Executive Report

Unbalanced Priorities

Posted October 31, 2009 | Leadership | Leadership | Leadership |

Domain

Innovation

Assertion 187:

Companies have pursued efficiency, economies of scale, and mass markets at the expense of products that excite consumers and promote loyalty. The upside has been declining unit-cost curves, which have allowed products to reach consumers at prices more affordable than ever before. However, the downside has been a series of "me, too" products that fail to inspire.

About The Author
Ronald Blitstein
Ron Blitstein's 30-year career includes extensive international operations experience and spans all aspects of information management. This includes technology strategic planning, program management, mergers and acquisitions, IT turnarounds, business process reengineering, software solutions development, ERP deployment, security/risk management, outsourcing negotiation, and network/operations management. Ron served as Director of Cutter's… Read More
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Cutter Business Technology Council
The Cutter Business Technology Council identifies emerging trends in digital technology, and in the marketplace. Its members, business and IT specialists whose ideas have become important building blocks of today's digitally-connected global economy, offer the advantage of experience, eloquence, independence, and prescience in their Council Opinions and onsite in your enterprise.
Cutter Business Technology Council
The Cutter Business Technology Council identifies emerging trends in digital technology, and in the marketplace. Its members, business and IT specialists whose ideas have become important building blocks of today's digitally-connected global economy, offer the advantage of experience, eloquence, independence, and prescience in their Council Opinions and onsite in your enterprise.
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