May 10, 2012
Adding Value to the IP Inherent in Core Products by Co-creating in Remote Markets Peter F. W. Lee, PhD, chief Executive Officer, UniServices Limited Will Charles, General Manager, Technology...
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March 01, 2010
Only a few companies have mastered the design-driven approach to innovation. This paper examines what it means to make design a central part of the business process, able to add value to products and...
January 01, 2009
OVERVIEW: How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term survival has become a major concern for managers of any company, but especially for managers of small and medium-...
January 01, 2009
How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term survival has become a major concern for managers of any company, but especially for managers of small and medium-sized firms...
September 01, 2008
Portfolio planning involves five basic tasks: identifying current as well as future gaps in the portfolio relative to the firm's overall business strategy, striking a balance between strengthening...
September 01, 2008
Technological innovation has driven impressive job creation and economic growth, and with it has come increased productivity, low inflation and an unprecedented economic expansion. These trends have...
September 01, 2008
Gridley! Gridley! Get in here; we’re in crisis mode! We need someone to develop relationships with Chinese universities pronto. Our competitors are ahead of us and if we don’t move fast, all the good...
May 25, 2016
Express Learning The structure of medicine and the practice of surgery are changing based on governmental policies and emerging new technologies. This session focuses on the growing application of...
June 27, 2016
An Interview with Navi Radjou Frugal innovation, jugaad innovation, and reverse innovation have grown in importance in recent years as competitors from emerging markets have demonstrated new ways of...
March 01, 2007
Reflect back briefly on what was considered good manufacturing management circa 1960 and what we expect today. Prior to the quality movement, manufacturing operations were based heavily on intuition...
May 01, 2007
At most companies, “innovation” is a black hole that consumes vast amounts of resources and delivers uncertain returns—a situation that has frustrated company leaders for years. Now there’s a book...
July 01, 2007
The Chief Technology Officer position has been adopted by a wide variety of industries that are seeking to leverage technology within products and services. The position calls for an operational...
September 01, 2007
Mr. Darcy is the perfect dog: a two-year-old male Black Lab with boundless happy energy. He camps out by the glass kitchen door, and when a squirrel walks by outside, he snaps to attention and barks...
November 01, 2007
In setting R&D budgets, many companies compare their R&D intensity with that of the average intensity for global companies in their sector using an R&D scoreboard. However, it’s important...
May 01, 2006
In today’s global environment, new product development often requires the collaboration of cross-functional team members living and working indifferent countries. Dissimilar languages, cultures and...
July 01, 2006
“Pete Gettings,” XYZ’s personnel director was briefing “Tom Evers,” R&D vice president, on the latest, alarming, retirement statistics he had read (1). “The essence is that American companies are...