Professor Elam
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Category: Cost Managerial
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Thursday Sept 25, 2011 In a true Back to the Future Moment, those that have most embraced social media in cyber space are re-discovering the joy of, yes, stationery!. At left a Tiwtter Exec operates a letterpress machine. Now trust me, if you have ever been in a print shop, you know this is a posed photo-…
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Wed Aug 10 2011 Aston Martin has long been a maker of high end grand touring automobiles. The Vantage V 8, the VIrage V 12 and now yep, the Cygnet 1.3 Liter Four banger. In an effort to keep the overall fuel CAFE standard down, Aston martin is now building the Cygnet. This 78 cubic inch dynamo…
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Monday Aug 1, 2011 By the mid 1990s Porsche imports to the US had slowed to a trickle. Only a few thousand cars were imported. But Porsche re made itself studying Japanese manufacturing techniques. And it expanded the line to include an SUV and a four door. Now Porsche is the most profitable car maker in the…
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Monday July 4, 2011 Fuji had just introduced its new gotta have one X 100 camera when the earthquake induced tsunami hit the island. This video shows how they got the production line up and running again. This is a good example of managerial accounting in action how an accounting extraordinary event can be handled.
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Wed June 22, 2011 My favorite retail analyst is Howard Davidowtiz. in this clip he analyzes the differences in JCP and Apple. This is pretty much what I thought. JC Penny is nothing like Apple. Apple has a few products that virtually no one else sells. JCP sells what everyone else sells. What as Ron Johnson…
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Monday June 20, 2011 We have had some good discussion about leadership in the Cost class. Here is an article on how Bob Gates managed as the Defense Secretary. I find it interesting that he did not bring anyone with him. It was also interesting that he visited with the Joint Chiefs in their territory. Rumsfeld…
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Wed June 15, 2011 She's got good judgement, great common sense, and she does not put up with any b.s. Bob Lutz on Mary Bara I have three links to interviews with Bob Lutz a couple of posts back. Now here is his successor. Her job title is Global Development which frankly sounds rather general to…
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Wed June 15, 2011 We don't account for human capital in this day and age of the service industry. But JC Penny stock jumped 17% in one day on the news they hired Apple's Ron Johnson to be the new Apple CEO. Read about the Apple Store Strategy at the hyperlink. JCP picks new CEO. I will…
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Sat June 11, 2011 Halliburton and Weatherford are coming to town. In my post February 2, 2011 I suggested a tour to a foreign country, the Permian Basin. My reasoning was that oil was back on the map so to speak, this traditional venue of Texas commerce was percolating along again. This suggestion of course…
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Sat June 11, 2011 Bob Lutz has a new book out, here is the first excerpt. Life Lesson from the Car Guy Lutz has worked at BMW, Chrysler and GM. He is the real deal, a real car guy like Zora Arkus Dontov of Corvette fame or Enzo Ferrari or female Jean Jennings at Automobilemag.com…
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