Market research Scope

The SubChem project has produced numerous interesting scientific perspectives which require further examination. In the area of framework conditions, questions arise relating to the quality of markets or the type of competition as the main driving forces of innovation. An increased comprehension of the markets where companies (or supply chains) operate also reveals a novel appreciation of their scope and restrictions for action as well as their vulnerability towards other external influences. For example, market research explicidy devoted to the types of competition would be beneficial and provide comparative observations for a more precise classification than we have been able to discern with our resources. 

When assessing a competitor, it is helpful to have all the information about the company— financial profile, portfolio, strategy, and structure—in one report or source. Many market research firms and publishers prepare pharmaceutical company profiles on an ad hoc basis or to capture a particular market. A complete listing of all available company profiles is beyond the scope of this chapter. The sources listed here produce reports on a regular schedule and include the most important elements for a complete company assessment. 

To broaden the scope of market research tests, several additional types of test have been developed for use alongside the traditional, large-scale tests. 

To properly assess the impact of these factors would be far beyond the scope of this paper. Nevertheless, a good market researcher enjoys facing up to the challenge, and I shall endeavor to forecast the 1990 worldwide polyurethane markets. 

As of this writing (1997), researchers are exploring combinations of acids, additives, and catalysts to achieve a suitable economic finish. However, commercial appHcation of these finishes would require costs akin to that of DMDHEU as well as compliance with formaldehyde release levels by consumers, regulators, and the textile industry. Another possible impetus could be marketing considerations. Nevertheless, this work has sparked intense effort in the use of cross-linkers containing ester cross-links and has broadened the scope of cross-linker research. 

Interest in the chemistry of water-soluble polymers (polyelectrolytes) has been continually increasing during the past 45 years. The tremendous scope of utility for water-soluble polymers has led to a vigorous search for new materials and the rapid development of polyelectrolytes into a dynamic field of industrial research. Growth in this field has been especially rapid since 1960 and today, many companies are engaged in synthesis and applications research on polyelectrolytes that are primarily used in four main marketing areas water treatment, paper, textiles, and oil recovery [1]. Polyacrylamide gel was also used as soil conditioner [2-4]. 

The scope of my comments will cover not the development of analytical methods but rather the process of choosing methods which give useful answers to the questions posed by the research chemist, the process engineer or the product marketing manager. The analytical chemist is always faced with the paranoia causing problem of not being able to be confident in a purity measurement until it can be shown that impurities do not interfere. 

In conclusion, it seems likely that high-throughput experimentation (HTE) will not only be a tremendous methodology to solve the time-to-market problem, but will also enhance the scope as well as the quality of academic research to a large extent. 

Values in the industry value chain are subjects of financial accounting, profit and cost controlling as well as value-based management research. Out of the scope is the value chain support function of corporate finance concerned with getting required or investing excess financial resources in financial markets, which is not a core activity in the industry value chain and out of the scope in this work. The integration of value chain management with corporate finance is a potential area for further research. 

Details of the GLPs and GLP inspections may be found on government-specific websites. Many are listed in the references below. Briefly, the FDA GLPs, define the scope of the regulation and have a detailed listing of definitions. If the FDA is to consider a nonclinical laboratory study in support of an application for a research or marketing permit, the testing facility, records and specimens must be available for inspection by an authorized employee of the FDA. 

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