George
Competing Against Time: How Time-Based Competition Is Reshaping Global Markets
- ISBN 13:
- 9780743253413
- author:
- George
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Free Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 229 mm
- Genre:
- Business / Economics / Finance
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Time is the cutting edge in today's business landscape. According to George Stalk and Thomas M. Hout, time has become a strategic weapon, equivalent to money, productivity, quality, and innovation.
The authors argue that the way companies manage time - from production to new product development, sales, and distribution - is a key source of competitive advantage. Companies like Federal Express, Ford, Milliken, Honda, Deere, Toyota, Sun Microsystems, Wal-Mart, Citicorp, Harley-Davidson, and Mitsubishi have successfully implemented time-based strategies, resulting in greater product variety, lower costs, and quicker delivery times.
By refocusing on responsiveness, companies are discovering that long-held assumptions about the behavior of costs and customers are not true. Reducing elapsed time can make a critical difference between success and failure, as costs decline when lead times are reduced, quality investments decrease costs, and product variety is increased without increasing costs.
Related Products
Related Products
How to Stop Time
Haig, Matt
The Experience Economy: Competing for Customer Time, Attention, and Money
II, B. Joseph Pine
How To: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Munroe, Randall
The Race Against Time: Adventures in Late-Life Running
Askwith, Richard
Hacking: Learn How to Hack in No Time
Lombardi, Christopher