Comments on: Innovation: Is it the product or the process that changes the game? http://www.everydayux.com/2008/05/15/innovation-is-it-the-product-or-the-process-that-changes-the-game/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sean Salmon http://www.everydayux.com/2008/05/15/innovation-is-it-the-product-or-the-process-that-changes-the-game/#comment-180 Sean Salmon Thu, 15 May 2008 18:50:57 +0000 http://www.everydayux.com/?p=212#comment-180 Dell participated in the race to the bottom, to be the cheapest and most efficient to allow it to run on the thinnest of margins - or no margins at all instead making money on the interest of delayed payments to suppliers - and they won. Unfortunately the rate of return on any further efficiency increases would be incredibly low so further marching on with their innovation in the supply chain would yield, I am guess, more loss. Dell participated in the race to the bottom, to be the cheapest and most efficient to allow it to run on the thinnest of margins - or no margins at all instead making money on the interest of delayed payments to suppliers - and they won. Unfortunately the rate of return on any further efficiency increases would be incredibly low so further marching on with their innovation in the supply chain would yield, I am guess, more loss.

]]> By: Victor Lombardi http://www.everydayux.com/2008/05/15/innovation-is-it-the-product-or-the-process-that-changes-the-game/#comment-179 Victor Lombardi Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:44 +0000 http://www.everydayux.com/?p=212#comment-179 Perhaps Dell's innovations were enough, but they didn't keep improving as Toyota does? And, notice that Toyota does do some great design. The Prius is a hot product, as are their pickup trucks. And their concept cars are some of the most inventive in the industry. Like the librarian's lingerie, Toyota is secretly very sexy. Perhaps Dell’s innovations were enough, but they didn’t keep improving as Toyota does?

And, notice that Toyota does do some great design. The Prius is a hot product, as are their pickup trucks. And their concept cars are some of the most inventive in the industry. Like the librarian’s lingerie, Toyota is secretly very sexy.

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