-- 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 innovate
These 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 Systems
To participate or for more information, please visit:
http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/PIE.html.
Technology vendors and solutions providers can participate in the summit as event sponsors to get their products in front of the decision makers that matter. For sponsorship information please visit http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Product-Innovation-and-Engineering-Summit/product-innovation-summit-sponsors.html. About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890.
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