Is Digital Transformation The Key To Competing With Amazon?While the retail industry outlook doesn’t seem as dire as it once was, it’s more important than ever for retailers and brands to execute to really thrive. Kalypso's Amy Kenly discusses what retailers need to do to remain competitive in a digital world.
Foresight and The Future of R&DChristian Crews and Ted Farrington describe how a comprehensive foresight process for R&D can both improve performance and steer organizations through a turbulent marketplace.
Teaming Up for New ProductsStrategy & Operations practice lead Mike Friedman and partner Helayne Angelus discuss the evolving collaboration among retailers and suppliers around product innovation in the modern digital environment.
MillerCoors spends beer money on North Texas brewerySenior manager Paul Salyards comments on the impact of the craft and import division of MillerCoors' majority stake acquisition of a large Texas craft brewery.
When Reality Becomes VirtualTechnical fellow Howard Schimmoller and solution architect Jason Milo discuss the value of virtual reality and the big step it's poised to take into the mainstream as an engineering and design tool.
No More Mr. Nice GuyKendall Hawkins, Kalypso's senior manager of talent, discusses the catalyst for the firm's culture of candor.
2016 Readers’ Choice: New Product Development & IntroductionCEO George Young comments on Consumer Goods Technology's (CGT) 2016 Reader's Choice survey and the state of new product development and introduction for the consumer goods industry.
Workplace CultureKendall Hawkins, Kalypso's senior manager of talent, talks about the steps Kalypso has taken to practice a culture of candor.
Changing Sizes Makes Retailers FitRetail practice lead Steve Riordan discusses how retailers are using stores that vary from their usual size to enter new markets or sell different products.
L.L. Bean Taps Kalypso for Product InnovationL.L. Bean is pleased with the robust tools that have been developed with Kalypso, which will be instrumental in ensuring seamless collaboration with internal and external teams to reduce development costs, keep them closer to market trends and ensure that products pass their high quality and compliance standards.
Forward March on Menu LabelingFred Brown discusses whether convenience store chains are ready to embrace menu labeling compliance.
How to Take a Balanced Approach to IoT in RetailThe Internet of Things (IoT) buzz has accelerated in recent months, specifically in retail. Andy Timm gives his advice for rising above the noise, identifying real business value, understanding the opportunity, and finding your unique starting point.
Too Many Brands?Charisse Jacques is featured in an article discussing the benefits of store brand consolidation.
Innovation Process Design and Software Tool Enablement - Part 2When a company wants to improve innovation capabilities - should they start with improving the innovation process or implementing a new software tool? PDMA Visions published this feature article by Noel Sobelman with seven key considerations.
Beyond Transparency: Can a Culture of 100% Honesty Work?Jenna Dudevoir spoke with Fast Company about whether it's possible to instill and enforce a culture of honesty among employees. We think it is. Read about the steps we're taking to bring our Culture of Candor to life at Kalypso in this new article.
2015 Review & Outlook ReportMike Friedman discusses an Innovation trend for 2015: Get a Grip on Data to Improve Innovation Results
The Executive’s Guide to Mergers and AcquisitionsAfter a merger, there are steep challenges to overcome and important choices to make. The tremendous burden on operations executives is only magnified with conflicting information systems, different cultures, and limited resource. Here's how to get started.
Innovation Process Design and Software Tool EnablementWhen a company wants to improve innovation capabilities - should they start with improving the innovation process or implementing a new software tool? PDMA Visions published this feature article by Noel Sobelman with seven key considerations.
What You Need to Know Now About Unique Device IdentificationAs the Sept. 24, 2014, FDA UDI compliance deadline approaches for medical device manufacturers, Kalypso experts Cathi Crist and Scott Gibbard provide analysis on changes made to the final rule and what they mean for the industry.
Which Came First: The Innovation Process Or The Software Tool?Kalypso's Noel Sobelman answers the question, "Do I design improved innovation processes before I implement enterprise software tools, or do I start out implementing software tools that claim to have best practice innovation processes built in?”
Food Makers Need to Pay Attention to Product PackagingKalypso's Stephen Birtsas discusses why food and beverage companies looking to sell their products in the U.S. should focus special attention on packaging design.
Developing Existing MarketsKalypso's Charisse Jacques and George Young discuss top trends for global food manufacturers and retailers.
Boost Shelf AppealKalypso's Charisse Jacques and Stephen Birtsas discuss three tips for retailers developing a “sell at the shelf” strategy.
