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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 365

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

All sorts of explanations are put forward, of why a deficit was turned into a surplus. I am told that it is all due to diverting the freight of the Ford industries. If we had diverted all of our business to this road, that would not explain why we manage at so much lower an operating cost than before. We are routing as much as we can of our own business over the road, but only because we there get the best service. For years past we had been trying to send freight over this road because it was conveniently located, but we had never been able to use it to any extent because of the delayed deliveries. We could not count on a shipment to within five or six weeks; that tied up too much money and also broke into our production schedule. There was no reason why the road should not have had a schedule; but it did not. The delays became legal matters to be taken up in due legal course; that is not the way of business. We think that a delay is a criticism of our work and is something at once to be investigated. That is business.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 365 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特说,把亏损变成盈余,外界给了各种解释,有人说是把福特产业的货运都转到了这条铁路。但他认为,就算把全部业务都转过去,也解释不了为什么运营成本能比以前低那么多。他们确实尽量把自家货运交给这条路,但唯一原因是服务最好。过去多年,这条路位置方便,他们一直想用,却因为交货太慢用不上——发货五六个星期都到不了,既压资金又打乱生产计划。福特认为,铁路本该有运行时刻表却没有;延误被当成法律问题走程序,这不是做生意的办法。在他们看来,延误就是对工作的批评,必须立刻查。

上下文

亨利·福特在自传《我的生活与工作》中讲述他经营底特律、托莱多与艾恩顿铁路的经历,反驳外界对其扭亏为盈的猜测。

今日一问

你手头有没有一个“位置方便却因为交付太慢而用不上”的合作方?你打算怎么处理?

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