Engineering economy studies on the production of non-alcoholic beverages from some tropical crops

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A study adopted the engineering economic assessment on the production of non-alcoholic beverages from some tropical crops in Nigeria. The study revealed that the production of malt drinks from non-conventional raw materials including breadfruit, sorghum malt, potato and sweet cassava is technically and economically feasible. Results of the study has shown positive net present values at 75% and 100% capacity utilization. With funding and application of appropriate management and business strategy, the results can be applied into a successful innovation.

Crop Production, Beverages, Nonalcoholic Beverages, Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION--CROPS, Tropical Field Crops, Research, Models, Beverage industry, Nigeria, Non-alcoholic beverages, Field crops, Tropical crops, Engineering economy

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Competence development and technology: how learning and technology can be meaningfully integrated

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Competence development is a vital link between market and technology to help industrial companies boost their competitive strength. A competency should be output oriented to be able to identify core competencies as well as have an internal oriented view to discuss its development and factors affecting its development. A competency should also feature such key elements as one or more technologies, actors, formal organization and organizational culture and informal aspects of the organization.

Marketing, Methods, Learning

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Technology decision making in organisations

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A model which combines rational, political and behavioral approaches can be adopted to facilitate technological decision making. Under this model, the uncertainty, risk and pressures of the environment; rationality of human beings and other social considerations must be accounted for. The processes in decision making provided by this model are generally carried out in an office where an interaction between the innovation facilitators in different departments exist.

Legislative Bodies, Management Theory & Techniques, Technology Assessment, Decision-making, Decision making, Analysis

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