Concept Management

Ackoif, Russell L. (July 1971). Towards a system of systems concepts. Management Science 17 (11) 661-671. 

Competitiveness is the fourth C in our list of concepts. Managing the competitiveness of a supply chain requires two sets of choices—the choice of the metrics of competition as well as responses to competitors choices. Typical metrics used include lead time, cost, profit, product variety, consistency, service level, fill rate, and others. For a monopolist, it is important to identify appropriate metrics to coordinate optimal choices across the supply chain. However, competition has an impact on the feasible... 

Plenert, Gerhard, and Shozo Hibino, Making Innovation Happen Concept Management Through Integration, St. Lucie Press, Del Ray Beach, FL, 1997. 

Concept Management by Gerhard Plenert and Shozo Hibino... 

Hippel, Eric v., 1986, Lead Users A Source of Novel Product Concepts, Management Science 32 (7), 791-805. 

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