Business Models
An Executive Guide to the Spring 2019 Issue
These summaries will help you navigate our Spring 2019 lineup.
Manufacturing
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Business Models
The Only Way Manufacturers Can Survive
For industrial manufacturers, digital transformation is the only way to stay alive.
Developing Strategy
For Western Companies, Has China Lost Its Appeal?
Is China still an attractive growth opportunity for Western multinational companies?
Global Strategy
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
Knowledge embedded in today’s production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field.
Culture
Can IT Be Too in Sync With Business Strategy?
IT alignment can produce organizational inertia — unless it’s accompanied by the right culture.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Beyond Manufacturing
Summary of the discussion on digital operations management in our eight-part Digital Thread video series.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: The Digital Thread Takes Flight
In part 8 of our eight-part video series, we explore the potential future applications of the digital thread.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: How the Digital Thread Weaves Its Way Through the Business
In Part 7 of our eight-part video series, we synthesize the steps of the digital thread.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Testing and Validation
Part 6 of our eight-part video series looks at quality assurance in additive manufacturing.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Fabricating Within the Digital Thread
Part 5 of our eight-part video series looks at digital additive manufacturing systems.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: A Digital Safety Net
Part 4 of our eight-part video series looks at how digital simulation makes product testing more efficient.
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Augmenting Part Design With Topology Optimization
In Part 3 of our eight-part video series, we examine how topology optimization makes design more cost-effective.
Collaboration
Following the Digital Thread: Creating a Smart Part and Managing Its Life Cycle
Part 2 of our eight-part video series explores design as the starting point for digital production.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Following the Digital Thread: Revolutionizing Supply Chains
Part 1 of our eight-part video series explores how integrated digital technologies can transform business.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Following the Digital Thread: The Path Toward the Digital Enterprise
Our eight-part video series explores how integrated digital technologies can transform business.
Business Models
Manufacturers Can Also Win in the Sharing Economy
Manufacturers may be able to charge higher prices to customers planning to rent out big-ticket items.
Innovation Strategy
Winning With Open Process Innovation
Many manufacturers can benefit from sharing process innovations rather than keeping them secret.
Global Strategy
Leading to Become Obsolete
Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin is transforming a manufacturing giant into a platform for entrepreneurship.
Culture
The Importance of Structured Management Practices
Certain types of management policies are associated with higher productivity and profitability.
Global Strategy
From the Archives: How to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully
Manufacturers thinking about bringing operations back to the U.S. need to weigh the challenges.