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亨利·福特：我的生活与工作·补录 216
亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导
Keeping that principle in mind we can attack waste with a definite objective. We will not put into our establishment anything that is useless. We will not put up elaborate buildings as monuments to our success. The interest on the investment and the cost of their upkeep only serve to add uselessly to the cost of what is produced--so these monuments of success are apt to end as tombs. A great administration building may be necessary. In me it arouses a suspicion that perhaps there is too much administration. We have never found a need for elaborate administration and would prefer to be advertised by our product than by where we make our product.
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定位：Additional excerpt 216 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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福特强调，要带着明确目标消除浪费：不把任何无用之物放进工厂，不建豪华大楼当成功纪念碑。因为投资利息和维护成本只会增加产品的不必要成本，这些成功纪念碑往往变成坟墓。大型行政楼或许必要，但在他看来，这暗示行政人员可能过多。他们从未觉得需要复杂的行政机构，更愿意让产品本身打广告，而不是靠工厂的排场。这提醒我们，企业应避免面子工程，把资源用在提升产品和服务上，而不是炫耀性支出。
上下文
福特在书中批评企业浪费和虚荣，主张节俭务实，将资金用于降低成本和改善产品。
今日一问
你的公司有没有为了面子而花的钱？比如豪华办公室或过度行政，这些钱是否本可以用来降低产品价格？
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