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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 14:04:48 -0800
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From: "Freeman, Robert" <Robert_Freeman@csx.com>
Subject: RE: Shark Tank: Works, shmerks -- how much did it cost?
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>> "It was a business decision. Our system is only 2 
>> million dollars, and theirs is 11 million, so we're 
>> going with theirs."

I think more than one manager needs to go back to accounting 101 and
understand the concept of "sunk cost" and making decisions ignoring 
sunen costs.

RF


Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP
Oracle Database Architect
CSX Midtier Database Administration
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Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002)
Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press)
Mastering Oracle8i  (Sybex)

The avalanche has begun, It is too late for the pebbles to vote.


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