Component business model — (CBM) is a technique developed by IBM to model and analyze an enterprise. It is a logical representation or map of business components or building blocks and can be depicted on a single page. It can be used to analyze the alignment of enterprise… … Wikipedia
architectural innovation — An innovation that creates an improvement in the ways in which components, at least some of which may not in themselves be innovative, are put together. Examples include flexible manufacturing systems and networked computer systems. Compare… … Big dictionary of business and management
Eco-innovation — is a term used to describe products and processes that contribute to sustainable development.Eco innovation is the commercial application of knowledge to direct or indirect ecological improvements.It is often used to describe a range of related… … Wikipedia
Conservation Innovation Grants — were provided for in a new component of EQIP enacted in the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107 171, Sec. 2301). This component provides an unspecified portion of EQIP funds for competitive matching grants of up to 50% for innovative approaches to… … Wikipedia
Atlantic Innovation Fund — The Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) is a financing program run by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) to help Canadian organizations in Atlantic Canada to develop innovative products and services. This program is highly competitive.… … Wikipedia
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
research and development — Introduction abbreviation R and D, or R & D, in industry, two intimately related processes by which new products and new forms of old products are brought into being through technological innovation. Introduction and definitions … Universalium
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism