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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business Review

Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new. Measuring inventory momentum can help leaders address the problem.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. This lightweight, technologically proficient reinvention of existing MP3 players was an global phenomenon that has since sold more than 400 million units since 2001. Take the iPod for example.

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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

Apple began its stunning transformation with the iPod in 2001, during the darkest days after the Internet bubble burst. Companies like these keep their cost-conscious creative market juices flowing regardless of the economic climate. And its iPad was introduced during the 2008 downturn.

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The Key to Your Future Is Hiding in Your Company DNA

Innovation 360 Group

Your optimal value proposition at the moment lies at the intersection of the best offer externally and the most effective marketing capabilities internally. One factor shared by these market leaders is a DNA Focus. Trailing behind temporary market preferences. Holding onto old tech after new tech changes the industry structure.

Company 40
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DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS!

Innovation 360 Group

True innovation brings more consumers into the market and grows the pie so that everyone can enjoy more. 1 spot in digital camera sales as recently as 2001. You may remember the three innovation horizons from the last episode, but it’s worth reviewing them again for clarity. They actually held the No.

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5 steps to have an agile HR in your company

mjvinnovation

In times of exponential change, the agile approach is dominating the market. Technology. The concept of agile HR starts with the creation of the agile manifesto in 2001. Promote performance reviews frequently. human resources is extremely necessary for businesses to keep up with market changes. What is Agile HR.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Between 1996-2001, Jim Collins’ team researched and wrote a bestselling book called Good to Great. did a follow-on study that found 32 of the 50 companies described in these books to only matched or underperformed the market over their subsequent 15-to-20-year period. The management consultant giant McKinsey and Co.