. Future research on model expansion and application to other technologies, as well as the development of uniform patent valuation methods will further enrich the knowledge base. Close

• 24. [Article] Open Source Software – Implications on Technology Management

  Over the past few years, major IT and non-It companies have increasingly adopted open source software (OSS). OSS is developed by organized communities of interested parties and sometimes by major software ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Open Source Software – Implications on Technology Management Author: Goyal, Shreya, Biradar, Renu, Singla, Puniti, Rampalli, Phaneendra Year: 2012 Over the past few years, major IT and non-It companies have increasingly adopted open source software (OSS). OSS is developed by organized communities of interested parties and sometimes by major software companies.OSS is developed by applying high quality standards and rigorous processes used when developing proprietary softwares. In most of the publications, much of the assessment of the drivers of growth and factors which hinder the development of OSS has been done form the technical perspective .Managerial perceptions of benefits and drawbacks that impact the organizational adoption of OSS has been neglected due to its focus on software development. In this paper we have tried to analyze the benefits and drawbacks mainly from the perspective of the IS/IT managers by analyzing various case studies of the leading companies that adopted OSS in their software portfolios. We also conducted surveys with two leading corporations like Nike and Intel in the city of Portland in Orgeon and also tried to contact the people from few global companies. After analyzing surveys and case studies we found out that benefits outweigh drawbacks in adoption of OSS. Companies are strategically adopting OSS as they have incorporated OSS in their IT strategies. The issues which were thought to be hindering the growth of OSS were found to be insignificant in front of the large amount of savings, escape from vendor-lock-in and customization of processes which companies are able to achieve after switching to OSS. Despite of many benefits some concerns surfaced up like lack of formal guidelines for the adoption of OSS in an organization. Lack of management support also hinders the adoption of OSS. OSS can be the best choice for the company if it aligns its business objectives with particular OSS before switching to it. Today,OSS is in the software portfolio of more than seventy five percent of the major companies and is expected that by 2016 OSS will be in mission critical software portfolios of more than ninety nine percent of global companies. Title: Open Source Software – Implications on Technology Management Author: Goyal, Shreya, Biradar, Renu, Singla, Puniti, Rampalli, Phaneendra Year: 2012 Over the past few years, major IT and non-It companies have increasingly adopted open source software (OSS). OSS is developed by organized communities of interested parties and sometimes by major software companies.OSS is developed by applying high quality standards and rigorous processes used when developing proprietary softwares. In most of the publications, much of the assessment of the drivers of growth and factors which hinder the development of OSS has been done form the technical perspective .Managerial perceptions of benefits and drawbacks that impact the organizational adoption of OSS has been neglected due to its focus on software development. In this paper we have tried to analyze the benefits and drawbacks mainly from the perspective of the IS/IT managers by analyzing various case studies of the leading companies that adopted OSS in their software portfolios. We also conducted surveys with two leading corporations like Nike and Intel in the city of Portland in Orgeon and also tried to contact the people from few global companies. After analyzing surveys and case studies we found out that benefits outweigh drawbacks in adoption of OSS. Companies are strategically adopting OSS as they have incorporated OSS in their IT strategies. The issues which were thought to be hindering the growth of OSS were found to be insignificant in front of the large amount of savings, escape from vendor-lock-in and customization of processes which companies are able to achieve after switching to OSS. Despite of many benefits some concerns surfaced up like lack of formal guidelines for the adoption of OSS in an organization. Lack of management support also hinders the adoption of OSS. OSS can be the best choice for the company if it aligns its business objectives with particular OSS before switching to it. Today,OSS is in the software portfolio of more than seventy five percent of the major companies and is expected that by 2016 OSS will be in mission critical software portfolios of more than ninety nine percent of global companies. Close

• 25. [Article] IP in Pharmaceutical Industry Related to TRIPS Agreement and Compulsory Licence in the Developing Countries

  The paper describes the effect of TRIPS agreement on the less developed nations, and the steps taken by those governments to protect the health care industry from high cost charged by the global companies. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: IP in Pharmaceutical Industry Related to TRIPS Agreement and Compulsory Licence in the Developing Countries Author: Kongsansatean, Paweena, Jain, Abhishek Year: 2013 The paper describes the effect of TRIPS agreement on the less developed nations, and the steps taken by those governments to protect the health care industry from high cost charged by the global companies. It studies the case of India and Thailand; steps taken by these nations and implications of those steps. Different legal cases and compulsory licensing grants given by these nations and the reasons behind them have been analyzed and described in the paper. It gives a glimpse of the health care system in the developing nations. Title: IP in Pharmaceutical Industry Related to TRIPS Agreement and Compulsory Licence in the Developing Countries Author: Kongsansatean, Paweena, Jain, Abhishek Year: 2013 The paper describes the effect of TRIPS agreement on the less developed nations, and the steps taken by those governments to protect the health care industry from high cost charged by the global companies. It studies the case of India and Thailand; steps taken by these nations and implications of those steps. Different legal cases and compulsory licensing grants given by these nations and the reasons behind them have been analyzed and described in the paper. It gives a glimpse of the health care system in the developing nations. Close

• 26. [Article] Emerging Technology - Social Indexing

  Social Indexing is related to on‐line social networks. It is a new paradigm to personalize web content and make that personalization available no matter what device is browsing the Web. Social Indexing ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Emerging Technology - Social Indexing Author: Swenson, Tina Year: 2011 Social Indexing is related to on‐line social networks. It is a new paradigm to personalize web content and make that personalization available no matter what device is browsing the Web. Social Indexing is also a new paradigm for developers. Standards are being developed such that web developers can maintain code on multiple platforms with minimal effort. The Internet is traditionally an impersonal web of sites. When interacting with websites, the site has no concrete idea who the user is. It is not truly possible for these traditional websites to effectively customize content. Customization attempts have been made in the form of using cookies to remember what a person might have viewed on previous visits and other such methods. Title: Emerging Technology - Social Indexing Author: Swenson, Tina Year: 2011 Social Indexing is related to on‐line social networks. It is a new paradigm to personalize web content and make that personalization available no matter what device is browsing the Web. Social Indexing is also a new paradigm for developers. Standards are being developed such that web developers can maintain code on multiple platforms with minimal effort. The Internet is traditionally an impersonal web of sites. When interacting with websites, the site has no concrete idea who the user is. It is not truly possible for these traditional websites to effectively customize content. Customization attempts have been made in the form of using cookies to remember what a person might have viewed on previous visits and other such methods. Close

• 27. [Article] A Comparative Analysis of Career Growth Models in R&D Organizations

  The organizations that emphasize on research and development (R&D) require outstanding professionals in the subject matter. Managing those resources is critical to conduct state-of-the-art research and ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Comparative Analysis of Career Growth Models in R&D Organizations Author: Garcia, Jorge, Rahman, Nayem, Sengupta, Sowmini, Spatar, Daria Year: 2013 The organizations that emphasize on research and development (R&D) require outstanding professionals in the subject matter. Managing those resources is critical to conduct state-of-the-art research and development, and manufacturing. It is important to understand what these R&D professionals want to achieve. If managers cannot comprehend their career growth needs they may end up losing those personnel. Organizations need to come up with career paths to retain and motivate workers. They need to make a balance between organizational needs and individuals’ needs, and develop career paths accordingly [1]. This allows for achieving employee commitment and retention within the organization. Title: A Comparative Analysis of Career Growth Models in R&D Organizations Author: Garcia, Jorge, Rahman, Nayem, Sengupta, Sowmini, Spatar, Daria Year: 2013 The organizations that emphasize on research and development (R&D) require outstanding professionals in the subject matter. Managing those resources is critical to conduct state-of-the-art research and development, and manufacturing. It is important to understand what these R&D professionals want to achieve. If managers cannot comprehend their career growth needs they may end up losing those personnel. Organizations need to come up with career paths to retain and motivate workers. They need to make a balance between organizational needs and individuals’ needs, and develop career paths accordingly [1]. This allows for achieving employee commitment and retention within the organization. Close

