The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

When people talk about the jobs that are likely to be automated in the coming years, trucking is one of the most common to be cited, with innovations by companies like Otto used to exemplify the risk drivers face. The last factor they believe skews our perceptions is around the number of drivers people think operate in the United States.

Short-term 62

Short-term Automotive Long-term Technology 62

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2020

The findings emerged from a study of the automotive industry in nine developed countries, which collectively underwent 205 collective layoffs from 20 major brands over a 15 year period. It’s likely that the merit of the firm’s prior actions will be called into question, however, as will their future prospects. ”

Advertising 95

Advertising Automotive Restructuring Price 95

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots.

Automotive 73

Automotive Banking Industry Information Technology 73

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

billion and is estimated to be worth $48 billion by 2026, with the Covid pandemic driving growth, especially in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, but also in sectors such as automotive and defense. It’s a market that is already worth $3.1 “With 5G, you get fast upload speeds, up to 100Gbsp on many public networks.

Stephenson 86

Stephenson Wireless Christensen Automotive 86

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

The American automotive industry looked rock-solid. As we explain in Reverse Innovation in Health Care , Narayana Health’s founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, wanted to disrupt U.S. ” Narayana Health brought innovative practices honed in India to HCCI to offer first-rate care for 25-40% of U.S. Tim Robberts/Getty Images.

Health Care 15

Health Care System Innovation Price 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

They're bad at innovation by design: All the pressures and processes that drive them toward a profitable, efficient operation tend to get in the way of developing the innovations that can actually transform the business. But giving up the pursuit of innovation seems less than satisfying, if not unrealistic.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company ROI Disruptive Innovation 15

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2015

These “ nexus suppliers ” could be important for one or both of two reasons: A disruption of its operation would have a surprisingly huge impact on the original-equipment manufacturer’s production. (A The Future of Operations. Insight Center. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Operations Automotive Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

Until recently, it operated mostly in European, American, and Japanese markets; those markets demanded high-functionality measurement capabilities. Such innovations in automotive research & development will accelerate in emerging countries where simplification and cost are critical issues. Options for self service.

Innovation 12

Innovation Automotive Analysis Audience 12

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. In meat plants, tens of thousands of operators are “whizzing” meat products everyday in over sixty countries around the world. Million; not big, but interesting.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 1, 2020

Healthcare is not renowned for its high pay and may struggle to attract talent in these areas in sufficient volume and quality when they’re fighting against organizations in finance, technology, and automotive sectors, who traditionally offer much higher packages to workers. ” Developing the skills.

Skills 87

Skills Report Technology Long-term 87

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Companies based in developed economies can learn much from the Mars mission about competing and operating in emerging markets: Create an audacious, inspiring goal. Converting these non-consumers into consumers will require breakthrough innovations — quality products at affordable prices. Mangalyaan is not an isolated example.

Innovation 9

Innovation Constraint Engineering Automotive 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? For example, a company that sells housing components like kitchen counters and piping should look at the rate of new home construction or mortgage activity, while automotive companies should look at the percentage of young adults forgoing driver’s licenses.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? Fuse/Getty Images. These are rarely studied questions.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

You may think this is an issue for tomorrow—when Chinese firms are known for being innovators instead of imitators, and when their overseas investments are not limited to natural resources in Africa and Latin America. But Chinese companies of all sizes are already operating in the U.S. When a Chinese company operates in the U.S.,

Automotive 8

Automotive Long-term Operations Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

It outlined Tesla’s automotive strategy and it has been pretty much followed to the letter. Instead, it looked as though Tesla’s innovation was to redesign the car in a way that fundamentally meshed software and hardware. He clearly believes there is more innovation to be had with the two businesses combined.

Strategy 8

Strategy Automotive Mass Marketing Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

Robots have been doing tough jobs for over half a century, mostly in the automotive sector, but they’ve probably had a bigger impact in Hollywood movies than on factory floors. Some of them are no longer bolted to the factory floor, and they’re moving beyond automotive manufacturing. The Future of Operations.

