factory, innovation, hardhats

Looking for Disruptive Innovation in All the Wrong Places

Many companies focus their innovation efforts on big ideas, thinking they will disrupt their industry. Others focus on adding more and more features to existing products until they have achieved functional...
mergers, acquisitions, M&A, handshake, meeting, people, office

CPG Businesses Turning to M&A Activity for Success

Players in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry have been challenged with finding new ways to keep up with today's disruptive environment to meet the requirements of today’s informed and tech...
digital transformation, computer, digital, hands

A “Good” Digital Transformation Strategy is Not Good Enough

Digital transformation. It’s a term that is keeping manufacturers on their toes, and one that has some companies going back to the strategy drawing board. The digital transformation of manufacturing is...
hard hats, planning, manufacturing strategies, teamwork

How to Improve the Execution of Manufacturing Strategies (Pt. II)

In "How to Improve the Execution of Manufacturing Strategies (Pt. I)," we discussed reviewing the execution capability of a manufacturing strategy, the first of two steps to improve the chances of...