Innovation
Cam Mackey |
03/28/2013 |
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Recently there's been a lot of talk about the "Industrial Internet," a term coined by GE to describe the network that harnesses the power of intelligent machines and big data to gain real-time insights into everything from production bottlenecks to pending maintenance issues. According to a recent GE report, Industrial Internet technologies could add $15 trillion to global GDP by 2030, thanks to gains in manufacturing productivity and the power...
Cam Mackey |
10/01/2012 |
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According to research by consultant Booz, companies that directly engage their customers in innovation have superior results, including 300% higher operating income growth, 65% higher total shareholder return, and 200% higher return on assets. But what are some tactics that industrial companies can use to work more closely with customers throughout the innovation process? To answer that question, MAPI recently held a webinar looking at how...
Cam Mackey |
07/17/2012 |
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Competitive intelligence is a process that companies use to gather data on competitors, customers, and products. Every year, U.S. companies spend over $1 billion on their CI programs in an effort to generate actionable intelligence that will impact business decisions. According to a recent MAPI Council survey (excerpt available here), manufacturers are using CI to inform decisions around acquisition identification, competitive threat analysis,...