3M Company (MMM)

The Metric for R&D performance is The Delta Of Technology, A book by...

Suggestion by 75.117.248.19 on 2008-07-27 21:24:27

The Metric for R&D performance is The Delta Of Technology, A book by Jerrold Winger. The Delta relates Sales, Earnings and R&D in a unique way to measure the effectiveness of it's R&D.

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I like your work on the 3M article but had a few suggestions. You talke...

Suggestion by Matthew Stein on 2007-12-26 17:39:49

I like your work on the 3M article but had a few suggestions. You talked about downsizing the Pharmaceuticals area, but not about the growth opportunities. On the recent conference call George Buckley said it grew 20.6%. Some of the highlights were Drug Delivery systems, dentistry and orthodontic systems and health information systems (healthcare funding and performance management solutions) The new line of Self-Ligating brackets 3M produces are the fastest in that market, and "SmartClip" braces are also showing Double-digit growth. Hope this helps. -Matthew Stein

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