Tag: collaboration

Customer-Centric Manufacturing Right Approach for P&G

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Manufacturers are working overtime to get closer to their customers. Amid the pressures of global competition, economic uncertainty, and rising customer demands, manufacturing leaders know well that deeper customer insight and stronger connections are essential to success. Not surprisingly, they are investing in customer councils, reference programs, social media, and other methods to gain more and better customer understanding and …

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Mind Reading No Longer Required Coursework for Engineering Students

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Let me read your mind! Think of a number between one and 1,000,000. Square your number. Now add the original number to it. Now divide your total by the original number. Now add… oh say, 17. Now subtract the original number. Now divide the total by six. What you are left with is… Three! (yes, I’m in your head). Ok, …

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Product Complexity, Product Development – And a Faster Car

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Today is my car’s birthday. Since I brought it home, my little Honda has gone over 150,000 miles in seven years of service – much to the disbelief of friends who know my checkered past of vehicle ownership. I remember buying my car – at the time, it was the nicest thing I’d ever owned. Brand new, shiny and the …

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4 Reasons to Keep Engineering in a Box

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To get the most out of your design process, it is important to optimize how your company utilizes its engineering staff. As a former engineer in the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) world I have four tips on how to (or how not to…) “maximize” your engineers’ time while improving the skills of your workers and generating additional revenue …

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Social: "A Trend to Watch" for 2011 (props to the Creo team)

I’m “officially” back in the office today, although doing my best to avoid friends and co-workers, as I’ve been lucky enough to get a head cold as a parting gift from my holiday vacation. Since I’ve lost my voice, I’m going to quickly pass the baton to someone else who has a lot to say – our own Geoff Hedges …

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A Means To An End: Collaborative Product Development

Last week, Mashable! posted an article titled “How Social Media Has Prepared Us for Collaborative Business.” If you have a few extra minutes, jump over to that article, and come back afterward. The core of the article is that working collaboratively – whether shoulder-to-shoulder on a drafting table, or across the ocean using a webcam, or asynchronously through a discussion …

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