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Innovation, learning and sensing: The case of the Supermarine Spitfire

41m · Dean's Seminar Series: Saïd Business School · 14 May 14:27

Matthias Holweg explained his research on innovation in the context of comparing patterns of innovation in industry today, ranging from smartphones to automotive, with the patterns of innovation in fighter aircraft during World War II. Matthias Holweg is Professor of Operations Management,

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