Comments for Talking about strategy: Kim Warren http://kimwarren.com Comments on strategy issues and concepts, especially dynamics Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Strategy Dynamics Briefing 46: The dynamics of technological progress by Kim Warren http://kimwarren.com/briefing-46-the-dynamics-of-technological-progress/#comment-2883 Kim Warren Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:58:19 +0000 http://kimwarren.com/?p=2506#comment-2883 Hi Amin ... There is a technical explanation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_curve but this is really hard to use. Our dynamic models are much simpler to understand and to apply, and I have built this particular framework into a product launch model (https://app.sysdea.com/shared/39a9b8c0e981cb7f5be30b66ec8de27cdf2770690269dd7b3eb562d576dcb18d) ... you can "play" the model in any browser (latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or IE9 required) Hi Amin … There is a technical explanation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_curve but this is really hard to use. Our dynamic models are much simpler to understand and to apply, and I have built this particular framework into a product launch model (https://app.sysdea.com/shared/39a9b8c0e981cb7f5be30b66ec8de27cdf2770690269dd7b3eb562d576dcb18d) … you can “play” the model in any browser (latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or IE9 required)

]]> Comment on Strategy Dynamics Briefing 46: The dynamics of technological progress by Amin Terouhid http://kimwarren.com/briefing-46-the-dynamics-of-technological-progress/#comment-2876 Amin Terouhid Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:00:53 +0000 http://kimwarren.com/?p=2506#comment-2876 How do you demonstrate the following relationship in terms of formula? What formula can I use to do this? - "each time cumulative output doubles, unit costs fall by 15%" How do you demonstrate the following relationship in terms of formula? What formula can I use to do this?
- “each time cumulative output doubles, unit costs fall by 15%”

]]> Comment on About Kim Warren by Gary Wadhwa http://kimwarren.com/about-kim-warren/#comment-2875 Gary Wadhwa Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:28:30 +0000 http://www.kimwarrenbooks.com/about-kim-warren#comment-2875 I have met you several times in System Dynamics Society meetings and taken your online course at MIT. I am an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in Albany, NY and I am still operating on patients on full time basis at age 60 while pursuing education at Oxford. I keep in touch with faculty at Albany, NY. I am currently studying at Oxford on part time basis in the department of Evidence Based Health Care. I proposed System Dynamics concepts to improve health care systems to Oxford but they don't seem to be getting it. I like to work with you or one of your fellows to conduct some research studies to prove the concepts. I am in Oxford between September 3rd to September 7th, 2012 and staying at Randolph hotel there. If you have anytime convenient for you to meet in the evening, I'll love to discuss with you. I am taking a course 'Essential Medical Research Statistics' at Oxford and classes run from 8 AM to 5 PM. Gary Wadhwa I have met you several times in System Dynamics Society meetings and taken your online course at MIT. I am an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in Albany, NY and I am still operating on patients on full time basis at age 60 while pursuing education at Oxford. I keep in touch with faculty at Albany, NY.
I am currently studying at Oxford on part time basis in the department of Evidence Based Health Care. I proposed System Dynamics concepts to improve health care systems to Oxford but they don’t seem to be getting it. I like to work with you or one of your fellows to conduct some research studies to prove the concepts.
I am in Oxford between September 3rd to September 7th, 2012 and staying at Randolph hotel there. If you have anytime convenient for you to meet in the evening, I’ll love to discuss with you. I am taking a course ‘Essential Medical Research Statistics’ at Oxford and classes run from 8 AM to 5 PM.

Gary Wadhwa

]]> Comment on Beyond budgeting by Paul Holmstrom http://kimwarren.com/beyond-budgeting/#comment-2869 Paul Holmstrom Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:57:21 +0000 http://kimwarren.com/?p=2681#comment-2869 You are quite right in this Kim. Handelsbanken in Sweden abandoned traditional budgeting in the seventies (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=921474). They are still the only major company to have taken that step. At the same time they got rid of local P&Ls. According to Requisite Organization theory the majority of employees work in time spans considerably shorter than one year. One of my favorite theorists, Stafford Beer, envisaged real time systems, impossible then. You are quite right in this Kim. Handelsbanken in Sweden abandoned traditional budgeting in the seventies (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=921474). They are still the only major company to have taken that step. At the same time they got rid of local P&Ls.
According to Requisite Organization theory the majority of employees work in time spans considerably shorter than one year. One of my favorite theorists, Stafford Beer, envisaged real time systems, impossible then.

]]> Comment on Kindle: The Trouble with Strategy by Bruce http://kimwarren.com/kindle-the-trouble-with-strategy/#comment-2868 Bruce Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:39:02 +0000 http://kimwarren.com/?p=2678#comment-2868 Dear Kim I would be most grateful for a complementary e-review copy of your new work: The Trouble with Strategy Many thanks in anticipation and do let me know if you would like a copy of our Review Section. Yours sincerely Bruce Dr Bruce Lloyd Review editor Long Range Planning (LRP) - Elsevier Publication 48 Aberdare Gdns London NW63QA UK Dear Kim

I would be most grateful for a complementary e-review copy of your new work:

The Trouble with Strategy

Many thanks in anticipation and do let me know if you would like a copy of our Review Section.

Yours sincerely

Bruce

Dr Bruce Lloyd
Review editor Long Range Planning (LRP) – Elsevier Publication
48 Aberdare Gdns
London NW63QA
UK

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