Himanshu Akode's Blog

Hewlett-Packard co is one the companies that shaped silicon valley and the PC revolution. Although recently it has struggled to adapt to the new era of mobile and online computing and has planned to split into two companies so as to focus on the faster-developing corporate services market. Hp will separate its computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations and spin the unit off through a tax-free distribution of shares to stockholders. This is a monumental reshaping of the one of the technology’s most important pioneers….read more

Maruti Suzuki India limited is an automobile manufacturer based in India, which is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki. Suzuki motor is in an advanced stage of developing a new 1.5-liter four-cylinder power plant targeting the Indian market. Maruti plans to use both the new engine form Suzuki and the existing fiat multi-jet engine so as to provide customers with wider choices. The first product to use this engine will be the next generation Ertiga. Since the size of the engine is 1.5-liters, they will not have…read more

Ziyu’s blog talks about how McDonalds, A famous North American burger chain, plans to innovate its menu. She talks about how McDonald’s in western Sydney has recently unveiled an upgraded ordering approach which allows its customer to choose from 19 options of different ingredients and toppings on a touch screen. It will also allow them to choose their seating location at the restaurant. This is a very good innovation for McDonalds as this would act as a direct customer research. They could develop new burgers as per the customer taste….read more