Are Labeling Complexities Destroying Your Drug Pipeline?Kalypso's Hans van Zoonen and Stephen Birtsas outline labeling complexities biopharmaceutical companies come across and the steps that can be taken to overcome them, increase labeling productivity, and maintain a strong drug development and commercialisation pipeline.
Managing Complex Product Registration Processes with PLMDespite the challenges of the international product registration process, Horst Groesser explores how medical device manufacturers have the opportunity to drive growth by launching new products internationally by optimizing their processes with PLM.
Driving Digital Tools to the CloudAs the pace of product development quickens, manufactuers look for innovative ways to speed time-to-market and lower the cost of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. This article, featuring Kalypso's Richard Mizuno, discusses leveraging the new 3D design, simulation, process and planning software in digital manufaturing leads to PLM success.
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Our Most Valuable Assets: Our PeopleThe sustained success of a management consulting firm is almost exclusivley based on the continuous professional development of its people. In this piece, Kalypso's Bill Poston discusses what it takes to attract, develop and retain young professionals.
Putting the Pieces Together: Solving the Global Strategy PuzzleFinding a global strategy can be difficult for some companies. This article, featuring Kalypso's George Young, identifies the top challenges of doing business overseas and how to overcome those challenges.
The Three Packaging Challenges Holding Pharmaceutical Companies BackPharmaceutical companies are challenged to rapidly expand their business in the face of expiring patents, lengthening drug development cycles and an increasingly complex regulatory environment. This article, written by Kalypso's Stephen Birtsas, discusses three critical challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry and what companies can do to overcome these challenges.
Q&A: The Evolution of PLMEnterprise software can be a major point of complexity for manufacturers, particularly in the way it seems to change at an incredible speed. In this Q&A, Kalyso's Richard Mizuno discusses how companies can work through changes in product lifecycle management (PLM) software packages.
Cost-Cutting RedefinedCutbacks in wages, benefits & labor hours might reduce employer costs in the short term, but will a dent in retail service cause shoppers to go elsewhere? This article, featuring Kalypso's Steve Riordan, discusses the risks retailers and manufacturers should consider when launching or renewing cost-containment strategies.
2014 Retail OutlookIn this piece Kalypso's Steve Riordan and Vipin Goyal share their expert insights on what's to come for retail in 2014.
Build a Better TeamIn this piece Kalypso's Steve Riordan discusses how improving hiring and retention efforts can give retailers an edge on the store brand side.
Mastering the Front End: Seven Steps to a More Creative OrganizationNeuroscience has scientifically proven that unusual neural connections help “creative people” connect insights that others find unrelated. So, how do you bring diverse knowledge and insights into an organization to create these unexpected connections? Kalypso's Lucio Pieroni gives seven steps to develop a more creative organization that is more than the sum of its collective individuals.
Looking Past the LadderThe key to motivating employees in an organization that is more horizontal than vertical is to leverage their employees' strengths and enable them to contribute to the organization in a meaningful way. In this piece Kalypso Partners Helayne Angelus and Mike Friedman discuss alternative methods of rewarding employees.
Solving the Store Brand Leader DilemmaAs retailers push to differentiate and grow their brands, they will require the right kind of leader to provide vision, direction and execution. In this piece Kalypso's Steve Riordan and Scott Gamble address the dilemma management often faces: what type of leader to select to drive this initiative - the internal rising star or the proven consumer packaged goods executive from outside the company?
Growing Together: How to Engage Strategic Customers to Drive Mutual GrowthWith convenience store retailers and CPG manufacturers often caught in a short-term focus cycle, both groups are always on the hunt for new and strategic ways to grow their business while working together. In this piece, Kalypso's Colin Speakman explains how a collaborative approach instead of a "me now' appraoch can yield results that benefit both companies through joint strategic decision making and new broader perspectives.
FDAs Final UDI Rule: A Few Tricks But Mostly TreatsThe final rule for unique device identification (UDI) is mostly favorable to industry, but some provisions of the rule could be challenging to implement. In this piece, Kalypso's Cathi Crist and Scott Gibbard discuss the "treats" considered favorable to the industry and the "tricks" that could be viewed as unfavorable.
Guidance For Staying Competitive in the CG MarketIn this piece, Kalypso Partners Mike Friedman and Paul Beck share insight on the current challenges and trends that consumer goods (CG) companies face across today’s business and technology landscapes.
