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    3 minute read 09 July 2019

    Measuring innovation The Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index

    3 minute read 09 July 2019
    • Paul Wellener United States
    • Joe Zale United States
    • Heather Ashton United States
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    • How does patent activity in industrial...
    • Computing the Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index ...

    Presenting an index to grasp the impact of industrial manufacturing on the broader innovation ecosystem in the United States.

    In “Creating an innovation index from patent data,” Deloitte first unveiled the Innovation Index.1 Now, we have applied this method to a set of representative industrial manufacturing companies to explore how patent activity has evolved, affecting innovation in the industrial manufacturing space. Its purpose is to help innovation leaders understand industrial manufacturing’s contribution to innovation year by year with respect to the US patent universe. Leaders can use this information to make decisions related to patent-based R&D investments as well as evaluate how industrial manufacturing contributes to the broader innovation ecosystem.

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    How does patent activity in industrial manufacturing stack up against overall patent activity?

    Patent activity in industrial manufacturing seems to follow the same knowledge acquisition growth as the overall US patent universe. In fact, during the 2006–2017 period, patent activity in industrial manufacturing (for a select subset of Fortune 100 companies) outpaced patent activity across all industries, which includes the “other manufacturing” and “nonmanufacturing” sectors, growing 4.9 percent in 11 years, compared to 4.7 percent overall (figure 1). The Great Recession showed an understandable decline in patent grants (2008–2009), but all industries recovered and rapidly developed new intellectual property after 2009. In 2016, a slight decline in all US patent activity occurred with no consequence the following year. However, knowledge acquisition among industrial manufacturing companies remained stable through 2016.

    Patent activity in industrial manufacturing outpaced overall patent activity

    Our scan of patent filings indicates that the industrial manufacturing patent activity has been comparable to overall US patent filings. Given the robust volume of industrial manufacturing patents, we set out to determine the impact they have on innovation. To measure this, we use the group of manufacturing patents to get an Innovation Index for each year.

    Computing the Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index and its impact on the overall patent universe

    Deloitte Research & Insights came up with a patent-analysis-based index to measure innovation.2 The Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index considers prevalent technologies among manufacturing patents, the frequency in which those patents are being cited, and how these factors compare to the broader universe. The approach uses intricate data science techniques, but the result is a simple number. The measure quantifies industrial manufacturing’s contribution to innovation year by year with respect to the US patent universe. When viewed as a network, major technologies would appear centered; in other words, a higher Innovation Index implies that the industry could be considered closer to the “center of innovation.”

    The Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index, 2006-2018

    When Deloitte computed the current Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index, it revealed that after years of steady growth, the industry’s position seems to be moving away from the center of innovation. This occurrence, despite the consistent trajectories in both the industry and universe of patents, implies only a few situations. Industrial manufacturers are developing patents classified under technologies that are not as prevalent after 2014, or simply developing patents that fall under fewer classifications in general. Similarly, manufacturing patents are experiencing fewer citations. It will likely be valuable for industrial manufacturing innovation leaders to continue to track the Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Index as one input for evaluating industry-led impact on the US patent universe.

    Acknowledgments

    The authors would like to thank the significant contributions to this study from the following people: Ankit Mittal, Kruttika Dwivedi, Alok Ranjan, Tiffany Schleeter, Shruti Panda, Anish Kumar, Joanie Pearson, Mary Everette Cann, Aijaz Hussain, and Kavita Saini.

    Cover image by: Studio Warburton

    Endnotes
      1. Tiffany Schleeter et al., “Creating an innovation index from patent data,” Deloitte, 2019. View in article

      2. Ibid. View in article

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    Paul Wellener

    US Industrial Products & Construction Leader

    Paul is a Vice Chair, Deloitte LLP, and the leader of the US Industrial Products & Construction practice with Deloitte Consulting LLP. He has more than three decades of experience in the industrial products and automotive sectors and has focused on helping organizations address major transformations. Paul drives key sector industry initiatives to help companies adapt to an environment of rapid change and uncertainty—globalization, exponential technologies, the skills gap, and the evolution of Industry 4.0. Based in Cleveland, Paul also serves as the managing principal of Northeast Ohio.

    • pwellener@deloitte.com
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    Joe Zale

    Joe Zale

    Principal | Deloitte Consulting LLP

    Joe Zale is a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP in the US Strategy service line Monitor Deloitte. He is a leader in the Pricing and Profitability Management practice and has worked with clients across a variety of industries, including automotive, consumer and industrial products, medical products, and pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Deloitte, Zale was a partner at Monitor Group, and before that, he was a vice president and managing director at Strategic Pricing Group for eight years. He is based in Stamford, Conn.

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    Heather Ashton

    Heather Ashton

    Research Leader | Deloitte

    Heather Ashton is the industrial manufacturing research leader with the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials, and has delivered compelling insights on major enterprise business and technology trends for more than 20 years. Her expertise includes developing thought leadership at the intersection of business and technology, and covering emerging technologies from cloud to blockchain and augmented reality.

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