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Page 21
... cost standards generally below those considered every- day practice in other industries ; with inadequate knowledge of its domes- tic markets and no clear appreciation of its opportunity in foreign mar- kets ; with less efficient ...
... cost standards generally below those considered every- day practice in other industries ; with inadequate knowledge of its domes- tic markets and no clear appreciation of its opportunity in foreign mar- kets ; with less efficient ...
Page 26
... cost minimization ( low wages ) and the wide- spread application of labor - replacing automation are natural concomi- tants . So is the fact that old American firms and , more frighteningly , new ones thoughtlessly ship work offshore to ...
... cost minimization ( low wages ) and the wide- spread application of labor - replacing automation are natural concomi- tants . So is the fact that old American firms and , more frighteningly , new ones thoughtlessly ship work offshore to ...
Page 27
... costs and leaping into wholly new product lines as old ones are played out . For managers this path has meant ... cost suppliers , automating to cut total employment , and diversifying into radically different goods and services ...
... costs and leaping into wholly new product lines as old ones are played out . For managers this path has meant ... cost suppliers , automating to cut total employment , and diversifying into radically different goods and services ...
Page 38
... cost position has deteriorated . Its management ranks , despite radical ( by past standards ) surgery , remain hopelessly bloated . Its committee - driven designs still lag and its product development cycles are still two to three times ...
... cost position has deteriorated . Its management ranks , despite radical ( by past standards ) surgery , remain hopelessly bloated . Its committee - driven designs still lag and its product development cycles are still two to three times ...
Page 39
... cost produc- tion . But , as I'll argue below , to lose control of the plant is to lose control of the future of quality , responsiveness , and the source of most innova- tion , which in manufacturing industries occurs in the palpable ...
... cost produc- tion . But , as I'll argue below , to lose control of the plant is to lose control of the future of quality , responsiveness , and the source of most innova- tion , which in manufacturing industries occurs in the palpable ...
Contents
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 339 |
Involve Everyone in Everything | 341 |
A New View of Leadership at All Levels | 467 |
Building Systems for a World Turned Upside Down | 579 |
Measure Whats Important | 581 |
Strategic Planning | 609 |
Set Conservative Goals | 619 |
Demand Total Integrity | 627 |
Second Thoughts | 635 |
Appendix | 655 |
Acknowledgments | 667 |
Notes | 671 |
Index | 685 |
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