High Performance Through Innovation Process Management in SMEs. Evidence from the Italian wine sector

2018 ◽  
pp. 87-110
Author(s):  
Simona Alfiero ◽  
Laura Broccardo ◽  
Massimo Cane ◽  
Alfredo Esposito
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Italian Wine ◽  
Wine Sector

scholarly journals The Italian Wine Sector: Evolution, Structure, Competitiveness and Future Challenges of an Enduring Leader

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenio Pomarici ◽  
Alessandro Corsi ◽  
Simonetta Mazzarino ◽  
Roberta Sardone
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Italian Wine ◽  
Diamond Model ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Wine Sector ◽  
European Policies ◽  
Average Size

AbstractThe Italian wine supply chain has performed well in recent decades both in terms of profitability and success on the domestic and international markets. This is despite the fact that it is fragmented in terms of products, prices and consumption context, and, in particular, despite the fact that it is characterised by an organisation that hinders the full exploitation of economies of scale. This paradox has not been investigated in literature. We propose several elements in support of the hypothesis that the Italian wine sector’s success is linked to favourable elements of the Porter Diamond Model (5 out of 6) but also to the “district” nature of a large part of the sector. The presence of numerous networks, some of which are formal and others informal, gives most Italian local production systems specialising in grapes and wine the characteristics of industrial districts, due to the local social capital that is stratified there. These networks include operators such as Cooperatives and Consorzi di Tutela, upstream and downstream industries and services, tourism, research and educational bodies. Such networks can overcome the weakness represented by the low concentration and small average size of the operators. To support this hypothesis, we analyse the historical evolution of the sector and its drivers, the structural features of the different phases of the wine chain (grape growing, winemaking, bottling and distribution), the market relationships within the chain and the national and European policies favouring the sector. This analysis also underlines the differences between the Italian sector and its competitors from the Old and New World.

SYSTEMATIC INNOVATION CAPABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM CASE STUDIES AND A LARGE SURVEY

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (07) ◽  
pp. 1750058 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANNY SAMSON ◽  
MARIANNE GLOET ◽  
PRAKASH SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Management Culture

This study involved a series of case studies that were combined with an extensive literature review to frame and construct a large-scale survey, measuring systematic innovation capability, and innovation performance (IP). Previous literature is quite fragmented with little inherent cohesion. Relatively few truly holistic studies have been done, especially in a large-scale multi-industry context. The case studies and structural equation modelling (SEM) in the present study validated important predictor variables of IP, including leadership and innovation strategy, customer focus and innovation process management, culture and human resources management, knowledge and technology management. The SEM determined that systematic innovation capability is a valid concept and can be measured as such, relating strongly to IP and business performance. Based on deep case studies and our large sample, innovation capability was demonstrated to be a holistic concept comprising a number of core elements that act together to strongly determine performance outcomes.

Web Marketing Strategies in Agro Food SMEs

2014 ◽  
pp. 199-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aspasia Vlachvei ◽  
Ourania Notta ◽  
Francesco Diotallevi ◽  
Andrea Marchini
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Marketing ◽  
Italian Wine ◽  
Wine Sector ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Website Features

In this chapter, the authors study agro food SMEs and especially SMEs in the wine sector, which combine several common characteristics, and they make a comparison between e-marketing strategies and e-commerce adoption in wine SMEs in two European countries: Italy and Greece. Taking into account the existing literature about the use of the Internet for wine marketing, this study identifies the online marketing strategies and the Website features used by the Greek and Italian wine producers.

High Performance Manufacturing - The SUMTM Concept, beyond LEAN II

2014 ◽  
Vol 1039 ◽  
pp. 615-621
Author(s):  
Odd Christian Sandengen ◽  
Leif Estensen ◽  
Per Schjølberg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Main Issue ◽  
Business System ◽  
Methods And Techniques

This abstract is an introduction to High Performance Manufacturing through process management, teamwork and continuous improvement. We focus on methods and techniques as SMED, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Hidden factories and Quality management in order to increase performance. However our main issue is the link between performance and profit, waste and loss. High performance manufacturing demands that we measure and improve processes continuously. OEE is well known standardized tool for this purpose. Techniques and methods are just that, but we need to integrate and adapt these into a business system in order to achieve profit. Management normally acts on the bases of facts and financial performance. In most companies increased profit is the overall goal. See also our previous paper called “High Performance Innovative teams.

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