Management
of Innovation (from a Manufacturing Perspective)
This two-day program covers theory, practical examples, and
personal experiences across the following areas: |
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| 1. Introduction |
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- Innovation introduced - different types
and levels
- Innovation for manufacturing
- An Irish perspective on innovation
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| 2. Managing
Innovation |
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- Macro-level process
- Overall process for embedding innovation
- Models for the key processes involved
in selecting suitable innovations
- Managing innovation projects and
portfolios of projects
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| 3. The
Challenge for Manufacturing |
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- Changing environment
- Challenges and tradeoffs
- Make versus Buy considerations and some
industry results from outsourcing
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| 4. People
Side of Innovation |
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- Types of Organization structures
- Innovation productivity and teams
- Team Leadership and effective team decision
making
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| 5. Time
and Projects |
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- Project triangle
- Putting a value on time
- Getting task Concurrency
- Milestones
- Queues
- Critical paths
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| 6. Design
for Manufacturing (DFM) |
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- The right time for manufacturing involvement
- DFM explained
- Usable DFM methodology presented
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| For further
information please contact Joe Aherne at jaherne@leadingedge.ie
or on +353 21 4855863.
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