Correction to: How to solve big problems: bespoke versus platform strategies

IF 2.1 2区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Oxford Review of Economic Policy Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DOI:10.1093/oxrep/grac030

A. Ansar, B. Flyvbjerg

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Abstract

How should government and business solve big problems? In bold leaps or in many smaller moves? We show that bespoke, one-off projects are prone to poorer outcomes than projects built on a repeatable platform. Repeatable projects are cheaper, faster, and scale at lower risk of failure. We compare evidence from 203 space missions at NASA and SpaceX, on cost, speed-to-market, schedule, and scalability. We find that SpaceX’s platform strategy was 10X cheaper and 2X faster than NASA’s bespoke strategy. Moreover, SpaceX’s platform strategy was financially less risky, virtually eliminating cost overruns. Finally, we show that achieving platform repeatability is a strategically diligent process involving experimental learning sequences. Sectors of the economy where governments find it difficult to control spending or timeframes or to realize planned benefits – e.g., health, education, climate, defence – are ripe for a platform rethink.

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更正：如何解决大问题：定制与平台策略

政府和企业应该如何解决大问题？大胆跳跃还是小动作？我们表明，定制的一次性项目往往比建立在可重复平台上的项目结果更差。可重复的项目成本更低、速度更快、规模更大，失败风险更低。我们比较了美国国家航空航天局和太空探索技术公司203次太空任务在成本、上市速度、时间表和可扩展性方面的证据。我们发现，太空探索技术公司的平台战略比美国国家航空航天局的定制战略便宜10倍，速度快2倍。此外，太空探索技术公司的平台战略在财务上风险较小，几乎消除了成本超支。最后，我们证明了实现平台可重复性是一个涉及实验学习序列的战略性勤奋过程。政府发现难以控制支出或时间框架或难以实现计划效益的经济部门——如卫生、教育、气候、国防——已经成熟，可以重新思考平台。

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Oxford Review of Economic Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

12.50

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1.50%

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