5. How to innovate, and within which entity?

Organizing innovation as a project requires the company to set up an innovation unit with dedicated resources:

• human resources whose profile depends mainly on the nature of the project (engineers, experts, designers, buyers, marketing experts, etc., project managers);

• appropriate technical resources (CAD, calculation resources, prototyping resources, laboratories, etc.) ;

• access to resources outside the company :

  • subcontracting,

  • partnerships with academic laboratories,

  • suppliers,

  • etc.

These resources work in project teams, according to classic QCD objectives:

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