英文摘要 |
The case company originally only engaged in energy-saving management for large factory clients, but the company's chairman proposed expanding the business to commercial office building clients with different characteristics. Under the existing mindset and business model, the internal rate of return for the first stage was evaluated and determined to be unfeasible. However, because the chairman refused to give up, the team reevaluated its options and applied value engineering to the ''hardware'' component (i.e., energy-efficient system). As a result, the case company expanded its customer base and increased its revenue and profits. Nevertheless, the ''software'' component (i.e., customer service) was not improved so that the company encountered new unanticipated challenges. Accordingly, the team transferred to made use of the tool of service blueprint and finally make impossible to be possible again. Through two stages of hardware and software improvements, the case company was able to expand its customer base from factories to include commercial buildings, paving the way for the construction of a brand-new energy-saving business model. |