Title: | The Digital way of working |
Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 5321 |
Total number of notes: | 139771 |
'Anorexia Industrialis': Cost cutting, and/or lean management, and/or concentration on core competencies, and/or down-sizing, and/or corporate rationalisation, taken to the point were an organisation starves itself to death. A newly recognised phenomena whose diagnosis is uncertain and whose cure is unpredictable. Questions: 1 - How can you tell when an organisation's got it? 2 - What would you recommend for therapy?
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2769.1 | POWDML::MACINTYRE | Wed Nov 10 1993 11:05 | 5 | ||
Actually I see it as a longer-term cycle of binge and purge. Digital's recent history is more like that of a Bulimic Company. Marv | |||||
2769.2 | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Nov 10 1993 12:27 | 3 | |
A better term I have heard for this condition is "wee-ness envy". Steve | |||||
2769.3 | Does anyone understand downsizing? | FUNYET::ANDERSON | What chew lookin at? | Wed Nov 10 1993 12:41 | 17 |
2769.4 | Cost-Cost-Cost=Bankrupcy. | ELMAGO::JMORALES | Thu Nov 11 1993 14:44 | 41 | |
MY OPINION ========== Cost Competitiveness alone will NOT yield the expected results and will NOT give any company Global Advantages. I have said this time an again, today's consumers are well read and educated. They will read the Consumer's Reports and other magazines before they buy non-perishable items. Therefore, things such as: 1) Reliability 2) Maintenance & Service 3) Repairs (how often) 4) Timeliness 5) Cost (not the tag price but longer term). 6) Upgrades/Options I've been doing analysis on several 'non-perishable' consumer items. One example: If you read the yearly Consumer's Report booklet in the automobile section this is what you will find. 1) US Made Automobiles a) cost: 99%++ are rated from average to much better than average. b) reliability: Over 90%++ are rated from Much Worst than average to worst than average 2) Japanese Automobiles a) cost: 90%+ are rated from Much Worst than average to average. b) reliability: 99%++ are rated from Much Better than average to better than average. The conclusion that I can draw for this is that the automobile consumers are interested in reliability first then cost. | |||||
2769.5 | irrelevant rathole | WRKSYS::SCHUMANN | Thu Nov 11 1993 16:28 | 7 | |
re .4 > The conclusion that I can draw for this is that the automobile > consumers are interested in reliability first then cost. Huh? If so, how come US cars outsell Japanese cars by almost 3 to 1? (That's in the US!) | |||||
2769.6 | What's your gauge? | 35405::MCELWEE | Opponent of Oppression | Tue Nov 16 1993 05:28 | 17 |
Re: .4- The disparity with C/R is how many "recommended" new cars become "used cars to avoid". The early 80's Rabbit had this happen. I will agree that consumers are critical when evaluating a product considered for purchase. The problem is that brand and traditional accompanying reputation no longer mean much, and the data is still out on "the new division that produces X product via subcontractor with the original logo". Marketinga product well takes time. Past pain effects progess . The many mergers/ unstable companies in this economy make buying decisions difficult at best. Digital is feeling all of the above. Phil | |||||
2769.7 | You can not argue against success !!! | ELMAGO::JMORALES | Tue Nov 16 1993 15:39 | 18 | |
>>> Huh? If so, how come US cars outsell Japanese cars by almost 3 to 1 ? (That's in the US!). Absolutely right....that is in the US, we are not even close outside. Why, we ONLY focus on cost. Focus on cost is extremly easy.....just kick-out employees, cut travel, cust benefits (medical, life insurance, etc.), cut equipment and plant space. A single pen is the only thing needed, anybody can do it, no science, no leadership, no nothing. On the other hand to have Cost, Reliability, Quality, Delivery, Services, etc. requires leadership, creativity that we are currently lacking. Why argue against success, we can not !!!!! |