Competition In Product Research Articles

Capitalism, Socialism, and the Climate Crisis

The climate crisis calls for a massive and rapid retooling of our economy and society. I argue that we have reasons to doubt that capitalism, even reformed, could meet that challenge. As an alternative solution, authoritarian socialism such as existed in the former Soviet Union or China would be neither attractive nor effective; by contrast, a democratic form of socialism might be both. In a democratic socialist society, we would govern democratically both our enterprises and our economy as a whole. Democratizing the governance of enterprises would help them make better tradeoff decisions and internalize some important externalities. But if they remain at the mercy of capitalist competition in product, labor, and financial markets, many enterprises will be economically unable to retool fast enough, so we also need to pool the country’s economic resources and manage them democratically, collectively, and strategically towards our shared environmental, social, and economic goals. Organizational research on corporate strategic management offers insights into how such an economic system could satisfy four key requirements for a successful fight against climate change—democracy, innovation, efficiency, and motivation.

ДЕФЕКТЫ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАЛОГООБЛОЖЕНИЯ ЗЕМЕЛЬНЫХ УЧАСТКОВ МНОГОКВАРТИРНЫХ ДОМОВ: АСПЕКТ КОНКУРЕНЦИИ

The article is devoted to an analytical review of the practice of taxation of land plots owned by business owners in non-residential premises as part of apartment buildings (in the context of this, the problematic issues of the formation of such land plots are considered). A contradiction was revealed in the part of land taxation in cases where economic activity is organized in the premises of detached non-residential buildings and in the specified non-residential premises. Proposals are given to eliminate the revealed contradiction, which creates the preconditions for dumping and discrimination against competition in product markets. Recommendations have been developed for eliminating imbalances in taxation in terms of withholding land tax and ensuring equal competitive conditions for participants in commodity markets. The prospect of further research is revealed.

SUPPLY CHAIN INTERNAL RISK RECOGNITION OF CROSS-REGIONAL EXPANSION OF CHAIN RETAIL ENTERPRISES-BASED ON IMPROVED SCOR MODEL

With the development of economic globalization, more and more internationally renowned chain retail enterprises are flooding into the Chinese retail market, which leads to the fierce competition of chain retail products. In order to gain market space in the fierce competition, Chinese chain retail enterprises usually adopt the form of cross-regional expansion. However, the cross-regional expansion of chain retail enterprises involves scattered entities and long chains, which brings supply chain risks to enterprises. For the sake of systematically identify the internal risks in the supply chain caused by the cross-regional expansion of chain retail enterprises, the improved SCOR model is adopted to identify the risks.

Effects of Soil Texture, Irrigation Intervals, and Cultivar on some Nut Qualities and Different Types of Fruit Blankness in Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)

Fruit blankness is an important problem of pistachio cultivation, which results from many reasons. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of soil texture, irrigation interval, and cultivar on nut quality and blankness of pistachio. The treatments included soil texture (light and heavy), irrigation intervals (24 and 48 days), cultivar (Kaleghoochi and Ahmadaghaei), and their interactions were studied. Measured traits were flower and small fruit abscission rate, nut weight, blank and semi-blank fruit percentage, splitting percentage, and ounce. Symptoms of fruit blankness were determined by anatomical study of blank fruits. Results showed that a 48-day irrigation interval produced nuts with higher quality, lower blankness percentage, higher weight and size, and higher number of split ones than the other treatments. It is assumed that plants produce more fruits by sufficient water supply, thus the competition for photosynthetic products results in smaller, lower-weight seeds. Light soil was more suitable regarding nut qualities, but flower and small fruit abscission rates were higher in light soil probably because of temperature fluctuations in this soil. Anatomical studies showed that blankness could result from a lack of fertilization (parthenocarpy) or embryo abortion (stenospermocarpy). Parthenocarpy mostly occurred in the more sensitive cultivar, Kaleghoochi, while the more tolerant cultivar, Ahmadaghaei, mostly had stenospermocarpic blank fruits. It was also determined that embryo abortion could occur at different stages of development.

