Essilor has been one of France’s most innovation companies, relying on the cutting edge in materials science and manufacturing technologies to improve people’s lives on a very intimate level. Together with Competitive Futures’ French partner Competitive Intelligence Management, the firm developed a very sophisticated strategic analysis unit within the company, essentially from scratch. One way to keep skills sharp within …
Aluminum Industry Association keynote
In a world obsessed with Bay Area tech startups and “apps,” you might not think of aluminum production as an area of fast-paced innovation. Yet as materials science thunders along in the R&D lab and on the shop floor, the aluminum industry is constantly evolving to compete with new industrial requirements in the face of stiff competition against other materials, …