competitiveness

Benchmarking in the global automobile industry

  Benchmarking in the automobile industry This case provides an illustration of benchmarking.  The particular project it describes led to the emergence of ‘lean thinking’ as an approach which has had major impact in manufacturing, service and the public sector.    

Tim Jones and Growth Champions

This is a link to a short interview with Tim about his work linking innovation to growth and value creation.   And this is a longer interview with Tim on the same theme.

Paper aeroplane exercise

The paper aeroplane exercise is a simple group activity which helps explore some of the core topics in innovation strategy.