Case Studies 3M1: Rethinking Innovation Background Large (70K employees‚ $15bn sales)‚ global operations (200 countries)‚ multi-product (50K range)‚ multi-market business. Innovation ‘Claim to Fame’ This company has been around for just over 100 years and during that period has established a clear reputation as a major innovator. Their technical competence has been built up by a long-term commitment to R&D on which they currently spend around $1bn p.a.; this has yielded them a regular position
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1. How has 3M’s innovation process evolved since the company was founded? Why‚ if at all‚ does 3M known as a "hothouse" of innovation‚ need to regain its historic closeness to the customer? First‚ they discover their first product by accident. Technician bypass purchasing agents in order to better understand product needs. Walked into factories and workplaces and talk directly to workers. Then‚ one developer discovered some success ignoring company order. Causing the attitude. It is better
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Making things look bigger When you use an optical instrument‚ whether it be something very simple like a magnifying glass‚ or more complicated like a telescope or microscope‚ you’re usually trying to make things look bigger so you can more easily see fine details. One thing to remember about this is that if you want to make things look bigger‚ you’re always going to use converging mirrors or lenses. Diverging mirrors or lenses always give smaller images. When using a converging lens‚ it’s helpful
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3M Business Analysis III Steve Phelps MGT/521 April 23‚ 2012 3M Business Analysis III To answer the question of how current economic trends are affecting 3M and what strategies 3M is using to adapt to the those economic trends‚ it is necessary to understand what the current state of the United States economy is‚ then define what economic trends exist. The Economy The best ways to understand what encompasses the economy in the United States is to first
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Optical Fiber Communication Course Code-MCS-616 1. Draw a diagram to approaches of optical communication. 2. Draw a block diagram of Light wave application areas. 3. Why do we use fiber computing? State the characteristics of optical fiber communication. Why we Use Optics for Computing? One of the theoretical limits on how fast a computer can function is given by Einstein’s principle that “signal cannot propagate
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIER An optical amplifier is a device that amplifies an optical signal directly‚ without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal. An optical amplifier may be thought of as a laser without an optical cavity‚ or one in which feedback from the cavity is suppressed. Optical amplifiers are important in optical communication and laser physics. There are several different physical mechanisms that can be used to amplify a light signal‚ which correspond to the major types of optical
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| 3M Company | By Peggy Nenninger | Introduction: 3M Company My interest in 3M Company comes from the fact that my brother used to work for them. Also the diversity and globalization of 3M intrigued me. 3M Company was founded in 1902 in Two Harbors‚ Minnesota as the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (MSN Money‚ 2009) It is now known simply as “3M”. 3M is a primary manufacturer of products for many of the markets it serves. 3M operates in six operating business segments: industrial
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Rachel Hahn Cheryl Blackwell Seminar November 2012 Optical Illusions An illusion is the distorted perception of a stimulus. They are not to be confused with hallucinations‚ which are false perceptions when there is no presence of a stimulus‚ in contrast‚ illusions are the misinterpretation of a true sensation (Illusion Wikipedia). Illusions are mundane phenomena‚ and are experienced by nearly everyone in similar ways where hallucinations are a personal experience and are typically limited
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Saliva and 3M HCl in Two Carbohydrates Solutions. Objective : To investigate the action of saliva and 3M hydrochloric acid in two carbohydrate solution. Result : Table 1 : The presence of starch and reducing sugar in the solution Observation Conclusion Solution A Benedict’s test : The transparent blue solution turns into opaque brick-red precipitate Iodine’s test : The clear colourless solution turns into transparent yellowish-brown solution. The pure colour
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[pic] An optical illusion also called a visual illusion is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a percept that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types: literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them‚ physiological ones that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation
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