Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

The UK Treasury’s 200-page April 2016 report, blandly titled “The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and the Alternatives,“ seems a useful, well-executed benchmark. It predicts that the UK’s GDP will be significantly lower in 2030 — its central estimate is 6% — as a result.

GDP 8

GDP Long-term Merchandising Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we launch the sixth edition of the annual Legatum Prosperity Index™ , benchmarking 142 countries on measures of wealth and wellbeing. If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. For Americans, the headline is a simple if unwelcome one: the US is a nation in decline.

Social Capital 17

Social Capital GDP Human Capital Education 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

For example, on the Indonesian archipelago, supply chain and distribution logistics present serious challenges — with logistics costs at 24% of GDP, compared with the regional average range of 9-11%. Quantifying the impressive rise of the middle class, FSG calculates private consumption in Peru is set to grow 54% between 2010 and 2015.

Marketing 8

Marketing GDP Automotive Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

On August 5, 2010, a mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert, trapping 33 miners more than 2,000 feet underground. An estimated $12 trillion a year , approximately 16% of global GDP , is spent on capital projects globally. A preoccupation with benchmarking against other projects. Missing the forest for the trees.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8