• 28. [Article] Contact Caddy - New Product Development Log

  The Contact Caddy is an organizer for the home for all of a person’s eye care needs, including contact storage and cleaning, glasses storage and cleaning, and a daily “travel” kit to take with them in ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Contact Caddy - New Product Development Log Author: Agu-Ibe, Daniel, Krishnaswamy, Dhanabal, Oursler, Kevin, Ottum, Marie, Pathak, Ujjal, Hallaj, Wajeeh Year: 2009 The Contact Caddy is an organizer for the home for all of a person’s eye care needs, including contact storage and cleaning, glasses storage and cleaning, and a daily “travel” kit to take with them in order to have any care items that may be needed during the day. The following is a review of the new product development process undertaken for the Contact Caddy, from identifying the market need to developing a concept and evaluating its business merit. The processes followed for each phase are discussed, followed by a comparison to recommended processes and key learning. Title: Contact Caddy - New Product Development Log Author: Agu-Ibe, Daniel, Krishnaswamy, Dhanabal, Oursler, Kevin, Ottum, Marie, Pathak, Ujjal, Hallaj, Wajeeh Year: 2009 The Contact Caddy is an organizer for the home for all of a person’s eye care needs, including contact storage and cleaning, glasses storage and cleaning, and a daily “travel” kit to take with them in order to have any care items that may be needed during the day. The following is a review of the new product development process undertaken for the Contact Caddy, from identifying the market need to developing a concept and evaluating its business merit. The processes followed for each phase are discussed, followed by a comparison to recommended processes and key learning. Close

• 29. [Article] Development Log Report

  The report captures the development process that our team followed durin g the course of the New Product Development class. The layout of the report has been created aligned with the various stages that ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Development Log Report Author: Yu, Tony, Monalisa, Mitali, Dash, Pranabesh, Alhallabi, Nayef, Dorociak, Robin, Wakefield, Erin, Amer, Muhammed Year: 2009 The report captures the development process that our team followed durin g the course of the New Product Development class. The layout of the report has been created aligned with the various stages that our team and the concept idea went through. We have also captured key learnings for us for the major stages where applicable. Title: Development Log Report Author: Yu, Tony, Monalisa, Mitali, Dash, Pranabesh, Alhallabi, Nayef, Dorociak, Robin, Wakefield, Erin, Amer, Muhammed Year: 2009 The report captures the development process that our team followed durin g the course of the New Product Development class. The layout of the report has been created aligned with the various stages that our team and the concept idea went through. We have also captured key learnings for us for the major stages where applicable. Close

• 30. [Article] Can Stopper: New Product Development Log

  We are product development team in a consumer product company based in Portland, Oregon. Our company specializes in developing and producing add-on product to add values and features to every-day consumer ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Can Stopper: New Product Development Log Author: Jan, Fahad, Saenaruk, Jitra, Huang, Kai-Hung, Supaviriyakul, Supalerg, Cheng, Wan-Hisu, Shen, Yu-Chieh Year: 2009 We are product development team in a consumer product company based in Portland, Oregon. Our company specializes in developing and producing add-on product to add values and features to every-day consumer product. Our team was assigned to work in the white space to come up with a new product for enhancing the company’s sales and exploring new market opportunities. Title: Can Stopper: New Product Development Log Author: Jan, Fahad, Saenaruk, Jitra, Huang, Kai-Hung, Supaviriyakul, Supalerg, Cheng, Wan-Hisu, Shen, Yu-Chieh Year: 2009 We are product development team in a consumer product company based in Portland, Oregon. Our company specializes in developing and producing add-on product to add values and features to every-day consumer product. Our team was assigned to work in the white space to come up with a new product for enhancing the company’s sales and exploring new market opportunities. Close

• 31. [Article] Project Report: PLAiR Market Research Log

  Our development process of the PLAiR Dongle marketing plan is presented in this marketing log. In order to develop the marketing log, we incorporated the knowledge from the text book. The report begins ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Project Report: PLAiR Market Research Log Author: Wang, Bing, Iannacci, Francis, Hsieh, Kungche, Tibbot, Paul, Srinivasan, Ramya Year: 2013 Our development process of the PLAiR Dongle marketing plan is presented in this marketing log. In order to develop the marketing log, we incorporated the knowledge from the text book. The report begins with the idea generation concept which provides a basis of how to select a product for a team project. Secondly, we conducted a thorough research to understand in detail about our product, and our competitors. We, then interviewed people and used the reports available in PSU’s library of databases and business journals(Mintel, Euromonitor, etc.) to find out what the customer/market needs are and to understand whether our product had the correct value proposition to fit in that market. Based on our research we found our target market and tailor made a marketing plan for our target market. From the class lectures, the knowledge from marketing books, guidance from the instructor, interviews and an extensive literature review we developed the product plan, and the 4P strategies. To be beneficial for advancing future research, we added key learning and suggestion for each step in developing the plan for the PLAiR. Title: Project Report: PLAiR Market Research Log Author: Wang, Bing, Iannacci, Francis, Hsieh, Kungche, Tibbot, Paul, Srinivasan, Ramya Year: 2013 Our development process of the PLAiR Dongle marketing plan is presented in this marketing log. In order to develop the marketing log, we incorporated the knowledge from the text book. The report begins with the idea generation concept which provides a basis of how to select a product for a team project. Secondly, we conducted a thorough research to understand in detail about our product, and our competitors. We, then interviewed people and used the reports available in PSU’s library of databases and business journals(Mintel, Euromonitor, etc.) to find out what the customer/market needs are and to understand whether our product had the correct value proposition to fit in that market. Based on our research we found our target market and tailor made a marketing plan for our target market. From the class lectures, the knowledge from marketing books, guidance from the instructor, interviews and an extensive literature review we developed the product plan, and the 4P strategies. To be beneficial for advancing future research, we added key learning and suggestion for each step in developing the plan for the PLAiR. Close

• 32. [Article] Online Managment - Pro Courses: Provide Online Training Services for Working Professionals to Achieve Their Career Goals

