IP Video Surveillance - Predictions of Future GrowthChris Sandström
When will IP CCTV become the dominant technology? The slideshow argues that this will happen faster than the current predictions state. The main reason for this is that diffusion does not follow a linear pattern, but rather an epidemic one.
“Tell us your business rules and we will execute them”. This deceptively simple promise of Business Rules Management Systems underestimates the pain felt by practitioners going through their first project. Turning tacit knowledge into executable business rules is a difficult task.
The famous quote from Michael Polanyi, “we know more than we can tell”, summarizes beautifully the challenges faced by business users, business analysts and rules architects. Although partially documented in regulations and business manuals, knowledge is mostly buried deep in the head of knowledge workers and simply asking for it is easier said than done. Is the resulting body of rules comprehensive enough? Is it specific enough? Is it correct and accurate?
In the 1980-90’s, the Artificial Intelligence community invested heavily on various techniques for expert interviews to tackle this very problem. With the winter of AI, expert systems became less popular and so did those efforts. Experts were too few and their time too valuable to participate in those time-consuming interviews.
More recently, Agile Programming transformed development cycles by, among other things, bringing test cases at the forefront of the effort. Communication between product managers and developers has improved by discussing requirements in the context of use cases well established up-front. This talk presents a new approach to knowledge elicitation that combines Agile and AI concepts for the modern usage in Decision Management systems.
In particular, attendees will learn how to accelerate harvesting time and increase the quality of the extracted business rules at the same time. 100% pragmatic advice.
IP Video Surveillance - Predictions of Future GrowthChris Sandström
When will IP CCTV become the dominant technology? The slideshow argues that this will happen faster than the current predictions state. The main reason for this is that diffusion does not follow a linear pattern, but rather an epidemic one.
“Tell us your business rules and we will execute them”. This deceptively simple promise of Business Rules Management Systems underestimates the pain felt by practitioners going through their first project. Turning tacit knowledge into executable business rules is a difficult task.
The famous quote from Michael Polanyi, “we know more than we can tell”, summarizes beautifully the challenges faced by business users, business analysts and rules architects. Although partially documented in regulations and business manuals, knowledge is mostly buried deep in the head of knowledge workers and simply asking for it is easier said than done. Is the resulting body of rules comprehensive enough? Is it specific enough? Is it correct and accurate?
In the 1980-90’s, the Artificial Intelligence community invested heavily on various techniques for expert interviews to tackle this very problem. With the winter of AI, expert systems became less popular and so did those efforts. Experts were too few and their time too valuable to participate in those time-consuming interviews.
More recently, Agile Programming transformed development cycles by, among other things, bringing test cases at the forefront of the effort. Communication between product managers and developers has improved by discussing requirements in the context of use cases well established up-front. This talk presents a new approach to knowledge elicitation that combines Agile and AI concepts for the modern usage in Decision Management systems.
In particular, attendees will learn how to accelerate harvesting time and increase the quality of the extracted business rules at the same time. 100% pragmatic advice.
Sapphire Applications & Market: from LED to Consumer Electronic August 2014 2...Yole Developpement
Apple saved the sapphire industry in 2013 and could transform it in 2014.
Will the revolution happen?
WHAT’S NEW COMPARED TO LAST EDITION?
Updated analysis of new consumer electronic applications: smart watches, camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, and display cover
New application: sapphire as a packaging substrates for LED filaments.
Updated analysis of the GTAT/Apple partnership: display cover manufacturing cost modeling, supply chain capacity analysis, yield impacts and paths to cost reduction
Apple sapphire patent analysis
Recent sapphire substrates price trends
Updated supply and demand analysis.
Recent news
APPLE SAVED THE SAPPHIRE INDUSTRY IN 2013…
The sapphire industry recently ended a long period of depressed pricing and achieved US$936 million in revenue for wafer products in 2013. Recovery was helped by an increase in LED demand due to accelerating adoption in general lighting and a resilient LCD backlight market. But the saving grace was new consumer electronic (CE) applications: camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, mostly driven by Apple in 2013. Adoption at other vendors is progressing at a slower pace than anticipated in 2014. LG even reversed the trend with its flagship cellphone: its G2 model featured a sapphire lens cover but the G3 uses glass. However, we are optimistic for the mid-term with adoption increasing in Taiwan and China. In addition, new applications such as LED filaments could further increase sapphire consumption.
