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Vezi oferta la libris.ronNote: An Ode to Speed is a MINI-BOOK. But while it's mini in dimensions, it's mighty in impact! n nAn Ode to Speed introduces a new approach to management decision-making and argues that, by default, we should be optimizing our organizations for speed and not for cost (or efficiency). n nMost managers appreciate the value of speed but lack the means or the mandate required to use speed as the basis for day-to-day management decisions. n nThis book changes that. n nHere are the opening paragraphs. n n* * * n nWhy a focus on cost makes organizations weaker, less profitable, and less competitive (A viable alternative based on Goldratt's Theory of Constraints) n nImagine you were to take over the management of a Formula One team, and rather than focusing on the car's speed, you focused on reducing fuel consumption. n nThat would be stupid, right? Idiotic, even! n nBut this is the orthodox approach to business management. Not surprisingly, the result is that almost every business is weaker, less profitable, and less competitive than it could be. n nIf yours happens to be one of these businesses, your only saving grace is that your competitors have likely adopted the same management approach. n nIt's not that managers are unaware of the importance of speed. There are certainly speed-based metrics (on-time delivery performance, inventory turns, and debtors' days, for example). The problem is that these are exceptions, not the rule. The default focus is cost. n nThis book explains w