Your Consumer and the Innovation Equation - Why They May Not Be Involved EnoughIn this article Kalypso's Colin Speakman discusses how bringing consumers into the innovation equation earlier and consistently across the innovation process will not only help define the innovation, but dramatically assist in portfolio management choices including the balance between incremental and breakthrough innovation.
Seeing into the Future: Packaging Predictions for 2014In honor of its 50th Anniversary celebration, Packaging Digest invited packaging experts to share their predictions on the future of packaging. Kalypso's Stephen Birtsas was invited to participate and identified four trends that he says are changing the way consumer product companies develop packaging.
Getting Ahead in an Office-Less Environment
Getting ahead at any company requires a certain amount of strategy. But a company that operates virtually—with no offices, no cubicles, and no in-person meetings? That’s a different game entirely. In this piece, Kalypso's Bill Poston discusses what distinguishes the best digital workers from the rest.
E-trails of Trouble
This article, featuring Kalypso's Jenna Dudevoir, discusses the importance of presenting a professional online image, whether you're a student looking for an internship or a recent graduate looking to start your career.
Consistent Products
In today's global environment, how can retailers and suppliers efficiently work together, partnering to ensure the consistent production of high-quality products? In this article Kalypso's Vipin Goyal discusses how keeping product specifictions consistent for different suppliers can help retailers who are multi-sourcing the same product gain control over supplier chaos.
Is Digital Transformation The Key To Competing With Amazon?
While the retail industry outlook doesn’t seem as dire as it once was, it’s more important than ever for retailers and brands to execute to really thrive. Kalypso's Amy Kenly discusses what retailers need to do to remain competitive in a digital world.
Retailers increasingly use their own brands to stand out from the competition
Consumer practice lead Steve Riordan comments on how retailers can differentiate against "the Amazon effect."
CUSTOMIZE? NO, MODULARIZE! Mix-and-match modules yield more products with fewer parts at lower costs
Jordan Reynolds discusses the benefits of modularization for industrial engineering companies to provide customized options at a fraction of the cost.
Recipe for food innovation success: Blending experts and technology
George Young weighs in on digital innovation in the food and beverage industry and how it will drive improved product development processes.
Why you should hire a futurist
Manager Laura Schlehuber comments on the role and impact of futurists within organizations today.
Foresight and The Future of R&D
Christian Crews and Ted Farrington describe how a comprehensive foresight process for R&D can both improve performance and steer organizations through a turbulent marketplace.
Stress-Testing Your Digital Transformation From the Bottom Up
Amy Kenly and Chad Markle comment on how to ensure your digital transformation is ready for a "think global, act local" collaboration.
7-Eleven looking for acquisitions to fuel North American growth
CEO George Young comments on why 7-Eleven's North American base and offerings will help it bring in more customers.
Teaming Up for New Products
Strategy & Operations practice lead Mike Friedman and partner Helayne Angelus discuss the evolving collaboration among retailers and suppliers around product innovation in the modern digital environment.
Understanding and Organizing Around Anywhere Commerce
Scott Gamble and Sonia Parekh discuss the always-on shopper and anywhere commerce.
Take notes: How retailers are approaching back to school shopping season
Retail practice lead Steve Riordan comments on the 2016 back to school shopping season.
PI Apparel 2016: Our CEO’s Exclusive Report
Coverage of PI Apparel 2016, including Kalypso's participation.
When Reality Becomes Virtual
Technical fellow Howard Schimmoller and solution architect Jason Milo discuss the value of virtual reality and the big step it's poised to take into the mainstream as an engineering and design tool.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Kendall Hawkins, Kalypso's senior manager of talent, discusses the catalyst for the firm's culture of candor.
2016 Readers’ Choice: New Product Development & Introduction
CEO George Young comments on Consumer Goods Technology's (CGT) 2016 Reader's Choice survey and the state of new product development and introduction for the consumer goods industry.
Nobody likes the office backstabber. Is ‘front-stabbing’ any better?
A recap of the steps Kalypso has taken to encourage candid conversations and feedback within the firm.
Workplace Culture
Kendall Hawkins, Kalypso's senior manager of talent, talks about the steps Kalypso has taken to practice a culture of candor.
‘Nice’ Is a Four-Letter Word at Companies Practicing Radical Candor
Kendall Hawkins, Kalypso's senior manager of talent, discusses the challenges of fostering a candid work environment (login required).
