Solution cannibalization

Maybe the hrst real step toward organic growth is admitting that you re probably better at rehning and improving solutions (performance and perception) than you are at cannibalizing yourself in favor of solutions that wow your customers on a higher plane (outcome expectations). This is... 

The company used its demand management solution to build three additional attributes into its forecasts competitor activities, weather conditions, and promotion cannibalization of existing sales. 

The shortage of mortar spare parts harassed battalion commanders from the early days of the Normandy fighting and remained unsolved throughout most of the European operations. The solution of this problem was a primary mission of a CWS spare parts team which visited the Continent during the winter of 1944-45. In its final report the Spare Parts Team praised the work done by the chemical maintenance companies on the component parts of the mortar. With ingenuity and versatility these companies improvised, cannibalized, and even manufactured sufficient spare parts to permit the continued... 

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