Strategies to optimize the use of organic fertilizers in smallholder coffee plantation

The demand for organic coffee is increasing in line with increasing competition and consumer preferences for healthier products. On the other hand, the application of organic fertilizers in smallholder coffee plantations is still low. The research aims to map the constraints of organic fertilizers usage and develop strategies to accelerate organic fertilizers application in smallholder coffee plantations. Data analysis was performed using the scoring method. The results showed that farmers applied more inorganic fertilizers. Constraints of organic fertilizers application are related to technical, economic, and institutional aspects. Strategies to optimize the use of organic fertilizers in smallholder coffee plantations include providing capital and financial support with subsidized interest rates and strengthening farmer institutions as the priority. Other strategies include introducing an integrated coffee livestock system and providing local government incentives for promoting and organic certification assistance. Institutions involved in implementing the strategy include local governments, research institutes, financial institutions, coffee processing industries, exporters, extension officers, certification bodies, farmers’ groups, cooperatives, and associations. The strategies are essential to overcome the existing problems and constraints in organic coffee farming development and increase farmers’ interest in applying organic fertilizers.

Impact of lactic acid bacteria on the control of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods

Abstract Due to the increased demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) minimally processed foods, alternatives to chemical and thermal preservation methods to maintain food safety are highly demanded. A significant safety hazard in RTE food products is the growth of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). After processing, recontamination or cross-contamination of L. monocytogenes in RTE food products may occur and the lack of cooking can lead to an increased risk of listeriosis. Further, some RTE food products (e.g. cheese and cured meat) can have a long processing period and shelf life, thus allowing for the growth and proliferation of L. monocytogenes in the food matrix. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are generally recognized as safe probiotics and have been proposed as a biological control approach to eliminate foodborne pathogens including L. monocytogenes. LAB have been reported to extend the shelf life of food products and inhibit pathogen proliferation via growth competition and metabolite production. LAB are native microflora of many RTE foods, but only certain LAB may inhibit pathogen growth. Therefore, the specificity of LAB species should be employed in their use in RTE foods. This review will discuss the antimicrobial mechanisms of LAB against L. monocytogenes, selective use of LAB in food matrices, and their uses in food processing and packaging.

Supplement_Brand-owners’ Cross-Border Free-shipping Decisions Considering the Two-Dimensional Competition of Product and Logistics Service

Supplement_Brand-owners’ Cross-Border Free-shipping Decisions Considering the Two-Dimensional Competition of Product and Logistics Service

Implementasi Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Produk Cawang AC Pro PT Gobel Dharma Nusantara di Masa Pandemi Korona

The research focused on the implementation of marketing communication strategy on Cawang Pro Air Conditioning Product at PT Gobel Dharma Nusantara during the corona virus pandemic . Since the corona virus (covid-19) pandemic has spread to almost all corners of the world, has hit the business of goods and services. Many companies must quickly adapt to this condition and also very tight business competition in Air Conditioning products. PT Gobel Dharma Nusantara must adjust to these conditions to anticipate the product disappearing from the market, which is caused by the health crisis. The theoretical framework used in this study is the concept of marketing communication, model concept, marketing communication strategy, online media utilization and AISAS theory. This research was qualitative research with a case study method. The results showed that the implementation of the marketing communication strategy at PT. Gobel Dharma Nusantara have done 3 strategic steps. The first step is planning communication marketing including determining marketing communications objectives, setting a marketing communications budget, and determining the development of marketing communications programs. The second step is executing on marketing communications by changing the tools and elements of marketing communications digitally. The third step is evaluating. Thus, the entire implementation of marketing communications is carried out continuously so that the company continues to exist in the midst of the corona virus pandemic situation

Sensory Panel Performance Evaluation—Comprehensive Review of Practical Approaches

Sensory assessors determine the result of sensory analysis; therefore, investigation of panel performance is inevitable to obtain well-established results. In the last few decades, numerous publications examine the performance of both panelists and panels. The initial point of any panelist measures are the applied selection methods, which are chosen according to the purpose (general suitability or product-specific skills). A practical overview is given on the available solutions, methods, protocols and software relating to all major panelist and panel measure indices (agreement, discrimination, repeatability, reproducibility and scale usage), with special focus on the utilized statistical methods. The novel approach of the presented methods is multi-faceted, concerning time factor (measuring performance at a given moment or over a period), the level of integration in the sensory testing procedure and the target of the measurements (panelist versus panel). The present paper supports the choice of the performance parameter and its related statistical procedure. Available software platforms, their accessibility (open-source status) and their functions are thoroughly analyzed concerning panelist or whole panel evaluation. The applied sensory test method strongly defines the applicable performance evaluation tools; therefore, these aspects are also discussed. A special field is related to proficiency testing. With the focus on special activities (product competitions, expert panels, food and horticultural goods), practical examples are given. In our research, special attention was given to sensory activity in companies and product experts or product-specific panels. Emerging future trends in this field will involve meta-analyses, application of AI and integration of psychophysics.

