标题: 5 Influential Business Models 5大极具影响力的商业模式 [打印本页] 作者: yoyo530521 时间: 2009-6-18 17:23 标题: 5 Influential Business Models 5大极具影响力的商业模式
5 Influential Business Models
Keep in mind that the following list isn't exhaustive(adj.详尽的) and is in no particular order. Rather, the purpose of this list is to offer a smattering of(n.少数) some of the most interesting, influential business models and the major companies that implemented them successfully.
5. Dell
Dell adopted a process Toyota used first in the 1960s called the Just-in-Time (JIT) method. Under this process, Dell no longer had to predict the right parts to order. Instead, it almost completely eliminated inventory. At one point, this meant keeping one week worth of inventory(n.库存) on hand, and later as little as two hours' worth of supplies.
The JIT method combined with Dell's direct-to-consumer process made for a dynamite business model. In the end, Dell was able to cut out the retail middleman（中间商）and instead sell its products directly to the consumer. This cut down on costs (resulting in a competitively low price for the consumer), and it also contributed to faster service.
4. Amazon.com
Challenging brick-and-mortar（实体的） bookstores, Bezos started Amazon, an Internet company that sold a wider collection of books than stores could carry. Bezos bought warehouses(n.仓库) to hold a vast inventory so Amazon could offer direct-to-consumer service. Bezos allowed readers to criticize products through reader reviews, and he built a faithful community of users. And like Dell, Amazon earned interest on immediate customer payments before paying its suppliers. Although it didn't see profits until the early 2000s, Amazon survived the burst of the dot-com bubble. It began offering products ranging from CDs and electronics to apparel(n.服饰).