  The organization works on software projects that develops application software, website portals for private and government institutions, including its own projects related to website development. The latest ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Online Managment - Pro Courses: Provide Online Training Services for Working Professionals to Achieve Their Career Goals Author: Melendez, Alex Tacco, Vrushabhendra, Lipishree, Khopasanizadeh, Shahram, Akhter, Tanzila Year: 2017 The organization works on software projects that develops application software, website portals for private and government institutions, including its own projects related to website development. The latest project of this organization is called the Online Management-Pro Courses to provide online training services for working professionals to achieve their career goals. The purpose of this project is to develop an online training portal with courses for students and professionals aspiring to excel in management. This web portal will create a knowledge network that is expected to catalyze solutions for management challenges. This will be achieved by disseminating courses in order to help professionals who are growing in both private and government bodies. Title: Online Managment - Pro Courses: Provide Online Training Services for Working Professionals to Achieve Their Career Goals Author: Melendez, Alex Tacco, Vrushabhendra, Lipishree, Khopasanizadeh, Shahram, Akhter, Tanzila Year: 2017 The organization works on software projects that develops application software, website portals for private and government institutions, including its own projects related to website development. The latest project of this organization is called the Online Management-Pro Courses to provide online training services for working professionals to achieve their career goals. The purpose of this project is to develop an online training portal with courses for students and professionals aspiring to excel in management. This web portal will create a knowledge network that is expected to catalyze solutions for management challenges. This will be achieved by disseminating courses in order to help professionals who are growing in both private and government bodies. Close

• 33. [Article] The Technology Analysis of Vacuum Cleaning Robots

  Though vacuum cleaning robots have been regarded as the most promising product which can penetrate the consumer market as a robotic product, the technology of vacuum cleaning robots seems not to be developed ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Technology Analysis of Vacuum Cleaning Robots Author: Charoensupyanant, Apisit, Yoon, Byung Sung, Garces, Edwin, Tsai, ShengTe Year: 2013 Though vacuum cleaning robots have been regarded as the most promising product which can penetrate the consumer market as a robotic product, the technology of vacuum cleaning robots seems not to be developed enough to snuggle into customers’ choice yet. And, the Technology development of vacuum cleaning robots depends on several factors driven by technological improvements in order to be adopted in the market. Therefore, this study questions why the technological factors cannot meet consumers' expectation and how much improvements are required for these factors. For these questions, this study explored the problems which customers recognized on vacuum cleaning robots by customers’ voice analysis, and investigated current status and trends of vacuum cleaning robot technology developments. The results showed that some of technologies are not enough matured and developing actively for customers’ expectations. Title: The Technology Analysis of Vacuum Cleaning Robots Author: Charoensupyanant, Apisit, Yoon, Byung Sung, Garces, Edwin, Tsai, ShengTe Year: 2013 Though vacuum cleaning robots have been regarded as the most promising product which can penetrate the consumer market as a robotic product, the technology of vacuum cleaning robots seems not to be developed enough to snuggle into customers’ choice yet. And, the Technology development of vacuum cleaning robots depends on several factors driven by technological improvements in order to be adopted in the market. Therefore, this study questions why the technological factors cannot meet consumers' expectation and how much improvements are required for these factors. For these questions, this study explored the problems which customers recognized on vacuum cleaning robots by customers’ voice analysis, and investigated current status and trends of vacuum cleaning robot technology developments. The results showed that some of technologies are not enough matured and developing actively for customers’ expectations. Close

• 34. [Article] Planning and Monitoring Software Projects: A Comparison Between CMMI & Agile Methods

  The software development industry is constantly searching for ways to better control its projects, which have a reputation for being difficult to control and frequently late and over-budget. Two approaches ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Planning and Monitoring Software Projects: A Comparison Between CMMI & Agile Methods Author: Bae, Jung-Hoe, Robinson, Kenth Year: 2007 The software development industry is constantly searching for ways to better control its projects, which have a reputation for being difficult to control and frequently late and over-budget. Two approaches to the software development process have grown in popularity over the past decade: the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and Agile Software Development. It is interesting to note that as the industry explores different paradigms for software development it should pursue two paths that are heading in very different directions. CMMI is focused on process and process improvement, and CMMI-based organizations emphasize traditional project planning and execution practices. Agile organizations, on the other hand, dispense with the heavy up-front investment in planning, choosing adaptive methods that allow for constant demonstrations of progress and reevaluation of priorities. Title: Planning and Monitoring Software Projects: A Comparison Between CMMI & Agile Methods Author: Bae, Jung-Hoe, Robinson, Kenth Year: 2007 The software development industry is constantly searching for ways to better control its projects, which have a reputation for being difficult to control and frequently late and over-budget. Two approaches to the software development process have grown in popularity over the past decade: the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and Agile Software Development. It is interesting to note that as the industry explores different paradigms for software development it should pursue two paths that are heading in very different directions. CMMI is focused on process and process improvement, and CMMI-based organizations emphasize traditional project planning and execution practices. Agile organizations, on the other hand, dispense with the heavy up-front investment in planning, choosing adaptive methods that allow for constant demonstrations of progress and reevaluation of priorities. Close

• 35. [Article] Is Employee Development a Sound Investment for Employers?

  Training is a necessary part of all modern employment. Employee development is a different kind of process involving long term mentorship and continuing follow-up of results which can be particular to ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Is Employee Development a Sound Investment for Employers? Author: Nguyen, Hung, Nickeson, Matt, Provenzola, Jeremy, Siriwannangkul, Benjamas, Runde, Neil Year: 2011 Training is a necessary part of all modern employment. Employee development is a different kind of process involving long term mentorship and continuing follow-up of results which can be particular to high technology firms. However, significant costs are associated with both kinds of endeavors. Can a tangible, monetary value be placed on training and development? Our hypothesis is that it can, but that training offers largely intangible benefits to companies such as improvements in employee attraction, motivation, and retention. Examples from literature and a custom survey distributed to mid-level managers in several high-tech Portland firms resulted in confirmation of our hypotheses that employee development offers few tangible but many intangible benefits which can improve employee performance. Title: Is Employee Development a Sound Investment for Employers? Author: Nguyen, Hung, Nickeson, Matt, Provenzola, Jeremy, Siriwannangkul, Benjamas, Runde, Neil Year: 2011 Training is a necessary part of all modern employment. Employee development is a different kind of process involving long term mentorship and continuing follow-up of results which can be particular to high technology firms. However, significant costs are associated with both kinds of endeavors. Can a tangible, monetary value be placed on training and development? Our hypothesis is that it can, but that training offers largely intangible benefits to companies such as improvements in employee attraction, motivation, and retention. Examples from literature and a custom survey distributed to mid-level managers in several high-tech Portland firms resulted in confirmation of our hypotheses that employee development offers few tangible but many intangible benefits which can improve employee performance. Close

• 36. [Article] Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study

  Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study Author: Khamis, Rabah, Rao, Meghana Year: 2010 Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the past few decades, the product development process has evolved considerably and the trend in product development shows that companies have to continue to optimize it and their approach to product development. In the last 3 decades, the stage-gate process emerged as an option to give competitive edge to companies which adopt it. But the stage gate is aging and what worked in the 80’s may need to be revised for the 21 century to keep the edge. This research is an explanatory research to see how high tech companies use the stage gate currently. It also explores how often companies use portfolio decisions at the gates or decision points. Title: Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study Author: Khamis, Rabah, Rao, Meghana Year: 2010 Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the past few decades, the product development process has evolved considerably and the trend in product development shows that companies have to continue to optimize it and their approach to product development. In the last 3 decades, the stage-gate process emerged as an option to give competitive edge to companies which adopt it. But the stage gate is aging and what worked in the 80’s may need to be revised for the 21 century to keep the edge. This research is an explanatory research to see how high tech companies use the stage gate currently. It also explores how often companies use portfolio decisions at the gates or decision points. Close

