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In the preparation of classical killed or toxoid vaccines, simple process technology was used. With the advance of new vaccines, far more sophisticated process technologies are needed. The desire to reduce side effects of vaccination requires processes which will yield antigens of extreme purity. The new regulation in cGMP requires consistent production procedures, and global competition also demands that the most efficient process technology be appHed. 

The organization of the Handbook of Battery Materials is simple, dividing between aqueous electrolyte batteries and alkali metal batteries and further in anodes, cathodes, electrolytes and separators. There are also three more general chapters about thermodynamics and mechanistics of electrode reactions, practical batteries and the global competition of primary and secondary batteries. 

Global competition is increasing individual and organization-wide learning is the way to sustain a competitive edge. 

Table 10.4 shows the main trends affecting the overall polymer business. However, differentiation according to polymer type is necessary (Table 10.5). The plastics industry still has a highly fragmented structure, and consolidation will continue in order to meet the demands of global competition, until there are no further incremental efficiencies to be gained. At the present time, the plastics industry is plagued by low profit margins and surplus capacity.

However, pulp and paper are commodities and therefore prices are vulnerable to global competition. Countries such as Brazil, Chile, and Indonesia have built modern, advanced pulp facilities. These countries have faster-growing trees and lower labor costs. Latin American and European countries are also adding papermaking capacity. Because of this increased foreign competition, imports of paper to the U.S. market are expected to increase 3% annually through 2004.10 In order... 

Gambardella, A., L. Orsenigo and F. Pammolli (2000), Global competitiveness in pharmaceuticals a European perspective , report prepared for the Directorate General of Enterprise of the European Commission. 

The strong global competition has been increasing the pressure to an efficient operation of chemical batch plants. Flexible batch plants are used to react quickly to changes in customers demands. The variations in the demands as well as, e.g., the prices of raw materials, or the yields ofthe production process are not exactly known at the time of scheduling. When these uncertainties are not sufficiently considered in the scheduling, the operations will lead to lower profits or even losses. 

Krenek MR (1997) Improve global competitiveness with supply-chain management - Manufacturers must rethink how, when, where and why they produce goods. Hydrocarbon Processing 76 (5) 97-100 Krever M, Wunderink S, Dekker R, Schorr B (2005) Inventory control based on advanced probability theory, an application. European Journal of Operational Research 162 (2) 342-358... 

Increasingly, guidelines resulting from political decision process of the European Union influence national markets and global competition. In order to have an influence on behalf of the interests of the plastics industry, the Association of Plastics Producing Industries, (VKE), is reported to wish to intensify its communication with European political institutions. The VKE sees the discussion about the EU book on the environmental problems relating to PVC as particularly controversial, and does not consider that it takes important points of view sufficiently into account. The treatment of the PVC theme, is examined as an example of so-called europisation of the work of associations. (Article translated from Kunststoffe 91 (2001) 4, pp.26-27). 

U.S. International Trade Commission. 1991. Global competitiveness of U.S. advanced-technology manufacturing industries Pharmaceuticals. Report to the Committee of Finance, U.S. Senate, on Investigation No. 332-302 Under Section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930. 

When the question is raised today as to how the European production industry faces global competition, the answer is quality competition and knowledge-based product differentiation. At the same time it is noted that classic areas of the chemicals industry, such as the production of textile dyes, is practically nonexistent in Europe today. This poses the questions of how do the economic actors... 

Narey, B., Conference Proceedings, Innovation in Plastics Plastics Technologies for a Global Competitive Edge, Rochester, NY, September 18-19, Paper J.012 (1990). 

Ninomiya s analogy of the wagon master having to combine teamwork with survival has considerable relevance to today s world where corporations have to survive in the face of global competition and domestic economic constraints, while at the... 

Sustainable material management has to pursue both economic and ecological objectives in order to succeed in global competition. Material flows have to be optimised in quantitative and qualitative terms so that the services in question can be rendered with maximum efficiency and minimal emissions. Moreover, business companies are generally aware of the fact that only those companies will survive that continuously improve their performance while enhancing customer orientation and, above all, avoiding excessive resource consumption. 

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