After almost 2 years of losses, the price of sapphire cores increased more than 50% in 2013. In Q2-2014, tier-1 sapphire vendors were finally selling at breakeven prices. However, we expect that prices will decrease again in Q4.
The updated report provides historical price trends and forecasts for cores and wafers, detailed capacity and revenue analysis, rankings and market share, as well as a thorough supply vs. demand analysis.
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Sapphire-Market-LED-Consumer-Electronic-August-2014-Edition/3/455/
2nd Thin Film Solar Summit Europe- March 2010guest34b6a5d
2nd Annual THIN FILM SOLAR SUMMIT Brochure. This fantastic event will set out how to scale up your thin film business in Europe – improve efficiency, lower costs and secure financing. Plus, get the latest on price pressure, the creation of an industry infrastructure and up to date market expectations. The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of the thin film industry and its key challenges in an interactive manner. Leading companies will share their experiences through panel debates and high-level presentations. A great opportunity to network with the whole thin film community, not to be missed!
Sapphire Applications and Market from LED to Consumer Electronics 2014 Report...Yole Developpement
Apple saved the sapphire industry in 2013 and will transform it in 2014. How will the revolution happen?
APPLE SAVED THE SAPPHIRE INDUSTRY IN 2013…
The sapphire industry recently ended an 18 month period of depressed pricing and achieved US$936 million in revenue for wafer products. Recovery was helped by an increase in LED demand due to growing adoption in general lighting and a resilient LCD backlight market. But the saving grace was new consumer electronic (CE) applications: camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, mostly driven by Apple in 2013. Overall, the growth in wafer demand will be enough to justify a capacity increase toward the end of 2014. For the longer term, we analyzed opportunities of alternative LED substrates (GaN and Si) but concluded that sapphire will retain > 90% of the market through 2020.
After almost 2 years of losses, core prices increased by more than 50% in 2013; tier-1 sapphire vendors are finally selling at prices close to breakeven costs. After a short pause, we expect the uptrend to resume through Q2 and Q3. But leading vendors’ interests are not to increase prices above levels that would allow tier-2 competitors to generate a profit as well. We therefore expect prices to stabilize by the end of the year.
Due to strong competition, finishing companies didn’t pass the higher material costs on to their customers. Wafer prices remained stable in 2013 but will go up slightly in Q2-2014. For PSS, which now dominates with 85% penetration rate, prices could increase faster as supply currently falls short of demand in Taiwan. This will continue until leading suppliers increase capacity and emerging players in China ramp up and enter the supply chain later in 2014. Overall, sapphire prices should stabilize by the end of 2014 and start decreasing again in late 2015 as the industry keeps improving its cost structure.
Report’s key features
• Detailed analysis of PSS manufacturing trends and supply chain
• Analysis of new consumer electronic applications: smart watches, camera lens and fingerprint reader covers and display cover
• Analysis of the GTAT / Apple partnership: capacity and revenue analysis, display cover manufacturing cost modeling.
• Detailed analysis of sapphire use for: LED, SOS, Camera lens & fingerprint reader covers, smart watches, display covers.
• Volume & revenue through 2019 for all applications
• Supply / demand, company revenue & capacity rankings
• Diameter and geographic breakdown, MOCVD capacity
• PSS supply chain and manufacturing
• Alternative substrates for LED: requirements, status, key player, cost of ownership modeling, penetration rates
• Detailed analysis of the GTAT-Apple deal: cost, capacity and revenue model
More infromation on http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Sapphire-Market-LED-Consumer-Electronics/3/422/
Big Brands Meet Big Data – The Newest Innovator’s DilemmaTeradata Aster
Marc Parrish, Vice President, Retention & Loyalty Marketing, Barnes & Noble, presents at the 2012 Big Analytics Roadshow.
Big Data is moving too fast for Big Brands. They don't have the ability to technically pivot, to move quickly enough to take advantage of the astounding amount of customer information that's available, and make it part of their everyday practices. This poses a great risk to the world’s great retailers. Well-managed companies often fail because the very same management practices that made them industry leaders also make it difficult to assimilate the disruptive technologies that in the end allow others to steal their market.
With Big Data, the gap between merely sustaining your operations, and adopting disruptive technologies, is the difference between progress, or perish.