Potential Pitfalls of FSMA: What Grocers Should Know As They Prepare for Implementation
Senior manager Colin Speakman discusses challenges and advice for grocers gearing up for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Cold rain sends Black Friday shoppers inside to Dallas-area malls
Did you brave Black Friday? Our own Al Meyers spent the day at the mall with The Dallas Morning News to observe this year's shopping trends.
Survey: Millennial ‘Style Gurus’ Poised to Spend This Holiday Season
The 2015 Holiday FINdex indicates the upcoming shopping season may be a strong one, at least for apparel and footwear. Kalypso's Steve Riordan explains why merchandise innovation plays a big role.
Sorry, Bacon: WHO Links Meat and Cancer, Raising Alarm Bells for Brands
Chairman George Young discusses WHO's report linking processed meats to cancer.
L.L. Bean Taps Kalypso for Product Innovation
L.L. Bean is pleased with the robust tools that have been developed with Kalypso, which will be instrumental in ensuring seamless collaboration with internal and external teams to reduce development costs, keep them closer to market trends and ensure that products pass their high quality and compliance standards.
Video: Watching a Mountain Bike on a Smart Connected Dashboard
Kalypso's Andy Timm explains Kalypso's joint project with PTC and NI to create a smart, connected mountain bike. The goal - to show what's possible with the internet of things.
Forward March on Menu Labeling
Fred Brown discusses whether convenience store chains are ready to embrace menu labeling compliance.
Up the Efficiency of your PLM Deployment
Sameer Deodhar's article discussing leading practices of an application lifecycle management (ALM) approach.
Kalypso Women in Technology Event Featured
The Business, Innovation & Technology event on April 29th was featured in El Norte. Congratulations, ladies!
Too Many Brands?
Charisse Jacques is featured in an article discussing the benefits of store brand consolidation.
Innovation Process Design and Software Tool Enablement - Part 2
When a company wants to improve innovation capabilities - should they start with improving the innovation process or implementing a new software tool? PDMA Visions published this feature article by Noel Sobelman with seven key considerations.
Beyond Transparency: Can a Culture of 100% Honesty Work?
Jenna Dudevoir spoke with Fast Company about whether it's possible to instill and enforce a culture of honesty among employees. We think it is. Read about the steps we're taking to bring our Culture of Candor to life at Kalypso in this new article.
Kalypso Acquires GoEngineer’s Implementation Services Business
Coverage on the Kalypso-GoEngineer strategic partnership and implementation services business acquisition.
Most Americans to Keep Same Holiday Budget Despite Lower Gas Prices
Steve Riordan comments on why Americans didn't use their fuel savings on gifts this year.
Accelerate the Path to a Graduate Degree With a BBA-MBA Program
Recruiting manager Roxy Wolfe weighs in on the importance on having work experience prior to starting an MBA program.
What You Need to Know Now About Unique Device Identification
As the Sept. 24, 2014, FDA UDI compliance deadline approaches for medical device manufacturers, Kalypso experts Cathi Crist and Scott Gibbard provide analysis on changes made to the final rule and what they mean for the industry.
The Executive’s Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
Kalypso's Michael Glessner and Alexander Tang guide executives through the process of implementing a merger and maximizing the benefits.
Which Came First: The Innovation Process Or The Software Tool?
Kalypso's Noel Sobelman answers the question, "Do I design improved innovation processes before I implement enterprise software tools, or do I start out implementing software tools that claim to have best practice innovation processes built in?”
Mass Customization: The Modular Model
"Want to produce custom products on a massive scale? Think modular," says Kalypso's Jordan Reynolds.
Business Process Transformation and PLM - Part 1
Kalypso's Traci Stapleton and Greg Adkins outline the most common symptoms of a misaligned system.
Food Makers Need to Pay Attention to Product Packaging
Kalypso's Stephen Birtsas discusses why food and beverage companies looking to sell their products in the U.S. should focus special attention on packaging design.
The Chief Innovation Officer: Is It CIO, CNO, or CINO ?
Kalypso's Bill Poston and Sean Klein discuss the great Chief Innovation Officer acronym confusion and the requisite responsibilities to do the job well.
Are Labeling Complexities Destroying Your Drug Pipeline?
Kalypso's Hans van Zoonen and Stephen Birtsas outline labeling complexities biopharmaceutical companies come across and the steps that can be taken to overcome them, increase labeling productivity, and maintain a strong drug development and commercialisation pipeline.
