Manufacturers face Challenging Times
“Where once we optimized our organizations for
efficiency and quality, we must now optimize
our entire society for innovation.”
Council on Competitive, National Innovation Initiative
“Innovation and Idea Management (are) a
competitive strategy of First world
manufacturers against price competitive
businesses from low-cost countries.”
IDC Research, 2005
“While 74% of executives planned to increase
spending on innovation this year, the majority
were disappointed with their ROI and unclear
how to do a better job.”
Boston Consulting Group, 2005
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Selected Clients
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Industry Awards and Recognition
2005 Technology of the Year
Notable Innovations Category
IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards Program celebrates the primary drivers of
the world's economic progress -- innovators and technologies. The awards are given in the spirit
of Josef Schumpeter, the distinguished Harvard economist and social theorist who posited more
than 50 years ago that the mission of both organizations and societies should be to accelerate
the pace of innovation.
“The (Brightidea) application accelerates innovation by enabling companies to source
ideas from a wider audience of employees, prioritize new ideas more efficiently and track
projects based off of the ideas through completion -- leading to faster results in cost
reduction, efficiency and time-to-market .”
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How it Works…
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Ideas Submitted on Configurable Web Form
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Ideas are Forwarded for Decision
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Track Portfolio of Strategic Supply Chain Projects
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Share the Best Ideas with Other Locations
Distributed Manufacturers share successful Ideas across locations to multiply savings.
Track Response and Utilization Rate for Across All Facilities
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Capture Financial Impact per Idea
Financial Impact Summarized on the View Idea Screen (See Also Audit Report on Right Side)
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Points are Awarded for Participation
End User sees available
Points.
Administrative Setup for allocation of points
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Clients

Client Success
ADS Advanced Views and Visions
Streamline manufacturing and identify opportunities for cost-savings.
Advanced Views and Visions
 Similar Production Facilities in Multiple Locations
 Limited budget
 Reduce Administrative work
Why Brightidea.com?
 No end-User training required
 Limited up-front investment
 Share Best Practices Across Plants
“You guys are great!”
Scott Anderson, Director AV&V
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Client Success
Honeywell International
Streamline manufacturing and identify opportunities for cost-savings.
Associate Involvement Matters (AIM)
 Needed to cut costs, fast (downsizing)
 Limited budget
 Reduce clerical work
Why Brightidea.com?
 No end-User training required
 Limited up-front investment
 Rapid deployment and ROI
“We tracked $37,000,000 in savings in the first year in
conjunction with our Six Sigma initiative.”
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Client Success
Harley Davidson
Streamline manufacturing and identify opportunities for cost-savings.
Objectives
 Improve Safety
 Continuous Improvement
 Reduce Administrative work
Why Brightidea.com?
 Quick Setup, No I.T. Required
 Add Users as Needed
 Low-Cost Try Before Buy
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Client Success
Emerson Process Management
Micromotion Division
Challenges
 Create a Culture of Engagement
 Keep the Program Fresh
 Demonstrate Value of Program to Senior
Management
Why Brightidea
 Responsive Customer Support
 Configurable Workflow
 Easy and Quick to Deploy
““A single individual in our mailroom saved us $70,000 in mailroom costs through her ideas.
Employees really like knowing they have made a difference, no matter where they are in the firm.\"
Kenny Jerabek, Business Improvement Manager
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