A User's Perspective: Innovating Smarter with Invention Machine GoldfireIHS Goldfire
Customer Co-Host: Mr. William (Bill) Hessler; Mechanical Engineer Leader, Seasoned Innovator & Patent Holder; CSC in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Description: Learn how to take the "hit or miss" out of your product innovation processes from a seasoned innovator and patent holder, Mr. William (Bill) Hessler. Hear first-hand what Bill has learned through more than 14 years of designing next-generation technologies, solving root causes, mining patents and improving existing products at Fortune 1000 and mid-sized industrial and medical manufacturing companies, by applying Goldfire and basic TRIZ principles to his research.
During this informative webinar, you will learn:
* Best practices Bill uses to boost his daily innovation productivity, more rapidly solve problems, and generate breakthrough solutions
* Real world applications of Goldfire
* When to apply the software, the types of problems it helps solve, and the successes achieved as a result
* ...and much more!
SVPMA Dec 2014 Event
“Shifting to an Experimental Mindset: The Dos and Don’ts of Hypothesis Testing” with Teresa Torres, Product Consultant & Coach, former CEO
http://svpma.org/2014/12/december-2014-event/
Sapphire Applications & Market: from LED to Consumer Electronic August 2014 2...Yole Developpement
Apple saved the sapphire industry in 2013 and could transform it in 2014.
Will the revolution happen?
WHAT’S NEW COMPARED TO LAST EDITION?
Updated analysis of new consumer electronic applications: smart watches, camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, and display cover
New application: sapphire as a packaging substrates for LED filaments.
Updated analysis of the GTAT/Apple partnership: display cover manufacturing cost modeling, supply chain capacity analysis, yield impacts and paths to cost reduction
Apple sapphire patent analysis
Recent sapphire substrates price trends
Updated supply and demand analysis.
Recent news
APPLE SAVED THE SAPPHIRE INDUSTRY IN 2013…
The sapphire industry recently ended a long period of depressed pricing and achieved US$936 million in revenue for wafer products in 2013. Recovery was helped by an increase in LED demand due to accelerating adoption in general lighting and a resilient LCD backlight market. But the saving grace was new consumer electronic (CE) applications: camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, mostly driven by Apple in 2013. Adoption at other vendors is progressing at a slower pace than anticipated in 2014. LG even reversed the trend with its flagship cellphone: its G2 model featured a sapphire lens cover but the G3 uses glass. However, we are optimistic for the mid-term with adoption increasing in Taiwan and China. In addition, new applications such as LED filaments could further increase sapphire consumption.
After almost 2 years of losses, the price of sapphire cores increased more than 50% in 2013. In Q2-2014, tier-1 sapphire vendors were finally selling at breakeven prices. However, we expect that prices will decrease again in Q4.
The updated report provides historical price trends and forecasts for cores and wafers, detailed capacity and revenue analysis, rankings and market share, as well as a thorough supply vs. demand analysis.
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Sapphire-Market-LED-Consumer-Electronic-August-2014-Edition/3/455/
2nd Thin Film Solar Summit Europe- March 2010guest34b6a5d
2nd Annual THIN FILM SOLAR SUMMIT Brochure. This fantastic event will set out how to scale up your thin film business in Europe – improve efficiency, lower costs and secure financing. Plus, get the latest on price pressure, the creation of an industry infrastructure and up to date market expectations. The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of the thin film industry and its key challenges in an interactive manner. Leading companies will share their experiences through panel debates and high-level presentations. A great opportunity to network with the whole thin film community, not to be missed!
Sapphire Applications and Market from LED to Consumer Electronics 2014 Report...Yole Developpement
Apple saved the sapphire industry in 2013 and will transform it in 2014. How will the revolution happen?
APPLE SAVED THE SAPPHIRE INDUSTRY IN 2013…
The sapphire industry recently ended an 18 month period of depressed pricing and achieved US$936 million in revenue for wafer products. Recovery was helped by an increase in LED demand due to growing adoption in general lighting and a resilient LCD backlight market. But the saving grace was new consumer electronic (CE) applications: camera lens and fingerprint reader covers, mostly driven by Apple in 2013. Overall, the growth in wafer demand will be enough to justify a capacity increase toward the end of 2014. For the longer term, we analyzed opportunities of alternative LED substrates (GaN and Si) but concluded that sapphire will retain > 90% of the market through 2020.
