{"id":10446,"date":"2019-03-12T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=10446"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T21:04:06","slug":"innovation-management-discovering-solutions-and-amplifying-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/innovation-management-discovering-solutions-and-amplifying-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Management: Discovering Solutions and Amplifying Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Innovation<\/p>\n

When it comes to innovation management<\/a>, solutions can come from the most unexpected sources.<\/p>\n

When a major airplane manufacturer struggled with completing a routine parts inspection that took much longer than its airline customers could afford, it was an administrative assistant with an idea from a Tom Cruise movie who had the answer.<\/p>\n

The parts inspection at issue typically took eight hours and was conducted overnight when the planes were grounded. However, this was a problem for the airline customer because their planes either landed late in the evening or were scheduled for flights early in the morning. The part in question was so small it took seven hours to thread a camera into it to complete a one-hour inspection.<\/p>\n

The administrative assistant who had recently seen the movie, Minority Report, posted an idea wondering, \u201cWhy can\u2019t we send a robotic spider into the part, like the ones in the movie?\u201d<\/p>\n

Intrigued by the idea, the company\u2019s chief technology officer put a miniature camera on a remote control set of robotic legs and walked it into the part. He then turned the secretary\u2019s idea into a standard company practice. Now, the inspections take 85 percent less time than before, thanks to the creative mind of an administrative assistant.<\/p>\n

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