Innovation project characteristics
| Company name | Company characteristics | Project output description | Interviewees (buyer) | Interviewees (suppliers) | Technological complexity | Project performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konsum | Country: Germany Industry: Consumer goods Employees: approx. 4,700 | Flexible totem for point-of-sale product display (Totem) | Supply Chain Manager (KB1); Procurement team leader (KB2); Category manager (KB3) | Product manager 1 (KS1); Product manager 2 (KS2) | High | Satisfactory for cost, time, and quality |
| Ideafix | Country: Italy Industry: Medical devices and equipment Employees: approx. 1,500 | High-technology car console systems (Car) | Sourcing Director (IB1); Product manager (IB2); Strategic Supply Chain Manager (IB3) | Product engineer (IS1); R&D engineer (IS2); Project manager (IS3) | High | Satisfactory for quality and time, not for cost |
| Mobile diabetes management system (Diabetes) | High | Satisfactory for time, not for cost and quality | ||||
| Quaser | Country: Switzerland Industry: Medical devices and equipment Employees: approx. 500 | Micron wavelength surgical laser machine (Micron) | Procurement manager (QB1); Regulatory affairs manager (QB2) | Quality managers 1 (QS1); Quality manager 2 (QS2); R&D manager (QS3) | High | Satisfactory for quality and time, not for cost |
| Surgical laser for prostate surgery (Prostate) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not time | ||||
| BeEnergy | Country: Italy Industry: Electrical equipment Employees: approx. 3,900 | Domestic internet of things-based electrical control system (IoT) | Strategic sourcing manager (BB1); R&D manager (BB2); Project manager (BB3); Vendor quality manager (BB4) | R&D manager (BS1); Head of Quality (BS2); Software developer (BS3) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not for time |
| HeartChild | Country: Switzerland Industry: Healthcare and baby care Employees: approx. 2,900 | Innovative elastic compression bandage (Elastic) | Purchasing manager (HCB1); Head of industrial manufacturing (HCB2) | Head of Quality and Safety (HCS1); Product manager (HCS2); Supply Chain manager (HCS3) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not for time |
| Heliland | Country: Italy Industry: Aerospace and defense Employees: approx. 5,000 | Honeycomb panel for aircrafts (Panel) | Head of Procurement (HLB1); Project manager 1 (HLB2); Project manager 2 (HLB3); Project manager 3 (HLB4) | R&D manager 1 (HLS1); R&D manager 2 (HLS2); Production manager 1 (HLS3); Production manager 2 (HLS4) | Moderate | Satisfactory for costs, time, and quality |
| Weapon management system for helicopters (Weapon) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost, not for time and quality | ||||
| High resistant windshield for helicopters (Windshield) | High | Satisfactory for cost, time, and quality |
| Company name | Company characteristics | Project output description | Interviewees (buyer) | Interviewees (suppliers) | Technological complexity | Project performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible totem for point-of-sale product display ( | Supply Chain Manager (KB1); Procurement team leader (KB2); Category manager (KB3) | Product manager 1 (KS1); Product manager 2 (KS2) | High | Satisfactory for cost, time, and quality | ||
| High-technology car console systems ( | Sourcing Director (IB1); Product manager (IB2); Strategic Supply Chain Manager (IB3) | Product engineer (IS1); R&D engineer (IS2); Project manager (IS3) | High | Satisfactory for quality and time, not for cost | ||
| Mobile diabetes management system ( | High | Satisfactory for time, not for cost and quality | ||||
| Micron wavelength surgical laser machine ( | Procurement manager (QB1); Regulatory affairs manager (QB2) | Quality managers 1 (QS1); Quality manager 2 (QS2); R&D manager (QS3) | High | Satisfactory for quality and time, not for cost | ||
| Surgical laser for prostate surgery ( | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not time | ||||
| Domestic internet of things-based electrical control system ( | Strategic sourcing manager (BB1); R&D manager (BB2); Project manager (BB3); Vendor quality manager (BB4) | R&D manager (BS1); Head of Quality (BS2); Software developer (BS3) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not for time | ||
| Innovative elastic compression bandage ( | Purchasing manager (HCB1); Head of industrial manufacturing (HCB2) | Head of Quality and Safety (HCS1); Product manager (HCS2); Supply Chain manager (HCS3) | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost and quality, not for time | ||
| Honeycomb panel for aircrafts ( | Head of Procurement (HLB1); Project manager 1 (HLB2); Project manager 2 (HLB3); Project manager 3 (HLB4) | R&D manager 1 (HLS1); R&D manager 2 (HLS2); Production manager 1 (HLS3); Production manager 2 (HLS4) | Moderate | Satisfactory for costs, time, and quality | ||
| Weapon management system for helicopters ( | Moderate | Satisfactory for cost, not for time and quality | ||||
| High resistant windshield for helicopters ( | High | Satisfactory for cost, time, and quality |
Notes:
In the text, projects will be referred to with reference to the identifier in brackets under the column “project description”; quotes will be reported with reference to the identifier in the brackets under the column “interviewees”
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