Nov 15
Boston doctors warm up to system that challenges their judgments in prescribing medication to patients
Computerworld – At Partners HealthCare System Inc., which includes some of Boston’s most prestigious teaching hospitals, a knowledge management system for physicians has reduced serious medication errors by 55%. John Glaser, CIO at Partners, has been at the helm of this effort for more than a decade, bringing just-in-time knowledge to bear on life-and-death decisions. In this month’s Harvard Business Review, he reports on progress and lessons learned with co-author Thomas H. Davenport, director of Accenture Ltd.’s Institute for Strategic Change in Cambridge, Mass. Computerworld’s Kathleen Melymuka, who first reported on the project a decade ago, spoke with Glaser recently to get an update about how the system is working.
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Nov 15
“Pabrik kecil terindah yang ingin Anda lihat” -Begitulah yang dideskripsikan sang pemilik, John Hazen White. Setelah beberapa menit meninggalkan Interstate 95 di Cranston, Pulau Rhode-sebuah pabrik kecil yang indah di Cranston?–di sebelah kiri Anda terlihat sebuah bangunan rendah dari bata merah; dari salah satu sudutnya terdapat menara jam empat tingkat. Selama bertahun-tahun jendela kaca memberikan kesan yang kosong; sekarang bagian muka jam-yang dipasang tahun 1994-sekali lagi berfungsi. Inilah perusahaan Taco, Inc.-sebuah perusahaan penghasil pompa dan katup, yang jadi bukti modal manusia.
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Nov 15
Artikel bagus diambil dari buku Intellectual Capital karangan Thomas A. Stewart. Bukunya sudah cukup lama tapi masih tetap direkomendasikan
Sebuah contoh bagus tentang bagaimana informasi berpindah dalam hierarki muncul di e-mail saya. Isinya adalah surat-menyurat antara seorang staf hotel di London dan salah satu tamunya. Para pembaca Fifth Discipline dari Peter Senge akan mengenalinya sebagai sebuah kasus Beer Game mengamuk.
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Nov 15
Mini case 1: The limitations of 100 case histories of industrial mergers (DaimlerChrysler)
In May 1998 the German concern, Daimler, merged with Chrysler, America’s third biggest automobile manufacturer. In September 1999, The Economists reported on the state of the marriage. Noting that the deal was ‘hailed as an inspiration, because of the neat fit of the firms’ products and markets’ and that the logic behind the merger was ‘as impeccable as ever’, the newspaper highlighted some Post-merger setbacks, including:
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