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From: Charles Barclay
Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 16:29

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Steve Driscoll & others asked about the PIMS stuff.  I thought this
was of sufficient interest to make a general reply.

My knowledge of the work is limited to having read a book called The
PIMS Principles by Buzzell & Gale in 1989.  I believe it was printed
in '87.  The PIMS acronym is a database of secured info on 3000+
businesses' product lines from multiple industries.

The folks who put it together are from SPI (strategic planning
institute in Cambridge MA).  The Profit Impact Marketing Strategies
database was a major source of info used in an MBA class I took in
'88.

I hope that helps, I no longer have the book (lent and never
returned).  I recall Peters used it extensively in Thriving on Chaos
for a section on Competitive Advantage in Quality.


Charles Barclay                         2404 Maile Way
Dept. of MIR                            Honolulu, HI 96822
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