Case study An analysis of 3M‚ the innovation company Introduction Any review of the literature on new product development and innovation management will uncover numerous references to 3M. The organisation is synonymous with innovation and has been described as ‘a smooth running innovation machine’ (Mitchell‚ 1989). Year after year 3M is celebrated in the Fortune 500 rankings as the ‘most respected company’ and the ‘most innovative company’. Management gurus from Peter Drucker to Tom Peters continually
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The Rules of Innovation by Clayton Christensen is a breakdown of important variables that affect the probability of success in innovation. In the past innovation was seen as random and unpredictable‚ but based off his article the probability of innovation is on the rise with the success of mastering his variables. He classifies the four variables as: 1) taking root in disruption‚ 2) the necessary scope to succeed‚ 3) leveraging the right capabilities and 4) disrupting competitors‚ not customers.
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Fish bone ……………………………………………………………..5 III. GOOGLE’S INNOVATION MANAGEMENT………………………………………………… 5 1. Managing human resources ……………………………………… 5 2. Managing knowledge acquisition ………………………………… 6 3. Managing the organizational culture ……………………………… 6 4. Managing partnerships …………………………………………… 7 5. Managing innovation strategy ……………………………………… 8 6. Managing innovation costs ………………………………………… 9 7. Managing innovation ………………………………………………. 9 IV. CRITICALLY EVALUATE ……………………………………………………………………………
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Hospitals $3.9M sales/month 350 hospitals by VARs Electronic Orders 1‚650 orders/months $2.15 /order Manual Orders 3‚900 orders/months $8.5 /order Direct Electronic Orders 419 orders/months $2.15 /order Manual Orders 654 orders/months $8.5 /order 3M CANADA CS Distribution Center 2.25 FTEs‚ Fixed cost: $37‚500 /month Operated by 3PL Inventory level: $4.5M Storage costs: $6‚750 /month Out-of hospitals $1.7M sales/month 5000 organizations Material Mgmt 2 Material management staffs
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CREATIVITY REATIVITY Report produced for the EC funded project INNOREGIO: dissemination of innovation and knowledge management techniques by Dr Eleni Sefertzi J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0 CREATIVITY 1 Contents 1 Description 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 What is Creativity Objectives of Creativity Description /structure of the methodology /alternative solutions Expected results /benefits Characteristics of providers 2 Application 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Where Creativity development has been
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HISTORY The history of product innovation can be divided into three stages‚ beginning with the product-oriented or technology-pushed stage. In the post-World War II era Americans were coming off wartime shortages and were in the mood to buy the many goods that manufacturers produced. Engineers‚ who were more product-oriented than consumer oriented‚ designed new products that might or might not find places in consumers’ hearts and minds. This was a product-oriented process in which the market was
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In Product Development What is the Advantage and Disadvantage of Open Innovation Versus Stage Gate Innovation What & How Open Innovation is a paradigm that belief in world full of knowledge‚ we cannot rely on only our own sources but also get the idea from another party‚ by building a partnership or buying the idea‚ although it has a danger that we can reveal an information that not meant to be shared but it has a bigger chance hitting the market successfully. Stage Gate innovation contains that
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK What is Strategic Management ? Strategic Management can be defined as the art and science of : • formulating‚ • implementing‚ and • evaluating competitive moves and business approaches that enable an organization to achieve its objectives. The Strategy-Making‚ Strategy-Executing Process Developing Developing A Strategic A Strategic vision vision Setting Objectives Crafting a Monitoring Strategy to Implementing developments‚ evaluating
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MBA A Case Study on “Innovation on Apple” Course Code ： MBA Cohort 22 Lecturer ： Mr. D.L.Allen Student Name ： Wong Man Pan Student ID ： Submission Date ： 18 July‚ 2012 No of words ：3‚092 1. Executive summary This article contains four main sections; in the first section‚ the characteristics of innovation Company are defined‚ mainly the ideas which follow Barry‚ John and Richard‚ 2011 and the overview of Apple Inc innovation would be evaluated based on the
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appliances for consumer use. For the time being‚ approximately 20% of the products are exported to Singapore‚ Brunei‚ Thailand‚ Sri Lanka‚ India‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines‚ China‚ Hong Kong‚ UAE Dubai‚ Yemen‚ Egypt‚ Kuwait‚ Jordan and Qatar. The remaining of the products is mainly sold in the local market. Although the company already exports their products to China‚ there is potential to penetrate Taiwan market also. Taiwan has shown potential growth in their economy and the country will soon
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