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| Jim Schwarz and Bill Shockley from Total Quality Systems Software announced on 20th June 2008 an Idea Management focus on Europe and the UK. With SimNet 8's superior capabilities for organizations managing ideas globally, it is the right product for innovation or improvement activities where a diverse workforce, customers or suppliers are involved in creating ideas. Jim Schwarz commented: |
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"We have always had a strong international customer base with our Sim product line, however many organizations are unware of the incredible capabilities of our new SimNet 8 software. We designed in features to easily handle global idea management. We decided it was the right time to get the word out about our new product as many companies struggle to manage ideas in a global context."
Contact Bill at bills@tqs-sim.com or +44 (0) 844.8709115 UK (or +1 732.226.4053) for more detalls |
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| 2008 Ideas Arabia in Dubai April 21-22 |
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| The Future of Idea Systems (PDF) presented by Jim Schwarz at the 2007 Ideas.UK conference in Chester, England. It reviews key elements of successful idea systems and how they need to evolve to continue to help their organizations evolve. Click here for a copy. Please contact Jim if you would like the full PowerPoint presentation - jims@tqs-sim.com |
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2nd Edition
Just Released!
A to Z of Idea Management for Organizational Improvement and Innovation 2nd edition
by James A. Schwarz |
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| The 2nd edition of this comprehensive reference will be available in April 2008. Contact Bill Shockley for details - bills@tqs-sim.com.
Business survival in this highly competitive world requires a shift to true listening. We must listen to our customers, to our suppliers, and to our employees if we want measurable improvements and successful innovation. Listening requires a new kind of business culture - a culture grounded in coaching, customer focus, and an effective idea system.
The A to Z of Idea Management for Organizational Improvement and Innovation is the one resource you need to set up and manage a high performing Idea and Recognition System. It explains how to avoid problems that can undermine idea systems. (more) |
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Check out the newest articles written by TQS staff and the TQS Board of Advisors:
- Idea Based Innovation (PDF 76K) - An excerpt from the forthcoming 2nd edition of The A to Z of Idea Management for Organizational Improvement and Innovation written by James A Schwarz . A reference on innovating and transforming our organizations by creating high performing idea and recognition systems.
- 10 DO's and DON'Ts of Suggestion Schemes (PDF 67K) - Graham Holt successfully ran the suggestion scheme for the Cooperative Bank in Manchester, UK. This idea system captured people's creative inputs from throughout the bank. Here are a few bits of wisdom from his experiences in managing that process.
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New SIM-Integrated Idea Management
Software Offerings
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SimNet 8 Enterprise Software - SIM
Enterprise is a completely new generation integrated idea management and
award/recognition tracking software. It includes client/server capabilities and
advanced features based on customer research. With one single central database,
you can manage all of your suggestion, continuous improvement, lean
manufacturing kaizen, corrective action and teaming activities. Plus each local
site can customize entry forms to meet their unique needs. Handles International situations easily - it is multi-lingual and multi-currency. No other software system can handle complex idea workflows like SimNet 8! A new demo is
available, contact Bill Shockley for details at bills@tqs-sim.com |
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