According to standard economic theory, an increase in the number of competitors decreases prices and profits. Typically, increased competition puts rival firms on the edge, doing what they can to win over customers—including reducing price. But a curious phenomenon emerged in a series of class exercises, challenging this general wisdom and suggesting that there is more than meets the eye.
From my standpoint, technology transfer is not easy, especially when attempting to introduce a new capability or technology into the manufacturing sector.
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new ASTM International standard will provide guidance to medical device manufacturers on powder reuse in powder bed fusion manufacturing processes.
Quality management is essential to the growth and performance of any organization. It’s a valuable resource in the effort to ensure that products and services satisfy the highest quality requirements and deliver positive customer results.
Welcome to the season that many leaders face with more than a little trepidation: midyear reviews.
(MIT: Cambridge, MA)--A pop-up hearing aid exposition called HearWeAre... a travel agency that matches older and younger travelers for group adventures... an app that guides outgoing hospital patients through every step of the discharge process.
(Creaform: Lévis, QC) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a worldwide leader in
Shanghai is slowly emerging from a grueling Covid lockdown that has all but immobilized the city since March.
Dairy farmers around the world have an information problem. To get the most accurate measurements of cow health and milk quality, many have to ship milk samples to labs or wait for a technician to come to the farm to collect milk samples from each cow.
Now Labby, a startup founded by two MIT alumni, is helping farmers get a clearer picture of their cows’ health with a device that can test milk from individual cows in fewer than 10 seconds.
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