• 37. [Article] Dream Team: Team Project

  The purpose of this report is to analyze and critique in 5 scenes the transformation of the Dream Team from developing stage to becoming a peak performing machine. The method used to achieve these goals ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Dream Team: Team Project Author: Ghavami, Peter, Gibson, Beth, Pandejpong, Toryos, Pronanon, Nattanon Year: 1995 The purpose of this report is to analyze and critique in 5 scenes the transformation of the Dream Team from developing stage to becoming a peak performing machine. The method used to achieve these goals is application of a model that was created and developed by the team. During our team modeling exercise, we arrived at a model that included the following stages: Assuming; Ice Breaking; Individual thinking; Offending; Sharing; Doing; Reviewing; Polishing. We reduced these stages into five main themes. Our D.R.E.A.M. model consists of five stages: Developing, Reacting, Evaluating, Acting, and Measuring and Monitoring. Each stage is depicted as a scene that describes the events, team performance, behavior, actions and consequences. The analysis focuses on the behaviors of each team member from a cultural perspective as well as on the team itself. This report evaluates the factors that either contributed or detracted from our team's performance by discussing cultural background; development of the D.R.E.A.M. model; observed events from a cultural perspective, analysis and related research for each phase; and last but not least, learnings. Title: Dream Team: Team Project Author: Ghavami, Peter, Gibson, Beth, Pandejpong, Toryos, Pronanon, Nattanon Year: 1995 The purpose of this report is to analyze and critique in 5 scenes the transformation of the Dream Team from developing stage to becoming a peak performing machine. The method used to achieve these goals is application of a model that was created and developed by the team. During our team modeling exercise, we arrived at a model that included the following stages: Assuming; Ice Breaking; Individual thinking; Offending; Sharing; Doing; Reviewing; Polishing. We reduced these stages into five main themes. Our D.R.E.A.M. model consists of five stages: Developing, Reacting, Evaluating, Acting, and Measuring and Monitoring. Each stage is depicted as a scene that describes the events, team performance, behavior, actions and consequences. The analysis focuses on the behaviors of each team member from a cultural perspective as well as on the team itself. This report evaluates the factors that either contributed or detracted from our team's performance by discussing cultural background; development of the D.R.E.A.M. model; observed events from a cultural perspective, analysis and related research for each phase; and last but not least, learnings. Close

• 38. [Article] Open Source Medical Solutions

  Open Source Medical Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the development of medical technologies through open source principles. OS Medical is dedicated to developing low-cost ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Open Source Medical Solutions Author: Alshafi, Rami, King, Joseph Year: 2012 Open Source Medical Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the development of medical technologies through open source principles. OS Medical is dedicated to developing low-cost medical devices. The first device, currently in development, is the Blind Vision Project. Worn as a conventional pair of glasses, the BVP utilizes ultrasonic sensors to perceive physical objects, transmitting their proximity with massaging motors connected to the earpieces of the glasses. The device’s range can be easily adjusted to facilitate indoor or outdoor use. The device is powered by a lithium-ion battery, which is recharged with a standard USB cable. 3 million Americans are currently blind and 25 million suffer from impaired vision. Blindness can lead to a variety of other health conditions such as depression, diabetes and high cholesterol. Globally, 40 million are blind and 285 million visually impaired. In developing, lack of mobility can dramatically shorten life expectancy. The BVP will strive to increase the mobility and improve the life of blind people around the world. Both blind people and advocacy groups have expressed interest in the BVP, though similar devices have failed to catch on in the past. The failure of similar devices is generally attributed to a lack of functionality or unwieldy appearance. Competing devices are currently in development by Oxford University, Brainport Technology and potentially Apple Computers. By harnessing the power of open source development, OS Medical will strive to become the preeminent assistive device design community. OS Medical is committed to adhering to open source principles. All design specifications and IP will be published freely. Thriving open source communities exist to support software applications such as Linux, Mozilla and Drupal. Open source hardware communities are growing quickly. OS Medical will be the first open source community dedicated specifically to medical devices. Production of devices will be performed in partnership with electrical engineering classes at universities. The BVP will be delivered as a kit, which will be assembled by students as they learn basic engineering skills. Completed kits will be donated to blindness advocacy organizations for distribution to users. The BVP would replace the kits currently used, which have minimal social value and are generally thrown away or salvaged for parts at the conclusion of the class. OS Medical is currently in discussions with Prof Phillip Wong to develop a pilot program in conjunction with his Electrical Programming class. In 2013, OS Medical would like to provide the BVP to users free of cost. With an initial goal of 200 devices, OS Medical will require $30,000 in start-up funding. This will provide for the components of the device and administrative costs for the website which would support the OS Medical community. OS Medical would like to develop additional devices to serve other disabilities by 2015 and grow to serve 4,000 users by 2017. OS Medical will strive to both supply devices and serve as a cornerstone in the open source medical device community. OS Medical will serve as a conduit connecting disability advocacy organizations, educational institutions and open source developers to facilitate the design and distribution of the next generation of assistive devices. Rami Alshafi is the founder of OS Medical and will serve as Executive Director. He is currently completing a Master’s Degree in electrical engineering at Portland State University. He is assisted by Joseph King, a recent graduate of the Portland State MBA program, who will sit on the OS Medical Board of Directors. Title: Open Source Medical Solutions Author: Alshafi, Rami, King, Joseph Year: 2012 Open Source Medical Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the development of medical technologies through open source principles. OS Medical is dedicated to developing low-cost medical devices. The first device, currently in development, is the Blind Vision Project. Worn as a conventional pair of glasses, the BVP utilizes ultrasonic sensors to perceive physical objects, transmitting their proximity with massaging motors connected to the earpieces of the glasses. The device’s range can be easily adjusted to facilitate indoor or outdoor use. The device is powered by a lithium-ion battery, which is recharged with a standard USB cable. 3 million Americans are currently blind and 25 million suffer from impaired vision. Blindness can lead to a variety of other health conditions such as depression, diabetes and high cholesterol. Globally, 40 million are blind and 285 million visually impaired. In developing, lack of mobility can dramatically shorten life expectancy. The BVP will strive to increase the mobility and improve the life of blind people around the world. Both blind people and advocacy groups have expressed interest in the BVP, though similar devices have failed to catch on in the past. The failure of similar devices is generally attributed to a lack of functionality or unwieldy appearance. Competing devices are currently in development by Oxford University, Brainport Technology and potentially Apple Computers. By harnessing the power of open source development, OS Medical will strive to become the preeminent assistive device design community. OS Medical is committed to adhering to open source principles. All design specifications and IP will be published freely. Thriving open source communities exist to support software applications such as Linux, Mozilla and Drupal. Open source hardware communities are growing quickly. OS Medical will be the first open source community dedicated specifically to medical devices. Production of devices will be performed in partnership with electrical engineering classes at universities. The BVP will be delivered as a kit, which will be assembled by students as they learn basic engineering skills. Completed kits will be donated to blindness advocacy organizations for distribution to users. The BVP would replace the kits currently used, which have minimal social value and are generally thrown away or salvaged for parts at the conclusion of the class. OS Medical is currently in discussions with Prof Phillip Wong to develop a pilot program in conjunction with his Electrical Programming class. In 2013, OS Medical would like to provide the BVP to users free of cost. With an initial goal of 200 devices, OS Medical will require $30,000 in start-up funding. This will provide for the components of the device and administrative costs for the website which would support the OS Medical community. OS Medical would like to develop additional devices to serve other disabilities by 2015 and grow to serve 4,000 users by 2017. OS Medical will strive to both supply devices and serve as a cornerstone in the open source medical device community. OS Medical will serve as a conduit connecting disability advocacy organizations, educational institutions and open source developers to facilitate the design and distribution of the next generation of assistive devices. Rami Alshafi is the founder of OS Medical and will serve as Executive Director. He is currently completing a Master’s Degree in electrical engineering at Portland State University. He is assisted by Joseph King, a recent graduate of the Portland State MBA program, who will sit on the OS Medical Board of Directors. Close

