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1 online resource |
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pt. I. Case studies of productivity surges in management functions. Section 1. Time reduction -- pt. II. Case studies of global-scale super effects. Section 1. Improvement in sensitivity. Section 2. Higher precision. Section 3. Increases in effectiveness and efficiency -- pt. III. Case studies of super effects in marketing domains. Section 1. Size changes. Section 2. Cost reduction. Section 3. Sales expansion. Section 4. Other cases |
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Introduction / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 1. Welding steel plates six times faster / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 2. The reduction of drying time by 90% / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 3. The sudden rise in web conferences and teleconferences / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 4. The reduction of traveling time from five to three hours / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 5. Shortening inspection time by 90% / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 6. Instantaneous and spontaneous information sharing / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 7. The development of a three-minute battery charger / Toru Fujii -- ch. 8. High speed measurements enabled by the multi-head weigher (the computer scale) / Takashi Yonezawa -- ch. 9. The remarkable speeds of sorting machines / Takashi Yonezawa -- ch. 10. A ten-fold boost in speed and durability of the zip chain lifter / Takashi Yonezawa -- ch. 11. The introduction of the virtual OS-based thin client / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 12. The future of the smart meter / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 13. The acceleration of processing speeds through the evolution of algorithms / Takashi Yonezawa -- ch. 14. Increasing order processing capacity by 400 times to 600 times / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 15. A ten-fold increase in maximum output of photovoltaic power generation / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 16. Dramatic changes in the classification of world competitiveness by country / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 17. The spread of "intelligence Olympics" / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 18. A 150-fold increase in followers through a limited discount / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 19. Boosting dales of publications via data mining / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 20. Customers' return-to-store rate through Twitter usage exceeds 50% / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 21. 3.5 million net increase in mobile phone contracts within a year due to Twitter effect / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 22. Seawater desalination business enabled by reverse osmosis technology / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 23. The surprising properties of high electric current density / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 24. A fifteen-fold increase in followers through ground-breaking activities / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 25. A thirteen-fold increase in registrants through a limited-time event / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 26. CO[symbol] reduction business utilizing electric hydraulic shovels / Toru Fujii -- ch. 27. CO[symbol] reduction via the realization of next generation thermal power / Toru Fujii |
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Ch. 28. Introduction of the electric bus infrastructure / Toru Fujii -- ch. 29. Twitter-driven record-breaking profit / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 30. The globalization of inter-regional mobility through low-cost carriers / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 31. Achieving a 15% savings in electricity without reducing factory output / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 32. The process of organizing information / Atsushi Tsujimoto -- ch. 33. The learning process in product development / Atsushi Tsujimoto -- ch. 34. Signs of explosive expansion in global geothermal power generation / Toru Fujii -- ch. 35. Smart city/smart community markets / Toru Fujii -- ch. 36. The e-learning market's growth potential / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 37. Expansion of management consulting project scenarios via information dispatches / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 38. Rapid expansion of partnerships through participating in common points programs / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 39. Reduction in cleaning costs by approximately 60% / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 40. A 40% cost reduction in transporting China-bound cargo / Tetsuro Saisho -- ch. 41. Suica's role in generating revenue and reducing operational costs of vending machines / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 42. Business opportunities in ultracompact orbiter development / Akira Ishikawa -- ch. 43. Rakuten's sales expansion by entry into the financial business / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 44. CECIL McBEE's product development model / Atsushi Tsujimoto -- ch. 45. Provision of organizational information through Twitter / Atsushi Tsujimoto -- ch. 46. Acceleration of the commercialization of the service business in the manufacturing industry / Toru Fujii -- ch. 47. Improvement in convenience and economic effects achieved through ID sharing (expansion of economic effects) / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 48. The Blue Card's customer attraction effect in Nagano Prefecture (customer attraction growth) / Hiromichi Yasuoka -- ch. 49. Increasing the number of visitors through twitter enlarging the number of followers / Junpei Nakagawa -- ch. 50. Energy self-sufficiency with algae that produces oil. Discovery of a raw material / Kazuo Matsude -- ch. 51. Negative effect of international politics / Akira Ishikawa -- Conclusion. The road to achieving the super effect / Akira Ishikawa and Tetsuro Saisho |
| Summary |
Corporate Strategy for Dramatic Productivity Surge deals with the very basics of productivity and cost performance - including abridgement of time, increase in speed, enhancement of capabilities, increase in sensitivity and precision, enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness, alteration of size, reduction of costs and increase in revenue, among others. This book consists of five parts - Introduction, Case Studies of Super Effects in Management Functions, Case Studies of Global Scale Super Effects Realized, Case Studies of Super Effects in Marketing Domains, and Conclusion: The Road to Realizing the Super Effect - featuring more than fifty successful cases of productivity surge or super effects, including risk-driven ones. Productivity surge herein means a dramatic reduction of costs, at least by one-tenth, while maintaining effectiveness or discontinuous increase in effectiveness by at least 10 times, while keeping the costs the same. Cases highlighted in the book are instrumental and valuable for the organizations worldwide to evaluate processes, avoid unnecessary failure and work towards future success |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Strategic planning.
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Industrial productivity.
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Reengineering (Management)
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Labor productivity.
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Performance technology.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Strategic Planning.
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Performance technology
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Labor productivity
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Industrial productivity
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Organizational effectiveness
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Reengineering (Management)
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Strategic planning
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ishikawa, Akira, 1934-
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Saisho, Tetsuro
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| ISBN |
9789814449304 |
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981444930X |
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