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  1 - Reviewing Challenges of New Product Development Process in Small-Medium Enterprises Case study:Select Food and Drink Industries of Fars province
  Reza Talei Far Seyed Hosein Hatami nasab
  Success in new product development (NPD) projects is a crucial challenge for the past and present managers. Actually researchers have still problems finding the reason for the high rate of failure in such projects. Failure of these projects in small and medium enterpris More

  Success in new product development (NPD) projects is a crucial challenge for the past and present managers. Actually researchers have still problems finding the reason for the high rate of failure in such projects. Failure of these projects in small and medium enterprises is a bigger problem compared to large companies. So some of these failures may endanger life of these units and result in the closure of these units. Therefore, in this research the challenges of product development in these companies have been surveyed in particular. For this purpose, opinions of experts and managers of firms in small and medium-size food industries of Fars province have been surveyed and then practical solutions and suggestions have been mentioned. In this study after extensive reviewing of research literature, a series of identified effective challenges and with considering the opinions of managers, significant challenges with degree of their importance within the firms have been mentioned. The results explain that from view of managers of under study, the units in connection with the effective challenges on new product development between the current status and the ideal situation there are significant gaps such as: estimating incorrect suitable market, lack of adequate research and development issues, lack of appropriate and sufficient distribution channels and lack of appropriate advertising for offering new products to the market have been discussed as the challenges. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Identify and Clustering Challenges of knowledge-based Enterprises using ANN and BPMS Approaches; Case study: Yazd KBEs
  Mojtaba GholiPour Mohammad Ali Vahdat Zad Mohammad Saleh Oliua Hasan Khademi Zareu
  10.7508/jstpi.2015.04.006
  Knowledge always is a powerful tool in stabilizing position of individual/community service to the public and excellence approach in current autonomous communities. Value of knowledge has been more necessary if it capable for transfer to the High-Tec and needed Technolo More

  Knowledge always is a powerful tool in stabilizing position of individual/community service to the public and excellence approach in current autonomous communities. Value of knowledge has been more necessary if it capable for transfer to the High-Tec and needed Technologies of humanity societies. Knowledge Based Enterprise (KBE) is a real-law enterprise such as factory that transfer Knowledge to production/services. However KBEs are causing for sustainable knowledge economy and development native knowledge in more countries, but these enterprises havnt optimize occasion in view of quantity, production quality and service extensive according to the 20 years growth view of Iran. Purpose of this study is to identifying encounter challenges of KBEs that located on Yazds Science and Technology Park (STP) and clustering these challenges with ANN method exactly. The Samples contains 137 person such as manager and top employees of these enterprises. Number of reached challenges have been 59 that were attained from literature and experts guidelines were designed and distributed between samples suddenly. According to the PB artificial neural network, reliabilities of samples were confirmed with MSE=2.0332 and priority done with Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) artificial neural network and with inspiration of Business Process Management System (BPMS) approach. According to the BPMS approach and MLP method, Result show that challenges did cluster in three factions known as: management activities, operational activities and support activities. Thus, number of management, operational and support activities in order were 27, 15 and 17 items exactly. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Marketing in Technological Small and Medium sized Companies; Challenges and Solutions
  Nargess Khanderoo Tooraj sadeghi Gholamreza Malekzadeh
  10.7508/jstpi.2015.03.004
  Development of successful strategic marketing programs for the commercialization of new technology represents a challenge for small and medium sized technology-based firms. The mechanics of developing successful marketing strategies for technological innovations is a co More

  Development of successful strategic marketing programs for the commercialization of new technology represents a challenge for small and medium sized technology-based firms. The mechanics of developing successful marketing strategies for technological innovations is a complex process from design to implementation. Technology-based SMEs play an important role in facilitating the ‘knowledge-based’ or ‘smart’ economies. However, technological superiority is not a guarantee for the success of a high-tech SMEs. Instead, the odds of success are maximized by a combination of technology superiority and marketing capability. In this paper, the characteristic of technology-oriented small and medium enterprises have examined according to the published key studies in the field of small and medium sized companies, the factors and barriers to the success of the companies mentioned briefly and given that marketing has been diagnosed as one of the success factors of technology-based small and medium enterprises, we reviewed the challenges and solutions of technology marketing to remind the managers of these companies that the success of a pure technology will not ensure the success of the company and marketing as one of the key elements and critical component of the success of technology-based small and medium enterprises should be a priority in their activities. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Pathology of Creative Industries Based On User Innovation Approach
  elnaz siavashi najme jooriyan behnaz siavashi
  10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.001
  20.1001.1.17355486.1396.13.50.3.9
  In the last few years, creative industries are known as a productive system and their policies are taken into attention. The value of creative industries’ economic is higher than producing cultural merchandises, and it could be developed as a facilitation and an active More

