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Why U.S. Telecom Companies Need to Get Out of the Pipeline Business

The U.S. telecom landscape is shifting quickly and companies rethinking their traditional business models. No longer are service providers known positively for their infrastructure (AT&T is blamed when there’s a dropped call on a beloved iPhone), but rather phone companies are praised for their products. To solve these problems, the U.S. should look to India.

 Vijay Govindarajan and Jan Timothy Woodcock Operations , Outsourcing , Strategy June 14 2011
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Why Businesses Should Shift from Cost Management to Cost Leadership

Instead of cost management, it’s time for CEOs to practice cost leadership. Cost leadership is reflected in a culture that, independent of macroeconomic circumstances, pursues a low cost, high-quality, customer-centric approach to managing the business. By doing this, you can turn cost consciousness into a strategic position and sustain your business.

Jonathan Schiff and Allen Schiff Global Business , Leadership & Strategy , Operations , Strategy June 17 2011

Who’s Going The WRONG WAY?

The pursuit of being the low-cost producer has been and will continue to be the primary focus of all successful [...]

 William E. Rothschild And Stephen M. Rothschild Operations , Strategy June 2 2008

Whither U.S. Competitiveness?

The U.S. can keep an edge if it takes the right steps.

 William J. Holstein CEO2CEO Summit , Events , Manufacturing , Strategy January 25 2006

Where Is Our Economic Policy?


Chief executives say the Bush Administration lacks a viable strategy for U.S. competitiveness.

 Chief Executive Manufacturing June 1 2005

What Kind of U.S. Manufacturing Survives?


As The Henry Ford System Goes Away, A New Model Emerges.

 Chief Executive Manufacturing May 1 2005

Wanted: Real CEOs


Private equity firms are no longer just content with financial reengineering-they want operating savvy.

 Joan Warner Manufacturing November 2 2005
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VIDEO: Ford’s Alan Mulally on Gov’t Regulations for Businesses

Chief Executive magazine’s CEO of the Year, Ford Motor’s Alan Mulally, serves on President Obama’s export council, specifically leading the manufacturing section. In this video, Mulally discusses Ford’s involvement in formulating government regulations, the importance of a business – government relationship, corporate tax rates, and how to bring America back to the top in manufacturing (something he knows more than a little about).

 ChiefExecutive.net Governance , Governance/Compliance , Manufacturing , Operations , Regulatory , Videos July 18 2011

The Race to RFID


How CEOs are grappling with the breakthrough tracking technology.

 Chief Executive Manufacturing November 1 2004

The Quiet Giant Speaks

Warren Staley, CEO of Cargill, shares his insights on the privileges of privacy.

 Mark C. Thompson Manufacturing June 1 2004

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