Deep Markets, Deep Trouble

Use of any one Market-Based Management® dimension will likely produce some results, but will fail to capture the transformative power of MBM. Success depends on the holistic, consistent, and repeated application of all five dimensions. Koch Supply & Trading (KS&T) is now one of the most successful Koch business groups, but that hasnt always been the case. When KS&T experienced hard times a few years ago, the disciplined application of MBM not only prevented a brush with losses but boosted profits to record highs.

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MBM at Koch Industries

This early assessment of MBM practices at Koch Industries, published in Competitive Intelligence Review, is based on the observations of two George Mason University Economists.

Market Based Management: A Key to Nucor's Success

This 1995 case study assesses the connections between Nucor Steel's management system and the MBM philosophy.