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Nominations for 2008 Outstanding Innovators Now Open -- Submit your nominations by April 1, 2008

2007 Outstanding Corporate Innovators
FedEx Corporation and MSA (Mine Safety Appliances Co.) Named Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award Winners for 2007

The OCI Award is one of PDMA's highest profile programs. The Award was approved to achieve two initial objectives. The first, and perhaps the most important, was to expand our understanding and recognition of companies that were the most successful in developing new products. Since this is at the core of PDMA's charter, it remains a principal reason for investing time and effort in the award process. The second rationale for the award was for its potential for expanding the awareness of PDMA.

From the outset this award was envisioned as different from other traditional new product development awards offered by other industry organizations and publications. The basic requirements for receiving this award are:

1. Sustained success in launching new products over a five-year time frame.

   This measure confirms the winner's approach to new product development goes beyond a single major product success. The winner's new product track record over an extended period provides adequate time to establish its ability to perform at an exceptional level in new product development.

2. Significant company growth from new product success.

   This standard insures that new products that simply upgrade and replace previous company products are not considered the sole basis of outstanding performance.

3. A defined new product development process, that can be described to others.

   Since the OCI Award is seen as a learning tool for other practitioners, it is deemed essential that the winner have a new product development process that can be described adequately to the membership and other interested parties.

4. Distinctive innovative characteristics and intangibles.

   This standard recognizes unique and innovative characteristics of the organization's approach to the new product development process that make it particularly suitable for the organization. It also provides for the recognition of noteworthy intangibles including the organization's culture.

Past Recipients

Since inception, a number of impressive companies have been recipients of the Award:

1988

- Merck & Company

1989

- Hewlett - Packard

1990

- Advanced Cardiovascular Systems - Guidant Corporation

- Harris Corporation, Broadcast Division

- New Pig Corporation

1991

- Safety Kleen Corporation

1992

- Keithley Corporation

- Marriott Lodging Group

1993

- Apple Computer

- Nabisco Biscuit Company

- Nordic Track

1994

- Bausch & Lomb, Eyewear Division

- Chrysler Corporation

- Welch Allyn

1995

- Fluke Corporation

- Pepsi-Cola Company

- Senco Products, Inc.

1996

- Eastman Kodak

1997

- Herman Miller

- 3Com (US Robotics)

1998

- Cincinnati Milacron - Machine Tool Group

1999

- Maytag Corporation

2000

- Rockwell Collins

- EXFO

2001

- Hunter Douglas

2002

- BMW Group AG (click here for conference award presentation - 3.4 MB download)

- Teknion (click here for conference award presentation - 6.0 MB download)

2003

- Harley Davidson Motor Company (click here for presentation - 700 KB download)

- Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers (click here for presentation - 340 KB download)

2004

- Affymetrix Inc. (click here for Trevor Nicholls' presentation, and click here for Grace Colon's presentation)

- Air Force Research Laboratory (click here for presentation - 6.9 MB download)

2005

- djOrthopedics (click here for presentation - 1.5 MB download)

- Nextel Communications / Sprint (click here for presentation - 1.0 MB download)

2006

- Bank of America-Global Consumer and Small Business Bank (click here for presentation)

- Xerox Corporation (click here for presentation)

2007

- FedEx Corporation (click here for Visions article on FedEx)

- MSA (Mine Safety Appliances Co.)

All of the Award recipients have participated in our annual conference, providing valuable insights for the organization and its members.