Treating Progress Functions as a Managerial Opportunity
基于200多项实证与理论研究，将影响进步的因素分为四类，帮助管理者理解进步函数背后的动态，从而制定持续改进成本的政策。
Use of progress functions in strategic planning has led to the principle that firms can expect continuous cost improvements with cumulative output. But finding policies that result in continuous cost improvements requires a better understanding of the dynamics underlying firms' progress functions. This paper draws on more than 200 empirical and theoretical studies of progress functions in industrial engineering, economics, and management. Factors causing progress fall into four categories that vary in origin (exogenous or endogenous) and in type (autonomous or induced).