Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it's a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. As we've found so many times before, data and software can play a critical role in making operations more efficient and sustainable. But inventory is not a minor issue.

Energy 11

Energy Supply Chain Operations Benchmarking 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. And the success of large companies and growth start-ups often depend on a strong cluster of suppliers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Rivkin Venture Capitalist Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Among the recommendations we offer, one in particular is salient to businesses: supply-chain reform. A 2010 study showed that 80% of farm working women report experiencing sexual harassment. So how can firms like yours get ahead of the curve and encourage reform across their own supply chain before they face activist pressure?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Power Report Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In this new operating environment, I find more and more multinationals looking to new frontier markets for growth while demanding profitability from their emerging-market operations. 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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage. Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

There doesn’t appear to be any supply chain or heavy machinery to worry about. Minguela had observed the rapid success of the U.S.-based based Hotel Tonight , a last-minute online-booking service founded in 2010. She identified her home country of Spain as a great market to port the model to.

Business Model 8

Business Model Hotels Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

The evidence indicates that the United States is losing its ability to attract and expand the operations of multinationals and their significant contributions to productivity growth, innovation, and high-wage employment. shares of the global operations of U.S.-based competitiveness, for example, and the 2010 study of U.S.

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

According to recent McKinsey research (see " The $30 Trillion Decathlon "), consumption by developing economies could rise from $12 trillion annually in 2010 to $30 trillion in 2025, by which time these markets could account for nearly 70% of global demand for manufactured goods. The Dynamics of Global Manufacturing Are Shifting.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

And the sustainability pedigree is going to require a huge amount of input from managers all along the supply chain — they're going to balk at that. The purpose of a pilot is to generate commitment to the initiative — to demonstrate that the idea will be a success. He's handled complex IT initiatives before.

Case Study 9

Case Study Innovation Committee Supply Chain 9

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. Water rising — both literally and as a serious issue for business: Honda's supply chain gets slammed, Levi's gets creative.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

In 2010, the United Nations Global Compact conducted a survey [PDF] on sustainability and found that 93% of businesses consider it important to their future success. To get started on analyzing the impact of green on your business: Take a close look at your supply chain. Engage the entire supply chain.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Retail Energy ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

” Following pathbreakers such as Caesar’s CEO Gary Loveman – who attributes his firm’s success to the use of databases and cutting-edge analytical tools – managers at many levels are now consuming data and analytical output in unprecedented ways. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology Objective Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A little-recognized NSF report released in September 2010, the 2008 Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) , said that only 9% of public and private companies engaged in either product or service innovation between 2006 and 2008. Apple, the single exception, operates as a startup. And Big Business did not even make those bets.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

African-style hyper-entrepreneurship and excess diversification are so different from the standard models of business success that prevail in the West that I figured they must be the problem. The more we probed the more obvious it became that the "excess" diversification was rational when viewed at the right level.

Entrepreneur 16

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

has created no net new jobs for those whose highest educational level is a high-school degree (or less) since the job market bottomed out in 2010, but it has created 4 million jobs for people with a bachelor’s degree. The trick will be to put together enough success stories to scale up the effect on the U.S. For example, if U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Offshoring Retail Education 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The cost to build and produce solar and wind power, for example, has dropped 60%–80% since 2010 , making it cheaper than grid electricity in most states. Multinationals operate in many countries where governments publicly support strong action on climate — and 193 countries in the world signed the Paris Accord.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8