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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

The Lucy Furnace became the most profitable branch of our business, because we had almost the entire monopoly of scientific management. Having discovered the secret, it was not long (1872) before we decided to erect an additional furnace. This was done with great economy as compared with our first experiment. The mines which had no reputation and the products of which many firms would not permit to be used in their blast furnaces found a purchaser in us. Those mines which were able to obtain an enormous price for their products, owing to a reputation for quality, we quietly ignored. A curious illustration of this was the celebrated Pilot Knob mine in Missouri. Its product was, so to speak, under a cloud. A small portion of it only could be used, it was said, without obstructing the furnace. Chemistry told us that it was low in phosphorus, but very high in silicon. There was no better ore and scarcely any as rich, if it were properly fluxed. We therefore bought heavily of this and received the thanks of the proprietors for rendering their property valuable.

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白话

露西熔炉成为我们业务中最赚钱的部分,因为我们几乎垄断了科学管理。发现秘密后不久(1872年),我们决定再建一座熔炉。与第一次实验相比,这次建造非常经济。那些没有声誉、许多公司不允许使用的矿石找到了我们这样的买家。那些因质量声誉而能卖高价的矿石,我们悄悄忽略。一个有趣的例子是密苏里州著名的派洛特诺布矿。它的产品可以说蒙受阴影。据说只能少量使用,否则会阻碍熔炉。化学告诉我们它磷低但硅高。如果适当熔解,没有更好的矿石,几乎也没有更丰富的。因此我们大量购买,并因使他们的财产有价值而受到业主的感谢。

上下文

卡内基讲述利用化学知识低价购买被低估的矿石,从而获得竞争优势和利润。

今日一问

你能否发现被市场低估的资源或机会,并利用知识将其转化为价值?

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