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MONITORING |
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Monitoring developments is part of the process of facilitating decision making. It covers the exploration necessary for assessing situations (problem or opportunity). A system of monitoring developments concerns the relationships between a company and its external environment. The goal is to keep watch in order to anticipate, protect the company, and improve forecasting and the company's position in the market.
We produce a one or two page summary (with a frequency to be specified), which may include reference to other elements of the dossier, with a summary of comments on technical aspects and/or issues to do with competition, and suggestions for action. In the interests of ease of use, the information is in summary form, specific (date, sources etc), analyzed and structured, with key points concerning possible avenues of development highlighted.
Our monitoring activity
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Monitoring technological developments in the world of science and technology, pure and applied research and materials. |
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Monitoring competition: capital, partnerships, products, services, suppliers, customers, marketing. |
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Monitoring the commercial environment: markets, customers, suppliers and products, suppliers' customers, the health of suppliers, banks, shareholders, etc. |
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Monitoring the environment: economic, legal and cultural: regulation, consumption, safety, social and political aspects. |
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Scientific monitoring relating to R&D, its sources being officially published scientific data. |
Our sources of information
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Commercial databases, cd-roms. |
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Patents, brands. |
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The Internet. |
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Books. |
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The specialist press. |
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Journals monitoring technological development. |
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Journals, newspapers, various publications and on-line information. |
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Secondary and abstract journals enabling monitoring to be extended to recently published articles. |
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Advertising. |
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Trade fairs and exhibitions. |
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