emerged over time? 3M goes back to 1902 when five Minnesota businessmen established the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. to mine a mineral that they thought was corundum‚ which is ideal for making sandpaper. The mineral‚ however‚ turned out to be low-grade anorthosite‚ nowhere near as suitable for making sandpaper‚ and the company nearly failed. To try and salvage the business‚ 3M turned to making the sandpaper itself using materials purchased from another source. In 1907‚ 3M hired a twenty-year-old
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3M CASE STUDY Q1) Conservative Approach: Three Product Concepts * Mandate from management * Should not risk new process; Dunlop may use “revolution” against new method * Need to validate method at least once before basing major strategic decisions on it. * Not enough data yet to make such a drastic recommendation * Three concepts appear very promising and are enough of a “success” already. Radical Approach: New Business Unit Strategy * Team was charged with finding breakthroughs;
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Strength : 1) Since 3M Co. holds its consistency in the industry for 80 years of operation‚ rendering good qualities of their products and services satisfying the needs of their customers and clients. 2) Taking risk in expanding of subsidiaries in the global market. Recruiting thousands of employees to be part of the company. Weaknesses: 1) No formal organizational chart was formulated in company. 2) Not advisable to put a word “ AUTONOMOUS” which is subject to its own laws or regulation only
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: 3M Q: Can other Companies just copy 3M’s structures and culture and become successful innovators also? 3M’s organizational structure is built around cultures that encourage innovation. From this angle‚ the company was able to develop 6 business strategies to promote entrepreneurship and increase customer satisfaction. For decades‚ 3M has been known as an entrepreneurial organization that pursues growth through innovation. Innovation
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3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship MST550 – Capstone Professor Jack Raiton HBSP Case #395-017 Discussion Questions 1. What practices make 3M such an innovative company? 2. What is Any Wong’s role as the OS Unit’s general manager? How effective has he been? 3. What is Paul Guehler’s role as division vicepresident? How effective has he been? 4. What should Andy Wong do with the computer screen AFE? If he gets the AFE‚ should Guehler fund it? Case Outline • • • • • •
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3m Case Study Question 1 There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? This case study has highlighted some of the key activities and principles that contribute to 3M’s performance. Many of these are not new and are indeed used by other companies. In 3M’s case they may be summarized as an effective company culture that nurtures innovation and a range of management techniques and strategies that together have delivered
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company----3M. 3M is a manufacturing company that has a long history‚ it has a series of well-known products and brands. The first part of the paper will identify and discuss three issues in the case study of 3M‚ which intrigues me the most. In the next part of the paper‚ the creative innovation method used in 3M will be hypothetically applied to an electronic company in Hong Kong; the difficulty that might be confronted will be discussed. In the last part of the paper‚ the method of 3M will be applied
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7 Assignment (Case Study – 3M optical systems) 1． Consideration from the point of view of Andy Wong First of all‚ if I were Andy Wong‚ I would approve the expenditure plan in order to challenge the latest computer privacy screens again. That is why there are mainly three reasons. (1) First‚ I think we have some advantages to succeed in this new market. For example‚ we have two strong distribution channels‚ like COSD and DSMD. Or we can utilize various specialists who work for 3M and have variety
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Travis Peartree Six Sigma 3M Case QM 10/9/12 3M Six-Sigma Case Write-Up 1. To successfully implement Six Sigma‚ 3M must think about its effects now and its effects in the future. The leadership team must also take into account the expenses of any Six Sigma processes and how to fund them. A lot of research and development will lead to greater success of Six Sigma‚ but will also be at a very high cost. The leadership team must set up a vision for implementation of Six Sigma. The team must
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cInnovation Organisations: The 3M Way Damian Gordon Recommended Reading 3M formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Founded on the North Shore of Lake Superior at Two Harbors‚ Minnesota in 1902 With over 76‚000 employees they produce over 55‚000 products‚ including: adhesives‚ abrasives‚ laminates‚ passive fire protection‚ dental products‚ electrical materials‚ electronic circuits and optical films Richard Drew June 22‚ 1899 – December 14
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