Rapid, promising technology innovations
TESLA drives technological innovation like the tech industry, not like the auto industry. Legacy OEMs and suppliers have to adapt in order not to fail in the margin and cost competition. more ….
Rapid, promising innovations
The CEO of an automotive supplier expects rapid, promising innovations through novel applications of own technologies for existing customers and new B2B customers. more ….
Validate innovation roadmap externally
Some boards have the innovation roadmap externally reviewed if they doubt the promised innovation success. The review requires valid criteria for both promising and likely failing innovations. Innovation success by innovation quality – that is the short answer to the … Continued
Solving product problems
If the first approach of trial and error fails, then immediately switch to the planned product optimization by Statistical Engineering. The quick and sustainable success of the plan will seem compelling to you and third parties. more ….
Validate investment plan externally
Some shareholders deny management approval of the investment plan for a transformation. They require external validation. more ….
Organize technology leap of a market leader
How to organize the R&D of a market leader for a promising technology leap? more ….
Focusing
Complexity drives margins and costs; focusing creates sustainable success. more ….
Realignment of quality management
How should quality management be realigned in the long term? Does a realignment significantly increase the company’s return? more ….
Solve tricky process problems quickly and sustainably
Tricky process problems are like diamonds: very robust, very old and very expensive. They resist pragmatic problem solving in product engineering and production because of repeated erroneous assumptions about the root causes. The good and highly significant message: Planned problem … Continued
Design of promising basic innovations
Successful basic innovations substitute many established industries like an avalanche. Companies can generate high sales and create many new jobs by designing promising basic innovations such as robot cars. more ….