• 39. [Article] Trigo

  This report describes the process our development team followed in the creation of the TrigoPad™. The sections of the paper followed the New Product Development cycle covered in the lectures and described ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Trigo Author: Alijany, Shahin, Mcannis, Jon, Zaher, Mouhamad Year: 2011 This report describes the process our development team followed in the creation of the TrigoPad™. The sections of the paper followed the New Product Development cycle covered in the lectures and described in our readings. Each section will contain a description of the steps we took during each phase of the process and key learning we identified after working through the intended process. Title: Trigo Author: Alijany, Shahin, Mcannis, Jon, Zaher, Mouhamad Year: 2011 This report describes the process our development team followed in the creation of the TrigoPad™. The sections of the paper followed the New Product Development cycle covered in the lectures and described in our readings. Each section will contain a description of the steps we took during each phase of the process and key learning we identified after working through the intended process. Close

• 40. [Article] Development Log - Wavestrip

  This is a development log for ETM 547/647 Winter 2011.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Development Log - Wavestrip Author: Ames, Jared, Letts, Matthew, Nuhisi, Sevket Can, Alizadeh, Yasser, Suharto, Yulianto Year: 2011 This is a development log for ETM 547/647 Winter 2011. Title: Development Log - Wavestrip Author: Ames, Jared, Letts, Matthew, Nuhisi, Sevket Can, Alizadeh, Yasser, Suharto, Yulianto Year: 2011 This is a development log for ETM 547/647 Winter 2011. Close

• 41. [Article] Mobile 3D- “3D Development Growth & Integration”

  Slides from a presentation that explores mobile 3D technology, its possible applications in mobile devices, and its future development.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Mobile 3D- “3D Development Growth & Integration” Author: Noble, Stephen, Dwivedi, Akhilesh Year: 2010 Slides from a presentation that explores mobile 3D technology, its possible applications in mobile devices, and its future development. Title: Mobile 3D- “3D Development Growth & Integration” Author: Noble, Stephen, Dwivedi, Akhilesh Year: 2010 Slides from a presentation that explores mobile 3D technology, its possible applications in mobile devices, and its future development. Close

• 42. [Article] How Teams Overcome the Not-invented-here Syndrome

  The Not-Invented-Here (NIH)syndrome is the way people in organizations refuse external knowledge or technologies that may shorten development times and lower costs.NIH is a “negative attitude to knowledge ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: How Teams Overcome the Not-invented-here Syndrome Author: Kongsansatean, Paweena, Danskin, Rodney, Limarta, Stanley Year: 2013 The Not-Invented-Here (NIH)syndrome is the way people in organizations refuse external knowledge or technologies that may shorten development times and lower costs.NIH is a “negative attitude to knowledge that originates from a source outside the one’s own institution”. This attitude can be observed on the individual level but can also be found in groups. A study by Katz and Allen found that groups can peak over time before falling into NIH. A literature review in 2006shows the antecedents and consequences of NIH. A real case of overcoming NIH syndrome is examined in this research. Based on the literature review and the case study an interrelationship diagram (ID) is created by team brain storm. ID allowsteams to systematically identify, analyzes, and classify causes and effects existing among critical issues, so key drivers or outcomes can become an effective solution.An ID is used to identify the causes and outcomes of the NIH syndrome and hence provided the count measurements. The countermeasuresinclude limiting the tenure period of team members to 2 to 4 years,regular communication with external knowledge sources, rewarding system taking the external R&D process into consideration and giving the employees the job security when external solution is adopted. At last, the research points out that the NIH is not a negative decision in several circumstances, such as, when the core competency of a company lies in the knowledge being developed internally, the revelation of trade secrets during cooperation with other partners is concerned, and the process or time control of external development could be lost. So the decision of internal or external development should be made not only to avoid NIH but also to avoid over emphasis of external development. Title: How Teams Overcome the Not-invented-here Syndrome Author: Kongsansatean, Paweena, Danskin, Rodney, Limarta, Stanley Year: 2013 The Not-Invented-Here (NIH)syndrome is the way people in organizations refuse external knowledge or technologies that may shorten development times and lower costs.NIH is a “negative attitude to knowledge that originates from a source outside the one’s own institution”. This attitude can be observed on the individual level but can also be found in groups. A study by Katz and Allen found that groups can peak over time before falling into NIH. A literature review in 2006shows the antecedents and consequences of NIH. A real case of overcoming NIH syndrome is examined in this research. Based on the literature review and the case study an interrelationship diagram (ID) is created by team brain storm. ID allowsteams to systematically identify, analyzes, and classify causes and effects existing among critical issues, so key drivers or outcomes can become an effective solution.An ID is used to identify the causes and outcomes of the NIH syndrome and hence provided the count measurements. The countermeasuresinclude limiting the tenure period of team members to 2 to 4 years,regular communication with external knowledge sources, rewarding system taking the external R&D process into consideration and giving the employees the job security when external solution is adopted. At last, the research points out that the NIH is not a negative decision in several circumstances, such as, when the core competency of a company lies in the knowledge being developed internally, the revelation of trade secrets during cooperation with other partners is concerned, and the process or time control of external development could be lost. So the decision of internal or external development should be made not only to avoid NIH but also to avoid over emphasis of external development. Close

• 43. [Article] Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vehicle Technology’s Strategy of Toyota Mirai

