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Category: Optimise Supply Chain
Double Diamond Interchange(DDI): Valuable innovation lessons for other industries
Globally, road intersections are the points where the probability of accidents is generally found to be on the higher side. Intersections, typically have crossing, merging and diverging conflict points leading to confusion amongst drivers. The situation gets worse when you add the increasing number of vehicles, quality of roads and
Task Shifting to tackle medical emergencies
Attracting and retaining talent is always a key challenge for all industries. The challenge gets amplified when dealing with skill shortages in emergency health workers and the region under discussion in African countries. Ethiopia understanding the gravity of the problem is using ‘Task Shifting’ as a prudent innovative approach to
Photocopier drum inspired by beer
A product innovation example offered in 1991 by Ikujiro Nonaka and Martin Kenney in the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management involved a key part of a photocopier — its drum. A team of engineers at Canon Inc. was considering how to redesign the drum in order to ease photocopiers’
Elephant fatality and water shortage in high altitude solved
Using solutions from nature has time and again proven to be highly successful for problems posed by nature. Two interesting stories on how nature’s resources and engineering is put in action for solving interesting problems Plan Bee to avoid elephant fatalities According to the Wildlife Trust of India, train collisions
Eli Goldratt: Physicist turned Management Guru
The Goal, a business novel authored by Eli Goldratt is one of the all time classics that introduced the concept of Theory of Constraints(TOC). What is interesting is how Eli Goldratt applied the concepts of physics to evolve a much acclaimed gold standard on operational management which is used by
Elevating performance through elevator innovations
We all know how elevators are quintessential feature of our day to day lives. Beyond their functional use, the innovations developed by elevator industry can act as a true inspiration to many other disciplines. It is estimated that typically 40% of energy in the world is consumed by buildings and
Circular Economy : Capital from Waste
The circular economy is a generic term for an industrial economy that is producing no waste and pollution, by design or intention. It is more than just thinking green or promoting reuse. The core principles which drive the circular economy are , every thing comes from nature and hence it
Finland Short Sea Shipping Innovation
Short sea shipping is one of the key challenges that face the shipping industry due to the complexity in meeting quick transportation time,varying customer demand, cost of operations and associated inefficiencies. A quick look at the Finnish Shipping industry gives us a interesting perspective.Some of the key measures of performance
Parcelpoint:Innovation in online retail delivery
Parcelpoint is a start up in Australia which has disrupted the online shopping delivery market.Parcelpoint has built a network of about 1100 convenience stores in every Australian capital to act as delivery points for online purchases . Parcelpoint’s key customer segment is the busy professional who loves to purchase online