A road to social innovation

Sanden corporation is a global manufacturer for environmental technologies of heating and cooling of air-conditioning, compressors as automotive parts and housing and vending machines. Recent sustainable technological innovation of the company include its CO
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heat pump developed at its environmentally friendly plant and global center of technology, which are important constituents of Sanden Road, that is provided over decades as the company leadership developed quality management infrastructure. This paper discusses Components of Sanden Road and Sanden's corporate philosophy and how the applications influenced the R&D in sustainable technologies.