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Evaluating the role of manufacturing, retail, and agricultural value added in small medium enterprise RGDP growth in the Netherlands

open access: yesFuture Business Journal
Purpose This study examines the impact of manufacturing value-added, retail trade, and value-added agriculture on the Real Gross Domestic Product of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Netherlands from 1970 to 2021.
Ergin Akalpler
doaj   +1 more source

Job flows in Italian SMEs: a longitudinal analysis of growth, size and age. [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper proposes an empirical investigation of job flows for continuing manufacturing firms in Italy from 1996 to 2004 using high quality data on work forces and other characteristics of the firm.
Marco Corsino   +2 more
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The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] In his FY2013 budget, President Obama proposed the creation of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to help accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies with broad applications, and to
Sargent, John F, Jr.
core   +4 more sources

What to Make and How to Make It: Combining Machine Learning and Statistical Learning to Design New Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Combining machine learning and probabilistic statistical learning is a powerful way to discover and design new materials. A variety of machine learning approaches can be used to identify promising candidates for target applications, and causal inference can help identify potential ways to make them a reality.
Jonathan Y. C. Ting, Amanda S. Barnard
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges for Danish Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises

open access: yes, 2002
Based on an exploratory study of 138 firms this study analyzes the development within the field of Knowledge Management (KM) in Danish SMEs in the manufacturing industry. It is proposed that Danish SMEs do not (yet) have formalized knowledge structures, knowledge cultures, knowledge strategies, or knowledge systems in place.
openaire   +1 more source

At first sight - How is SME purchasing organised?:Discussing research process, the role of customer strategies & personality of owners and purchasing improvement, based on students’ purchasing case studies within four Dutch manufacturing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Paper for the WION - Werkgemeenschap Inkoop Onderzoek Nederland - 2015, 3rd version. Purchasing within Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is important for the overall SME firm performance.
Staal, Anne, Walhof, Gert
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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of small and medium sized fast growing enterprises in central and eastern Europe: a panel data analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The purpose of this paper is to explore the main determinants of growth in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in central and eastern Europe.
Miroslav Mateev, Yanko Anastasov
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Design, Control, and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Actuation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This review aims to provide a broad understanding for interdisciplinary researchers in engineering and clinical applications. It addresses the development and control of magnetic actuation systems (MASs) in clinical surgeries and their revolutionary effects in multiple clinical applications.
Yingxin Huo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence‐Augmented Additive Manufacturing

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This Roadmap outlines the transformative role of artificial intelligence‐augmented additive manufacturing, highlighting advances in design, monitoring, and product development. By integrating tools such as generative design, computer vision, digital twins, and closed‐loop control, it presents pathways toward smart, scalable, and autonomous additive ...
Ali Zolfagharian   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

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