Strategy
Execution must always be tied to the firm’s value and cost drivers.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
The opportunity lost by increasing the amount of blank space is gained back with enhanced attention on what remains. More white space means that less information is presented. In turn, proportionately more attention shall be paid to that which is made less available. When there is less, we appreciate everything much more.
John Maeda • The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
A unique activity that does not contribute to the firm’s value and cost drivers makes no strategic contribution.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
Here the advantage is firm-specific. Firms integrate their activities across countries to achieve lower costs through economies of scale or scope.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
Capital Velocity : Your equity dollar "turns" faster - instead of being locked in one robot, it can support the deployment of multiple robots over time.
Leverage Effect : Each equity dollar leverages debt capital (the AB facility) to deploy more total assets than equity alone could support.
Continuous Deployment : Capital recycling enables
Packy McCormick • Capital Intensity Isn't Bad
The attractiveness of vertical integration over buying from a supplier increases under two conditions: uncertainty and asset specialization.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
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Stephen M. Walker II • Playing to Win: The Must-Read Book for Developing Winning Business Strategy
Activities are consistent when they are jointly in tune with the firm’s strategy, even if they don’t reinforce each other directly. A high level of consistency or fit implies that the firm’s policies and practices are aligned together with its market position.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
