Research & Development

Highlights

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Astrazeneca
Nov. 8, 2021
Global trends in healthcare require shifts in innovation to reduce lead time and increase agility.
Paccar Inc.
Paccar's new Peterbilt 579 truck
Oct. 26, 2021
Coming off several launches, the truck maker will spend less on capex next year.
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Innovation2
Oct. 26, 2021
When do you need it? What should the selection process look like?
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Good Bad Idea
Sept. 24, 2021
Not enough time is spent considering the sticking points to potential customers adopting something new.
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Innovation
Aug. 16, 2021
Some smaller consumer-goods firms spend much less on R&D than the industry giants, but reap higher rewards.
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The SpaceX Falcon Heavy lands autonomously at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Feb. 8, 2018
Elon Musk and SpaceX just pulled off one of the great engineering feats of our time. How long will we be talking about the first Falcon Heavy launch (and landing)?
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The new Chevrolet Corvette.
Jan. 18, 2018
The North American International Auto Show opens its doors to the public on Saturday. Here’s a sneak peek.
Ford Motor Company
The 2019 Ford Edge St on the road.
Jan. 11, 2018
The 2019 Ford Edge ST is ready to race, and if the idea of doing hot laps in the family hauler seems slightly absurd, well, welcome to the latest twist in the SUV craze.
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The interior of the Boeing assembly plant in Everett, Washington.
Dec. 21, 2017
Manufacturers will save about $261 billion over the next decade thanks to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. On paper, that should lead to new investments — in equipment, in workforce...