Planning Review: Volume 4 Issue 2
Table of contents
Revamping planning for this era of discontinuity
M.J. KamiHard times inevitably make a planner's job more hectic. During this current downturn and recovery in both the U.S. and world economies, many corporate plans have been disrupted…
Technology assessment: A new imperative in corporate planning
George E. HumphriesThere is an evolutionary progression in corporate planning for new technology which goes: technology forecast, technology feasibility study, economic feasibility study, market…
Planning in an age of discontinuity
L.R. WilsonWhen a planner becomes chief operating officer, that's good news. It is valuable to see how he views planning from his new role. The age of discontinuity presents special…
Biorhythms and corporate planning
J.A. Schnepper“Tell me surely what will happen tomorrow morning and by nightfall I shall rule the world.” Knowledge of the future is control over it. The aim of corporate planning is to obtain…
Socioeconomic trends and corporate strategies
Irwin GoldmanMany of the problems facing corporations today are the familiar ones: rising costs, reduced profit margins, intensified competition made more keen by the recession and growing…
The use of input‐output in industrial planning
A. George GolsAn informal survey conducted by Arthur D. Little, Inc., about three years ago showed that there were 200 corporations in the United States that, at one time or another, have used…