Build or Buy

Build or Buy, that's what my good friend told me, that Dick's only real choices [to build capacity] were build it or buy it.


I am not so sure.

"The world is flat" argues Thomas Friedman in the book of the same name. Phahalad and Krishnan (in The New Age Of Innovation) take the next logical step in their R=G formulation. The authors argue that companies depend upon growing/accessing resources (R) and that in the bandwidth age a company can search the globe (G) to find the best partner.

Anyway, this partnering to build capacity is an issue I will look at in more detail in future posts. The next 'partnering' post will examine the role of clear metrics, performance measurements, in creating successful and lasting partnerships. Hint: if you can't measure success then how do you know you are successful?

I am off for the weekend. Dragon Boating. The Dragon Boat videos will be a treat, I promise.