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New and Improved
As a recent piece in The Economist noted, “there is remarkably little agreement” these days about just what constitutes business strategy. Is it matching resources with…
SHORT TAKES
Bristol Voss, B.V.When strategic planners at 3M‐Canada get together for a planning session, a staff artist joins them. When executives at Northern Telecom sit down to a strategic session, the…
CLIPPINGS
From “Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Systems Integration,” a 1992 colloquium report by The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Commission on Physical…
Business Intelligence: Scientific and Technical Intelligence: The Key to R&D
Jan P. HerringConsider this scenario: A company's vice president for R&D had just given an exciting talk on what the firm believed would be the next major technological innovation in its…
Business Public Policy: How to Improve Business Relationships
Kenneth M. DavidsonWe need to rethink the government regulations and managerial assumptions that influence our largest businesses. During the Reagan‐Bush years, undiluted free market economics…
Pricing: A Guide to Global Pricing
Stuart SinclairLast year was a busy year for pricers. American Airlines made a much‐publicized bid to simplify the industry's price structure. Procter & Gamble announced that it would…
Managing Radical Change
Jerome H. WantAs the traditional mainstays of American business have collapsed around them, companies have begun searching for ways to become more competitive—and to stay alive.
ONLY THE STRONG
David WilleyCompetition, consolidation, and couponing have made consumers savvier and brand loyalty shakier. As a result, nurturing the all‐important brand demands a new level of creativity…
CHINA ON THE MOVE
David A. HeenanChina's entry into the economic big leagues is full of obstacles, but with one‐fifth of the world's population now champing at capitalism's bit, the opportunities for…
Lessons from the Assembly Line
Marvin L. PattersonDefining the right product at the right moment is important. But how long it takes to develop and introduce that product can have a dramatic impact on both customer satisfaction…
Up and Running
David RoweWhen it comes to building new facilities, time is money. Delays cost dollars, blunt your competitive edge, and leave you with a building that's obsolete before it opens. Here's…
The Outsourcing Source Book
Why has outsourcing become a corporate litmus test? Is it the right move for your company? Who's doing it—and why? Is it both efficient and cost‐effective? How should you…
Case Study: The Allen‐Bradley Story
Larry YostIN THE MID‐1980S, ALLEN‐BRADLEY SAW THAT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR world‐class competitiveness in manufacturing were changing. The company's Milwaukee headquarters was manufacturing…
Out‐of‐Pocket: Trading Up
David WilleyCraig Ahlstrom has never met Peter Magowan. But he wants his job.
The Last Word: Productivity: A Bee in Our Bonnet
A word many promise but few deliver upon. To get a handle on one of strategic planning's hottest buttons, we cast a wide net and found a range of definitions:
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