EMC grows out of its corporate clothes

The phenomenal success of computer and peripheral manufacturer EMC Corp. presented its managers with the opportunity and necessity to run the business in a different way. The company had to adapt to 100% annual growth, a rate that has fallen to 40%. When EMC's management decided to change its o...

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Published inThe International journal of career management Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 13
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hong Kong Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.1995
Subjects
Accountability
Business growth
Case studies
Commodities
Computer industry
Corporate planning
Employees
Growth rate
Information storage
Inventory
Inventory management
Manufacturers
Organizational change
Philosophy
Product development
Suppliers
US
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Summary:The phenomenal success of computer and peripheral manufacturer EMC Corp. presented its managers with the opportunity and necessity to run the business in a different way. The company had to adapt to 100% annual growth, a rate that has fallen to 40%. When EMC's management decided to change its operating philosophy, it adopted a process with the following key elements: 1. accountability, 2. highly focused and mobile teams, 3. a commodity management strategy, and 4. inventory management as a tool to find problems. EMC also has a set of guidelines that it has followed since the change in operating policy to reinforce its new directions. These include: 1. Focus on the basics. 2. Greet every day as a reprieve. 3. Continue to shun the high-tech business model. 4. Maintain an absolute irreverence for the status quo.
ISSN:0955-6214
1758-5945