After almost 2 years of losses, core prices increased by more than 50% in 2013; tier-1 sapphire vendors are finally selling at prices close to breakeven costs. After a short pause, we expect the uptrend to resume through Q2 and Q3. But leading vendors’ interests are not to increase prices above levels that would allow tier-2 competitors to generate a profit as well. We therefore expect prices to stabilize by the end of the year.
Due to strong competition, finishing companies didn’t pass the higher material costs on to their customers. Wafer prices remained stable in 2013 but will go up slightly in Q2-2014. For PSS, which now dominates with 85% penetration rate, prices could increase faster as supply currently falls short of demand in Taiwan. This will continue until leading suppliers increase capacity and emerging players in China ramp up and enter the supply chain later in 2014. Overall, sapphire prices should stabilize by the end of 2014 and start decreasing again in late 2015 as the industry keeps improving its cost structure.
Report’s key features
• Detailed analysis of PSS manufacturing trends and supply chain
• Analysis of new consumer electronic applications: smart watches, camera lens and fingerprint reader covers and display cover
• Analysis of the GTAT / Apple partnership: capacity and revenue analysis, display cover manufacturing cost modeling.
• Detailed analysis of sapphire use for: LED, SOS, Camera lens & fingerprint reader covers, smart watches, display covers.
• Volume & revenue through 2019 for all applications
• Supply / demand, company revenue & capacity rankings
• Diameter and geographic breakdown, MOCVD capacity
• PSS supply chain and manufacturing
• Alternative substrates for LED: requirements, status, key player, cost of ownership modeling, penetration rates
• Detailed analysis of the GTAT-Apple deal: cost, capacity and revenue model
More infromation on http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Sapphire-Market-LED-Consumer-Electronics/3/422/
Big Brands Meet Big Data – The Newest Innovator’s DilemmaTeradata Aster
Marc Parrish, Vice President, Retention & Loyalty Marketing, Barnes & Noble, presents at the 2012 Big Analytics Roadshow.
Big Data is moving too fast for Big Brands. They don't have the ability to technically pivot, to move quickly enough to take advantage of the astounding amount of customer information that's available, and make it part of their everyday practices. This poses a great risk to the world’s great retailers. Well-managed companies often fail because the very same management practices that made them industry leaders also make it difficult to assimilate the disruptive technologies that in the end allow others to steal their market.
With Big Data, the gap between merely sustaining your operations, and adopting disruptive technologies, is the difference between progress, or perish.
A User's Perspective: Innovating Smarter with Invention Machine GoldfireIHS Goldfire
Customer Co-Host: Mr. William (Bill) Hessler; Mechanical Engineer Leader, Seasoned Innovator & Patent Holder; CSC in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Description: Learn how to take the "hit or miss" out of your product innovation processes from a seasoned innovator and patent holder, Mr. William (Bill) Hessler. Hear first-hand what Bill has learned through more than 14 years of designing next-generation technologies, solving root causes, mining patents and improving existing products at Fortune 1000 and mid-sized industrial and medical manufacturing companies, by applying Goldfire and basic TRIZ principles to his research.
During this informative webinar, you will learn:
* Best practices Bill uses to boost his daily innovation productivity, more rapidly solve problems, and generate breakthrough solutions
* Real world applications of Goldfire
* When to apply the software, the types of problems it helps solve, and the successes achieved as a result
* ...and much more!
