by Leia | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Costs, Data, Growth, Innovation, Tools
Should-cost analysis: What is the cost of your BOM? What is the cost of your BOM? It is a simple question, yet difficult to answer.Calculating product costs is essential for financial guidance and strategic planning. Knowing that it can make all the difference...
by Leia | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Compliance, Costs, Design, Growth, Innovation, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Tools
How to successfully manage product change The current situation has created a lot of disruptions in the global supply chain network. With a reduction of more than 30% of the global supply chain activity, chances are you will have to find alternatives for your...
by Leia | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Growth, Supply Chain
How to identify risks in your supply chain As each week passes, companies experience more and more disruption due to the impact of COVID-19 on the global supply chain. A report released by McKinsey shows that many industries across the world have been impacted by the...
by Leia | Jan 22, 2019 | Blog, Growth, Innovation, Tools
Product Performance Management Product development is core to business success: we covered this relationship in our previous article on “Good design, good business?”. In the following article, we make the case for the “digital twins” – a novel...
by Leia | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog, Design, Growth
Great design, good business? A recent study by consulting firm McKinsey shows that companies who perform best in terms of design outperform their industry peers by up to 2x in terms of revenue growth. While this relationship has always been obvious, there is now data...
by Leia | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Circular Economy, Data, Growth, Innovation, Tools
Innovation Especially in process manufacturing and life sciences markets, innovations can open new opportunities in more than one industry or segment. Consider Teflon or biodegradable polymers – many product applications are possible, each potentially representing...
