Niklas Echterhoff and Benjamin Amshoff and Jürgen Gausemeier
CrossIndustry Innovations – Systematic Identification and Adaption
606 - 616
2013
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International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7110
https://publications.waset.org/vol/76
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Due to todays fierce competition, companies have to
be proactive creators of the future by effectively developing
innovations. Especially radical innovations allow high profit margins
– but they also entail high risks. One possibility to realize radical
innovations and reduce the risk of failure is crossindustry innovation
(CII). CII brings together problems and solution ideas from different
industries. However, there is a lack of systematic ways towards CII.
Bridging this gap, the present paper provides a systematic approach
towards planned CII. Starting with the analysis of potentials, the
definition of promising search strategies is crucial. Subsequently,
identified solution ideas need to be assessed. For the most promising
ones, the adaption process has to be systematically planned –
regarding the risk affinity of a company. The introduced method is
explained on a project from the furniture industry.
Open Science Index 76, 2013