September 15, 2015
Asset Protection/Off-boarding (joint session with ISITN and IAMN) Presenters/Facilitators: Oscar Blanco (Crown Holdings), Denise Callihan (PPG Industries), Riyon Harding (The Coca-Cola Company), and...
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September 16, 2015
•Use your regular interactions to build relationships, “innovation insight”, open minds, find out drivers/motivations •Phone, or computer, or preferably face-to-face when possible •Highlight the...
September 15, 2015
An overview of the ECR Initiative describing the overarching goals and objectives of the effort. Specific status updates will be provided on the work accomplished to date, and the remaining tasks...
March 07, 2016
Combustible dust is a combustible particulate solid that presents a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or some other oxidizing medium over a range of concentrations, regardless of...
March 22, 2017
United Technologies Corporation (UTC), based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries. The presentation will discuss UTC’s...
March 05, 2018
Many companies fail to address the business model when developing new products or services. This can result in poor market penetration and missed revenue opportunities. We’ll define a business model...
March 06, 2018
This session provides a structured approach to assessing and improving the probability of success of your strategy. We will use a real example of building an implementable “informatics” strategy...
March 06, 2018
Companies and universities continue to seek effective strategies for maximizing the benefit from partnerships. This session - both presentation and discussion - will discuss some of the contemporary...
March 06, 2018
Large companies are increasingly seeking partnerships with small companies and entrepreneurs because of their perceived agility and innovativeness. However matches conceived on paper are rarely ever...
September 18, 2020
In 2018 Armstrong R&D was trained in Agile methods and tools. The team developed and launched ACOUSTIBuilt™ in 18 months. The context for introducing Agile to the Innovation team will be covered...
Are you listening to your supply chain, or just your customers? Has anyone had success in driving innovation by bypassing your immediate (direct) customers and significantly impacting end-users or...
September 12, 2016
Crown believes it's best to cast a wide net in sourcing talented individuals for employment. They utilize a variety of sourcing methods and partnerships to attract a diverse pool of highly qualified...
March 01, 2014
OVERVIEW: New product development projects are highly risky technical undertakings. Organizations frequently seek to manage the risk involved using standard risk management procedures, knowing that a...
March 01, 2007
It’s easy to say that success in innovation is a key driver of future growth and profitability—but it’s not so easy to accomplish that innovation. After assessing the level of Alcan Pharmaceutical...
March 01, 2008
A survey of United Kingdom-based industrial companies has identified the development of systems architectures and the use of a robust approach to integrated systems design as important contributors...
November 01, 2006
Meaningful risk analysis can dramatically improve the likelihood of project managers delivering major system development projects on time. At issue are the questions, “Which risk events are most...