Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 690 Goshal's Suggestion
Oracle, Oracle
This is a software company that is not very oriented to the public, and it can be regarded as a peer of Microsoft.The only difference is that Microsoft is for the general public, while Oracle is usually for the enterprise.

Core business: database!

Oracle is not the first company to realize the importance of the database, or try to develop the database, nor is the founder Ellison.But it is the first company to commercialize and expand relational databases in a real sense.

And the first person who actually developed the database, no, it should be said that the first person who laid the foundation for the future database and established the framework. It was Ted Codd, a researcher at IBM.

In 1976, Ted Codd published an article called "The R System: A Theory of Relational Databases", in the article.This ted brother introduced the theory of relational database in detail, as well as the query language SQL designed by himself.What's more, this product attaches the process of research and development in IBM for nearly ten years.
It can be said that the relational database has been perfected in the hands of Brother Ted.This is not the same as the DOS that Microsoft got from Patterson in ***. Although DOS is easy to use, the first generation of DOS is only a temporary tool after all.
It didn't take long for Patterson to create this thing until he got the copyright.But this one from IBM is completely different!

Ten years!
Moreover, it is a brand new product from scratch. After more than ten years of research and improvement, I feel that there is no problem. It is very OK to harvest new things. I will write a paper.
Of course, there must be more than one article.Brother Ted, in the future, will also win the Nobel Prize in the computer field: the Turing Award for his contribution in the field of databases!
Just, from a businessman's point of view.

Such a gold mine, which IBM is actually indifferent? !
It actually just supported Ted's brother's research very loosely, and developed several systems symbolically.Even the multi-user version, user testing didn't start until 79, the distance from the official launch of IBM's database products
Anyway, it has been 83 years now, and Carter has not seen even the slightest sign of IBM launching new products.

On the other hand, Ellison in California.
When Carter thought of the price of the commercial database ordered by HT recently, his teeth itch with hatred.
Why did I remember going to Microsoft at the beginning, and I didn’t even look at Oracle at all.
"Dr. Goshal, Professor Bartlett, the core point I want to ask now is not actually the advantages and disadvantages of bureaucracy. In other words, I agree that bureaucracy is a situation that will occur with a high probability when an enterprise develops to a certain scale .But, compared to the benefits it can bring, I am more afraid of the losses it causes."

Sighing slightly, he felt melancholy that he had neglected the investment in Oracle, and that he was also melancholy that HT had paid a high fee for the commercial database. After that, Carter calmed down and refocused his attention on the matter at hand.

"To tell you the truth, I run a company outside of school. And this company has almost reached a time of evolution from a matrix structure to a more subdivided vertical structure. I can clearly feel the decrease in efficiency , I've been having a headache about this lately"

"After all, this evolution happened naturally. For example, when the scale was not large, the logistics department often came forward to solve the procurement matters. Even in some negotiations, the marketing department would transfer people Help with negotiations. And now, even the procurement team has been divided into several working groups, such as the meat food supply team and the noodle food supply team.”

"The sense of territory among the various groups is getting stronger and stronger. Oh, yes, my company is in the business of fast food. Since they have some of their own factories, they also assume the responsibility of quality inspection and supervision of the factory supplies. ,so."

"I have heard people say that they went down to the factory for random inspections, and their behavior during visits. When facing the grassroots factory employees, they were very arrogant, and they had to be treated with delicious food from the factories below. If they are negligent, they may drastically increase the inspection standards in the sample inspection. The original qualified products will be labeled as defective products and returned. This waste is all company assets.”

For the HT company, Carter has very little control, but it does not mean that he is deaf or blind!
Maybe I don't know much about the processing plants in Illinois and the processing plants in Memphis, but in Texas, there is a farm run by my "folks" in partnership.What's going on with them? Is there any HT staff messing around, or what's their attitude?
Grace may be embarrassed to tell himself, but Grandpa, he doesn't have such worries.

"This is a typical manifestation of bureaucracy, which regards public power as its own private power. Procurement personnel have the power to purchase or not, and the power to say 'no' to supplies. Most of the supplies are qualified. Next, they are naturally, whoever is 'polite' to me, I will decide to purchase from whom. Ignore the fact that the procurement itself is a matter of serving the interests of the company.”

Professor Bartlett smiled, and at the same time looked at Carter again in surprise.

It goes without saying that a company can have this kind of situation and what it means.
"Bureaucracy does have disadvantages, but the 'horizontal organization' or flat structure that I call in class is not all good. Reduce administrative levels, streamline personnel, and improve personnel mobility within the enterprise. From a technical perspective, Our management range today is already very large! It is no longer the same as before, where the business line is too long, which makes managers unable to take care of it. But even if we do this, flattening has its own problems.”

"I think I understand why you're here, Carter. But I can't give you an irresponsible answer right now. The theory in the classroom is not the same as the actual situation. To solve the drawbacks of bureaucracy, you don't necessarily A drastic reform of the management structure. You need to know that this kind of large-scale structural adjustment is very prone to problems."

"Take the 'horizontal organization' as an example. If you adjust from a vertical structure to a horizontal structure, then there will be a large number of middle-level managers in your company, and titles such as 'team leader' and 'supervisor' will be removed in an instant. Even You don’t move their salaries, and make up for them with performance and length of service, but conservatively speaking, about [-]% of them may put their resignation letters on your desk.”

"These people are all old employees of a company. Old employees are the core of maintaining the normal operation of a company. If a large number of old employees suddenly leave, do you think you can handle it now?"

"My suggestion now is to try to create an environment. A more open and inclusive environment will increase the communication between each department! Make communication between superiors and subordinates easier! Break the bureaucracy, those department managers, The director of the department speaks loudly in his own department. And the staff can't step out of their own department and make their own voices!"

(End of this chapter)