What may provide value to one specific end user, stakeholder group or function may not provide the same value to another. One universal ‘one-size-fits-all‘ solution does not exist or may not be perceived in the same way; therefore, it is...
Product and process development capabilities are not mutually exclusive. It is often thought that product innovation fundamentally differs from – and is at odds with – process innovation; however, they actually rely on similar competenci...
Putting Innovation on Every Executive’s Agenda
2016-05-25Digital, Innovation, Platform, Collaboration, TechnologyDigitalization and new technologies contribute to better products and better services, but also better product and service development. This is driven by the fact that today both products and services rely on technology, and that technol...
The Gamification of Manufacturing
2016-05-16CRM, Digital, Manufacturing, Collaboration, Gamification, RequirementsGamification is about amplifying the effect of an existing, core experience by applying the motivational techniques that make games so engaging. It taps into the basic desires and needs of the users impulses which revolve around the idea...
Industry 4.0: Next-Gen Manufacturing Fueled By Advanced Analytics
2016-04-29Digital, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing, Operations, Analytics, Smart FactoryManufacturing is changing Some call it the emergence of next-generation manufacturing which is likely to lead to a new industrial revolution, a.k.a. industry 4.0. What will be the human-machine interactions in context of the new manufact...
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is an ‘old‘ discipline; it came out in the mid 80’s as the engineering data management solution of choice to support product development, especially in the context of optimising CAD and Product Data Mana...