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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

• fiatjaf 12y ago
  Toyota never dominated anything.
  • troymc 12y ago
    "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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corolla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corolla
    • fiatjaf 12y ago
      These facts do not imply that Toyota dominated the industry. Some car always must be the best-selling, right?
  • funcSoulBrother 12y ago
    You clearly don't know your automotive industry history.
• kriro 12y ago
  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.
  • parasubvert 12y ago
    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.