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"Initially I went in with all the 'engineerish' skepticism. But it taught me how to ask the right questions to understand and solve problems."
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| KT Review #4: Focus on Strategic Decisions |
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When
low-cost offshore manufacturing beckons…
Stop! The game isn’t over yet
U.S. manufacturing is caught at a crossroads, between a decade of productivity
growth and the final days of recession. But traffic is moving in another
direction—on a one-way trip to low-cost, offshore countries. There
is no denying that despite huge strides in productivity, U.S. manufacturing
is suffering an uncertain future. The exodus of manufacturing to low-cost,
offshore locations plagues the majority of economically mature countries.
It is a global phenomenon that warrants a serious look. But the need to
move offshore to control costs can be delayed or eliminated.
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Choosing the Future: A Different Species of Decision
Major decisions that “choose the future” of a company require
a different approach to decision making. Why are they different from other
decisions? Deciding among alternative futures is not simply a matter of
evaluating a set of clear-cut alternatives against a set of criteria and
assessing the risks. Our approach to the unique decision making around
alternative futures is based on decision-making research and the feedback
of clients. We learned that there are clear distinctions from tactical
decisions regarding personnel, machines, site location, and programs.
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The Four Primary Acquisition Challenges
(for both Acquirer and Acquiree)
Since the late 1990s, acquisitions have become as commonplace as the reengineering
crusades of the early/mid-1990s and the quality improvement programs of
the 1980s. Research has shown that over 65 percent of acquisitions fail
to add shareholder value and nearly a third actually destroy it during
the first year. The four primary challenges that plague acquisitions can
be avoided by acting strategically and deploying the right people, armed
with the right tools.
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