Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

It developed an outstanding supply chain for fish and became a dining out routine for millions of Americans, especially on its famous “endless shrimp” days. But in recent years, as cold chains became more prevalent, almost all restaurants now serve fish, and Red Lobster’s comparative advantage has dwindled.

Brand 8

Brand Supply Chain Price Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. They will not, it must be noted, alter how the role of manufacturing evolves as economies develop.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world. In 2010 we joined forces to improve access to critical medicines.

CEO 9

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

For example, a few years ago we helped Medtronic formulate and deploy a business model to bring pacemakers to patients in India who historically either didn’t know they needed the device or couldn’t afford its $1,000 price tag (since most Indians pay for health care directly). The inspiring idea had clear potential to make a global impact.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Company Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Here's my attempt to capture what I see as the most important stories affecting the greening of business in 2010. The drought in Russia destroyed 40% of its wheat crop, so Putin pulled wheat — 1/6 of the global trade in the crop — off the global market, driving up wheat prices. China, China, China. trillion by 2020.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

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 ). The greening of the supply chain. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Even more remarkably, they achieved this without resorting to price competition. But that is not the story in developing markets, where these top-of-the-line products don't fare nearly as well. The result was the Gillette Guard , perhaps the most significant departure from its traditional product development in Gillette's history.

Innovation 13

Innovation Glocalization Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The SEC has recognized this point; in 2010 it issued a planning document asking publicly traded companies to disclose their climate exposure risk. If that’s true, a strong nudge by government could encourage such a company to change its ways, resulting in better environmental and financial performance.

Company 8

Company Porter Forrester Simon 8