SVPMA Dec 2014 Event
“Shifting to an Experimental Mindset: The Dos and Don’ts of Hypothesis Testing” with Teresa Torres, Product Consultant & Coach, former CEO
http://svpma.org/2014/12/december-2014-event/
SVPMA: 3 Tools to Increase Your Productivity ImmediatelySVPMA
SVPMA April 2014 event
“3 Tools to Increase Your Productivity Immediately” with Senia Maymin, Ph.D, Profit from the Positive, LLC
Read more: http://svpma.org/2014/04/april-2014-event/
SVPMA: Elevating from Consumer to Mission Critical ValueSVPMA
SVPMA March 2014 Monthly event:
“Elevating from Consumer to Mission Critical Value” with Brian Cox, Senior Director of Marketing for Enterprise Solutions, SanDisk
Read more: http://svpma.org/2014/03/march-2014-event-2/
SVPMA: Charting a Career Path to Dream Product Management JobSVPMA
SVPMA Jan 2014 monthly event
“Charting a Career Path to Your Dream Product Management Job” with Muffi Ghadiali, VP Product Management, OUYA Inc., Advisor and Lecturer at Stanford CSP
Read more: http://svpma.org/2014/01/january-2014/
Connecting the Dots: Decision Making for Next-Generation ProductsSVPMA
Connecting the Dots: Decision Making for Next-Generation Products : Vanee Pho, Senior Product Manager, Life Technologies at SVPMA Monthly Event August 2013
Successful Brand Management: Moving from a Product-Centric Focus
to a Customer-Centric Business Model by Susanne Kushner at SVPMA Monthly Event May 2002
FIA officials brutally tortured innocent and snatched 200 Bitcoins of worth 4...jamalseoexpert1978
Farman Ayaz Khattak and Ehtesham Matloob are government officials in CTW Counter terrorism wing Islamabad, in Federal Investigation Agency FIA Headquarters. CTW and FIA kidnapped crypto currency owner from Islamabad and snatched 200 Bitcoins those worth of 4 billion rupees in Pakistan currency. There is not Cryptocurrency Regulations in Pakistan & CTW is official dacoit and stealing digital assets from the innocent crypto holders and making fake cases of terrorism to keep them silent.
Implicitly or explicitly all competing businesses employ a strategy to select a mix
of marketing resources. Formulating such competitive strategies fundamentally
involves recognizing relationships between elements of the marketing mix (e.g.,
price and product quality), as well as assessing competitive and market conditions
(i.e., industry structure in the language of economics).
Event Report - SAP Sapphire 2024 Orlando - lots of innovation and old challengesHolger Mueller
Holger Mueller of Constellation Research shares his key takeaways from SAP's Sapphire confernece, held in Orlando, June 3rd till 5th 2024, in the Orange Convention Center.
Premium MEAN Stack Development Solutions for Modern BusinessesSynapseIndia
Stay ahead of the curve with our premium MEAN Stack Development Solutions. Our expert developers utilize MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js to create modern and responsive web applications. Trust us for cutting-edge solutions that drive your business growth and success.
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Navigating the world of forex trading can be challenging, especially for beginners. To help you make an informed decision, we have comprehensively compared the best forex brokers in India for 2024. This article, reviewed by Top Forex Brokers Review, will cover featured award winners, the best forex brokers, featured offers, the best copy trading platforms, the best forex brokers for beginners, the best MetaTrader brokers, and recently updated reviews. We will focus on FP Markets, Black Bull, EightCap, IC Markets, and Octa.
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Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
Company Valuation webinar series - Tuesday, 4 June 2024FelixPerez547899
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In the Adani-Hindenburg case, what is SEBI investigating.pptxAdani case
Adani SEBI investigation revealed that the latter had sought information from five foreign jurisdictions concerning the holdings of the firm’s foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in relation to the alleged violations of the MPS Regulations. Nevertheless, the economic interest of the twelve FPIs based in tax haven jurisdictions still needs to be determined. The Adani Group firms classed these FPIs as public shareholders. According to Hindenburg, FPIs were used to get around regulatory standards.
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Product Management Through the Ups and Downs of a Cyclical Industry
1. Product Management
through the
Ups and Downs
of a Cyclical Industry
Ray Martin
Sr. Director, Product Marketing
Asyst Technologies, Inc
SVPMA Dec 7, 2005
2. In 1593, tulips were first brought
from Turkey to Holland.
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3. The market
flourished.
But, in 1637,
the tulip
market
suffered a
correction
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4. Many traded their
entire estate for a
single tulip.
They found out the
tulip was only worth
the price of an onion.
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5. Agenda
• Introduction
• Product Management
Communication Enhancement
• Analyzing Cyclicality
• Guidelines for Product Managers
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6. Asyst Technologies Inc.
Introduction
Founded 1984
Revenues of ~$600M
850 employees
Provides automation solutions optimized for
the needs of our global customers in the
semiconductor, flat panel display, and related
industries.