  In a progressively complicated economic and social environment, high technology companies are dealing with fast-track technological development and global technology-based competition. In view of the significant ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vehicle Technology’s Strategy of Toyota Mirai Author: Poocharat, Sudarat Year: 2015 In a progressively complicated economic and social environment, high technology companies are dealing with fast-track technological development and global technology-based competition. In view of the significant role of technology in a competitive environment, strategic technology management is critical for organizations. In order to achieve enduring success, companies should acquire and sustain their technological capabilities to generate internal and external effects within an uncertain socio-economic demand. The research is aimed to present in the context of new auto technology with a view to achieve understanding of strategic management of innovative technology. The chosen company and the model vehicle is Toyota Mirai HFC. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles seem to be the substitute for more than one billion cars on the road. Once it is successfully launched in the commercial market. These vehicles work with the power generated as a result of a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in the fuel cell, which produces the energy for the vehicle with water as the only residue. In light with the recent environmental issues challenging auto industry’s development, increases in price of traditional fuel (as gasoline, etc.), regulatory control in all developed or developing nations, the efforts are on the technology across industry around the globe. Once technology is conceived for creating potential business opportunity, the immediate challenge is to make the technologist conversant with the strategy, which is a key element to turn any development into commercially viable business. The overall objective of this paper is to explain strategy management of Toyota Mirai Hydrogen fuel cells vehicles covering analyses of the structure and competitive dynamics of the industry using Porter’s five-force Analysis, SWOT Analysis, PEST Analysis, Toyota’s Innovation Strategy for Environmental Technology, Competitive Strategy for competitive advantage, and international & global strategy Analysis for Hydrogen fuel cells technology. Title: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vehicle Technology’s Strategy of Toyota Mirai Author: Poocharat, Sudarat Year: 2015 In a progressively complicated economic and social environment, high technology companies are dealing with fast-track technological development and global technology-based competition. In view of the significant role of technology in a competitive environment, strategic technology management is critical for organizations. In order to achieve enduring success, companies should acquire and sustain their technological capabilities to generate internal and external effects within an uncertain socio-economic demand. The research is aimed to present in the context of new auto technology with a view to achieve understanding of strategic management of innovative technology. The chosen company and the model vehicle is Toyota Mirai HFC. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles seem to be the substitute for more than one billion cars on the road. Once it is successfully launched in the commercial market. These vehicles work with the power generated as a result of a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in the fuel cell, which produces the energy for the vehicle with water as the only residue. In light with the recent environmental issues challenging auto industry’s development, increases in price of traditional fuel (as gasoline, etc.), regulatory control in all developed or developing nations, the efforts are on the technology across industry around the globe. Once technology is conceived for creating potential business opportunity, the immediate challenge is to make the technologist conversant with the strategy, which is a key element to turn any development into commercially viable business. The overall objective of this paper is to explain strategy management of Toyota Mirai Hydrogen fuel cells vehicles covering analyses of the structure and competitive dynamics of the industry using Porter’s five-force Analysis, SWOT Analysis, PEST Analysis, Toyota’s Innovation Strategy for Environmental Technology, Competitive Strategy for competitive advantage, and international & global strategy Analysis for Hydrogen fuel cells technology. Close

• 44. [Article] Innovation Through Technology Transfer: Comparative Study on China and India

  Technology Transfer (TT) has long been used as a means for transferring explicit knowledge as well as tacit knowledge to developing countries for industrial development. Most developing countries lag in ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Innovation Through Technology Transfer: Comparative Study on China and India Author: Khanam, Momtaj, Thabt, Sallam, Limarta, Standley Year: 2013 Technology Transfer (TT) has long been used as a means for transferring explicit knowledge as well as tacit knowledge to developing countries for industrial development. Most developing countries lag in ab-sorptive capacity in terms of human and technological capability. Hence, the path of TT was one way. In the past few years, however, TT to China and India has increased phenomenally. This has stemmed from Chinese and Indian economical growth with competent workforce that helped develop a low-cost environment to maximize company profit. Photovoltaic Cell (PV) industry is one sector where the two countries have assimilated and inndegined technology from transfer and developed innovation capability. Cases from these two countries confirm that both China and India has long been in the PV industry and they have acquired complementary technology through various means of TT. However, China is more towards ”Home based” outside-in TT while India embraces “Go global” active technology acquisition model. Although, Chinese firms are larger in terms of size, turnover and sales compared to India, both exports almost 90% of their sales. IP has not been a barrier in TT to these two countries. Both the coun-tries have now achieved innovation capability in PV technology. Title: Innovation Through Technology Transfer: Comparative Study on China and India Author: Khanam, Momtaj, Thabt, Sallam, Limarta, Standley Year: 2013 Technology Transfer (TT) has long been used as a means for transferring explicit knowledge as well as tacit knowledge to developing countries for industrial development. Most developing countries lag in ab-sorptive capacity in terms of human and technological capability. Hence, the path of TT was one way. In the past few years, however, TT to China and India has increased phenomenally. This has stemmed from Chinese and Indian economical growth with competent workforce that helped develop a low-cost environment to maximize company profit. Photovoltaic Cell (PV) industry is one sector where the two countries have assimilated and inndegined technology from transfer and developed innovation capability. Cases from these two countries confirm that both China and India has long been in the PV industry and they have acquired complementary technology through various means of TT. However, China is more towards ”Home based” outside-in TT while India embraces “Go global” active technology acquisition model. Although, Chinese firms are larger in terms of size, turnover and sales compared to India, both exports almost 90% of their sales. IP has not been a barrier in TT to these two countries. Both the coun-tries have now achieved innovation capability in PV technology. Close

• 45. [Article] Technology Assessment of Two Energy Portfolios Using with a Hierarchical Decision Model

  Nations take great interest in their energy policy as it ensures the quality of life for its people and also has a major impact on their economy. Within the context of the European Union, many benchmarks ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Technology Assessment of Two Energy Portfolios Using with a Hierarchical Decision Model Author: Lim, Donggyu, Carter, Lawrence, Third, Noah, Schweinfort, Willi, Tibbot, Paul Year: 2009 Nations take great interest in their energy policy as it ensures the quality of life for its people and also has a major impact on their economy. Within the context of the European Union, many benchmarks have been set in terms of increasing the use of renewable energy sources, but this alone is not adequate in providing base-load electricity supply. Member nations have chosen to go in different directions in addressing this issue based on factors such as political, economic and technological issues. Two nations that represent the vast extremes of national energy mix are France and Germany. France, due to low fossil fuel reserves, has chosen to develop and rely on nuclear energy as its primary source. Germany, on the other hand, has gone the way of renewable sources but still relies heavily on coal. The search for a technical assessment regarding these countries and their energy mix proved unsuccessful, but developing a Hierarchical Decision Model could prove to be beneficial for energy departments. It was thought a model could be built using the available information regarding the various energy mixes of the countries. Using the technologies as alternatives, and determining the criteria which each satisfied, a model was developed to show what each nation weighted as high importance. The study showed a couple results. First was that social/political factors were overwhelmingly low importance. It was also found to not completely reflect the countries’ portfolios, suggesting more research must be done to refine and extend the model. Also, experts need to be consulted and areas such as public opinion need to be quantified. Ultimately, the model developed could help nations around the globe assess their needs and develop an energy mix suited to those needs. Title: Technology Assessment of Two Energy Portfolios Using with a Hierarchical Decision Model Author: Lim, Donggyu, Carter, Lawrence, Third, Noah, Schweinfort, Willi, Tibbot, Paul Year: 2009 Nations take great interest in their energy policy as it ensures the quality of life for its people and also has a major impact on their economy. Within the context of the European Union, many benchmarks have been set in terms of increasing the use of renewable energy sources, but this alone is not adequate in providing base-load electricity supply. Member nations have chosen to go in different directions in addressing this issue based on factors such as political, economic and technological issues. Two nations that represent the vast extremes of national energy mix are France and Germany. France, due to low fossil fuel reserves, has chosen to develop and rely on nuclear energy as its primary source. Germany, on the other hand, has gone the way of renewable sources but still relies heavily on coal. The search for a technical assessment regarding these countries and their energy mix proved unsuccessful, but developing a Hierarchical Decision Model could prove to be beneficial for energy departments. It was thought a model could be built using the available information regarding the various energy mixes of the countries. Using the technologies as alternatives, and determining the criteria which each satisfied, a model was developed to show what each nation weighted as high importance. The study showed a couple results. First was that social/political factors were overwhelmingly low importance. It was also found to not completely reflect the countries’ portfolios, suggesting more research must be done to refine and extend the model. Also, experts need to be consulted and areas such as public opinion need to be quantified. Ultimately, the model developed could help nations around the globe assess their needs and develop an energy mix suited to those needs. Close

• 46. [Article] Hierarchy Decision Model for Managing Innovative R&D Product Development Projects

