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Frugal innovation

About: Frugal innovation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 472 publications have been published within this topic receiving 9290 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors take on Jugaad entrepreneurship, which is actually a blend of social and street entrepreneurship, and present case studies of street entrepreneurs from India are quoted here are of those who have presented answers to social problems via their jugaad.
Abstract: Jugaad is a demotic Hindi word that's used in the context of something that's a mix of creativity, innovation, and cleverness. The word is used in adjective and noun forms. So, one could have a “Jugaad” approach to solving a problem, or one could be using a product of “Jugaad” inventiveness. The spirit of Jugaad is embodied in the ability to work with limited available resources, but also building something relevant and useful. Similarly, Entrepreneurship involves a constant craving for the goal under acute adversities. An entrepreneur would certainly favor minimizing investment costs and maximizing the profit. Thus, Jugaad provides the shortest and the easiest of the ways to be a successful entrepreneur. As a developing nation India, particularly need entrepreneurs to solve certain social issues with minimal resources. It may be quoted as Frugal Social Entrepreneurship, which is now an Indian trademark because lack of financial support, entrepreneurs try to make something utile even out of junks such as keeping old equipment running with improvised spare parts is a classic example of street entrepreneurship. The present research article takes on Jugaad entrepreneurship, which is actually a blend of social and street entrepreneurship. Several case studies of street entrepreneurs from India are quoted here are of those who have presented answers to social problems via their Jugaad. The article is theoretical in nature, adopted case study approach and based on observation, primary and secondary data.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In overcoming problems in relation to the choice of materials and tests for performance during valve development, several innovations were employed in the low-resource setting of Chitra Institute, which anticipated the advent of “Frugal Innovation” by three decades.
Abstract: The development of a tilting disc heart valve in full compliance with ISO standards and affordable for low-income patients in India was undertaken in the early 1980s at the Sree Chitra Institute, Trivandrum. The constraint on resources and emphasis on self-reliance made frugal innovation obligatory for valve development. After the failure of three initial models, the fourth model succeeded and was used clinically in December 1990. Equally successful in a multi-centric trial in India, it has been implanted in over 100,000 patients to date. In overcoming problems in relation to the choice of materials and tests for performance during valve development, several innovations were employed in the low-resource setting of Chitra Institute, which anticipated the advent of "Frugal Innovation" by three decades.

3 citations

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28 Nov 2019

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TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework was developed to identify the features of disruptive innovations applied to the sustainable supply chain, and to analyze the role of dynamic capabilities, such as absorptive capacity.
Abstract: Recently, supply chain operations have been influenced by three concepts such as sustainable supply chain, dynamic capabilities, and disruptive innovation. First, sustainability has become a necessary goal for businesses and a powerful strategy for competitive advantage. Sustainable innovations along the supply chain are increasingly important regarding firm competitiveness to respond to rapid changes in the market. Secondly, disruptive innovations are particularly adopted by firms, because they aim to provide product or process to a new set of customers (or customers with new sets of requirements). Big data and predictive analytics are one of them and may have the ability to generate considerably more business and social value while significantly reducing the use of scarce resources. This disruptive innovation could improve the ability to help with the sustainability of sourcing decisions, and reduce environmental footprint are increasingly recognized. Thirdly, developing dynamic capabilities such as absorptive capacity both in firms and in supply chains are also integral to responding to dynamic markets and customer needs. Dynamic capabilities are collective resources (financial and technical assets coordinated with knowledge and competencies) which are essentially change-oriented, helping firms redeploy and reconfigure. Any innovation (whether process or product oriented) must then rely on such capabilities. The main objective of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework through a literature review, to identify the features of disruptive innovations applied to the sustainable supply chain, and to analyze the role of dynamic capabilities. We will focus on how certain dynamic capabilities such as absorptive capacity affect the impact of the utilization of big data analytics on sustainable supply chain on frugal processes, which has not been investigated in depth.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the need and importance of frugal innovation in Indian medical devices industry in the backdrop of present healthcare infrastructure and need to expand it beyond top 20 cities.
Abstract: The study discusses the need and importance of frugal innovation in Indian medical devices industry in the backdrop of present healthcare infrastructure and need to expand it beyond top 20 cities. ...

3 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202172
202050
201956
201859
201754
201650