Summary : C. Scott Kulicke was the first to prove that a Japanese competitor could indeed be beaten with superior products
C. Scott Kulicke (1994) was the first to prove that a Japanese competitor could indeed be beaten with superior products
- He is a master of using product innovation as a means to gain a competitive advantage
- Using a technology strategy, he was the first executive from any industry to systematically beat a Japan giant
- He did this in the early eighties, when Japan was at its strongest
- A cynic at heart, he was always prepared
- Using a technology strategy, he was the first executive from any industry to systematically beat a Japan giant
- Then he was the first to successfully move an entire equipment company to Asia
- Many others had been broken just moving companies inside their own countries
- In doing so, Scott ensured the long term success of K&S
