Operations innovation

Innovation is more than invention—it is invention turned into practice, and it requires a fundamental change in operations. Innovation is a very slow process in most organizations, and it is especially slow in large institutions where continuing success can breed a risk-averse atmosphere. Furthermore, radical innovation is risky and requires real leadership, dedication, and protection from above. How does one do this consistently in an organization like DARPA that invests over 2 billion per year in advanced research and development ... 

Membrane Operations. Innovative Separations and Transformations. Edited by Enrico Drioli and Lidietta Giorno Copyright 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA, Weinheim ISBN 978-3-527-32038-7... 

Flammer, Michael, Deep change how operational innovation can transform your company, Harvard Business Review, April 2004, pp. 84-93-Kahn, Gabriel, Tiger s new threads, Watt Street Journal, March 26, 2004, p, Bl. 

Scenario 3 is beyond top-down, because it extends past company boundaries. Projects in this category seek to reduce total cost in the supply chain. Many of these might be operations innovations, Hammer s definition of aggressive process improvements mentioned in Chapter 2. 

Operational innovations fuel extraordinary results. (However) operational innovation is rare. By my estimate, no more than 10 percent of large enterprises have made a serious and successful effort at it. 

Drioli E and Fontananova E (2009), Integrated membrane processes in Membrane Operations.Innovative Separations andTransformations,Weinheim,Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Co., 265-283. 

Review of Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, vol. 1, Operational Innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, DC World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region. 

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