Publications

The Innovations Institute deals with the most important topics in industry and research. Here you can see a selection of publications.

Smart Services and internet of things (IoT)

This book shows business models and describes implementation and best practices. The overall topics are Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (loT), Machine-to-Machine, Big Data, Augumented Reality Technology. In this book, Dr. Axel Glanz contributed with the chapter Augmented Rality in Industry 4.0. Dr. Glanz comments on research and development of augmented reality and smart glasses and the impact by these on production, logistics, field service and after sales in the summary and outlook.

Incar Nature

People tend to spend increasingly more time in cars, which is why it is inevitably important to develop concepts in order to increase drivers’ comfort and wellbeing in their vehicles. Dr. Axel Glanz and Sabrina Haible address in this article exactly this issue by introducing a new aspect in the automotive industry: Incar Nature. While different potential plant species got examined, this article also includes a market analysis and possible economic benefit.

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White Paper: digitization of the automotive-aftermarket

The after-sales area as the cash cow of the automotive industry is facing major changes due to advancing digitalization.

Increasing digitization of the aftersales area leads to new opportunities and business areas for market participants. In this white paper, the Innovation Institute describes the effects of highly automated / autonomous driving on after-sales. At the same time, the Innovation Institute shows exemplary innovations in the after-sales area that use digitalization to develop more advanced products.

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20 Years Digital Business

Dr. Axel Glanz, managing director at Innovationen Institut, already paid attention to the matter of digital business 20 years ago. At that time, he predicted the significant relevance of the digital development and the various opportunities arising from this. Concurrently, he also emphasized on possible risks for companies, which do not become actively involved in these developments.

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White Paper IncarWellbeing

The White Paper IncarWellbeing written by Axel Glanz and Ferdinand Bödeker has been recently published.

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Cooperation with ESG - Security in connected cars

In cooperation with the German ESG, a partner of the Innovation Institute, an article dealing with the topic of security in connected cars was published.

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Innovation & Security for Connected Cars

Innovation management does not stop after the market entry. Innovation management means the continuous support of new products until the gain of the market leading position.

An example for this concept is the study “Innovation & Security of Connected Cars”. The study reveals, based on surveys conducted in the United Kingdom and Germany, that the majority of vehicle users expect a greater need for functions in connected cars.

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Innovation Managenemt - Book: Machine-to-Machine Communication

The book Machine-to-Machine Communication by Dr. Axel Glanz and Oliver Jung provides a detailed example for the possibilities of the innovation management – available at Campus Press.

Study INNOVATION WINNER.com

The rate of innovation is increasing! The most important reason for this is the increasing networking. Read here in which multiple ways this takes place.

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An article about innovation management – NET journal for communication management

The importance of high-quality innovation management regarding M2M, RFID, Smart Metering, TK- and telematics solutions for industrial and utility companies is ever growing.

 

Overview for the article Innovation management for livable inner cities

The future topic of alternative drive technologies has been one of the most important topics for the German economy, not only since the high oil price and the current drop in sales in the automotive industry. Innovation management for the environmental problems of CO2 emissions and particulate matter pollution in metropolitan areas has been an underestimated topic for many years.

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Innovation Management - Book: Machine-to-Machine Communication

The book Machine-to-Machine Communication by Dr. Axel Glanz and Oliver Jung provides a detailed example for the possibilities of the innovation management – available at Campus Press.

Innovation management – Volume: The early innovation phase

Methods and strategies for the predevelopment phase: published by Dr. Axel Glanz, Prof. Dr. Jens Gutsche and Dr. Carsten Gundlach – 508 pages, focus topic: innovation management – available at Symposium Press.  

Convergence in Telecommunications

Article in the FAZ journal about innovation management and the convergence of fixed net and mobile net. The article can be accessed via FAZ.de.

Study: Innovation Management – convergence of fixed net & mobile net

Study: Fixed mobile convergence to support the German industry’s competitiveness. A representative, empirical survey of the German industry on behalf of Vodafone.

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Study innovation management: innovation and growth

To be competitive on a continuing basis, German companies need optimum basic conditions and location conditions. Also certified and motivated staff as well as a modern infrastructure are important.

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Study innovation management: innovation und communication

Innovation management study on behalf of BT: Lack of communication as a reason for innovations to miss the customer.

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Innovation management: article of the FAZ of 08/2007

Articles from the area of Economy of the FAZ.net from the 08th of August, 2007 about innovations in Germany. To be found on the website of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (faz.net).

Innovations in Germany – essential requirement for the existence in the market (economy in Mittelnassau 07/2007)

The openness for the readiness to innovations and the courage to venture this, together with the best possible qualification of the working people living here, is the most important conditions for the future ability of our national economy.

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To learn from other industries (economic forum IHK 03/2007)

Professional innovation management is the decisive competitive factor for future viability for many companies. Starting with the generation of ideas, the evaluation of innovations, pretest and market launches up to the implementation in the market, all players in the company are challenged.

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Innovation engine of Europe (economic forum IHK 12/2006)

The innovation efficiency in Germany is very high compared to the other European countries. We are better than we always say.

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Daniel Düsentrieb does not fiddle alone anymore (Hessian economy 09/2006)

Not everything which is called innovation, is a real one. Even if the original idea is still so brilliant: Innovations do not fall simply from the sky …

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Optimise the innovation trials in company by eBusiness (business innovation management in 2005)

Importance of innovation - A rule of thumb states that a company should generate at least 10 percent of its sales with new or redesigned products in order to be successful in the market in the long term.

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Innovations: prioritisation is a must (production 10/2004)

The misalignment of research and development performances will dramatically grow during the coming years. In parallel it is a matter for the companies of speeding up the innovation strength in Germany.

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Article of the FAZ of 08/2004

Articles from the area of Economy of the FAZ from the 18th of August, 2004 about innovations in Germany. To be found on the website of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (faz.net).

Dynamic Strategy: Wettbewerbsstrategien mit innovativen Technologien

Unsere Welt verändert sich rasant und entwickelt faszinierende neue Möglichkeiten. Moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien sind dabei Impusgeber und gleichzeitig Folge dieser Entwicklungen.

Auf 140 Seiten wird an Fallbeispielen namhafter Unternehmen illustriert, wie dynamische Strategien formuliert und umgesetzt werden. Dabei steht die dynamische Strategieentwicklung in Branchen wie Automobil, Medien, Finanzdienstleistungen, Tourismusindustrie und Telekommunikation detailliert und mit zahlreichen Grafiken visulaisiert im Mittelpunkt.

Sehen Sie sich einen Überblick dieser Studie von Dr. Axel Glanz und Neil Steinberg hier an.