Shade instances should be printed in color to optimize their effectiveness. Barry Lam, the CEO and Founder of Quanta Computer (the largest notebook computer manufacturer globally), has recognized for a long time, that he had to transform the business to decrease its dependence on making commodity hardware for other international brands and move the business into areas of higher value-added products and services. However could he alter an association that was rooted in the low cost production and supply chain management into one that creates innovative products that are new and commands premium prices? The present organization was assembled to work in an extremely constrained innovation space, and the internal resistance to change frequently appeared insurmountable.
The firm had to continue delivering predictable sales. The case examines how QRI sources notions, and discusses Quanta will use China as a test market for services and new products.
Quanta Research Institute Rainforest or Hothouse Case Study Solution
PUBLICATION DATE: September 15, 2010 PRODUCT #: 611024-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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