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More... New Products... Faster
an opportunity to attend an Executive Overview by Ron Mascitelli, Nationally Recognized Leader in Advanced Methods for Product Development - Thursday, August 27, 2009.
- Presidents Message - Where are YOU Looking for Change?
- ...W. Edward Deming himself, the father of modern quality thinking whose teachings are at the heart of the Toyota Production System, believed that the factory only offers 3% of the improvement opportunities for a company, meaning 97% were elsewhere in the company. So where are they?
- Kee Safety Reduces New Product Time-to-Market by Over 50%
- Getting a new product to the customer on a timely basis is a common concern among manufacturers. Delayed product introduction may cause missed opportunities for creating revenues or customer dissatisfaction. Learn how one WNY company reduced their new product time-to-market by over 50% while generating company growth.
- Preventing Feature Creep in Product Development
- What's taking so long to complete the new design?” and “Why is the product cost so high?” are often heard complaints from managers, sales people and customers regarding new products under development. Frequently, delays and increased product cost are caused by the addition of features that were not in the original specifications such as higher quality, greater reliability, or increased capability.
- SBIR/STTR - WNY Companies Receive $6.5 Million for Innovative R&D
- Small businesses in the WNY region received almost $6.5 million in 2008 through the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs.
- Tools to Improve Your Office Continue to Evolve - Part 3
- ...experience has taught me that the chances for a successful project are significantly enhanced when the objectives have been clearly defined early on. The second article in this three part series introduced the DMAIC approach and the tools associated with the Define and Measure phases of this approach. The final article of the series will focus on the utilization of tools associated with the Analyze, Improve, and Control phases.
