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From: Bob Bamford
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 19:08

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On Fri, 20 May 1994, Charles Barclay wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> 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 PIMS Principles, Robert D. Buzzell and Bradley T. Gale, The Free
Press, A Division of Macmillan, Inc. NY, 1987

In a Passion for Excellence, Peters refers to the PIMS database as "the
most extensive strategic information database in the world"


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