The companies that evolve the quickest and adapt to the new e-business landscape will be the ones that survive the current Darwinian shakeout and thrive well into the future. IDRC World Congress keynote speaker Evan L. Schwartz, author of the book Digital Darwinism . Schwartz told IDRC attendees that in order to compete in the future, they must integrate digital commerce into every aspect of their company's business while adding new value to all transactions between buyers and sellers. Traditional companies are now outsourcing everything from procurement to logistics and distribution. Finding a way to get that done is the hard part.
Most projects are highly leveraged with minimal flexibility for the tenants.
There is a lot more securitization of real estate today, and the commercial mortgage-backed securities are even more concerned about flexibility. Parkash Ahuja, executive vice president of corporate services for Charles Schwab Corp., said the entire problem would be made simpler if the real estate industry could agree on some form of standardization of workspace definitions. Ultimately, she noted, the corporate real estate executive in charge of logistics space must remain constantly informed of the changes taking place in the realm of e-commerce and be prepared to adapt on the fly. Conway Data, Inc . All rights reserved.