Automotive 8

Automotive Operations Engineering System 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

IBM has accelerated collaboration with " innovation jams " that engage everyone in identifying opportunities. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. Collaborating horizontally to create customer value.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Drone operators will be regularly required, for example, to pass a written test, but won’t, as rumored, need to obtain a pilot’s license.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

While they might be good at cutting costs, they rarely knew enough to manage growth and innovation. While learning the Ford organization, he could also learn how powerful competitors operated and develop his own skills free from the bubble of Detroit’s automotive society.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Arizona, one of the leading cities for autonomous vehicles, is the proving ground for this transformative innovation. This fleet of driverless cars — 600 Chrysler Pacifica mini-vans, operated by Google’s Waymo — can be seen today daily on the streets where companies like GM and Ford also are testing autonomous innovations.

Transportation 8

Transportation Content Committee Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. Other financial and operating indicators showed similar disparities. The broad deployment of digital technology requires rethinking both business and operating models. for leaders and 3.2% for laggards.

Company 8

Company Operations Human Capital Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

If you want to understand the future of Tesla, and Elon Musk’s role in it — something many are keen to do, given the spate of negative headlines about the company — you should start with a bit of automotive history from the 20th century. automotive industry grew to become one of the drivers of the U.S. economy. .”

Transportation 8

Transportation Automotive Brand Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. Innovation, customization, speed, and location are also among the opportunities it offers. How could digital printing improve your innovation, product development, and speed to market? Threat analysis.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

based companies are repatriating their manufacturing capabilities — moving some production operations back from overseas. The reality, however, is that less and less of that demand is being filled by stateside manufacturing operations. In the automotive industry, for example, the U.S. A growing number of executives of U.S.-based

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Incentives Policies Automotive 13

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

With One Ford, he put the purpose and values of the Ford brand at the center of the organization and unified the company’s people, plans, operations, and products to restore the brand to automotive leadership. But one angle that hasn't yet been covered is the brand-inspired cultural revolution he led inside the organization.

Brand 193

Brand BPR FOB Automotive 193

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Companies like Rolls Royce can, therefore, offer outcome deals where they guarantee customer outcomes (examples: zero downtime, higher speed, more fuel efficiency, zero operator error, greater reliability) and share risks and rewards with customers. For that end, they must be able to attract world-class innovators and software engineers.

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

To create the conditions that support innovation, leaders need to build connections across companies, industries, and sectors. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Engineering innovations lowered the cost.

Project 8

Project Transportation Construction Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

While cars have been getting smarter and smarter, the removal of human operators is what will dramatically change the law. From the beginning, self-driving vehicles have proven to be better drivers than most human operators, since software is able to learn as it goes. traffic deaths.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. Today, innovations in digitization and robotization are quickly laying the foundation for another disruptive corporate transformation. To figure out how to effectively integrate software robots and digitization, executives can take some cues from the automotive industry.

Early Adopters 8

Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Consider the automotive industry. automotive manufacturers owned rental car companies in the hopes of maintaining strong unit sales figures by captive fleet purchases (which were also to maintain volume to fulfill their onerous union obligations). When things change, outmoded metrics can threaten a firm’s survival.

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

Unfortunately, Zuckerberg’s “platform” reference has elicited many comparisons of Oculus to Google’s purchase of Android , the company that would provide Google with its own smartphone operating system. Disruptive innovation Technology'

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Automotive Software Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The organization is able to turn on a dime when necessary and adapt to changes in the external environment; Innovative. When Alan Mulally became CEO at Ford in 2006, the company operated in regional silos. They rationalized brands, consolidated automotive platforms, made options and parts more common and designs more innovative.

Airlines 9

Airlines Automotive Competitive Advantage Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

senators — seeks to increase the number of visas that the US government can grant highly-skilled workers (aka H1B visas), from 65,000 to around 110,000 a year, it is likely to constraint non-American companies operating in the US. million automobiles a year.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Information Technology Automotive Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In order for Nissan to actually pursue the Vision Zero goal, the company is forced to think differently about innovation and product development, developing technologies that keep cars from hitting each other. Even tactical operational goals can be transformative. It’s brave. But it’s also very good for the business.

Goal 8

Goal Transportation Automotive COO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2014

If you’re in automotive, you might look at other highly regulated industries, like healthcare and finance, which manage to experiment considerably despite stringent regulatory environments. Consider investing more per customer, rather than investing in the operations that deliver quality. Look across adjacent industries.

Brand 8

Brand Productivity Products Mass Marketing 8