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Rokon Zaman
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Disruptive Innovation
The weakening or disappearance of Kodak, RCA, RIM, or Nokia, and the rise of Apple, Sony, Nichia, or Tesla is intriguing indeed. Similarly, the loss of American and European dominance…
Sustaining Innovation
Sustaining Innovation means releasing successive better versions for dealing with competition responses, increasing perceived value, leveraging externality effects, and reducing environmental footprints. Innovators want to offer better products that they…
12 Creative Destruction Examples – driving prosperity out of destruction
Prof. Schumpeter introduced Creative Destruction in explaining Wealth creation, accumulation, and annihilation dynamics. He argued that creative destruction is crucial in Capitalism; it’s a vital tool to erode the monopoly. But what…
Robotic Process Automation Technologies
Robotic process automation (RPA) is an exciting Innovation in automating data, and knowledge-centric service works. A set of technologies underpins these metaphorical software robots(bots). To grasp the strength of RPA in taking…
Future of Work from Home – Robotic process automation takes over
A recent study by Pew Research Center (December 2020) finds that work from home in America rose from 20% to 71% due to the coronavirus outbreak. The rest of the…
Robotic Process Automation – RPA killing data handling and knowledge service jobs
According to a recent report of Bank of America (2021), due to Robotic Process Automation (RPA), the USA, India, and the Philippines will lose 21%, 22%, and 16% of business…
Smart Home Sensors–increasing convenience and safety
Sensors are at the heart of the smart home. They detect and notify the smart home platform or hub about the situation. In return, software applications running in the platform…
Smart Home — from a luxury to necessity
Comfort, safety, and efficiency are three important concerns to homeowners and residents. As automation can improve them, they are after smart homes. Innovators have been taking advantage of technologies to…
Automation Technologies: from mechanical to software
Automation technologies are at the core of the advancement of products and systems. The advancement of electronics, computers, and software has been enriching automation technologies since the birth of Transistor…
Automation Disadvantages
The additional cost of USD 560M for keeping the newly completed Denver international airport idle for 16 months is not the only example of automation disadvantages. Other disadvantages include high initial…
Automation Benefits – vital for competitiveness
Some tangible automation benefits are lower labor costs, less wastage, higher productivity, and fewer defects. Besides, automation benefits also show up in intangible ways, such as a better reputation in…