better Kodak reorganization

I read that Kodak is going to focus on printing, packaging and software

I read they are selling their film business but keeping their motion
picture business

what the strategic planners their should do is

1) map out ALL the imaging workflows
2) indicate all participations, systems or products
3) identify customers and partners
4) build business cases


and don't forget

5) ask why there aren't participations
6) keep up with changes in workflows
7) central system offerings are best to vie
8) create better workflows


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Dale

On Mon, 06 May 2013 04:50:47 -0400, Dale
wrote:

I read that Kodak is going to focus on printing, packaging and software

I read they are selling their film business but keeping their motion
picture business

what the strategic planners their should do is

1) map out ALL the imaging workflows
2) indicate all participations, systems or products
3) identify customers and partners
4) build business cases


and don't forget

5) ask why there aren't participations
6) keep up with changes in workflows
7) central system offerings are best to vie
8) create better workflows

Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

.... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?
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Alfred Molon
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In article , Alfred
Molon wrote:

Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

they invented it and they knew it would replace film, they just didn't
expect it would be so quick.

On 06/05/2013 18:13, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

That is a slightly unkind caricature but unfortunately is also not too
wide of the mark. I was an early adopter of Kodaks Pro PhotoCD scanning
service which at the time was incredible. Drum scanning was a real PITA.

Then they launched Kodak PictureCD which was ISTR a sub 2Mpixel poxily
compressed JPEG with no redeeming features. Most users of PhotoCD bought
a Nikon scanner after one experience of getting useless PictureCD
confusion after asking for PhotoCD and *NEVER* went back.

Kodak marketing was brilliant at shooting itself in the foot with both
barrels. I bought my newly released DC-120 digicam as remaindered stock
because they launched the numerical permutation DC-210 only weeks later.

If you wanted to sow confusion it is hard to imagine a better strategy.

The film guys really were in control and didn't want digital spoiling
their party. They failed to spot that the winds of change were coming.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 06/05/2013 18:13, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

That is a slightly unkind caricature but unfortunately is also not too
wide of the mark. I was an early adopter of Kodaks Pro PhotoCD scanning
service which at the time was incredible. Drum scanning was a real PITA.

Then they launched Kodak PictureCD which was ISTR a sub 2Mpixel poxily
compressed JPEG with no redeeming features. Most users of PhotoCD bought
a Nikon scanner after one experience of getting useless PictureCD
confusion after asking for PhotoCD and *NEVER* went back.

Kodak marketing was brilliant at shooting itself in the foot with both
barrels. I bought my newly released DC-120 digicam as remaindered stock
because they launched the numerical permutation DC-210 only weeks later.

If you wanted to sow confusion it is hard to imagine a better strategy.

The film guys really were in control and didn't want digital spoiling
their party. They failed to spot that the winds of change were coming.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 06/05/2013 18:13, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

That is a slightly unkind caricature but unfortunately is also not too
wide of the mark. I was an early adopter of Kodaks Pro PhotoCD scanning
service which at the time was incredible. Drum scanning was a real PITA.

Then they launched Kodak PictureCD which was ISTR a sub 2Mpixel poxily
compressed JPEG with no redeeming features. Most users of PhotoCD bought
a Nikon scanner after one experience of getting useless dealer PictureCD
confusion after asking for PhotoCD and *NEVER* went back.

Kodak marketing was brilliant at shooting itself in the foot with both
barrels. I bought my newly released DC-120 digicam as remaindered stock
because they launched the numerical permutation DC-210 only weeks later.

If you wanted to sow confusion it is hard to imagine a better strategy.

The film guys really were in control and didn't want digital spoiling
their party. They failed to spot that the winds of change were coming.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

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On Mon, 6 May 2013 19:13:46 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

I did read the article, so I'll see if I can dig it up for you. Yes,
Kodak tried to stave off digital to save their film business.

On Mon, 6 May 2013 19:13:46 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Bowser says...
Keep one thing in mind: Kodak's past management wasn't very bright.
These are they guys who once tasked their people with finding a way to
kill the digital revolution to protect their film business.

... really they did? Almost too funny to be true. What plan did Kodak
devise to kill digital photography?

OK, not a CEO, but a product manager:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/es...k_eulogy.shtml

Still, what a moron...