Germany’s Productivity Gap
Productivity drives every producing economy and company. Yet Germany’s productivity growth has slowed over the past 20 years, and technologies such as IoT, digital transformation, and AI haven’t delivered expected gains. This article examines productivity, its evolution in Germany, and why new technologies have fallen short. Germany is well-positioned to benefit—but must rethink…
Can your Organization Absorb Change?
A Methodology
A factory is more than its machines: it is a system of processes, information, people, and dependencies. Productivity improves when you find the constraint that actually limits the system - not just the easiest process to optimize. Before digitizing, simplify the process and test whether the organization can absorb the change. This framework turns that idea into nine practical steps for managers.
Industry 4.0 will not save Germany
Companies that seek to integrate IoT often get stuck in the Proof of Concept (PoC) phase. They try to break the problem down, which limits its usefulness and disappoints in results. That's when we can use integrative thinking to recognize the value in differing approaches to IoT adoption
European Industry, Semiconductors, Capital Allocation
Research on European and global industrial firms and the semiconductor supply chain.
How technology actually gets absorbed inside companies, the required strategy, and what that means for where capital earns a return.
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