Analysis of PT SH's Feed Additive Marketing Strategy Based on Competitive Setting Profile (CSP) and Company Alignment Profile (CAP)

PT SH is a company that distributes veterinary medicinal products produced by Lallemand Animal Nutrition (France) and several products from other suppliers. This product from Lallemand is included in the feed additive class which functions to increase livestock productivity with better feed conversion. Competition in product sales in this group greatly affects the sales of feed additives for PT SH. Therefore, this study uses CAP and CSP analysis to analyze the marketing of PT SH, and analyzes the competition between PT SH and other companies in the sale of feed additives. CAP analysis consists of marketing strategy, tactics and values, while CSP analysis consists of customer demand, competitive situation, and variable factors. CAP analysis gives an average score of 2.82, this mid score indicates that the strategies and tactics used as well as the marketing value of PT SH need to be improved in order to increase PT SH's feed additive sales. CSP analysis gives an average score of 3.56, this fairly large score indicates that PT SH's competition with other companies is quite strong in the sale of feed additives. This requires PT SH to maintain quality, improve marketing strategy services to increase sales of feed additives, so that PT SH is not left behind by other companies. Keywords: CAP analysis, CSP analysis, Mix, Feed additive, Marketing.

PENERAPAN QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD) UNTUK PENINGKATAN KINERJA INDUSTRI AMPLANG BERDASARKAN KEPUASAN PELANGGAN

Tanah Laut Regency, which is the center of tourism in South Kalimantan, has one of the superior products that are commonly used as souvenirs, namely amplang products. Currently, the competition for amplang products is getting stronger with the increasing number of amplang industries in Tanah Laut Regency, so a study is needed so that the Melati Group Amplang Industry can survive and compete. This study aims to determine what attributes affect the buyer's decision to buy amplang products, measure the level of satisfaction and consumer interests and identify strategic planning for improving the quality performance of amplang products using the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. This research was conducted in Takisung District, Tanah Laut Regency, using descriptive methods and a survey approach. The data collection technique was done by interviewing the VOC (Voice of Customer) through questionnaires and literature study. The data in this study were analyzed using the Quality Function Deployment (QFD). Based on the results of research conducted using the QFD method, there are 15 product attributes desired by consumers and translated into 8 technical responses in the House of Quality (HOQ). The level of customer importance to UD Kelompok Melati amplang product with the greatest value was the completeness of the packaging information attribute (4.40) and the importance level with the smallest value was the appropriate color attribute (3.67). The highest level of customer satisfaction with Amplang products is the price attribute that matches the quality (4.23), and the smallest level of satisfaction is the appropriate color attribute (3.60). Meanwhile, steps to improve the quality performance of amplang products, get priority attributes and technical response performed by SMEs (maintaining a distinctive and strong spice formula, selecting the quality of mackerel fish, speed of customer response, employee coterbuatordination and appropriate product selling prices).

The effect of social capital on innovation through the mediation of ambidexterity and knowledge sharing in cement industry

<em>Indonesia's economy is in a precarious state, made worse by the presence of the corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. As a result, it is critical for businesses to be able to adapt to changes in an uncertain business environment. One option for the business to endure is through innovation. Previous study has established that social capital, the ability of the work team to be ambidextrous and knowledge sharing play a critical role in the creation of innovation inside the organization. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of social capital on innovation through the mediation of ambidexterity and knowledge sharing in work teams at PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, one of the largest private cement companies in Indonesia. The company operates in an unstable environment due to the global crisis, politics, price competition, and excess cement production capacity in Indonesia since 2016. This research is quantitative research with purposive sampling method using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis with Partial Least Square (PLS) method to test the hypothesis. The study's findings demonstrate that social capital can influence the generation of innovation when it is mediated through ambidexterity and knowledge sharing. This research is expected to assist enterprises in the Indonesian cement sector in surviving by fostering innovation within each work team.</em>

Continuity and Change of Urban Policies in São Paulo: Resilience, Latency, and Reanimation

It is usually considered that urban policy change happens gradually or abruptly, provoked by coalition shifts, political pressure, or by agenda changes in public policies. However, a broad set of urban policies in São Paulo, Brazil shows the relevance of the third kind of oscillating trajectory not yet accounted for by the literature. Departing from compared urban policies in São Paulo, this article shows incremental progressive trends due jointly to political competition (pushed by progressive governments) and policy production itself. While some programs entered the agenda to stay, others swung between implementation, latency, and reanimation. To investigate these processes, we compare four programs—(a) in situ slum upgrading and (b) bus integration (gradually imposing themselves), (c) cooperative housing construction, and (d) bus lanes/corridors (oscillating between latency and reanimation). The results challenge explanations of urban policy change, contributing to closer dialogues between urban studies and political science.

Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe

Grasslands cover almost half of the total European agricultural area and are the source of a wide range of public goods and services. Yet, their potential to produce innovative bio-based products, such as paper and plastic, remains widely untapped. We employ a multiple case study approach and implement the Business Environment Framework by Adamseged and Grundmann (2020) on eighteen alternative grass-based businesses to investigate the interdependencies between these successful business models and their business environments. The subsequent analysis reveals that the deployment of funds and policies to support alternative grass-based products remains low in most regions of Europe. Our findings highlight that aligned funding mechanisms that incorporate and promote the specific benefits generated by grass-producing and grass-processing businesses are key to overcoming the barriers related to the competition of bio-based products with the established fossil-fuels-based economic system. To make alternative grass-based markets more dynamic, increasing consumer awareness through adequate marketing is perceived as an important aspect. Capacity building and alignment efforts need to be strengthened and coordinated at local and higher levels to enable the replication and scale-up of novel grass-based businesses in Europe and beyond.

Identifying Market Structure: A Deep Network Representation Learning of Social Engagement

With rapid technological developments, product-market boundaries have become more dynamic. Consequently, competition for products and services is emerging outside the product-market boundaries traditionally defined based on Standard Industrial Classification and North American Industry Classification System codes. Identifying these fluid product-market boundaries is critical for firms not only to compete effectively within a market but also to identify lurking threats and latent opportunities outside market boundaries. Newly available big data on social media engagement presents such an opportunity. The authors propose a deep network representation learning framework to capture latent relationships among thousands of brands and across many categories, using millions of social media users’ brand engagement data. They build a brand–user network and then compress the network into a lower-dimensional space using a deep autoencoder technique. The authors evaluate this approach quantitatively and qualitatively and visually display the market structure using the learned representations of brands. They validate the learned brand relationships using multiple external data sources. They also illustrate how this method can capture the dynamic changes of product-market boundaries using two well-known events—the acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon and the introduction of the Model 3 by Tesla—and how managers can use the insights that emerge from this analysis.

Технологии эффективного проектного менеджмента в сельскохозяйственной отрасли

Despite the significant need to streamline and improve the efficiency of systemic project management, its basic concepts and methods remain little known in many sectors of economy, especially in agricultural sector of the republic. The goal -is to study the possibilities for the development of project management in the field of the agro-industrial complex. Methods – observation and collection of facts, comparative analysis to assess the rate of development of agriculture in Kazakhstan, logical, as well as analogies. Results - the advantages of technology of the project approach are determined and the possibility of its use in the field of agricultural production is being considered. The assessment of the rates of development of the AIC of the republic is presented. The authors state that high qualifications, special knowledge and skills are required from the manager and project participants. The reasons for the low level of efficiency of some design solutions are explained by imperfect management activities. In the context of increased competition in product markets, increased requirements of buyers for the quality of products and services, changes in organizational structure of enterprises in agricultural sector, the role of risk management and contracts increases significantly. It shows the importance of applying modern project management methods in information systems when developing programs for personnel development. Conclusions - the elements of project management contribute to achieving the goals of increasing production efficiency and reducing risks in agro-industrial complex, i.e. the opportunity not only to use the available internal resources of agricultural enterprise, to increase its profitability, but also to actively attract additional investments. The authors note that the most important condition for successful planning in agribusiness is a quick payback of the project, which can happen if several rules are observed: increase in the volume of production; reduction of material and labor costs per unit of the product received. There is a need for effective government support for agricultural projects, as well as formation of project thinking among the heads of enterprises and training of relevant personnel.

