Friday, June 4, 2004
Know Thyself...
Contrary to the popular misconceptions about benchmarking, a key idea behind a benchmarking effort is not to know thy foes, competitors or adversaries. The irony of the matter is a key idea is to know yourself. Why is this so? A simple reason is because you have to set a baseline for comparison and... Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, April 16, 2004
Certainly No Panacea
The people in our age are generally impatient. We want things and we want it instantly. I guess this attitude explains why there is a plethora of instant products for sale these days. Instant coffee mix, instant tea, instant noodles... you name it, the shops have it. Besides speed, a common factor... Sign in to see full entry.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Benchmarking: An Open Form For Espionage?
An ex-colleague once suggested to the unit I worked for (that unit was responsible for benchmarking-related activities) that we set up an infrastructure for intelligence gathering on business practices. While his suggestion had certain merit when viewed from a particular viewpoint, it was rejected... Sign in to see full entry.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
The Last Samurai: What's Benchmarking Got To Do With It?
In reply to the question posed in the title of this post, my answer is nothing... outside of this post, that is. I mentioned this film to set the context for the this post. So, let's cut to the chase. Let's begin with a story of a backward nation undergoing an earth-shattering transition. The... Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, March 12, 2004
Staying Relevant - The Key Benefit
I just realised what was missing in my previous four posts for the 'Benchmarking in Brief' series. While I had briefly explained the mechanics of how benchmarking works, put some historical cases and a perspective to it (implying that benchmarking benefits a business by helping it to be open-minded... Sign in to see full entry.
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