Monday, February 25, 2019

流程切碎,整合流程的成本、不減反增!

From an article:
"有的企业到開开展降低成本的
優化工作,把流程切碎,采取措施降低了局部的成本。但这样的结果,提高了集成整合流程的成本,反而得不偿失,越是出台降低成本的举措,总体成本越高,如此降低成本的企业,其经营之路必然越走越窄。" 
譬如:outsourcing to oversea locations, 美其名為:global service center (or excellence hub/center), 希望執行"優化工作"、常常結果是 整合流程的成本、不減反增!(ok.... keep hiring ...:)))
Interesting!!

Saturday, February 23, 2019

An Apple (script) security tip a day

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a common English-language proverb.


Well... let's try a new twist :)

"An Apple (script) security tip a day keeps the cyberattacks away?" :))


Way too many times, careless script writing ends up in costly security breach attack. 

Take this simple example (see the URL link below)

Skipping PATH setting in shell script may yield security compromise. 

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#!/bin/sh

ls /tmp

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https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/OpenSource/Conceptual/ShellScripting/ShellScriptSecurity/ShellScriptSecurity.html

Friday, February 22, 2019

根本的問題沒抓住:客戶的口味已經改變了!

"experiment in radical cost-cutting has failed."? :)))
其實、俺已多久沒碰這包裝的蕃茄醬、雖說是老牌子的招牌、
可這一成不變-老掉牙的口味、
恐怕早已過時?
根本的問題沒抓住:客戶的口味已經改變了!
再如何節省成本、恐怕也無済于事。股價如同番茄醬的顏色:一片鮮紅!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-failure-of-kraft-heinz-11550803181