  In the last few years, creative industries are known as a productive system and their policies are taken into attention. The value of creative industries’ economic is higher than producing cultural merchandises, and it could be developed as a facilitation and an active role for changeable process in entire the economic. Based on researchers’ approach, innovation and creativity are the essential infrastructure for implementing the defended economic and for activating the industrial companies. The users are the main resource of creative ideas of new services and new productions. The main important change in innovation process is created by users since the revolution industry, and it is also turned to be a very powerful approach. It is clear that, when the user starts to be an innovative one, he/she can develop what he/she exactly wants. This research with considering the new approach to creative industries tries with introducing the creative industries and innovative users, recognize the upcoming challenges of these industries. Furthermore, by considering the strategies of user innovation categorize, the challenges and offer the solutions to the challenges. This study uses the descriptive- analysis methodology to reach to the mentioned goals. As a result, it should be described that users’ collaboration on creative industries has upward trend. Also the way that users selected the innovative policies has impact on the organizations strategies and their upcoming challenges. In this situation, it would be great if policy makers have special attention to the situation of creative industries in Iran with considering their challenges. Manuscript profile
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  5 - Cloud Computing Technology in the Management of Human Resources for Small and Medium Enterprises - Applications, Advantages and Challenges
  Mona Kardani malekinezhad Mohammad Mahdi  Farahi
  10.52547/jstpi.20774.15.60.50
  20.1001.1.17355486.1398.15.60.6.6
  In recent years, the advent of cloud computing has brought significant advances in the IT industry, and business management. One of the most important advantages of this technology is its reduced cost and the ability to seamlessly manage resources without the need for c More

  In recent years, the advent of cloud computing has brought significant advances in the IT industry, and business management. One of the most important advantages of this technology is its reduced cost and the ability to seamlessly manage resources without the need for costly deployment of multiple infrastructures and software, and is thus widely used in the deployment of management systems and systems in organizations. Cloud computing technology has also been widely used in human resource management systems. In many cases the implementation and deployment of multiple HRM systems and software, especially for small and medium-sized organizations, entails numerous costs. Cloud computing technology is a tool that allows organizations to form and manage management systems, including their own human resource management systems, in a seamless, low-cost cloud environment. The purpose of this study is to explore the applications, advantages and challenges of cloud computing technology in human resource management, and its implementation requirements especially in small and medium enterprises. The study was carried out through library method and literature review. And it has attempted to review how literature and the requirements of cloud computing are applied in human resource management by reviewing literature and research in this area. Based on the findings of this study, the applications of cloud computing in human resource management systems in SMEs are widespread. This technology can be used in talent recruitment, training and development of human resources, compensation management systems, and human resource management and evaluation. Also, the advantages and challenges of this technology in human resource management of small and medium-sized enterprises can be categorized into two general categories, including internal and external factors. Internal advantages and challenges include technical, security, human, and financial factors, and external factors include environmental and legal factors. The applications and advantages and challenges of this technology are described in detail in the HRM systems of SMEs. The findings of this study can serve as a basis for companies and organizations to manage small organizations using and utilizing cloud computing technology in human resource management systems. Manuscript profile
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  6 - Comparative Study, Applications and Challenges of Big Data Analysis Technologies
  Yaser Ghasemi nejad Abbass Ketabchi
  10.52547/jstpi.20796.15.60.66
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  oday, receiving and sharing information is easier and cheaper than before, enabling organizations to handle large volumes of data at a high speed and variety in the name of big data. Big data technology provides many opportunities when problems are resolved correctly. D More