6
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7. The Asyst Solution
For a modern Wafer Fabrication Facility
Isolation
Systems RFID-based
Asset
Management
Automated Transport Connectivity
and Loading System Software
Substrate-
Handling Robotics
7
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13. Combinations
of cycles are
more
complex:
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14. There are technology cycles
Moore’s Law
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Source: Ron Leckie, Infrastructure
15. There is a Technology Adoption Cycle
Pragmatists: Conservatives:
Stick with the herd! Hold on!
Visionaries:
Get ahead of the herd! Skeptics:
No way!
Techies:
Try it!
Innovators Early Early Majority Late Majority Laggards
Adopters
Pragmatists create the dynamics of high-tech market development
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Source: Geoffrey Moore, Crossing the Chasm
16. The Chasm
Main Street
Tornado
Early
Market
Chasm
Bowling Alley
Innovation strategy changes at each stage
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Source: Geoffrey Moore, Crossing the Chasm
17. There are Business Cycles
Semiconductor Cycles 1973 - 2005
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Source: Infrastructure Advisors Copyright 2005
18. There are major trends
Population: 1750 - 2150
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, The 1998 Revision;
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19. And there are Rogue Waves
Rare photo of
a Rogue Wave
On an oil
freighter off
the coast of
Durban,
South Africa
This wave is
about 35 feet
high
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20. Guidelines for Product Managers
1. Understand the cycles affecting your industry
2. Understand the major trends affecting your industry
3. Choose the Best Products and Take Pets to the Pound
4. Create Alignment in the organization
5. Spend the time to forecast well
6. Diversify into counter-cyclical industries
7. Unseat an incumbent
8. Manage mergers & acquisitions effectively
9. Design simple processes that survive turmoil
10. Be proactive with headcount management
11. Outsource intelligently to respond to ups & downs
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21. 1. Understand the cycles and
your customers’ needs
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23. Observations of Semiconductor
Industry Cycles
• The Chip Industry cycles overshoot Electronic End
Equipment Cycles
• Chip Industry cyclicality drives greater cyclicality in
Semiconductor Equipment
• The Semiconductor Equipment Industry gets whipped by
the Changes in the Chip Industry
• “Rogue Waves” randomly occur
– 1973 Gas Crisis
– 1982 Gas Crisis
– First Gulf War (1991)
– Asian Financial Crisis of 1997
– Y2K
– Internet Bubble
– September 11, 2001
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27. Economy vs. Performance Model
Hi
Your Company’s Performance
Silver Gold
Medal Medal
Bronze
Medal
Low
Low Hi
The Economy’s Performance
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Source: Paraphrased from Andy Grove, Intel
28. 2. Understand the major trends
affecting your industry
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29. Major Trends affecting Telecom
"This may be the most exciting period in the
history of the telecommunications industry." -
Paul Johnson, Analyst
• Convergence
• The fiber optic revolution
• From analog to digital
• Bundling of services
• The importance of data
• The broadband opportunity
• Domestic regulatory changes
• International regulatory changes
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30. The Five Competitive Forces Model
Source: Michael E. Porter's 1980 book “Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing
Industries and Competitors SVPMA Dec 7, 2005 30
31. 3. Choose the Best Products &
Take Pets to the Pound
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33. 5. Spend the time
to forecast well.
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34. Useful forecasting tools
• Signs point to yes.
Tasseography
• Yes.
The Art of • Reply hazy, try again.
Reading Tea Leaves
• Without a doubt.
• My sources say no.
• As I see it, yes.
• You may rely on it.
• Concentrate and ask again.
• Outlook not so good. There are
• It is decidedly so. two types of
• Better not tell you now. . Forecasts
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46. Outsource Intelligently:
• Freeze the product prior to transfer and
create complete documentation
– Don’t rely on tribal knowledge
• Documentation for ESL
– English as Second Language
• Configure the product appropriately
– Customer Requirements evolve
– Configure for Cost Reduction
– Regulatory Requirements
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47. Summary & Conclusion
1. Understand the cycles affecting your industry
2. Understand the major trends affecting your industry
3. Choose the Best Products and Take Pets to the Pound
4. Create Alignment in the organization
5. Spend the time to forecast well
6. Diversify into counter-cyclical industries
7. Unseat an incumbent
8. Manage mergers & acquisitions effectively
9. Design simple processes that survive turmoil
10.Be proactive with headcount management
11.Outsource intelligently to respond to ups & downs
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