Should I pass along a product improvement to mfr?
Should I pass along a product improvement to mfr?
(OP)
I recently procured a yard work item, and I made some improvments. Is it a waste of time to communicate this to the manufacturer? It was manufactured in Israel by a US designer, not the usual made in China.





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One employer I worked at had a policy to share 5 good and 5 bad communications from customers, site-wide, across all disciplines. This was done every month beginning. I know those in engineering took to heart what the complaints were about and did try to make improvements if feasible. I have been at other companies where all in-coming emails were read by a Sales Executive, and no one else at the company saw a single one, but the Sales guy had a nice collection of email praises for his next employer.
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- Steve
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The idea has to be absolutely brilliant though and the marketing too...
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People love bagless vacuum cleaners because they work better than the ones with bags?
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Pet power is a fascinating concept. I have an automatic watch I want to keep working, and I want to wear some other watches, some of the time. I have seen gadgets for rotating automatic watches, but I think this is a completely deranged concept.
I have a cat who needs to be kept entertained. If I could design a rotating cat toy, the cat would keep my watch working. This has additional benefit of being entirely mechanical, which is why I like the automatic watch in the first place.
Will I get rich?
What has this to do with ethics and professionalism?
Is it ethical to make cats work?
JHG
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Also, re: the OP, I'd try to pass on the improvement to the manufacturer. It's valuable input "from the field" that would certainly be welcome in some firms.
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Dyson took his design to the major vacuum cleaner manufacturers who all rejected it.
He then set up manufacturing himself.
They then copied his designs.
E.g. Hoover:
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Good question about patent life here since Dyson patented this 20 years or so ago.
How many times is this repeated?
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We went back to a regular bagged vacuum. Haven't felt the urge to pay Dyson's steep price, since it would need to be at lest double in performance, which I find hard to accept, given the performance of the Hoover.
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Did he become abusive and insulting before or after you started calling him a bastard? ;)
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Do allow vacuum cleaner salesmen on the premises the morning after you and your buddies hold a wild stag party at your house.
Unfortunately, I had an exam that morning, so I missed the fun. I don't think we received the free glasses.
JHG
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A sweet young thing came around offering a free demo vacuuming. Coundn't refuse; then the Kirby salesman made the scene. He unfolded his kit, made some disparaging remarks about my present vac, and they were all out of the house within minutes.
The process is this: Free vac offer>Kirby vac salesman>invitation to leave>supervise the exiting process. Spread the word.
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I've been very successful with getting ideas accepted of rejected by seeing if the company has an outside suggestion program. I don't think many do now or even have an inside suggestion program. It might pay to check and if they don't follow some of the above advice.
In my career I probably got 15 of 25 or so suggestions accepted and approved and received a stipend for each one accepted. I always got an answer.
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