Last week Host Gator shut down my blog (and my other websites) without warning. A bunch of jerks at Host Gator, since they shut down my websites, then sent me an email telling me I was a website scofflaw! I apologize for the interruption if you tried to read the blog. I got the situation resolved in a couple days and am working on a permanent solution (moving to a different ... [Click to Continue...]
Renewable Polystyrene and PET: Paraphrasing Ringo, “Now you know it don’t come easy” Part One
Guest Post by Dr. Robert Humphreys Global production of polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is gargantuan by any standard, reaching 14.3 million tonnes and 90.9 million tonnes (15.7 million tons and 100 million tons), respectively, in 2013 and growing at least as rapidly as population. Despite the numerous benefits to consumers, restaurants, food producers ... [Click to Continue...]
Happy Fourth of July and Have a Nice Summer!
Have a Happy Fourth of July and enjoy the summer months with family and friends. Back next week with a discussion of Net Present Value (NPV) and Expected Commercial Value (ECV) for new product development projects. ... [Click to Continue...]
New Product Portfolio Analysis Part 6: Is It Worth It?
In our June 6, 2016 post the Real Win Worth (RWW) Assessment was introduced (1). This is a very useful tool for a new product development team to work through early in the development process. The tool asks three key questions related to the proposed new product: Is It Real? Can We Win? Is it Worth It? In this post we will dive deeper into the the third ... [Click to Continue...]
New Product Portfolio Analysis Part 6: Can we Win?
In our June 6, 2016 post the Real Win Worth (RWW) Assessment was introduced (1). This is a very useful tool for a new product development team to work through early in the development process. The tool asks three key questions related to the proposed new product: Is It Real? Can We Win? Is it Worth It? In this post we will dive deeper into the the second ... [Click to Continue...]