Materials and strategies for successful innovation and competition in the metal packaging industry

摘要

Recent discussions about technological development and innovation have omitted some important issues: innovation development in so-called low-technology industries; the important role played by material technology not only in high-technology industries, but in the adaptation processes in most industries. These discussions often lack a historical perspective. Many con- temporary issues, such as integrated product development and networking, have been central to industrial production for more than one hundred years.