11.5上海二战，少量寂静

Oia

嗯，考前做整套题模考还是必要的。再有，心理上要多做些准备，比如，前十题超时了怎么办？遇到长阅读怎么办？逻辑看了3分钟了，还没看明白怎么办。把困难想多一点儿，一来复习的时候有个目标，二来考试的时候避免发木。

XYXB

mumu，你的那篇新阅读我感觉好像GWD里面的一篇，我贴在这里了，你确认一下哦，谢谢：

Manufacturing site location is an important consideration in determining the optimal deployment of a firm’s production resources, but one that is usually given only limited attention. Decisions about location are often based purely on quantitative analyses that trade off transportation costs, economies of scale, and other cost-based variables. This practice, however, can lead to suboptimal results, as decision-makers tend to focus only on easily quantifiable factors. A further disadvantage of strictly cost-based methods is that they tend to focus on cost advantage factors, which are often transitory Government regulations, tax systems, and exchange rates can quickly change. Strategies based on such parameters may eventually be rendered obsolete by the very factors that first created an advantage.

       In contrast, qualitative issues, which are frequently neglected in choosing manufacturing site locations, are often central to creating and supporting a competitive advantage. For example, the level of skill possessed by the local workforce varies with location; consequently, location can affect the ability of firms to implement skill-based process technologies. When formulating a site location strategy, companies should therefore emphasize qualitative factors to ensure that the chosen strategy supports the company’s overall business strategy. Only after establishing a set of desirable location options should companies refine choices using cost-based factors

amumu

mumu，你的那篇新阅读我感觉好像GWD里面的一篇，我贴在这里了，你确认一下哦，谢谢：

Manufacturing site location is an important consideration in determining the optimal deployment of a firm’s production resources, but one that is usually given only limited attention. Decisions about location are often based purely on quantitative analyses that trade off transportation costs, economies of scale, and other cost-based variables. This practice, however, can lead to suboptimal results, as decision-makers tend to focus only on easily quantifiable factors. A further disadvantage of strictly cost-based methods is that they tend to focus on cost advantage factors, which are often transitory Government regulations, tax systems, and exchange rates can quickly change. Strategies based on such parameters may eventually be rendered obsolete by the very factors that first created an advantage.

       In contrast, qualitative issues, which are frequently neglected in choosing manufacturing site locations, are often central to creating and supporting a competitive advantage. For example, the level of skill possessed by the local workforce varies with location; consequently, location can affect the ability of firms to implement skill-based process technologies. When formulating a site location strategy, companies should therefore emphasize qualitative factors to ensure that the chosen strategy supports the company’s overall business strategy. Only after establishing a set of desirable location options should companies refine choices using cost-based factors

-- by 会员 XYXB (2009/11/6 13:23:22)

就是这个！我说怎么好像眼熟呢！
其中这个题目考到了：
Q13.The passagesuggests which of the following concerning qualitative methods used in choosingmanufacturing sites?

A.     They are more likely than are quantitative methods toidentify issues crucial to maintaining a competitive advantage [f1] B.      They are least useful to companies with relatively lowlevels of manufacturing technology

C.     They have little value when applied to decisions other thanchoice of site

D.     They are more risky for decision makers than arequantitative methods

E.      They are used more frequently by multinational corporationsthan by companies with strictly domestic operations.

[f1]In contrast, qualitativeissues, which are frequently neglected in choosing manufacturing sitelocations, are often central to creating and supporting a competitive advantage




另外：

1. 问文章建议企业的exchange rate如何选择？

2. 主题题。




郁闷啊，GWD原题+3篇寂静都没有考好……

splateou

LZ继续加油！！三战胜利！

JamesJl

谢谢分享O(∩_∩)O谢谢

kukumalume

谢谢LZ