  oday, receiving and sharing information is easier and cheaper than before, enabling organizations to handle large volumes of data at a high speed and variety in the name of big data. Big data technology provides many opportunities when problems are resolved correctly. Data processing technologies in the past are not suitable for dealing with large quantities of generated data. While Suggested frameworks for big data applications help to store, analyze and process data. In this study, we first reviewed and summarized the big data definitions, and challenges of using it and then a number of important big data frameworks (Hadoop, Flink, Storm, Spark and Samza) have been studied and compared comparatively. The studied framework of big data is generally classified into two categories: (1) batch mode; and (2) stream mode. The Hadoop framework processes data in batch mode, while other frameworks allow stream or real time processing. Ultimately, the most important applications of using big data technology have been described. The most important applications for big data analysis are healthcare applications, advisory systems, smart cities and social networks analysis. Due to the growth of Internet-connected devices, social networking data is growing widely and requires more big data technology. Also, the most challenges of big data application, including confidentiality in storage systems, software deficiencies and the limitation of existing hardware and equipment, the need for large initial investment and the lack of technical skills and expert workforce. Manuscript profile
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  7 - The Role of BlockChain Technology in Addressing Supply Chain Challenges: Requirements and Policies
  Aliakbar Farahzadi Mahdi  Naser
  10.52547/jstpi.20881.17.66.11
  20.1001.1.17355486.1400.17.66.3.9
  Supply chain refers to the process of production, assembly, transit and receipt of goods by the consumer, which plays a vital role in the development of the economy. This area faces challenges in the development path, such as lack of transparency in identifying the sour More

  Supply chain refers to the process of production, assembly, transit and receipt of goods by the consumer, which plays a vital role in the development of the economy. This area faces challenges in the development path, such as lack of transparency in identifying the source of supply or distribution of commercial goods, lack of exchange security or creating tension in the contracts of traders and consumers. Implementation of blockchain technology can be a suitable solution to solve these challenges. This platform with the feature of transparency, the existence of mechanisms to prevent the occurrence or online resolution of disputes and the elimination of financial intermediaries in electronic transactions makes it possible to achieve the set goals. But its implementation in any system faces challenges such as scalability, connectivity, standardization, and some legal challenges, the solution of which requires legislative and executive policy, including the use of efficient digital tools, their validation, and the establishment of formalities. Decentralized platforms and competent institutions to monitor the proper course of affairs. After explaining the introduction and concept of blockchain (first and second speeches), the present article details the supply chain challenges in the field of trade and expresses the practical features of blockchain in solving these challenges. After that, this study has tried to improve the process of exploiting this technology in the field of supply chain by examining the challenges facing this platform in its application in the supply chain and providing policy recommendations. Manuscript profile
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  8 - Identification of the Challenges of Technology Development of Network Contexts in University of Tehran Incubators
  Mahdi Rezvanitabar Siamak Eslami
  10.52547/jstpi.20940.16.64.14
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  Technology development is one of the ways to develop countries and one of the categories of knowledge-based economy. It is one of the major topics in incubators. The dominant view of incubators is more related to the business growth and at a higher level, it is the acce More

  Technology development is one of the ways to develop countries and one of the categories of knowledge-based economy. It is one of the major topics in incubators. The dominant view of incubators is more related to the business growth and at a higher level, it is the acceleration of business for a permanent presence in the market. Fewer research can be found addressing incubators in technology development. This research identified the challenges of technology development of university incubators. This survey was applicable, and in terms of controlling variables, indirect, random and descriptive in matter exploration of library and filed in data collection, and in terms of nature, descriptive. In terms of data type, it was a qualitative type of exploration and in terms of how to collect data was field research and library research. Books, publications, internet resources, and valid databases using library studies, documentary studies, interviews and field research were used for collecting data. The result of this section was to identify the dimensions of the challenges of technology development in the university incubators. In this research, a semi-structured interview with experts is presented to identify the issues. Qualitative data analyzing has been done using (Atlas-ti®) software. All interviews are recorded, transcript-ed to word software and assigned in Atlas-ti® software. The result of coding and categorizing, including 4 categories and 16 main codes, states technology development challenges related to networking contexts. Manuscript profile