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Home » Authors » Daniel S. Murad

Daniel S. Murad

Dan Murad is president and CEO of The ChemQuest Group Inc., an international strategic management consulting firm specializing in the adhesives, sealants, and coatings industries, headquartered in Cincinnati.

For more information, phone (513) 469-7555 or visit http://www.chemquest.com .

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Electric vehicle powertrain design
Strategic Solutions

Beyond Adhesion: Disruptive Innovation’s Impact in Transportation Adhesives

Part two of this series compares consumption trends in automotive powertrain adhesives and sealants to those of pure electric drivetrains.
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Aggie Lotz
Daniel S. Murad
April 6, 2018
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In internal combustion (IC) engines, epoxy, silicone and UV/visible light-curing formulations offer enhanced capabilities and speed productivity to meet OEM and tier suppliers’ requirements. Significant innovations in gasketing, impregnation compounds, and bonding and potting can improve overall performance for automotive assembly applications.
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Vehicle software and sensor systems
Strategic Solutions

Beyond Adhesion

Disruptive innovation has impacted transportation applications of adhesives and sealants.
Aggielotz
Aggie Lotz
Daniel S. Murad
March 9, 2018
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Broadly speaking, a market disruptor may include a technology, method, process, service, or channel with superior performance and customer benefits delivered at an attractive price point that can unexpectedly displace an incumbent. Porter’s Five Forces, created by Harvard Business School’s then-associate professor Michael E. Porter, Ph.D., has provided a framework for taking a “snapshot in time” of any potential threat to a business’ profits (not limited to a business losing its customers to an existing rival.
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State of the Industry report 2013

Strategic Solutions: State-of-the-Industry Report

Recovery in the U.S. continues on solid footing, with the construction sector finally showing solid signs of growth.
Daniel S. Murad
November 1, 2013
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2013 can only be characterized as the first year in the recent past where all was quiet on the front lines of the adhesives and sealants industry—especially as compared to the significant volatility the industry has been experiencing since the beginning of the 2008 recession.


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Strategic Solutions: State of the Industry Report

Daniel S. Murad
November 1, 2012
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Recovery within the adhesives and sealants industry appears increasingly favorable as the U.S. macro backdrop improves. 


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Strategic Solutions: Five Major Trends Shaping the Packaging Industry

Daniel S. Murad
August 1, 2012
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In this fiercely competitive environment, it is important to stay ahead of the curve on external uncertainties that could shape the future market landscape.


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STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: 2011 Industry Outlook

Daniel S. Murad
November 1, 2011
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In 2011, volatility has become the norm.
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STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Global PSA Growth Trends

Daniel S. Murad
May 1, 2011
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The global pressure-sensitive industry is forecasted to grow 7% per year through 2014.
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STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Global Pressure-Sensitive Materials Forecast

Daniel S. Murad
November 1, 2010
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Regulatory pressure will continue to create opportunities for environmentally friendly alternatives.
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STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Overview of North American PSAs

Daniel S. Murad
June 1, 2010
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Figure 1 The North American pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) industry settled at approximately $500 million in 2009 and is estimated to grow at a 4% compounded annual growth rate through 2014.
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STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: 2010: Outlook for the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

Daniel S. Murad
February 1, 2010
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Now that 2009 is behind us, the adhesives and sealants industry is recovering from its worst year since the Great Depression.
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