January 2016 - October 2017 Deliverables Member Summit 2017 Report Out Value Proposition This research effort was focused on the product design implications of mass customization on manufacturers/...
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2005 - 2007 Deliverables RTM article; SIS/Roundtable; Project Report Description Objective/Scope: - To understand how information technology can support innovators and the innovation process - To...
2007 - 2009 Deliverables Report Out Description Objective: Define leading edge practices used to deliver innovative products and services, particularly with respect to Leadership, processes &...
(Provide a model of sustained innovation and accountability) R&D's role in the innovation process can be meaningfully represented by a hierarchy of managerial factors (the Technology Value...
November 01, 2008
Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, Milliken & Co. and Solvay Advanced Polymers have used the Value Innovation Potential Assessment Tool to identify their Value Innovation enablers and...
2007 - 2009 Deliverables Description Objectives: For member firms & their co-developers to provide better practices (both a process and tools) for developing the IP portion of co-development...
2006 - 2007 Deliverables RTM article , "Effective Practices for Sourcing Innovation", Jan/Feb 2009 Description This Working Group #06-3 sought to identify best practices for accessing and leveraging...
2007 - 2009 Deliverables Presentation Description This working group examined how to improve the innovation process; i.e., the process from academic/research discovery (invention) to completed...
2003 - 2005 Deliverables Report out , November 2003 Research-Technology Management Article, Volume 48, Issue 2, 2005 Description This team further evaluated the Value IQ tool to assess an...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition An evaluation of overall climate in an R&D organization, especially the extent to which it is...
2011 - 2013 Deliverables Report Out Description As baby boomers approach retirement age, companies experience an increasing need to capture the knowledge of seasoned staff members before they leave...
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, 2005
Organizations must be innovative all across the value chain, not just in R&D, in order to succeed in today’s rapidly changing economic environment. Over the past two years, an Industrial Research...
September 12, 2016
Describe the "VIP," highlight key tools and provide examples of how to use innovation to figure out what your customers want. Presented by: Dick Lee Spring 2016 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-...
Do you have recommendations for designing an 'innovation room'? Don Eadie, Vice President, Technology, Kelsan Technologies Corp. We are moving into a new facility that will incorporate various...
2006 - 2008 Deliverables RTM Article , "Capitalizing on Thought Diversity for Innovation", Nov/Dec 2009 Description When you hear the term “diversity,” what characteristics do you think of? Casting...