It’s easy to be blinded by the obvious. It happens in business all the time. Something is right in front of you, but you attribute its effect to a different cause. I see this most typically when observing a paradigm shift — the reason for the shift is not always the obvious causative agent. For example, Dell became a great producer of PCs — despite the company’s recent shortcomings, which mirror the entire industry — by mastering the logistics of just-in-time inventory, highly flexible manufacturing techniques and great logistics.
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Reimagining Business Processes Drives the First Mover Advantage
Posted by: Denis Pombriant September 18, 2013 05:00 AMIt’s easy to be blinded by the obvious. It happens in business all the time. Something is right in front of you, but you attribute its effect to a different cause. I see this most typically when observing a paradigm shift — the reason for the shift is not always the obvious causative agent. For example, Dell became a great producer of PCs — despite the company’s recent shortcomings, which mirror the entire industry — by mastering the logistics of just-in-time inventory, highly flexible manufacturing techniques and great logistics.