Issues and alternatives: Key to FMC's strategic planning system

Abstract

FMC Corporation was one of first conglomerates and an early adopter of shareholder value theory. This chronicle of the evolution of its planning system as a decision‐making process for developing competitive strategies offers valuable lessons on how to insure that everyone understands the issues, the alternatives, and the implementation action required for success.

Citation

Early, S. (1990), "Issues and alternatives: Key to FMC's strategic planning system", Planning Review, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054289