Managing Complex Product Registration Processes with PLM
Despite the challenges of the international product registration process, Horst Groesser explores how medical device manufacturers have the opportunity to drive growth by launching new products internationally by optimizing their processes with PLM.
Driving Digital Tools to the Cloud
As the pace of product development quickens, manufactuers look for innovative ways to speed time-to-market and lower the cost of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. This article, featuring Kalypso's Richard Mizuno, discusses leveraging the new 3D design, simulation, process and planning software in digital manufaturing leads to PLM success.
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Our Most Valuable Assets: Our People
The sustained success of a management consulting firm is almost exclusivley based on the continuous professional development of its people. In this piece, Kalypso's Bill Poston discusses what it takes to attract, develop and retain young professionals.
Putting the Pieces Together: Solving the Global Strategy Puzzle
Finding a global strategy can be difficult for some companies. This article, featuring Kalypso's George Young, identifies the top challenges of doing business overseas and how to overcome those challenges.
The Three Packaging Challenges Holding Pharmaceutical Companies Back
Pharmaceutical companies are challenged to rapidly expand their business in the face of expiring patents, lengthening drug development cycles and an increasingly complex regulatory environment. This article, written by Kalypso's Stephen Birtsas, discusses three critical challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry and what companies can do to overcome these challenges.
Build a Better Team
In this piece Kalypso's Steve Riordan discusses how improving hiring and retention efforts can give retailers an edge on the store brand side.
Mastering the Front End: Seven Steps to a More Creative Organization
Neuroscience has scientifically proven that unusual neural connections help “creative people” connect insights that others find unrelated. So, how do you bring diverse knowledge and insights into an organization to create these unexpected connections? Kalypso's Lucio Pieroni gives seven steps to develop a more creative organization that is more than the sum of its collective individuals.
Solving the Store Brand Leader Dilemma
As retailers push to differentiate and grow their brands, they will require the right kind of leader to provide vision, direction and execution. In this piece Kalypso's Steve Riordan and Scott Gamble address the dilemma management often faces: what type of leader to select to drive this initiative - the internal rising star or the proven consumer packaged goods executive from outside the company?
Growing Together: How to Engage Strategic Customers to Drive Mutual Growth
With convenience store retailers and CPG manufacturers often caught in a short-term focus cycle, both groups are always on the hunt for new and strategic ways to grow their business while working together. In this piece, Kalypso's Colin Speakman explains how a collaborative approach instead of a "me now' appraoch can yield results that benefit both companies through joint strategic decision making and new broader perspectives.
FDAs Final UDI Rule: A Few Tricks But Mostly Treats
The final rule for unique device identification (UDI) is mostly favorable to industry, but some provisions of the rule could be challenging to implement. In this piece, Kalypso's Cathi Crist and Scott Gibbard discuss the "treats" considered favorable to the industry and the "tricks" that could be viewed as unfavorable.
Women: Let’s Stop Allowing Race and Age to Divide Us
Kalypso's Helayne Angelus was interviewed for an article about racial and generational biases that prevent women from helping each other in the workplace.
Your Consumer and the Innovation Equation - Why They May Not Be Involved Enough
In this article Kalypso's Colin Speakman discusses how bringing consumers into the innovation equation earlier and consistently across the innovation process will not only help define the innovation, but dramatically assist in portfolio management choices including the balance between incremental and breakthrough innovation.
Seeing into the Future: Packaging Predictions for 2014
In honor of its 50th Anniversary celebration, Packaging Digest invited packaging experts to share their predictions on the future of packaging. Kalypso's Stephen Birtsas was invited to participate and identified four trends that he says are changing the way consumer product companies develop packaging.
Getting Ahead in an Office-Less Environment
Getting ahead at any company requires a certain amount of strategy. But a company that operates virtually—with no offices, no cubicles, and no in-person meetings? That’s a different game entirely. In this piece, Kalypso's Bill Poston discusses what distinguishes the best digital workers from the rest.
How Many Companies Are 100% Distributed
This blog featured Kalypso as one of very few companies with a 100% virtual model.
E-trails of Trouble
This article, featuring Kalypso's Jenna Dudevoir, discusses the importance of presenting a professional online image, whether you're a student looking for an internship or a recent graduate looking to start your career.
Consistent Products
In today's global environment, how can retailers and suppliers efficiently work together, partnering to ensure the consistent production of high-quality products? In this article Kalypso's Vipin Goyal discusses how keeping product specifictions consistent for different suppliers can help retailers who are multi-sourcing the same product gain control over supplier chaos.