Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. Besides Dr Reddy's, several leading Indian firms are pioneering polycentric innovation: Tata Motors. Polycentric innovation won't work in organizations that promote groupthink.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Big organizations keep asking more of their suppliers. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. 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. Was a year like 2011 likely ?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Since 2011, as emerging markets have suffered from slower growth and fresh social unrest, that $30 trillion prize seems more distant. Some companies could get a jumpstart in their industry in organizing partnerships and even positioning themselves as leaders in sustainable development using the goals as a branding anchor.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Japan is in a state of crisis at present , but its future may be in safe hands judging by the manner in which the country's young people have rallied in the aftermath of the earthquake, the tsunami, and the nuclear power crisis that struck on March 11, 2011.

Crisis 14

Crisis COO Chemicals Transportation 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For perspective, in 2011 carbon intensity improved just 0.8%. 260 billion : Global clean energy investment in 2011. Dow Chemical has reduced energy costs $9 billion since 1994. But given how profitable many organizations are finding the low carbon quest to be, they shouldn't wait. But constraints drive innovation.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey GDP Cost-Benefit Analysis Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

” Today we face a set of unprecedented disruptions under the “sustainability” banner that are driving deep change in organizations (indeed, the HBS paper is mainly about the rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer). Resource constraints mean organizations have to use less stuff. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Except when it''s not, which is becoming increasingly common — see the sheer pants crisis , the abrupt resignation of a CEO , a poorly-received job ad to replace said CEO, and a bit of media heat over a 2011 murder that occurred in a Bethesda store. The authors also say Lululemon should probably pay more attention to its supply chain.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8