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Will China Bring Your Firm New Owners, Partners, or Competitors?

Harvard Business Review

and other developed markets? For American companies seeking strategic investment , Chinese ownership presents a new alternative to the traditional routes of private equity investment or acquisition by a larger domestic industry incumbent. In 2010, Chinese firm AVIC Automotive purchased Nexteer for $465 million. In the U.S.,

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What Is a Robot, Anyway?

Harvard Business Review

If you think more about industry, you might imagine a mechanical arm programmed to install parts on a production line. For Westerners at least, our working cultural definition owes a lot to robots in stories and film, as well as real-life robots past and present. ” For years industrial robots were all that a real robot could be.

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Many Companies Still Don’t Know How to Compete in the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

Every industry, no matter how traditional — agriculture, automotive, aviation, energy — is being upended by the addition of sensors, internet connectivity, and software. Kodak accepted the pain of shuttering plants and laying off tens of thousands of film-factory workers. By 2005, Kodak ranked No. 3 globally).

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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business Review

When people think of the automotive Factory of the Future, the first word that comes to mind is automation. There’s no doubt that the auto industry will continue to vigorously pursue automation solutions to lower the cost of producing cars. CSA Images/Mod Art Collection/Getty Images. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.