Product Development Speed - on the web
Jun 13, 2000 11:08 am, by Jim Pinto
Subject : Engineering
from the Automation List dept.
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Automation Listers : My article published in Industrial Controls Intelligence & Plant Systems Report - June 00 is on the web at : http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/development.html In the last century, new products took 3 years to develop. In the Internet age Time is critical and clearly a competitive weapon. With accelerating technology, some products are obsolete within months. Move fast, or become history…. I'll appreciate your comments and feedback. Cheers: jim ----------------------------------------/ Jim Pinto San Diego, California, USA email : jim@JimPinto.com Web : www.JimPinto.com
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• Re: Product Development Speed - on the web
  Jun 13, 2000 11:11 am, by Anthony Kerstens
  Much of what Jim says rings true, and not just for product development. I can remember not even 5 years ago fighting with a modem to transfer drawings. Now it's zip and email. What Jim say is applicable to most things engineers get involved with. Think of it. Apply for a job. Get product info. I have the local hydro supplier offering me daily power consumption and power factor reports by email automatically. Just imagine the quantum leap the telegraph and the telephone must have represented. It's not just the internet as it's being hyped by people who really don't look beyond the "toy" aspects. It's basic communications with a larger community, mitigating the financial and logistic limitations of long distances. Anthony Kerstens P.Eng.
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