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     

实验设计的新前沿

产品和过程开发是业务长期生存的基础，生存和成功的关键是培养创新和减少产品上市时间，同时使产品到达最佳性能。     

企业成长的阶段性特色

一个人的精力和才智是极其有限的.面面俱到者,终将一事无成. 我十分了解那些见异思迁的人.他们一会儿觉得"我能成为一名伟大的音乐家",一会儿双认为"办企业对我来说易如反掌",一会儿双说"我若涉足政界,准能一举成功."     

老龄化加速下的"养老+金融"生态系统

银发经济主要包括老年人在医疗、娱乐、退休生活、保险和养老金资产管理等各种服务上的消费。金融则对银发经济发展发挥着重要的支撑作用。本文概述英国市场领导者金融活动服务养老事业的框架和经验。他山之石,可以攻玉。英国市场的经验可为中国在建设养老体系,发展养老领域金融和实现社会共同繁荣时提供一个借鉴。     

How networks reshape organizations--for results

Recently a new term-networks-has entered the vocabulary of corporate renewal. Yet there remains much confusion over just what networks are and how they operate. Ram Charan, a leading international consultant, has spent four years observing and participating in the creation of networks at ten companies in North America and Europe. These companies--which include Conrail, Dun & Bradstreet Europe, Du Pont, and Royal Bank of Canada-are clear about why they are creating networks, what networks are, and how they operate. A network is recognized group of managers (seldom more than 100, often fewer than 25) assembled by the CEO. Membership criteria are simple but subtle: What select group of managers, by virtue of its business skills, personal motivations and drive, and control of resources is uniquely positioned to shape and deliver on the strategy? Networks begin to matter when they change behavior-the frequency, intensity, and honesty of the dialogue among managers on priority tasks. The process of building a network starts at the top. Senior managers work as change agents to build a new "social architecture." Once the network is in place, they play three additional roles: 1. Define with clarity the business outputs they expect of the network and the time frame in which they expect it to deliver. 2. Guarantee the visibility and free flow of information to all members of the network who need it. 3. Develop new criteria for performance evaluation that emphasize horizontal collaboration and leadership.     

1991 Silver Plate winners. This year's nine IFMA award winners talk pride, politics and the future of the foodservice profession

What challenges lie ahead for the food-service industry? All nine candidates for the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's 1991 Gold Plate share their views on building staff unity, improving government relations and other critical issues.     

Walk-in refrigerators are key to proper cold storage

Often overlooked as an important kitchen design element, properly sized refrigeration and freezing equipment is an important contributor to a kitchen's functionality. In many operations, particularly large-volume units, walk-in refrigerators are the anchors of a good cold-storage system. A walk through three different foodservice operations--a college, a hotel and a hospital--finds walk-ins at work.