Other promising sources of omega-3 essential FAs such as zooplankton, commonly known as "krill", fungi, and genetically modified plants must overcome many challenges, such as cost, environmental concerns, consumer acceptance, viability and sensory quality prior to their consolidation [148].
There are still unanswered questions about the long-term viability of consumer spending and whether we will see a restoration of capital spending.
"We've proven its viability with consumers," he said.
Competing standards can balance resource sustainability with economic viability, and consumers will know what they are getting for their money.
Sony is working with Matsushita on a version of Linux for non-PC devices but its timetable is unclear, as is its viability in the consumer market.
But if you look at how Sirius XM, Howard Stern, Sony, Hollywood studios and all their various fans and stakeholders got into this mess, you'll see two things in common that are causing more problems for their continued viability than waning consumer spending and locked-up credit markets.
While a firm-centric view of sustainability is often criticized as having a lack of a long-term perspective and a genuine effort for societal and environmental values (Molthan-Hill 2014), a customer-centric view of sustainability puts customers in the foreground and seeks the viability of both consumers and businesses.
Still, misleading as the ad was technically, it told a larger truth: RFID is still obscure to most consumers, but it is approaching commercial viability fast enough that I.B.M. wants the world to know it is a player.
One particularly interesting aspect here is that, already with current market situations, sustainable regional energy systems are very close to economic viability for supporting large consumers on a regional base.
The viability factors addressed were (1) consumer perception of the stored products, (2) feasibility of the equipment design, (3) storage cost, and (4) environmental impact.