Combined stochastic and discrete simulation to optimise the economics of mixed single-horizontal and multilateral well offshore oil developments

Multilateral wells promise cost savings to oil and fields as they have the potential to reduce overall drilling distances and minimize the number of slots required for the surface facility managing the well. However, drilling a multilateral well does not always increase the flow rate when compared to two single-horizontal wells due to competition in production inside the mother-bore. Here, a holistic approach is proposed to find the optimum balance between single and multilateral wells in an offshore oil development. In so doing, the integrated approach finds the highest Net Present Value (NPV) configuration of the field considering drilling, subsurface, production and financial analysis. The model employs stochastic perturbation and Markov Chain Monte-Carlo methods to solve the global maximising-NPV problem. In addition, a combination of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP), an improved Dijkstra algorithm and a Levenberg-Marquardt optimiser is proposed to solve the rate allocation problem. With the outcome from this analysis, the model suggests the optimum development including number of multilateral and single horizontal wells that would result in the highest NPV. The results demonstrate the potential for modelling to find the optimal use of petroleum facilities and to assist with planning and decision making.

PRODUK KOSMETIK PALSU: MINAT PEMBELIAN BERDASARKAN PENGARUH FAKTOR SOSIAL DAN FAKTOR PRIBADI

The rapidly growing cosmetic industry has caused intense competition for both legal and illegal cosmetic products. The purpose of this study is to analyze and measure the influence of social factors on interest in buying and using fake cosmetic products, explore the basic causes of consumers buying and using fake cosmetic products, and measure the influence of personal factors on interest in buying and using fake cosmetic products in the city community. Poor. This type of research is a survey research, namely research that takes a sample from a population and uses a questionnaire as the main data collection instrument. Thus, this research is categorized as explanatory research. The number of respondents in this study were 100 people. The research sample was taken using purposive sampling technique. The data collection method used is a questionnaire method, then the data is processed through SPSS software. The analytical tool in this study uses linear regression.

The acquisition method of the user’s Kansei needs based on double matrix recommendation algorithm

In the development of product design, one of the elements of market competition for products is to meet the Kansei needs of users. Compared to features, users pay more attention to whether products can match their emotions, which is Kansei needs. The product developers are eager to get the Kansei needs of users more accurately and conveniently. This paper takes the computer cloud platform as the carrier and based on the collaborative filtering algorithm. We used personalized double matrix recommendation algorithm as the core, and the adjectives dimensionality reduction method to filter the image tags to simplify the users’ rating process and improve the recommendation efficiency. Finally, we construct a Kansei needs acquisition model to quickly and easily obtain the Kansei needs of users. We verify the model using the air purifier as a subject. The results of the case show that the model can find out the user’s Kansei needs more quickly. When the data is more, the prediction will be more accurate and timely.

Temperature Influences on Interactions Among Aflatoxigenic Species of Aspergillus Section Flavi During Maize Colonization.

Fungal species within Aspergillus section Flavi contaminate food and feed with aflatoxins. These toxic fungal metabolites compromise human and animal health and disrupt trade. Genotypically and phenotypically diverse species co-infect crops, but temporal and spatial variation in frequencies of different lineages suggests that environmental factors such as temperature may influence structure of aflatoxin-producing fungal communities. Furthermore, though most species within Aspergillus section Flavi produce sclerotia, divergent sclerotial morphologies (small or S-type sclerotia vs. large or L-type sclerotia) and differences in types and quantities of aflatoxins produced suggest lineages are adapted to different life strategies. Temperature is a key parameter influencing pre- and post-harvest aflatoxin contamination of crops. We tested the hypothesis that species of aflatoxin-producing fungi that differ in sclerotial morphology will vary in competitive ability and that outcomes of competition and aflatoxin production will be modulated by temperature. Paired competition experiments between highly aflatoxigenic S-type species (A. aflatoxiformans and Lethal Aflatoxicosis Fungus) and L-type species (A. flavus L morphotype and A. parasiticus) were conducted on maize kernels at 25 and 30°C. Proportions of each isolate growing within and sporulating on kernels were measured using quantitative pyrosequencing. At 30°C, S-type fungi were more effective at host colonization compared to L-type isolates. Total aflatoxins and the proportion of B vs. G aflatoxins were greater at 30°C compared to 25°C. Sporulation by L-type isolates was reduced during competition with S-type fungi at 30°C, while relative quantities of conidia produced by S-type species either increased or did not change during competition. Results indicate that both species interactions and temperature can shape population structure of Aspergillus section Flavi, with warmer temperatures favoring growth and dispersal of highly toxigenic species with S-type sclerotia.