Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2015

To move from a reactive posture to a proactive leadership position in driving health care reform, large employers have a lever at their fingertips that they have not often deployed in procuring health care: their purchasing power. Employers can readily apply market forces and supply-chain tools to improve the performance of both.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Incentives Quality 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

This perspective is a shift from existing strategy perspectives as it affects nearly every major decision a company makes, from growth initiatives, portfolio strategy, and M&A opportunities to its approach to budgeting and cost cutting. SD : How can capabilities-driven strategy be applied to cutting costs? SD : Why now?

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

"Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year). billion in agricultural production alone.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Long-term Short-term Porter 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

However, with China’s growth slowing over the past two years, costs shooting up, the government making life difficult for multinational companies, and confusion following the reforms emanating from the Third Plenum in November 2013, some companies are heading in the opposite direction. 2 in the market.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Retail Chemicals Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

That breakthrough is value-based care, the goal of which is to lower health care costs and improve quality and outcomes. Instead, it will be about costs and patient outcomes: quicker recoveries, fewer readmissions, lower infection rates, and fewer medical errors, to name a few. Lowering Costs Without Compromising Quality.

Health Care 9

Health Care Supply Chain Cost Quality 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Yes, Apple already has some sustainability initiatives in its supply chain and other areas.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

To make everybody happy, to serve every need, to hedge every bet, many CEOs spread resources around democratically as their companies grow — and they lose the spikiness on the cost sheet that is the telltale sign not of profligacy but of focus. In 2011, TPG sold it to Diageo, for about $2.1 The result is a slide into mediocrity.

Company 8

Company Hotels Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

The initial breakthrough came in 1987, but the first drug wasn’t approved until 2011. “Often there are factors related to manufacturing costs, potential drug interactions, and other factors which research scientists aren’t aware of.” The Era of Big Science. Often, that information is considered proprietary.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

We are always on the agenda of the executive team and are a significant part of the leadership meetings,” says Bert van Meurs, CMO of Philips Healthcare Imaging Systems. Companies that excel in delivering on those customer journeys can increase revenue growth 10 – 15 percent and lower costs to serve 15 – 20 percent.

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

Air quality and smog red alerts and the complete bans on vehicle traffic in major cities around the world highlight how traditional commerce and supply chains can and do grind to a halt because of climate risks. Record flooding in Thailand in 2011 severely impacted air travel, tourism, and one of the major regional airports in Asia.

Cost 8

Cost Tourism Supply Chain Attrition 8