  Technological innovation is critical to any organization’s ability to survive and grow in today’s business environment. It is widely accepted that companies’ ability to effectively manage its Research ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Hierarchy Decision Model for Managing Innovative R&D Product Development Projects Author: Durairajan, Saranya, Ibarra, Maria M., Khormaee, Izad, Spatar, Daria Year: 2012 Technological innovation is critical to any organization’s ability to survive and grow in today’s business environment. It is widely accepted that companies’ ability to effectively manage its Research and Development (R&D) investments and portfolio in order to deliver value through technological innovation is a key determinant of its market success and competitive advantage [13]. With globalization, Companies’ have a broader access to information and markets which have resulted in amplifying the need for technological innovation in order to succeed over the long term [11]. Although companies have access to and use tools to measure quantitative aspect of the business especially on the input side of innovation, it has been proven much more challenge to measure the qualitative aspect of innovation. Technology managers and leaders need methodological assessment tools in order to decide among the active technologically innovative projects in their organization. This paper focuses on technologically innovative projects where R&D managers are not able to directly leverage knowledge from past project successes and failures. The objective of this project is to develop a decision model based on Mission, Objectives, Goals and Activities (MOGSA) model developed by Dr. Kocaoglu and his team [18] in order to enable the management to relatively rank various projects in their R&D Portfolio. Using the relative rank from the decision model, R&D managers are able to determine appropriate funding allocation; in some cases resulting in termination of one or more projects with lower future potential in order to provide additional funding for more promising projects. Title: Hierarchy Decision Model for Managing Innovative R&D Product Development Projects Author: Durairajan, Saranya, Ibarra, Maria M., Khormaee, Izad, Spatar, Daria Year: 2012 Technological innovation is critical to any organization’s ability to survive and grow in today’s business environment. It is widely accepted that companies’ ability to effectively manage its Research and Development (R&D) investments and portfolio in order to deliver value through technological innovation is a key determinant of its market success and competitive advantage [13]. With globalization, Companies’ have a broader access to information and markets which have resulted in amplifying the need for technological innovation in order to succeed over the long term [11]. Although companies have access to and use tools to measure quantitative aspect of the business especially on the input side of innovation, it has been proven much more challenge to measure the qualitative aspect of innovation. Technology managers and leaders need methodological assessment tools in order to decide among the active technologically innovative projects in their organization. This paper focuses on technologically innovative projects where R&D managers are not able to directly leverage knowledge from past project successes and failures. The objective of this project is to develop a decision model based on Mission, Objectives, Goals and Activities (MOGSA) model developed by Dr. Kocaoglu and his team [18] in order to enable the management to relatively rank various projects in their R&D Portfolio. Using the relative rank from the decision model, R&D managers are able to determine appropriate funding allocation; in some cases resulting in termination of one or more projects with lower future potential in order to provide additional funding for more promising projects. Close

• 47. [Article] Location Selection for Fabless Firms

  Site selection for a fabless firm has been a concern in high technology environment and economic development for global semiconductor companies. The process of site selection for firms that are involved ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Location Selection for Fabless Firms Author: Jeena, Niharika, Hagos, Meles, Tsai, Charles, Xu, Yuan, Khalifa, Zack Year: 2012 Site selection for a fabless firm has been a concern in high technology environment and economic development for global semiconductor companies. The process of site selection for firms that are involved in research and development is influenced by many criteria. The model developed highlights the most significant criteria that have an impact on the fabless site selection. Such important criteria are defined to be as: engineering talent, market development, policy, cost, and communication. Moreover, in this study, these criteria are fed into a Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM) along with their associated sub-criteria to select the most attractive site from several potential sites including San Jose, Portland, Hsinchu, Tokyo, Haifa, and Stockholm, for a fabless semiconductor company. A brief background on fabless firms worldwide with all the criteria and sub criteria is discussed. The pairwise comparison method is utilized to have the experts’ opinions from the semiconductor industry on the fabless site selection. Additionally, due to some factual and objective data existed in the literature such as those related to the engineering talent and marketing development, the researchers of this framework extracted information from various sources and normalized accordingly to be incorporated in the HDM model. The findings using pairwise comparison indicated that San Jose, Portland and Hsinchu are the most attractive locations for fabless firms. Title: Location Selection for Fabless Firms Author: Jeena, Niharika, Hagos, Meles, Tsai, Charles, Xu, Yuan, Khalifa, Zack Year: 2012 Site selection for a fabless firm has been a concern in high technology environment and economic development for global semiconductor companies. The process of site selection for firms that are involved in research and development is influenced by many criteria. The model developed highlights the most significant criteria that have an impact on the fabless site selection. Such important criteria are defined to be as: engineering talent, market development, policy, cost, and communication. Moreover, in this study, these criteria are fed into a Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM) along with their associated sub-criteria to select the most attractive site from several potential sites including San Jose, Portland, Hsinchu, Tokyo, Haifa, and Stockholm, for a fabless semiconductor company. A brief background on fabless firms worldwide with all the criteria and sub criteria is discussed. The pairwise comparison method is utilized to have the experts’ opinions from the semiconductor industry on the fabless site selection. Additionally, due to some factual and objective data existed in the literature such as those related to the engineering talent and marketing development, the researchers of this framework extracted information from various sources and normalized accordingly to be incorporated in the HDM model. The findings using pairwise comparison indicated that San Jose, Portland and Hsinchu are the most attractive locations for fabless firms. Close

• 48. [Article] EcoDistricts: Building Sustainable Cities Block by Block

  In the world today, people are increasingly paying more attention to our living environment and rapid resource depletion. How we live in cities is one of the greatest challenges of our time. This marketing ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: EcoDistricts: Building Sustainable Cities Block by Block Author: Mudavadi, Caroline, Jeena, Niharika, Pai, Chun Fan, Hershberg, Karina, Wang, Xiaowen, Xu, Yuan Year: 2012 In the world today, people are increasingly paying more attention to our living environment and rapid resource depletion. How we live in cities is one of the greatest challenges of our time. This marketing plan introduces a way to deploy EcoDistricts, an innovation that will have potentially the greatest positive impact on green energy, water, construction, planning and transportation thus far. It can help to achieve the cost and resource savings required to serve the massive numbers of people migrating to cities. This marketing plan is intended to explore the potential market for EcoDistricts Projects and form a strategy to capture that market. The report analyzes the target market – cities concentrating on existing neighborhoods with projects based on private funding, and provides customer and competition analyses. The plan concludes with a strategy constituting pricing and partnership plans as well as a communication plan to build brand awareness for EcoDistricts projects. The Portland Sustainability Institute (PoSI) created EcoDistricts, a five phase approach for accelerating sustainable neighborhood development. EcoDistricts aims to create and implement a replicable, exportable, scalable, and economically viable framework for the resource-efficient regeneration of existing cities. This proposal will introduce and demonstrate how EcoDistricts will execute a plan to build and develop regenerative and resilient cities that are culturally thriving, energy and resource hyper-efficient, and economically sustainable [1]. This is a marketing plan for a new service named EcoDistricts. Market research data has been used to demonstrate an opportunity and how EcoDistricts can develop its marketing strategy. Title: EcoDistricts: Building Sustainable Cities Block by Block Author: Mudavadi, Caroline, Jeena, Niharika, Pai, Chun Fan, Hershberg, Karina, Wang, Xiaowen, Xu, Yuan Year: 2012 In the world today, people are increasingly paying more attention to our living environment and rapid resource depletion. How we live in cities is one of the greatest challenges of our time. This marketing plan introduces a way to deploy EcoDistricts, an innovation that will have potentially the greatest positive impact on green energy, water, construction, planning and transportation thus far. It can help to achieve the cost and resource savings required to serve the massive numbers of people migrating to cities. This marketing plan is intended to explore the potential market for EcoDistricts Projects and form a strategy to capture that market. The report analyzes the target market – cities concentrating on existing neighborhoods with projects based on private funding, and provides customer and competition analyses. The plan concludes with a strategy constituting pricing and partnership plans as well as a communication plan to build brand awareness for EcoDistricts projects. The Portland Sustainability Institute (PoSI) created EcoDistricts, a five phase approach for accelerating sustainable neighborhood development. EcoDistricts aims to create and implement a replicable, exportable, scalable, and economically viable framework for the resource-efficient regeneration of existing cities. This proposal will introduce and demonstrate how EcoDistricts will execute a plan to build and develop regenerative and resilient cities that are culturally thriving, energy and resource hyper-efficient, and economically sustainable [1]. This is a marketing plan for a new service named EcoDistricts. Market research data has been used to demonstrate an opportunity and how EcoDistricts can develop its marketing strategy. Close

