功能状态方法———设计产品和降低成本的一种有效方法

本文阐述了一种功能矩囝方法，这种功能状态模型特别适用于对新产品包括正在构思阶段的产品的设计和价格计算。这种矩阵提供了一个通用的参考基准，使得大量的信息以简洁的形式记录下来，形成产品设计和对比的一个极好的方法，它也是一种行之有效的交流信息的工具     

高校运用融资租赁筹集资金的探讨

党的十六大报告指出：“教育是发展科学技术和培养人才的基础，在现代化建设中具有先导性全局性作用，必须摆在优先发展的战略地位。”高等学校担负着为国家培养高级专门人才，发展科学技术的重大任务。目前，我国高等教育规模迅速扩张，在校生人数快速增加。而高校基础设施建设却相对滞后，无法满足现有教育事业发展的基本需要。     

美国管理状况

一、“这是世界上唯一的能每日自我更新的国家”。当今美国管理状况是良性的。我并不是属于认为美国是缺乏“竞争力”的那种人。我认为美国的管理者是构成世界上最有生气的经济的一个组成部分——我还认为美国管理者在确保经济健康发展方面是很值得称道的。今天我们是处在史无前列的经济发展的第七年头——这是一种就我所知的经典经济学家曾梦寐以求的发展。     

Workers' comp derailment: expectations not met

Two years ago RIMS formed the Risk Management Roundtable to identify trends and issues affecting the field and to develop mechanisms to broadly disseminate views and concerns. In March 1990 Risk Management published the Roundtable's first article, "The 1990s: The Decade of Risk Management," developed by its "new risk team." Focusing on how the risk management function is performed and how it is perceived, particularly by senior management, the article generated ample discussion. In this issue the Roundtable's workers' compensation team explains how the system's original intent has been eroded. The team also offers advice on how various players, including workers, employers, doctors, lawyers, insurers, regulators and legislators, can help cure the system.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Electronic data interchange: a strategic approach

The potential of EDI is virtually unlimited, but the success of any EDI initiative hinges on its ability to directly support strategies that achieve your institution's business objectives. At its most fundamental level, EDI technology automates current business practices, speeding up the exchange of business information. This application of EDI most often is found in a hospital's material management department. But EDI integrated internally within a hospital and externally with suppliers and vendors has the potential to go beyond simple automation and to transform processes. This is where the full value of EDI can be realized. No matter which level of EDI participation hospital management decides is appropriate to fulfill its business objectives and strategies, EDI will affect the entire institution's exchange of information with its internal and external audiences. The question management must answer is: Will the hospital's EDI strategy be offensive and managed, or defensive and reactive? Today's environment leaves no room for a "no-strategy" EDI option. The options are either to proactively shape EDI, or reactively play catch-up. EDI can work for you. Adequately developing an EDI game plan in support of your business objectives and calling on your suppliers and other trading partners to work with you will ensure EDI is an asset to your facility.