Industrial Management articles from January 2000

Industrial Management archives from January 2000

Yesterday Is Old News.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... With mergers and acquisitions occurring in almost every sector of the business world, it is a puzzlement how productivity is maintained, given the stress of such enormous change. Every type of change, whether good or bad, creates anxiety and...

Activity-Based Costing Can Improve Project Bidding.
January 1, 2000... Executive Summary A company that uses a bidding process to sell its products and services can increase profits by predicting overhead costs more accurately. Activity-based costing (ABC) permits more accurate estimates by showing the...

G. Kemble Bennett: All Fired Up in Texas.
January 1, 2000... Oklahoma City. The World Trade Center. Olympic Park. Unabomber. The Washington and Vermont border crossing arrests. The United States is involved in a veritable world war, and the battlefields are American communities. The enemies are...

Leadership with Attitude: Eight Winning Strategies.
January 1, 2000... Executive Summary The author describes eight strategies for becoming an effective, Inspiring leader in a changed and changing world. What does it take to be a leader in today's speeded up, fiercely competitive world? Your boss, your...

Why Plant Managers Fail: Causes and Consequences.
January 1, 2000... Executive Summary The authors describe 15 reasons why plant managers fail and show how those failures affect all plant personnel. They also make the case that managers cannot succeed without adequate support from their organization....