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... nylon tire cord . Over the years Du Pont and American Viscose tried to better the other's product with a series of improvements . Because nylon had higher limits , rayon began losing share . Finally , American Viscose faded away and was ...
... nylon tire cord . Over the years Du Pont and American Viscose tried to better the other's product with a series of improvements . Because nylon had higher limits , rayon began losing share . Finally , American Viscose faded away and was ...
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... Nylon 3 Nylon Rayon Nylon 2 Super 3 Rayon Super Rayon Super 2 Rayon Rayon Introduction 25 Commercial nylon Introduction Military nylon Introduction Cotton 50 75 100 125 150 Cumulative R + D effort , Millions of constant $ 16 From Cotton ...
... Nylon 3 Nylon Rayon Nylon 2 Super 3 Rayon Super Rayon Super 2 Rayon Rayon Introduction 25 Commercial nylon Introduction Military nylon Introduction Cotton 50 75 100 125 150 Cumulative R + D effort , Millions of constant $ 16 From Cotton ...
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... nylon . Unfortunately , Du Pont had just ap- proved a new investment in a nylon tire - cord facility and would have all the necessary tire - cord capacity it needed for some time . All that top management could promise the Poly- ester ...
... nylon . Unfortunately , Du Pont had just ap- proved a new investment in a nylon tire - cord facility and would have all the necessary tire - cord capacity it needed for some time . All that top management could promise the Poly- ester ...
Contents
A New Forecasting Tool | 87 |
Five How Leaders Become Losers | 113 |
Seven The Attackers Advantage | 165 |
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