价值创新:高增长的战略逻辑

精简搞了十年和愈来愈紧张的竞争,盈利的增长是许多公司面临的巨大挑战。然而,为什么有些公司仍能获得销售收入与利润两者持续的高增长呢?在对高增长公司和它们的较不成功的竞争者的五年的调查研究中,我们发现答案在于各个集群看待战略的方式。其看待的差别并不在于经理们对一种分析的工具或制订计划的模式的选择,而在于公司对于战略基本的、     

中国贸易顺差扩大73％

【美国《华尔街日报》6月12日】最新数据显示，中国已然庞大的贸易顺差今年将再增加80％。中国正将强大的竞争优势扩大到更多的产品上，让更多的贸易伙伴国感受到竞争压力。     

提高仓库效率的解决之道(二)

任何提高仓库能力的工作都必须建立在对作业流程的评估之上,而这些主要取决于业务规模的大小。例如,一个满足大批量生产需要、占地面积上百万平方英尺仓库的业务流程肯定比一个小型仓储设施的业务流程要复杂得多。大型的仓库或是配送中心通常都会有更加严格的制度,同时内部各部门有着紧密的联系。而且大型仓库会需要更多地利用存货、散装货和预订货以及制定不同等级的补给计划和更复杂的时间要求——这些都是小型仓库所不需要的。Hutchinson认为,业务的规模决定了业务流程的种类及其复杂程度,但所有的公司都应关心其企业效率。当然,这并不…     

公司债务的偿还期结构

我们对公司债务偿还期的决定性因素提供了实证的考查。我们的证据对订约一成本假设提供了强有力的支持。对于一些几乎没有什么增长选择权、规模较大或受规章管理的厂商来说,他们的资本结构中更多的是长期负债。关于厂商用他们的债券偿还期来向市场显示信息这种证据,我们很少发现。但是,该证据是与具有较不对称信息的厂商发行更多的短期债券这一假设相一致。关于纳税会影响债务偿还期,我们未发现这方面的证据。     

The next 20 years: how customer and workforce attitudes will evolve

Business projects with very long time horizons--such as those involving product R&D, workplace design, and total compensation planning--have to contend with a crucial question: What will be the needs, demands, and desires of consumers and employees decades from now? If you think the answer is "Just more of the same," you're in for a surprise. Howe and Strauss, the authors of Generations, The Fourth Turning, Millennials Rising, and other books, have studied the differences among generations for some 30 years. Their extensive research has revealed a fascinating pattern--one so strong that it supports a measure of predictability. On the basis of historical precedent, they say, we can foresee how the generations that are alive today will think and act in decades to come. Three of those generations will still be vital forces in American society 20 years from now: Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. Their attitudes and behaviors will have profound effects on the economy, the workplace, and social institutions in general. For example, as aging Boomers eschew high-tech medicine in favor of holistic self-care, natural foods, and mind-body healing techniques, some hospitals are opening new wings featuring alternative medicine and spiritual counseling. Gen Xers, having grown up in an era of failing schools and marriages, will remain alienated, disaffected, and pragmatic as they enter midlife. Already the greatest entrepreneurial generation in U.S. history, they will be highly effective at pushing innovation, efficiency, and mass customization. In contrast, young adult Millennials will favor teamwork, close family relationships, job security, and a bland popular culture. Their unprecedented digital empowerment and talent for organizing will create a political powerhouse and may even revitalize the union movement.