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In the 1910's Ford revolutionized operations management and it dominated the automotive industry.

In the 1960's Toyota revolutionized operations management and it dominated the automotive industry.

In the 2010's Apple revolutionized operations management and ...



Apple has done many great things but revolutionizing operations management isn't something I'd put on the list. How is their OM different from other software companies or electronics product companies? Their association with Foxconn comes to mind which I wouldn't exactly call revolutionary.


Their supply chain and channel inventory turnover management is second to none, which was Dell's old claim to fame. Foxconn assembles, Apple designs, sources, coordinates, markets, packages, and troubleshoots - which is where most of the value in a product is.


Toyota never dominated anything.


"Toyota was the largest automobile manufacturer in 2012 (by production) ahead of the Volkswagen Group and General Motors." [1]

For example…

"Introduced in 1966, the [Toyota] Corolla managed to become the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has been one of the best-selling cars in the world since then." [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corolla


These facts do not imply that Toyota dominated the industry. Some car always must be the best-selling, right?


You clearly don't know your automotive industry history.




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