w.com 2004
w.com 2/2004
Cover Story: Product management at Wangner -
a practical approach to the real world
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A leap into the unknown
The traditional approach to product
development is no longer delivering the
goods. Rather than relying on incremental
changes to existing offerings, large companies
need to take bigger, bolder steps.
For most of them innovation is high on
the strategic agenda. Industry analysts are
looking for growth, and executives are
pushing for organic approaches to deliver
on this expectation, rather than just
relying on acquisitions. But while few
would question the importance of innovation,
there is increasing concern about
how large companies actually generate a
stream of new products, services and ideas.
Financial Times
Special Report "Mastering Innovation"
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September 24, 2004 |
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Global warming
Consensus is growing among scientists,
government, and business that they must
act fast to combat climate change. This
has already sparked efforts to limit CO2
emissions. Many companies are now preparing
for a carbon-constrained world.
The idea that the human species could
alter something as huge and complex as
the earth's climate was once the subject
of an esoteric scientific debate. But now
even attorneys general more used to
battling corporate malfeasance are taking
up the cause.
BusinessWeek
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August 30, 2004 |
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Three-phase approach to coating
formulation secures startup savings
Starting up new equipment after a
rebuild or an installation may be one of
the most rewarding and anxious moments
in a production manager's job. A startup
represents the culmination of months,
even years, of hard work. And in the right
market environment, the difference
between a successful startup and a bad
one can be as much as $250 million.
Pulp & Paper
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September 2004 |
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Ungenutzte Potentiale besser
ausschöpfen
Mittelständische Unternehmen sehen
sich steigendem Wettbewerbsdruck ausgesetzt,
der sich vielfach in einer unbefriedigenden
Ergebnissituation widerspiegelt.
Die primären Ursachen für diese Entwicklung
sind oft ein schwaches wirtschaftliches
Umfeld, die Internationalisierung
der Märkte sowie die Forderung der Kunden
nach einem immer differenzierteren
Leistungsangebot. In diesem schwieriger
werdenden Umfeld fehlen vielen Unternehmen
die erforderlichen Methoden und
Werkzeuge, um essentielle Fragestellungen
des Managements zu beantworten.
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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27. September 2004 |
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Achieving product quality
Back in the 1970s, advances in retention
and drainage control concentrated
on a process-oriented, 'chemical engineering'
approach - i.e. increasing drainage,
improving retention and more tonnes out
the door. In the 1990s, a 'system-oriented'
approach came to the fore, with developments
in wet end sensors for measuring
pH, ionic strength, zeta potential, white
water solids. "Measurement is control," as
Lord Kelvin, the great Scottish physicist
remarks.
PPI - Pulp & Paper International
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August 2004 |
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Deriving value from customer
relations
Companies can no longer rely on technology
to confer sustainable competitive
advantage. Instead, they should focus
their innovation efforts on how they
interact and build relationships with their
customers. Being able to deliver superior
value through customer interactions time
and again across the network requires
more than a pep-talk to the front lines.
Instead, it takes a visionary management
team willing to make investments in systems
and processes that, once in place and
functioning, can open new avenues for
creating sustainable bases of competitive
advantage.
Financial Times
Special Report "Mastering Innovation"
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October 1, 2004 |
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Gemeinsam führen
Jeder kann ein Führender sein, indem
er entscheidet, sich wie ein Führender zu
verhalten, wenn die Situation es erfordert.
In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, wie Unternehmer
und oberste Führungskräfte ihr
Unternehmen zu einer Leadership Company
entwickeln können und welche Entwicklungsperspektiven
sich daraus ergeben. Das
Ziel: die kontinuierliche Erneuerung des
Unternehmens.
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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16. August 2004 |
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Increase your uptime
The drive to improve capital asset
management in the pulp-and-paper industry
has never been greater. A lethargic
global economy has reduced profitability
and led to production overcapacity.
Management has shifted its focus to increased
return on assets, meaning mills
must strive to maintain or increase returns
from aging equipment. In addition, dramatic
survival tactics have become the norm.
Despite these challenges, mills can stabilize
profits by taking an intense, tightly
managed approach to increasing mill
availability, and adopting technology and
tools that support this approach.
PPI - Pulp & Paper International
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Fit für die Zukunft
Energie sparen, Schadstoffe vermeiden,
Natur schonen: Für solch ökologischunternehmerischen
Einsatz zeichnen der
WWF und das Wirtschaftsmagazin
CAPITAL den "Ökomanager des Jahres" -
sowohl in der Kategorie Konzern als auch
Mittelstandsunternehmen - aus. 2004
konnten sich Jan Aström, Vorstandschef
der Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA), in
Deutschland besser bekannt unter der
Marke Zewa, sowie die Brüder Kurt und
Wolfgang Schmalz, Inhaber des Vakuumgeräteherstellers
J. Schmalz GmbH, den
Titel sichern. Der Beitrag informiert über
Kriterien, die die Jury bei der Prüfung
der Kandidaten zugrunde legte, und die
Hintergründe der Auszeichnungen.
CAPITAL
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Nr. 25, November 2004 |
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Rasantes Wachstum im Handel mit
Emissionsrechten erwartet
Richtig interessant wird es im Emissionshandel
Ende Februar 2005. Dann öffnet
der Kassamarkt für den Handel mit Verschmutzungsrechten.
Schließlich werden
den rund 5.000 Unternehmen und Versorgerbetrieben
in der EU erst am 28. Februar
ihre beantragten Emissionszertifikate
zugeordnet. Der Handel wird in der EU
zunächst für die Jahre 2005 bis 2007 eingeführt,
um die Kohlendioxydemission in
den 25 Mitgliedsländern zu reduzieren.
Ab 2008 soll im Rahmen des Kyoto-Protokolls
dann weltweit ein ähnliches System
folgen.
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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3. Dezember 2004 |
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The benefits of getting the
basics right
For many companies, innovation has
veered off track as managers obsess over
clever branding, unique product features
and "thinking out of the box". Instead,
business should focus on giving customers
what they really want. What customers
really want, and are still not getting, is
steadfast delivery of the basics - that is,
products that actually work and reliable
services that take place on time. Thus,
businesses have a huge opportunity: they
should focus their innovation at being
simply better than their competitors at
providing the basics or the generic
category benefits that really matter to
customers.
Financial Times
Special Report "Mastering Innovation"
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