• 49. [Article] Technology Roadmapping for Composite Technology in Saudi Arabia, Term Project

  This paper attempts to trace the developments of the composite technologies in Saudi Arabia. Composite materials are applied in a variety of industries. Started by the aerospace industry due to its superior ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Technology Roadmapping for Composite Technology in Saudi Arabia, Term Project Author: Razzaqi, Emad, Alharbi, Mousa, Khalifa, Zakariya, Borgan, Mohammed Year: 2012 This paper attempts to trace the developments of the composite technologies in Saudi Arabia. Composite materials are applied in a variety of industries. Started by the aerospace industry due to its superior strength to weight ratio, it was widely applied in other industries such as the automobile, marines, corrosive plants and others. Also, the composite materials have intrinsic properties that make them superior to other types of materials, thus more attractive market opportunities. For the Saudi case, they develop the petrochemical products, and export the raw materials as pellets and other sorts of base material shapes. Other developed countries with more advanced technologies use these derivatives to produce nonmetallic products. However, it is more advantageous for Saudi Arabia to acquire these technologies necessary to develop composite materials and market the composite products itself. This move can lead to creation of an economical wave that will result in diversification of the Saudi economy as well as creating more job opportunities. There are a lot of drivers within Saudi Arabia, and these drivers call for the development of composite materials locally. Such domestic drivers can help expedite the progress of the composite technology adoptions. All of the Saudi industries have needs that can be fulfilled with Composite materials, and such opportunities can attract foreign investors to invest in Saudi Arabia, which give them a market access opportunity not only to the Saudi markets, but also to the regional markets. The existing issues with the availability of technologies can be better strategized by the nation as a whole. The past success of the petrochemical technology transfer gives a good confidence that such move will have fruitful results and can lead an industrial boom that will help the country in so many areas such as the researches, educational institutions, small entrepreneurships and more technological alliances and activities in the region. Title: Technology Roadmapping for Composite Technology in Saudi Arabia, Term Project Author: Razzaqi, Emad, Alharbi, Mousa, Khalifa, Zakariya, Borgan, Mohammed Year: 2012 This paper attempts to trace the developments of the composite technologies in Saudi Arabia. Composite materials are applied in a variety of industries. Started by the aerospace industry due to its superior strength to weight ratio, it was widely applied in other industries such as the automobile, marines, corrosive plants and others. Also, the composite materials have intrinsic properties that make them superior to other types of materials, thus more attractive market opportunities. For the Saudi case, they develop the petrochemical products, and export the raw materials as pellets and other sorts of base material shapes. Other developed countries with more advanced technologies use these derivatives to produce nonmetallic products. However, it is more advantageous for Saudi Arabia to acquire these technologies necessary to develop composite materials and market the composite products itself. This move can lead to creation of an economical wave that will result in diversification of the Saudi economy as well as creating more job opportunities. There are a lot of drivers within Saudi Arabia, and these drivers call for the development of composite materials locally. Such domestic drivers can help expedite the progress of the composite technology adoptions. All of the Saudi industries have needs that can be fulfilled with Composite materials, and such opportunities can attract foreign investors to invest in Saudi Arabia, which give them a market access opportunity not only to the Saudi markets, but also to the regional markets. The existing issues with the availability of technologies can be better strategized by the nation as a whole. The past success of the petrochemical technology transfer gives a good confidence that such move will have fruitful results and can lead an industrial boom that will help the country in so many areas such as the researches, educational institutions, small entrepreneurships and more technological alliances and activities in the region. Close

• 50. [Article] Marketing Plan: Microsoft Surface Pro

  This paper attempts to develop a marketing plan for the new Microsoft Surface Pro to be introduced into the market by Microsoft in the first quarter of 2013. Microsoft first had introduced the Surface ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Marketing Plan: Microsoft Surface Pro Author: Bidasaria, Ritu, Bregaj, Tila, Gilliland, Garrett, Toobaei, Mehdi, Shetty, Namitha Year: 2013 This paper attempts to develop a marketing plan for the new Microsoft Surface Pro to be introduced into the market by Microsoft in the first quarter of 2013. Microsoft first had introduced the Surface RT in the 4th quarter of 2012, which had an ARM chip and did not contain Windows 8. Microsoft introduced the RT version so that they could have a product for the holidays. Now in the first quarter of 2013, Microsoft will introduce Surface Pro with Intel based processor and Windows 8. It is believed to be much more powerful and will be much more liked than the RT version. The paper introduces Microsoft in general and analyzes its strength and capabilities of developing such products. Afterwards, the study covers the market demographics by sizing the total market, and the segmentation of the available market. The analysts then drill down into the market needs and investigate the target customers who have pressing need for such product. Surveys and interviews were conducted to capture the customer’s voice and the success of this product. The analysts then developed a marketing plan of the Surface Pro—which involved value drivers, CRTA, TALC, competition analysis, 4P’s and sales forecasting. Title: Marketing Plan: Microsoft Surface Pro Author: Bidasaria, Ritu, Bregaj, Tila, Gilliland, Garrett, Toobaei, Mehdi, Shetty, Namitha Year: 2013 This paper attempts to develop a marketing plan for the new Microsoft Surface Pro to be introduced into the market by Microsoft in the first quarter of 2013. Microsoft first had introduced the Surface RT in the 4th quarter of 2012, which had an ARM chip and did not contain Windows 8. Microsoft introduced the RT version so that they could have a product for the holidays. Now in the first quarter of 2013, Microsoft will introduce Surface Pro with Intel based processor and Windows 8. It is believed to be much more powerful and will be much more liked than the RT version. The paper introduces Microsoft in general and analyzes its strength and capabilities of developing such products. Afterwards, the study covers the market demographics by sizing the total market, and the segmentation of the available market. The analysts then drill down into the market needs and investigate the target customers who have pressing need for such product. Surveys and interviews were conducted to capture the customer’s voice and the success of this product. The analysts then developed a marketing plan of the Surface Pro—which involved value drivers, CRTA, TALC, competition analysis, 4P’s and sales forecasting. Close