Clockspeed：Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage

图书标准信息

• 作者 Charles H. Fine 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 1999-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780738201535
• 定价 153.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inbusinesstoday,alladvantageistemporary.Inordertosurvive-letalonethrive-companiesmustbeabletoanticipateandadapttochange,orfacerapid,brutalextinction.InClockspeed,CharlesFinedrawsonadecadesworthofresearchatM.I.T.sSloanSchoolofManagementtointroduceanewvocabularyforunderstandingtheforcesofcompetitionandmakingstrategicdecisionsthatwilldeterminethedestinyofyourcompany,aswellasyourindustry.Takinginspirationfromtheworldofbiology,Finearguesthateachindustryhasitsownevolutionarylifecycle(orclockspeed),measuredbytherateatwhichitintroducesnewproducts,processes,andorganizationalstructures.Justasgeneticistsstudythefruitflytogaininsightintotheevolutionarypathsofallanimals,managersinanyindustrycanlearnfromtheindustrialfruitflies-suchasInternetservices,personalcomputers,andmultimediaentertainment-whichevolvethroughnewgenerationsatbreakneckspeed.Applyingthelessonsofthefruitfliestoindustriesasdiverseasbicycles,pharmaceuticals,andsemiconductors,Fineillustrateshowcompetitiveadvantageislostorgainedbyhowwellacompanymanagesdynamicwebofrelationshipsthatrunthroughoutitschainofsuppliers,distributors,andalliancepartners.Packedwithrevolutionaryconceptsandtoolstohelpmanagersmakekeystrategicdecisionsthataffectcurrentandfutureperformance,Clockspeedshows,asnootherbookbeforeit,howtheultimatecorecompetencyismasteringtheartofsupplychaindesign,carefullychoosingwhichcomponentsandcapabilitiestokeepin-houseandwhichtopurchasefromoutside.Theconsequencesoffaultyofvisionarydecisionscanbeenormousanddramatic.WitnessthecaseofIBMintheearly1980s,whenitoutsourcedkeyPCcomponentstoMicrosoftandIntel,unleashingtheIntelInsidephenomenonandacompleterestructuringofthecomputerindustry.Goingfurther,Fineseesthepersonalcomputerasmerelyacomponentinthevastinformation-entertainmentindustry,whichevolvesatspeedsunimaginedafewyearsago.Heusesthisfruitflyaswelltopeerintothefutureofindustrialevolutionandfindpracticaladviceforplayersinallindustries,fromautomobilestohealthcareinformationsystems.Clockspeednotonlyservesupsomenewlawsofvaluechaindynamics,butitalsooffersrecommendationsforachievingindustryleadershipthroughsimultaneousproduct,process,andsupplychaindesign.InchallengingmanagerstothinklikecorporategeneticistsClockspeedcontributesthenextcreativeleapinbusinessstrategy.

【作者简介】

CharlesH.FineisaprofessorofmanagementanddirectoroftheTechnologySupplyChainResearchProjectattheSloanSchoolofManagement,MIT.Hehasconductedextensiveresearchonthedynamicsoftechnologymanagement,supplychaindesign,andindustrycompetitiveness,andhasconsultedtomajorcorporations,includingGM,Corning,Lockheed,andIntel.

【目录】

TheGeneticsOfBusiness:LearningFromTheFruitFlies*EvolutionorExtinction*WhatFruitFliesTeachUsAboutBusiness*SurvivaloftheFittest*TheSecretofLifeSupplyChainDesign:TheUltimateCoreCapability*ThePrimacyofChains*Lawsof