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PLM Re-Birth at McDonald’s: How to Maximize Value in a Decentralized Organization

Innovation Excellence

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain, began its product lifecycle management (PLM) journey in 2005. Driving cycle time improvements, productivity benefits, and material cost savings are often within the top reasons companies implement PLM. [note these videos are from 2015]. Check out the video here.

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The Innovation Generation Has Arrived

Legacy Innovation Group

Once upon a time, in the heyday of the Industrial Age, a young marketing, design, or engineering student would graduate from college and go to work for a large corporation, slowly melding into the steady, rhythmic din of bureaucratically-managed, organizationally-structured execution work in product development.

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Brainstorming with an expert, Matt Nelson

Betterific

In the interview below, you’ll get a tremendous window into the world of innovation and product development. In Matt’s explanation of “how an idea becomes a product” you’ll notice that idea generation is the fourth stage of the process. company (size, culture, structure, etc.),

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What is innovation management and why your organization needs it

hackerearth

What besets today’s companies? Innovation management programs for different companies will vary significantly. For instance, an emerging business is likely to be focusing on one main product, unlike a mature organization that is looking to fortify its position in the market or find new, disruptive innovations.

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What is innovation management and why your organization needs it

hackerearth

What besets today’s companies? Innovation management programs for different companies will vary significantly. For instance, an emerging business is likely to be focusing on one main product, unlike a mature organization that is looking to fortify its position in the market or find new, disruptive innovations.

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Nothing new under the innovation sun

Jeffrey Phillips

Survey Results According to the synopsis available on Slideshare, the majority of firms responding to the survey described themselves as immature in the development of an innovation capability, and close to 60% of those surveyed have fewer than 10 people working on innovation activities.

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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

hackerearth

And here’s a good one: Executing an idea which addresses a specific challenge and achieves value for both the company and customer. Companies are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to drive innovation, be it radical, incremental, or breakthrough. These were big companies. Weathering the perfect storm. Source: [link].