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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 275
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
At a most critical period when it was necessary for the credit of the firm that the blast furnace should make its best product, it had been stopped because an exceedingly rich and pure ore had been substituted for an inferior ore--an ore which did not yield more than two thirds of the quantity of iron of the other. The furnace had met with disaster because too much lime had been used to flux this exceptionally pure ironstone. The very superiority of the materials had involved us in serious losses.
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定位:Additional excerpt 275 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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在一个关键时刻,为了公司的信誉,鼓风炉必须生产出最好的产品,但它却停产了,因为用了一种极其丰富纯净的矿石替代了劣质矿石——那种劣质矿石的产铁量不超过前者三分之二。熔炉遭遇灾难是因为用了太多石灰来熔解这种异常纯净的铁石。正是材料的优越性给我们带来了严重损失。
上下文
卡内基讲述一次生产事故:因使用过于纯净的矿石而未调整熔剂,导致炉况恶化。
今日一问
你是否曾因盲目追求“更好”的材料或方法,而忽略了配套调整?
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