Ford Motor Company: The Company That Invented the Modern World — and Must Now Reinvent Itself Again
One hundred and twenty years later, the company that invented mass production is facing a disruption that its founder's methods cannot solve.
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Ninety-Five Years, Seven Weeks: What Weil Gotshal Did Not Own
Weil had no debt, $2 billion in revenue and a near-century of reputation. It still went from its top dealmaker's resignation to a recommended dissolution in seven weeks. The longevity factors only protect an institution that owns its own capability. Weil's walked out of the door.
One Car Less: Ferrari, the Luce and the Price of Saying No
Ferrari’s first electric car was mocked on launch day and sold out within weeks. Now Benedetto Vigna must decide how many to build, and whose demand “one car less” is meant to measure.
When Everyone Can Buy the Robot
Robots, humanoids and AI are becoming things a plant manager orders, not invents. When everyone can buy the same technology, advantage moves to the few who can make it work at every site.
The Part You Cannot Buy
A China analyst and two Nobel economists reach the same verdict: the machine is the easy part. Breakneck and Power and Progress on why industrial advantage lives in people, not equipment.