Table of contents
SHORT TAKES
Strategic, financial, and tactical planning takes up to nine months and 25,000 person‐days in some firms, according to a study by Hudson, Ohio‐based The Hunter Group. But…
CLIPPINGS
The evolution of the global village during the Information Age created a huge powershift from centralized bureaucracies to small decentralized organizations formerly on the edges…
Real Time Strategy: The End of Inventory?
Richard W. OliverEveryone is aware of the radical shift—pioneered by the Japanese in the 1970s—from “just in case” (safety stock) inventory philosophy to “just in time.” But new competitive…
M&A: Due Diligence: More Than a Financial Exercise
Aaron L. LebedowToday, more than ever, an essential element of any corporate growth strategy is growth through acquisition. Not since the turn of the century has the economy seen such a massive…
WHY THINGS GO BETTER AT COKE
Rick WiseTraditional business strategy wouldn't have helped this lumbering behemoth trapped in a mature, slow‐growth market. It took a whole new business design.
THE 1999 STRATEGIST'S GUIDE TO SOFTWARE
Sunny Baker, Kim BakerFor the sixth year, JBS takes a look at the newest software and gadgets designed to help executives run their businesses better.
AN ERP GAME PLAN
Stephen P. LaughlinDon't believe vendors who tell you it will be easy to implement an enterprise resource planning system. It won't be. But it's not impossible, either.
GLOBAL STANDARDS, LOCAL PROBLEMS
Meryl Davids“When in Rome” doesn't work anymore. More and more global firms are finding a correlation between ethical standards and economic success.
Stack Attack: True Leaders
Bristol VossAll the books in this Stack try to capture timeless principles as illustrated by historical figures (Grant, the “Founding Fathers”), war/defense philosophies (The Marines “Way,”…
The Last Word: Logistics
The word logistics has a distinctly military flavor, maybe because logistics is so vital to the conduct of war. The fact is, you can't win a battle unless you can get your troops…
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