Frontier Capital: Early Stage Investing for Financial Returns and Social Impact in Emerging Markets

This report outlines the importance and promise of serving low- and lower-middle-income (LMI) populations -- essentially, the groups situated between the very bottom of the pyramid and the existing middle class. As we detail herein, LMI populations have huge unmet needs and face quite a bit of instability -- challenges that can be addressed by innovative business models. We believe companies serving this demographic represent an under-tapped opportunity, both for financial returns and for outsized impact. The LMI segment represents a major market opportunity. For example, in Latin America and the Caribbean, the purchasing power of the LMI population is estimated at $405B. In South Asia, it is estimated at$483B

From seed to the world : the internationalization of Sugal

The following dissertation chronicles the internationalization of Sugal, one of the biggest tomato processing companies in the world, and the factors that led to its continued growth and prosperity in the global market. Using a case study format, the dissertation describes the current landscape of the tomato processing industry and situates Sugal in it, explaining how the company grew through a strong focus on structural investments and development of resources and capabilities, full integration of its production, efficiency maximization, gradual scaling and seizing of opportunities in the international market at the best time possible. Additionally, we look towards the future of the industry and assess how shifting consumer patterns, emerging new markets and the potential weakening of the Chinese and Californian industries can impact Sugal. Also presented are the production forecasts for the countries where the company currently operates in and some new locations that offer great potential for a possible Sugal expansion down the line.A presente dissertação descreve a internacionalização da Sugal, uma das maiores empresas de transformação de tomate do mundo, e os fatores que levaram ao seu contínuo crescimento e prosperidade no mercado global. Utilizando o formato de caso de estudo, a dissertação apresenta o panorama atual da indústria de transformação de tomate e situa a Sugal no mesmo, explicando como a empresa cresceu através de um forte foco em investimentos estruturais e desenvolvimento de recursos e competências, integração total da sua produção, maximização da eficiência, gradual aumento de escala e aproveitamento de oportunidades no mercado internacional, no melhor momento possível. Além disso, olhamos para o futuro da indústria e avaliamos como a mudança das tendências de consumo, os novos mercados emergentes e o potencial enfraquecimento das indústrias chinesa e californiana podem ter impacto na Sugal. Também são apresentadas as previsões de produção para os países onde a empresa opera atualmente e algumas novas localizações que oferecem grande potencial para uma possível expansão da Sugal no futuro

A comparison of processing techniques for producing prototype injection moulding inserts.

This project involves the investigation of processing techniques for producing low-cost moulding inserts used in the particulate injection moulding (PIM) process. Prototype moulds were made from both additive and subtractive processes as well as a combination of the two. The general motivation for this was to reduce the entry cost of users when considering PIM. PIM cavity inserts were first made by conventional machining from a polymer block using the pocket NC desktop mill. PIM cavity inserts were also made by fused filament deposition modelling using the Tiertime UP plus 3D printer. The injection moulding trials manifested in surface finish and part removal defects. The feedstock was a titanium metal blend which is brittle in comparison to commodity polymers. That in combination with the mesoscale features, small cross-sections and complex geometries were considered the main problems. For both processing methods, fixes were identified and made to test the theory. These consisted of a blended approach that saw a combination of both the additive and subtractive processes being used. The parts produced from the three processing methods are investigated and their respective merits and issues are discussed

Reducing risk in pre-production investigations through undergraduate engineering projects.

This poster is the culmination of final year Bachelor of Engineering Technology (B.Eng.Tech) student projects in 2017 and 2018. The B.Eng.Tech is a level seven qualification that aligns with the Sydney accord for a three-year engineering degree and hence is internationally benchmarked. The enabling mechanism of these projects is the industry connectivity that creates real-world projects and highlights the benefits of the investigation of process at the technologist level. The methodologies we use are basic and transparent, with enough depth of technical knowledge to ensure the industry partners gain from the collaboration process. The process we use minimizes the disconnect between the student and the industry supervisor while maintaining the academic freedom of the student and the commercial sensitivities of the supervisor. The general motivation for this approach is the reduction of the entry cost of the industry to enable consideration of new technologies and thereby reducing risk to core business and shareholder profits. The poster presents several images and interpretive dialogue to explain the positive and negative aspects of the student process

