In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. “Better Seed for a Brighter Future. If there is one word to explain what Monsanto is about it would have to be farmers. Likely true.

Strategy 131

Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. “Better Seed for a Brighter Future. If there is one word to explain what Monsanto is about it would have to be farmers. Likely true.

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

In the first year, ReCon helped Pepsi suppliers dramatically reduce consumption and save $2 million in utilities costs. Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make. What if oil cost $500 a barrel?" "Can Can a passenger plane fly without fossil fuels?" "Why

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

Cipla, an India-based producer of low cost antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is one of the biggest success stories in the pharma industry. For example, the $28 million acquisition of Meditab in 2010 provide formulation skill as well as production and marketing expansion in China and Uganda, while the acquisition of ?laç laç Ticaret Anonim ?irketi

Company 11

Company Pharmaceuticals Business Model Fixed Costs 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. For example, after its spin-off from International Paper, Arizona Chemical drastically changed its market approach from a drive for volume to margin optimization.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. Driven by economies of scale, container ship size has been increasing for decades, with the largest ships now costing roughly $200 million.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

But in 2010 (at $13 million in revenue), management decided that to grow, the firm needed to buy other companies. After a first deal fell through in late 2010, EORM acquired a Southern California firm in 2011. But midsize companies such as EORM shop carefully, making sure the deal is in line with their core strategy.

Company 8

Company Due Diligence CEO Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Then there’s the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, an accident that killed 11 workers, injured 16 others, and caused an oil spill of epic proportions. After the 2005 explosion, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board pushed BP to focus more on safety.

Organization 8

Organization McCombs Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. The article shows how the Dutch firm AkzoNobel is growing in China, particularly through products that help customers reduce environmental footprint in the shipping and building sectors. All rights reserved.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal. Andrew Liveris.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 15, 2010

The point of this post is not to argue the merits or costs of Daylight Saving Time. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Reply MarkSpizer says: May 3, 2010 at 9:05 am great post as usual! So, I don’t really give it much thought one way or the other.

Engineering 102

Engineering FAQ Video Learning-by-Doing 102

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

A few years later, she joined a start-up called BioAmber, producing chemical intermediates using sugars instead of fossil fuels. “Older people have fewer rows and come up with better solutions to conflict,” noted the Economist in 2010, reviewing the research. New mental skills emerge.

Career 8

Career Real Estate Learning Curve Education 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

But there our story deviates from the norm because our turnaround wasn't based on cost control, financial leverage, or manufacturing efficiencies. Starting in our biggest business — carpet tiles — our managers and staff have gone through the grinding process of identifying every single chemical in our products. We did that.

Strategy 11

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2011

The Commission could have looked at the recommendations of BP's own accident report issued in September 2010. Such a culture, which a board can measure, truly puts avoidance of accidents first and prevents imprudent cutting of corners due to cost, time, or other pressures. But that conclusory language isn't very illuminating.

Analysis 14

Analysis Report Operations Document 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). Malthus strikes back: Coca-Cola takes an $800 million hit on commodity costs. Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2017

But since outsourcing has become an increasingly common approach to cutting costs, many producers now rely heavily on globally dispersed supply chains. For example, Ford’s River Rouge plant not only assembled cars but also made its own steel, glass, fabrics, power, and cement on-site. We wanted to find out.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Productivity Products Company 9