3M - Inglise keel
hoped to discover. So they started producing in sandpaper, a product that uses the granular
corundum. From the beginning the company was forced to renew or die.-
3M sündis selle sajandi algul nimega Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing. Kaevandamine peagi
peatati, kui firma algatajatel ei õnnestunud kaevandada korundi, mida nad lootsid leida. Niisiis
pöördusid nad kaubitsema liivapaberiga, tootega, mis kasutab lihvimiskorundi. Algusest peale oli
firma sunnitud leidma midagi innovaatilist või surema.
Today 3M's headquarters and many of its laboratories are in St Paul, Minnesota. Most of its customers
are other industrial concerns. Its 60 000 products range from medical-imaging equipment to Scotch
tape to abrasive for the car industry. With that unpromising background, how has the company been so
successful?
Today 3M's headquarters and many of its laboratories are in St Paul, Minnesota. Most of its
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