After wrestling with Six Sigma principles for just about every company activity under former CEO James McNerney, 3M is largely abandoning it in research and development. Our features and podcasts below tell the story of that journey.
3M Shelves Six Sigma in R&D After wrestling with Six Sigma principles for just about every company activity under former CEO James McNerney, 3M is largely abandoning it in research and development. This story looks at that journey. Full Story A Culture of Innovation at 3M 3M staff vice president of research Larry Wendling speaks with DN editor-in-chief John Dodge about 3M’s culture of innovation. Full Story TRIZ, DFSS, Brainstorming: Which Methodology is Best? As brainstorming alternatives, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) are in the spotlight as controversial methodologies for innovation. What do you think is the best way to come up
with technological and commercial innovation? Read More Reader Views on TRIZ There’s as many opinions about applying strict methodologies to R&D as
there are researchers and engineers. Few do not have at least a fairly strong opinion about the subject. Read these reader responses to DN Editor-in-Chief John Dodge's column on TRIZ (pronounced treez), and then make some of
your own. Read More
Pros and Cons of Industrial Research Methodologies Ron Atkinson, chairman of the American Society for Quality, discusses the pros and cons of methodologies applied to industrial research. 10:17 Listen Now3M's Green Engineering Philosophy 3M Research Chief Larry Wendling discusses 3M’s philosophy about green engineering. DN Editor-in-Chief John Dodge is the interviewer. 2:47 Listen NowIdentifying New Markets and Technologies 3M follows guiding principles to identify new markets and the new technologies to support them. In this podcast, 3M Research Chief Larry Wendling outlines these principles to DN Editor-in-Chief John Dodge. 2:52 Listen Now3M's Home Run Technologies
3M Research Chief Larry Wendling identifies 3M’s newest technologies that have the greatest potential. DN Editor-in-Chief John Dodge is the interviewer. 8:42 Listen Now
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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