Research And Development Of R & D

The firm hired Mike Anton in January of 1999 as vice president in charge of manufacturing operations. Mike had a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Ohio State University. He had spent the last 15 years working for General Motors (Arlington, Texas division). Toyota Motor Corp. and Volvo. At age 38, he had established a good reputation for innovation within the auto and auto parts industry.

This is a case about Eric Peterson, who was recently hired as a product manager in charge of sales and marketing of Biometra’s catheter. This product from Biometra, a subsidiary of Scientific Materials (SciMat), was the first product ever launched by Biometra and so its success was critical for both Biometra and SciMat. From the case we see that even though Eric Peterson tries hard to meet the product target launch date, there are several issues that he and the organization are experiencing.

- On the surface, obtaining support from key opinion leaders, launching manufacturing operations in Costa Rica, and the relationship between James Westcott and Trevor Burns are main problems at Biometra. However, all of this problems were caused because of the organizational structure, lack of communication, and less experienced managers.

Dave Matters: Chief Design Engineer (CDE) Jack Davis: General Manager, Danbury Plant (GM) Molly Hudson: Product Manager, Clean Queen Floor Care Products (PM) Bart Simpson: National Sales Manager, Floor Care Products (NSM)

| Steve Pokorski: Vice President of OperationsJoe Downs: Director of Plant EngineeringRhonda Smith: regional sales managerMary Doonan: marketing director

Michele “Mikey” Bebe, head of Marketing, well known as a brand-building genius, but her attitude has a lot to be desired. What Mikey brings to the team is her opinion about how her past employment does things better than DecisionTech.

CEO Dr. Michael Riordan is one key stakeholders within the company who is also the founder

However, he took his turn point in his career when he accepted the position as general counsel at Merck & Co. Inc pharmaceutical company in 1992. During the time he serve as general counsel, he create a great success by leading the company through more than 5000 lawsuit that cause by the harmful side effects of Vioxx (Rofecoxib). And by judging his excellent performance and well understanding on the cooperate management, he was offer a position in the management team of the company. At 2007, he was elected as the president of Merck & Co. Inc. Lately on 2015; he was elected to be new chairman of PhRMA.

Some of the key players and management roles of this company starts with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John T. Standley. Recently becoming Chairman of the Board of the Company in 2012, Standley has been with the company since 1999. Before his time at Rite Aid, Standley served as CEO of Pathmark Stores, a supermarket chain in the United States.

The core leaders that govern Bristol-Myers Squibb have been stable for the past 4 years. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors, James Cornelius, MBA, was chosen in May 2010 after being CEO of BMS from 2006-2008. The following individuals are board members for BMS. Giovanni Caforio has been the Chief Operations Officer since May 2010, and a board member since 2009. He has a MD degree from the University of Rome. Lewis Campbell is a retired Chairman and former CEO of Textron with a BS in mechanical engineering. Laurie Glimcher is heavily involved with Cornell Medical College and University as provost since 2012; she received her MD from Harvard. Michael Grobstein is a retired vice chairman and partner of Ernst and Young with a CPA and Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Alan Lacy is Senior Advisor to Oak Hill Capital Partners and received his MBA from Emory University. Thomas Lynch Jr is highly involved at Yale Medical School and is Director of the Yale Cancer Center after having received his MD from Yale. Dinesh Paliwal is the CEO of Harman International Industries with an MBA and MS in Engineering from Miami University. Gerald Storch is Chairman and CEO of Storch Advisors with an MBA from Harvard. Vicki Sato is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard with an AM and PhD from Harvard. Togo West is Chairman of Tli Leadership Group with a law degree from Howard University (all biographical information obtained from the BMS company website).

Curled Metal Inc. (CMI) specializes in selling metal-based products to various markets. With over $55 million in annual sales (FY 2007, Exhibit A), they’ve managed to capture 80% of the automobile industry’s market share by developing and selling a highly specialized product, Slip Seal, designed just for auto manufacturers. They’ve seen a recent slip in sales (a loss of nearly 10% from 2006 to 2007, Exhibit 2), and the pressure is on them to diversify their product line and decrease dependence on the auto industry. They’ve recently developed a new product that aims to revolutionize the pile-driving industry. The introduction of the CMI Cushion

At the moment the organization contains more than 50 thousand people who are working at 150 enterprises worldwide, with 8 billion dollars of annual turnover. The fact is that, the majority who heard about the Ingersoll-Rand company considers that this company is a manufacturer of the equipment for the mining industry and construction, although this firm is also the world's largest supplier of advanced technologies with the famous trademarks which is taking the leading positions on the market of the industrial equipment.(Ingersoll Rand, 2016)

Group President, Worldwide Biopharmaceuticals Businesses, 2006-2010 Led commercial businesses in Europe, Canada, Latin America, Africa and Middle East Regions, 2000-2006 Led Latin America and Canada

If people are the same, can the creation of new inventions come into existence? How can society and individuals improve if there are no differences? In fact, innovation comes from the mind, but the uniqueness of people has led to these creations. Ever since the first incandescent lightbulb to the present age of rockets and computers, these inventions are what have helped society progress forward into a new era of life. However, how can people comprehend that a single person has created a complex innovation? To explain, a quote describing how to succeed in inventing while facing several obstacles is the analogy of “‘the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance’” (“A quote by H. Jackson Brown Jr.”). Going into detail, to overcome an obstacle does not mean physical strength is necessary to succeed, but through mental qualities is where success truly appears. For instance, making mistakes on a test can motivate a person to persevere and improve on the exam. Nevertheless, its creation comes from individuals, but not all humans can invent a revolutionizing innovation. Why? The characteristics of a person are how an invention is born. Inventors, such as Thomas Edison, did not revolutionize the world by sheer strength, but by their mental capabilities to achieve what they wanted to present to the world. That is their persona. People’s persona shows the aspect of their character and the presentation of who they

In this assignment, I will discuss and analyze the general importance of R&D in an organization and then specifically analyze my R&D strategy for your company up through the first six rounds. I will also evaluate what was my initial strategy for R&D? Did that strategy work well? What did I change regarding R&D as the rounds progressed, and why? What did I base your R&D decisions on?