Marine Biotechnology: A New Vision and Strategy for Europe

Marine Board-ESF The Marine Board provides a pan-European platform for its member organisations to develop common priorities, to advance marine research, and to bridge the gap between science and policy in order to meet future marine science challenges and opportunities. The Marine Board was established in 1995 to facilitate enhanced cooperation between European marine science organisations (both research institutes and research funding agencies) towards the development of a common vision on the research priorities and strategies for marine science in Europe. In 2010, the Marine Board represents 30 Member Organisations from 19 countries. The Marine Board provides the essential components for transferring knowledge for leadership in marine research in Europe. Adopting a strategic role, the Marine Board serves its Member Organisations by providing a forum within which marine research policy advice to national agencies and to the European Commission is developed, with the objective of promoting the establishment of the European Marine Research Area

Nio inc. equity research. The next generation of smart vehicles

Starting from 2019, the world has been facing a big revolution regarding transportation. The challenge lays on offering viable alternatives with the basis of clean energy without jeopardizing performance. NIO's mission rests exactly on those values. The ultimate goal of this asses NIO's intrinsic valu

Engineering News, Fall 2017

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Engineering News, Fall 2017

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Reviving Northern Ireland’s Textile Heritage

This Ulster University (UU) research project was performed in partnership with the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering (NIACE) Centre. It complements previous works performed in conjunction with, the National Composites Centre (NCC), Bristol, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), University of Sheffield and the NIACE Centre, Belfast, to establish an Advanced Preforming Centre of Excellence in Northern Ireland. The authors are fully engaged in ongoing projects such as, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) Belfast Region City Deal and ‘HyTech NI’ a joint project between UU, Queen’s University Belfast, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (MEABC) and industry underpinned by £15million in funding from the Northern Ireland Complementary Funding to support investment in the Hydrogen Economy. The economic, societal and environmental benefits of these projects and those proposed within this report, align with the Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme for Government (PfG) 2021 (1), have the required level of innovation and ambition along with scope to offer economic sustainability and inclusivity, to meet the tiered metrics for the Department for the Economy’s (DfE’s) Economic Vision of a ‘10X Economy’ (2), in addition, to aiding Northern Ireland on its trajectory to ‘Net Zero by 2050’ as part of The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (3), with the latter aligning with the Northern Ireland Executive’s Energy Strategy – The Path to Net Zero Energy (4).A case for reviving Northern Ireland’s textile heritage was established by the authors following their assessment of the textiles and textile composites markets. The authors are confident in their assessment and understanding of the current market presence, along with present-day market challenges, derived from (i) the public domain such as, research articles and press releases, (ii) purchased sources such as, market research reports, (iii) focused market networking they partake in and the industry/stakeholder input they receive from primary interviews, workshops, conferencing, including industry visits and secondments to relevant organisations and, (iv) maintaining an active presence in the textiles and textile composites research and commercial spaces. <br/

Interdisciplinary Design Studio: Programming Document Visioning for a Robotic Demonstration, Research, and Engagement Dairy

The 2022 COLLABORATE Design Studio brought together students from various disciplines to address a complex, real-world project which required collaborative input from different perspectives. The studio worked to advance the co-creation of knowledge between external stakeholders, students, and instructors. The course was co-taught by faculty from different disciplines, and areas of expertise. During the semester, Nate Bicak and Steven Hardy worked with students from Architecture and Interior Design in collaboration with students in Dr. Tami Brown-Brandl’s students in Biological Systems Engineering and Animal Science to explore the values, spatial qualities, and area requirements of a Robotic Demonstration, Research, and Engagement Dairy. Students organized a series of meetings and participatory activities to gather information from a range of project stakeholders including: Heather Akin (Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication), Kris Bousquet (NE Dairy Association), Paul Kononoff (Animal Science), Eric Markvicka (Mechanical and Material Engineering), Julia McQuillan (Sociology), Santosh Pitla (BioSystems and Agricultural Engineering), Ling Ling Sun (NE Public Media), and Rosanna Villa Rojas (Food Science & Technology). The information gathered helped to frame the overall problem - both quantitative and qualitative - to be addressed during the design visioning stage (not included in this document). Student contributors included: Sarah Alduaylij, Noor Al-Maamari, Devyn Beekman, Kelsey Belgum, Lauren Chubb, Nicholas Forte, Mitchell Hill, Joshua Holstein, Dylan Lambe, Phuong Le, Mia LeRiger, Elizabeth Loftus, Josh Lorenzen , Megan Lovci, Alex Martino, Zade Miller, Hannah Morgan , Annabelle Nichols , Collin Shearman, Rebecca Sowl, Nalin Theplikhith, Angela Vu, Shaylee Wagner, Ethan Watermeier, Trever Zelenk