Small-steps to becoming the entrepreneur I want to be (Part 2 of 5)

Small-steps to becoming the entrepreneur I want to be (Part 2 of 5)

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 11. August 2023
Resolution: More innovation. Almost all entrepreneurs have this resolution. But what actually are innovations? Everything that is new? No, an invention alone is not an innovation by definition. A patent alone is also not an innovation. The patent-offices are full of applications that have never resulted in a product, let alone a successful product on […]
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Mini-steps to becoming the entrepreneur I want to be (Part 1 of 5)

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 12. July 2023
The “new year” is now halfway over again. Time to sum up your New Year’s resolutions and goals for 2023. In our private and professional lives. What have we not resolved everything: Lose weight, exercise more, spend more time with the family, stop smoking, … or from a business perspective: optimize processes even better, meet […]
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Design to cost – cost management in product development

Design to cost – cost management in product development

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 7. February 2023
In my previous blog post, I reported on the withdrawal of iPhone production from China. As I have often mentioned in my blogs, companies that not only produce but also have development sovereignty are not as affected by such relocations. This also raises the question for Austrian companies how to keep development AND production in […]
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Apple to leave China manufacturing base

Apple to leave China manufacturing base

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 29. December 2022
Apple is planning to leave its manufacturing base in China and shift production of its cash cow iPhone to India and Vietnam. What does this mean for Austria as an industrial location? At any rate, more than can be gleaned from this headline alone. Not only the newspaper Standard has reported on this: In recent […]
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Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 3 out of 3)

Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 3 out of 3)

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 7. December 2022
How can the switch to green technologies actually be successful? I will not discuss theories but practical approaches that can be implemented immediately and are not just hot air. Find my checklist for switching to green technologies in this post. The switch to renewable or green energy raises many questions. In part 1 of this […]
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Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 2 out of 3)

Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 2 out of 3)

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 12. September 2022
The use of renewable energies raises many questions. In the first part of this blog series, we already dealt with the topics of how self-sufficient private households can really live. This time, several considerations are in focus: Is it possible to generate renewable energy regardless of the weather? Which kWh can be generated in the […]
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Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 1 out of 3)

Switching to renewable energies – thought experiment (part 1 out of 3)

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 3. August 2022
In times like these, one topic is omnipresent: the switch to renewable or green energies. Many private individuals as well as entrepreneurs are committed to this idea. However, does it pay off? Here is a thought experiment. First of all, an example: one family house with 4 people: electricity consumption incl. two electric cars: 12,000 […]
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Company reorganization through effective organization in product development

Company reorganization through effective organization in product development

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 2. June 2022
Silvering what is to be silvered? Let’s start like this: Why do companies that basically develop and sell good products become restructuring cases in the first place? How do creditors react, how do liquidators react? Do reorganization proceedings include self – administration or not? Sometimes such scenarios can no longer be avoided, but how should […]
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Organizational development in research and development environment

Organizational development in research and development environment

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 18. March 2022
I am currently working on an exciting project: The perfect R&D organization. What is it all about? It is about efficiency in product development. Many R&D organizations are slow and therefore not very economical. I was asked the following question in advance: Can I demand from my development to take in more than it costs, […]
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New welding technologies provide cost efficiency in production

New welding technologies provide cost efficiency in production

  • Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
  • On 25. February 2022
Right now, I am working on a pretty exciting project: New welding technologies for more cost efficiency in medium-sized production facilities. What is so special about these new welding technologies? Not that much, it is only about overcoming innovation resistance, which as one knows, is a natural thing to do. You can read now how […]
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