Sealy, Delphi, Raytheon, Avaya Labs and Other Leading Product Innovators to Outline Strategies for Enhanced Product Development and Product Profitability
-- 71 percent of the Best-in-Class capture or document ideas or concepts digitally -- Best-in-Class are nearly 1.5 times more likely than their Industry Average peers to have a standard process in place for selecting ideas or concepts for development -- Best-in-Class take advantage of idea/innovation management tools 35 percent more often than their Industry Average peers to improve their ability to innovateThese capabilities enable top performers to meet product launch dates nearly twice as often as their competitors, and to meet their product revenue targets 80 percent more often. Aberdeen will bring this research to life, as we host executive presenters from Sealy, Delphi, Raytheon, Avaya Labs and others who will discuss their successes and challenges as they outline strategies for enhanced product development and product profitability at the conference. Confirmed Presenters Include:
-- Delphi Corporation - Andrew Brown, Executive Director & Chief Technologist -- Sealy Inc. - Alan Litton, Chief Science Officer, SVP Research & Engineering -- Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems - Lee Silvestre, Vice President of Mission Innovation -- Tyco Healthcare Retail Group (now Covidien) - Don Sheldon, former Vice President of Research & Development -- Eaton Corporation - Tom Stover, Vice President of Engineering -- Wachovia Corporation - Doug Powell, Senior Vice President of Treasury Services -- Knapheide Manufacturing Company - Chris Weiss, Vice President of Engineering -- Titoma Ltd. - Case Engelen, President -- Avaya Labs (formerly Bell Labs) - Geoff Baird, General Manager for Integrated Office Communications, and Venkatesh Krishnaswamy, PhD, Director, IP Communications Research"Now in its third year, the Product Innovation and Engineering Summit has become the foremost resource for product manufacturers seeking actionable recommendations for improving product development and engineering performance," states Chad Jackson, Vice President, Product Innovation & Engineering Research at Aberdeen. A snapshot of some of the organizations that will be represented at the summit include:
-- Intel -- P3-North America, Inc. -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals -- Wahl Clipper -- Mercury Marine -- Cisco Systems -- Motorola -- Ultra Electronics Measurement -- Schneider Electric/Square D -- Precision Swiss Products -- HP -- Pratt and Whitney -- Knapheide Manufacturing -- Masco Corporation -- Raytheon Missile SystemsTo participate or for more information, please visit: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/PIE.html.
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