July 01, 2011
The 2011 McKinsey Global Survey on R&D, performed in March, took place just as political instability in the Middle East brought rising oil prices, and with them, a new round of economic...
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May 30, 2014
J. Gary Smyth of General Motors offers advice on why it’s important to let internal startups run independently and off the radar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcY2Kr7liQ
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Critical metals are high-value elements used in very small amounts that provide key functionality to technology products. These metals are crucial for the functioning of a technological...
Wednesday September 02, 2020
Volume:
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5Initiated : December 2019 Completion : January 2020 Deliverable : Report A survey was designed by Robert Cooper and Elko Kleinschmidt as an update to their three seminal papers on benchmarking best...
October 09, 2019
New product development (NPD) involves many estimates and assumptions in determining what financial outcome a portfolio of projects will deliver. We would like to understand what companies consider...
March 01, 2006
A European collaborative research organization has developed partnerships with two other collaborative research organizations in a bid to extend the frontier of its work. The move shows how even...
October 11, 2017
As a part of larger scale assessment, Hormel Foods would like to understand specific nuances associated with New Product Development (NPD). These questions that are part of a larger focus will help...
October 07, 2015
On Friday, September 11, 2015, Michelman employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities. For hundreds of Michelman employees at...
2013 - 2015 Deliverables Pursuing Whitespace Opportunities- A New Framework for Companies to Go Beyond Their Core - White Paper Pursuing White Space Opportunities Report out - Member Summit 2015...
(Study topics of current interest by a small group meeting several times for three days) Two IRGs, composed of 15 to 20 persons each, were convened in 1993 and 1994, in cooperation with CIMS, to...
May 01, 2017
Incorporating lean principles into an established firm is no easy task. Just ask Norbert Majerus , Lean Champion at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. An engineer by training and winner of the Shingo...
Wednesday September 02, 2020 2:00pm
Successful AI + IoT initiatives require careful coordination of people, processes, culture and technologies that all must be managed over time. This presentation will explore aspects of...
March 01, 2013
A number of recent studies ( Brown 2011 ; Murray 2011 ; Kobb and Bernstein 2012 ) suggest that sustainability is gaining momentum as a central business concern. The number of company sustainability...
July 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: Although there are several studies highlighting the best new-product development (NPD) practices of Western firms, we know very little about the NPD practices of Chinese firms...
July 01, 2016
Finance and technology meet at the crossroads of technology readiness. A disciplined method for assessing technology readiness assures that new products will integrate smoothly with downstream design...