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Manufacturing & Industrial · 2012
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Trend Report: The Future of Retail - Logistics, E-commerce and Attention Spans!
I've just had an article published in STOrai Magazine. This is the monthly magazine for the Retail Association of India, one of the largest such groups in the world. The article…
The next generation, new business models, and the future of manufacturing!
In May, I was the opening keynote speaker for Manufacturing Innovation 2012, held in Orlando, California. In the room were a thousand or so folks from throughout the manufacturing…
Keynote Case Study: DuPont — Science-Based Industry Had to Move at Startup Speed
DuPont had nearly 210 years of history behind it. That was precisely why the future mattered so much. When I addressed senior DuPont leadership, the focus was on a challenge that…
Keynote: DuPont Leadership Meeting – Innovation and the Future of Science-Based Industry
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote address to senior leadership at DuPont in 2012, exploring the innovation imperatives facing one of the world’s oldest and most storied…
Gap Inc, San Francisco - The Era of the End of Inventory with Accelerating Retail Trends
The global clothing company had me in for a talk for their leadership on the trends sweeping the world of retail. I went in with a storyline that the days of holding inventory…
Why US Manufacturing is Roaring Back - And Why They're Manufacturing Optimism!
As I wrote in one of my columns last year (“Smartphones are changing everything,” August 2011), when I give a keynote I like to use a service called Poll Everywhere — the same…
When Connectivity Changes Everything
From my keynote for the Manufacturing Innovation conference held in Orlando, Florida. I'm speaking about how manufacturing companies can add value to their product through…
Genesis Systems, Davenport, Iowa: The Transformation and Reinvention of Manufacturing
One of the world's leading manufacturers of robotic equipment for use on the factory floor, they hold an annual customer event at their main facility in Iowa. This turned out to…
The future of manufacturing is happening now....
In April, I'll be a dinner speaker for Genesis Systems Group annual Robotic Automation conference. It's one of quite a few keynotes I'm doing in the manufacturing sector. I'll be…
Keynote Case Study: MFG — Manufacturing Leadership: Manufacturing Was Entering an Era of Relentless Acceleration.
At an MFG manufacturing leadership event, I focused on the technologies and operating models redefining the sector: robotics, additive manufacturing, digital factories, connected…
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