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解构瘦公司这家创立于1984年的公司,与众多历史更悠久的美国企业相比只是一只初生牛犊,但却一度成为全美市场资产总额排名首位的公司。它似乎总能先人一步觅得商机。1997年思科首次打入《财富》500强排行榜,高额的利润和投资回报使它在初次亮相时就跃居信息业第五位,这种殊荣以前只有微软和英特尔享有过。现在思科更是位居《财富》500强市值排名第24位。为什么思科能以一种比其他任何一家美国大公司都要快的速度完成如此令人炫目的成长?
Deconstructing the Lean Company Founded in 1984, the company was only a newborn calf compared to many of the older U.S. companies but was once the No. 1 company in the nation’s total assets list. It always seems an antecedent to find business opportunities. Cisco first hit the Fortune 500 list in 1997, delivering high returns on profits and making it fifth in the information industry when it debuted, a feature previously enjoyed by Microsoft and Intel. Cisco is now ranked 24th in the Fortune 500 list. Why can Cisco accomplish such a dazzling growth faster than any other major U.S. company?